Chuzie's monster transformation

[chuzie]

Went ahead and made the cuts on the webbing and the rear boss. This will make room for the shifter bracket and allow the inner flag to move full forward.



Now this is not how anyone wants to start their day! You are looking at the 3/8" bolt that connects the transmission to the ZF adapter. Yep, those are aluminum threads stuck to the bolt!



The normal torque rating is 45 ft-lbs but since this is an aluminum adapter, I decided to reduce that to 30 ft-lbs. Advanced Adapters does not provide torque specifications in their installation instructions so this seemed like a good strategy.

I called them and they suggested I Helicoil the damaged hole. Of course I had no Helicoil set in the garage. Now I can add $30 to the cost of the conversion for a Helicoil kit. The other option they offered was to exchange it for a new adapter but none would be available for shipment until next Tuesday and that would delay the project another week.

I went ahead and used Helicoil in all six holes because I know they are all weak and the last thing I want is to strip out another hole especially after it is installed and I go back after a few hundred miles to retorque.



This weekend I want to start installing the computer.