10-22-2011, 09:12 PM
thanks guys...and Nick...not so much lol
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IT DRIVES![/COLOR][/SIZE] got it going yesterday at 5:30.
lets see...after the big pilot bushing,input shaft bearing retainer episode the other day, i decided to work on swapping the pedal assembly. thursday night i saw that the pedal assem. i got with the tranny was missing the stud on the brake pedal(this is what the brake push rod and brake light switch attach too). so friday i almost went to LKQ(local pull yard) to start looking for a brake lever from another clutch assem...but i decided against it(tired of going everywhere and buying everything to make this work). so i reused my auto brake pedal and cut it to the right size as the clutch brake pedal. got looking right and installed a pedal cover i had laying around.
had the remove the steering column to get the pedal assem out(i think it would have been easier and faster pulling the pedal shaft out instead of the whole assembly-not sure if it would slide out...but looks like it)
got the pedals all done, time to work on the exhaust...
i was really worried the dual exhaust i just finshed a couple weeks back would not work, but after measuring and checking...looked like it would work. had to the front long sections and add slip joints and band clamps to fit it all in. got the drive shafts installed(no problems there), took care of the 2 neutral safety wires(from the C4), and capped the vacuum line for the C4.
today i had to redo the top of the shifter tunnel. didnt want to weld another one in place, so i made a removable cover. reused the toyota shifter boot from a previous project. havent cut a hole for the tcase yet. i just bought a set of JBFab twin sticks a month ago...so Jon was nice enough to offer me ship my old sticks back and he would swap them for the new twins that are made for the nv3550. once they come in..ill measure where the hole needs to be. all in all...it drove great last night...no real issues. shifts very nice. really wish i had installed a new throwout bearing. its ok, but wish i did...(oh well)
i did notice after my drive last night, i lost a nut from one of the 2 bolts that hold the trans mount to the cross member! that was the only part that was still bolted together when i got everything...and for some dumb reasom, i didnt check it. anyway, had to install a new 7/16th nut and all is good.
here are some pics...
[SIZE="7"][COLOR="DarkOrange"]
IT DRIVES![/COLOR][/SIZE] got it going yesterday at 5:30.
lets see...after the big pilot bushing,input shaft bearing retainer episode the other day, i decided to work on swapping the pedal assembly. thursday night i saw that the pedal assem. i got with the tranny was missing the stud on the brake pedal(this is what the brake push rod and brake light switch attach too). so friday i almost went to LKQ(local pull yard) to start looking for a brake lever from another clutch assem...but i decided against it(tired of going everywhere and buying everything to make this work). so i reused my auto brake pedal and cut it to the right size as the clutch brake pedal. got looking right and installed a pedal cover i had laying around.
had the remove the steering column to get the pedal assem out(i think it would have been easier and faster pulling the pedal shaft out instead of the whole assembly-not sure if it would slide out...but looks like it)
got the pedals all done, time to work on the exhaust...
i was really worried the dual exhaust i just finshed a couple weeks back would not work, but after measuring and checking...looked like it would work. had to the front long sections and add slip joints and band clamps to fit it all in. got the drive shafts installed(no problems there), took care of the 2 neutral safety wires(from the C4), and capped the vacuum line for the C4.
today i had to redo the top of the shifter tunnel. didnt want to weld another one in place, so i made a removable cover. reused the toyota shifter boot from a previous project. havent cut a hole for the tcase yet. i just bought a set of JBFab twin sticks a month ago...so Jon was nice enough to offer me ship my old sticks back and he would swap them for the new twins that are made for the nv3550. once they come in..ill measure where the hole needs to be. all in all...it drove great last night...no real issues. shifts very nice. really wish i had installed a new throwout bearing. its ok, but wish i did...(oh well)
i did notice after my drive last night, i lost a nut from one of the 2 bolts that hold the trans mount to the cross member! that was the only part that was still bolted together when i got everything...and for some dumb reasom, i didnt check it. anyway, had to install a new 7/16th nut and all is good.
here are some pics...
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.