Thanks all, it's fixed. I took it to Aaron's and he added a 1/2" of material to the bottom and side. Then he drilled the holes, but broke too many taps trying to finish. Took it to another friend that's an engineer and he figured out how to tap the holes. All is back together and filled with diff fluid and Lucas. Thanks again.
What's wrong with this pic?
- Thread starter Bart
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Corban_White
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What was the tapping issue?
I'm going to take a wild guess and say the hole(s) ended up on the line between the casting and the new plate, so the tap would get caught between and break.
Am I close, Bart?
As usual, you nailed it. It had cast, weld, and steel around the holes. Not a great combo.
Corban_White
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So what was the solution? 
jlowry
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Bart, when I went and got the Buggy that the axle came from, he didn't tell me he did all that. I drove all the way to Denver to get that buggy, then I noticed he welded the bottom of the housing to the diff cover, and was not happy. I was going to fix it, but never got around to it. I had no idea that it didnt have the bottom 2 holes! When you got it from me I know I showed you the welded part of the housing but again I had no idea he had shaved that much off of it. Sorry I'm glad to hear you got it fixed though. Good luck on the rest of your build.
I'm glad to hear you got it fixed though. Good luck on the rest of your build.