8.8 swap

cosworth said

The No.3 cutters are a good idea not sure how a harbor freight set would hold up but for two cuts should be fine. I have pictures on my thread when I cut mine down last night. The best thing is they are self aligning I have done a ford 9" using a chop saw and wish I had thought of this doing that one.
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I have the Harbor freight #3 cutter and it's not too bad considering it is dirt cheap. I cut a piece of heavy wall electrical conduit with it and it worked fine and didn't seem to be any worse for the wear. Never tried it on a rearend because I don't have the jig to hold the end's straight while welding them in place. If you don't have the jig you could easily be off a lot and screw everything up. I know some guys claim they have welded ends on without a jig, or welded tubes back together, but I guarantee if they put them on a jig they'd be way off. As much as .020" off and your losing horsepower and wearing bearings at an accelerated rate.