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Launching!
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Calgary, AB
It seems like it's been a slow week but we've been making progress although much of it is slow and tedious.
We wet sanded and polished the firewall:
We got our increadible Rick's Stainless tank prepped for intallation:
we'll get it installed tomorrow along with the Lateral Dynamics 3-link.
We wet sanded and polished the firewall:
We got our increadible Rick's Stainless tank prepped for intallation:
we'll get it installed tomorrow along with the Lateral Dynamics 3-link.
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Launching!
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Calgary, AB
Leaving us here:
We'll assmemble the clutch tomorrow and get thre transmission mated to the engine for the final time abd, with any luck, we'll get the subframe mated to the rest of the car.
We'll assmemble the clutch tomorrow and get thre transmission mated to the engine for the final time abd, with any luck, we'll get the subframe mated to the rest of the car.
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Launching!
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Calgary, AB
Thanks for the compliments guys.
Short answer on the dynamat is yes, it did add a lot of weight. We've done the entire car - roof, trunk, doors, floor and dash and have used (at this point) about 140 sq.ft. which adds about 65 pounds. Is it worth it? Absolutely. If you look at the environment that the One Lap of America is run, comfort is almost as important as performance and reliability. If I were building a dedicated track day car obviously we would have passed on the dynamat but this car will be seeing a lot of road miles.
Short answer on the dynamat is yes, it did add a lot of weight. We've done the entire car - roof, trunk, doors, floor and dash and have used (at this point) about 140 sq.ft. which adds about 65 pounds. Is it worth it? Absolutely. If you look at the environment that the One Lap of America is run, comfort is almost as important as performance and reliability. If I were building a dedicated track day car obviously we would have passed on the dynamat but this car will be seeing a lot of road miles.
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Launching!
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Calgary, AB
Installing a McLeod RST Street Twin Clutch and Modular Bellhousing The McLeod RST Street Twin finally arrived so we spent part of the weekend installing the clutch and their Modular Bellhousing. Since the camera was handy we decided to document the installation.
1. The motor plate has been set on the back of the engine supported by the dowl pins and bolt to hold it in place.
2. The McLeod aluminum flywheel has been secured with ARP flywheel bolts. No loctite was used, just a dash of oil, and the bolts were torqued per McLeod specs.
3. GM roller Pilot Bearing has been installed in the crank. Be sure to use the correct pilot bearing for your application. The LS7 comes with a larger pilot bearing which is correct for the Corvette but won't work for the T-56 swap.
4. The first (Flywheel) "bottom" disc is in place, sitting between the flywheel and the base ring. This was about the point that we discovered that the McLeod supplied spline tool was not the correct size for the roller pilot bearing. A quick trim and it was functional if nothing else.
5. The second (Pressure Plate) "top" disk sits between the base ring and the Pressure Plate which has been bolted to the base ring.
1. The motor plate has been set on the back of the engine supported by the dowl pins and bolt to hold it in place.
2. The McLeod aluminum flywheel has been secured with ARP flywheel bolts. No loctite was used, just a dash of oil, and the bolts were torqued per McLeod specs.
3. GM roller Pilot Bearing has been installed in the crank. Be sure to use the correct pilot bearing for your application. The LS7 comes with a larger pilot bearing which is correct for the Corvette but won't work for the T-56 swap.
4. The first (Flywheel) "bottom" disc is in place, sitting between the flywheel and the base ring. This was about the point that we discovered that the McLeod supplied spline tool was not the correct size for the roller pilot bearing. A quick trim and it was functional if nothing else.
5. The second (Pressure Plate) "top" disk sits between the base ring and the Pressure Plate which has been bolted to the base ring.