10-20-2011, 08:44 AM
ok, well yesterday didnt go as planned! I got off work early so I could get a big jump on things. 1st thing i noticed was the broken input shaft bearing retainer plate...the sleeve for the throw out bearing was broken off and laying on the input shaft. Began calling every where for one and found one at a local dodge dealer....$109!!! My buddy Jonathon works there and hooked me up with a discount~$71, plus 3 quarts of special tranny fluid $20 each~got it for $13 ea.
once i got home and compared the 2 sleeves, i could see the broken sleeve was paper thin(completely worn out). this meant the input was walking around, so i checked the pilot bushing and found the I.D. was .825"! its supposed to be .750-.755. Now i had to find another bushing, but everyone that had one was in California. so i went and bought a stock ford bushing and had a local machine shop bore the inside to .755 for a perfect fit, he also had to remove a couple thousand off the outside to a 1.377(was 1.381)
got the dust shield,fly wheel and clutch assembly installed. installed the bell housing and clutch assembly...no pedals yet.
cut the floor support out(this was recommended since i didnt have a 1'body lift) that gave me some more room, so i installed the tranny(no D20). already the tranny is touching the floor! even worst...i started to install the crossmember...but it needs to go UP 1.5" and the tranny is still touching the floor! a while back i installed my monster motor mounts...i think if i swap those for stock, that will allow me to drop the tranny some and go up with the crossmember...I HOPE! so today, i will try to get stock mounts, and bolt the crossmember in..then D20 and pedals..FAWK im tired of deadends!!!
once i got home and compared the 2 sleeves, i could see the broken sleeve was paper thin(completely worn out). this meant the input was walking around, so i checked the pilot bushing and found the I.D. was .825"! its supposed to be .750-.755. Now i had to find another bushing, but everyone that had one was in California. so i went and bought a stock ford bushing and had a local machine shop bore the inside to .755 for a perfect fit, he also had to remove a couple thousand off the outside to a 1.377(was 1.381)
got the dust shield,fly wheel and clutch assembly installed. installed the bell housing and clutch assembly...no pedals yet.
cut the floor support out(this was recommended since i didnt have a 1'body lift) that gave me some more room, so i installed the tranny(no D20). already the tranny is touching the floor! even worst...i started to install the crossmember...but it needs to go UP 1.5" and the tranny is still touching the floor! a while back i installed my monster motor mounts...i think if i swap those for stock, that will allow me to drop the tranny some and go up with the crossmember...I HOPE! so today, i will try to get stock mounts, and bolt the crossmember in..then D20 and pedals..FAWK im tired of deadends!!!
77 built 306,Trickflow Cam/Alum Heads/dome pistons/10:1comp,nv3550,duff long arms,3.5" lift,family cage,protofab rear bumper,twin sticked, and 35KM2'sG.D.I.