Mitchell overdrive

[Mart]

Originally Posted by Django

Very interesting! Can you give us more details on what you had to do to make it work?

I, too, would be VERY interested in the details of this conversion - I have all the parts laid out in my garage and am about to try and make one myself.

I must say your conversion looks first class and would appear to be a neat and efficient unit.

Do you have any pictures of:
The adaption of the torque tube to the front of the unit?
The adaption of the driveshaft to the front of the unit?
Mods to the tailshaft housing?
The final driveshaft from the unit to the diff pinion.

Some questions..
Was any resplining involved?
The positioning of the unit near the rear end of the torque tube - is there an advantage to this, or could the unit be fitted almost anywhere along the length?
Is the lubrication of the unit self contained or shared with the axle?


I envisage mine being a home brew job with lots of welded up shafts and parts, with the od unit towards the front of the shaft.
To be able to see details of one already made up would be a great advantage.

Thanks in advance, hope you can help.

Merry Christmas.

Mart.