Frog Ball Diff?? is this a Thorp??

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Frog Ball Diff?? is this a Thorp??

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Post by billetproofcustoms » Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:39 am

I recently aquired a really rough original frog, I immediately began rebuilding it, opened up the tranny, and found a ball diff/slipper clutch in it. i knew these were not stock back in the 80's that i remember. Is this a Thorp? or is this a Tamiya hop up piece.

Please help!

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Post by jwscab » Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:42 am

yep, thorp. Pretty nice, I agree.

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Post by howsyouraspen » Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:30 am

^ I concure Dr...

32 pitch Thorp. It's amazing it doesn't have any chipped teeth. I think I blew out 1 or 2 in my Beetle back in the day with a mod motor.

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Post by uniquenamehere » Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:18 pm

That's a sweet surprise... those are pricey on eBay!

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Post by billetproofcustoms » Tue Dec 04, 2012 2:11 pm

Thanks everyone for the help confirming this, I appreciate it.

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