Rear hub with 928 bearing and increased offset, 928 Hybrid trailing arm, 944 brakes, extended hub offset, parking brak Options

[Wilhelm]

Few pics of a project I'm working on to break up the misery or paint, bondo and rust removal on my V-8 SBC conversion. I'm going to do the sheridan body work on my car and found these wheels which I liked.




The problem is the wheels are 10 inches wide with an offset of 2 inches. In searching the web site it seems that most people with this combo have gone with 3" spacers. This seemed like it would put a lot of force on the bearing and I still would not have many other rear brake options. So.... I found some rear 928 hubs on ebay. the bearings are much larger: 85mm diameter and 47mm wide (versus stock 75mm diameter x 37mm long) and this would provide me with other 5 lug rear brake options. So off to the barn.



First, put a piece of 5 inch 1.25 inch wall DOM(Drawn Over Mandrel steel tubing) in the lathe.

[Wilhelm]

"I curious why you chose the 928 bearing? Most think the 914 bearing is more than adequate, and the 911 bearing beyond most needs."

I have a 928 and am familiar with this so had a reference for it during the design phase. Also I got complete rear hubs/carriers/brakes shoe setup for both rear corners of ebay for $25.00 a pop, much cheaper than I saw for any 911 stuff. Like many of you I am a CSOB.

"You need to use a little more filler rod and a little less heat on your TIG welds. Looks like you have a little undercutting."

Thanks, I appreciate any tips. I'm early on in my TIG welding having done MIG for 25 years. While welding this I think I was concentrating more on good penetration and was trying to avoid melting filler onto my weld rather than integrating it into my weld. I can see that it requires more eye hand coordination than MIG. I find myself pausing, taking a deep breathe, and getting set, before running each bead. Seems like with MIG I've gotten used to hitting the trigger and running with it!

[andys]

"I curious why you chose the 928 bearing? Most think the 914 bearing is more than adequate, and the 911 bearing beyond most needs."

I have a 928 and am familiar with this so had a reference for it during the design phase. Also I got complete rear hubs/carriers/brakes shoe setup for both rear corners of ebay for $25.00 a pop, much cheaper than I saw for any 911 stuff. Like many of you I am a CSOB.

"You need to use a little more filler rod and a little less heat on your TIG welds. Looks like you have a little undercutting."

Thanks, I appreciate any tips. I'm early on in my TIG welding having done MIG for 25 years. While welding this I think I was concentrating more on good penetration and was trying to avoid melting filler onto my weld rather than integrating it into my weld. I can see that it requires more eye hand coordination than MIG. I find myself pausing, taking a deep breathe, and getting set, before running each bead. Seems like with MIG I've gotten used to hitting the trigger and running with it!

$25 bux is way cheap; I see your motivation.

Going from MIG to TIG, just slow down a bit and get used to using the pedal to control your heat. As they say, practice, etc.

Andys