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goodhart
03-23-2016, 08:54 AM
holy fook. thats a big ole chunk o' billet!

A//// Guy
03-23-2016, 09:13 AM
Sucky on the trans. Why not just call them though? Or talk to JWT directly, emails can be too easily skipped over and are passive.

Halon
03-23-2016, 10:40 AM
Well I tried sending JWT an email, but it get sent right back from Mailer Demon. Guess their contact addy on their site is no good.

Yeah probably should just call them.

Halon
03-23-2016, 04:58 PM
Talked with Collins, he plans on having the billet adapter setup ready to ship end of next week. So I got some time to get the trans out :)

Halon
03-28-2016, 09:30 PM
Got the trans out. Took a total of probably 5hrs over the course of 3 days. The FFIM that I had put on made it a bitch because it hit the brake boost when I was trying to tilt the engine back to get at the last too bolts. So that delayed me a bit. That manifold is too f-ing big. I am going to look for something else, I really hate it and I don't want to put it back on. But none the less it's out.

The clutch disc looks like shit. Nothing was welded together, but it was stuck to the pressure plate where the center piece was falling apart and wrapping around the pressure plate clamping surface. Maybe that's what was causing the issue? But truthfully not the smoking gun I thought I was going to find.

Anyway, gotta wait for the Collins kit to arrive. In the mean time I'm sourcing a new clutch setup and also a new intake manifold setup. I did get the new slave in for the new adapter, holy fook it's beefy!

Also got my Megan rear lower control arms in. That should help me deal with camber and hopefully get a better footprint to help with traction.

That's all for now, here's some pics!

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Speedfreak
03-28-2016, 09:42 PM
I don't remember what exactly your clutch problems were, but that disc is fubar'd. And like the issue. Cant tell from the pics, is it warped at all?

turbotalon1g
03-28-2016, 09:43 PM
fuckery, i was gonna swing by tonight too.
Let me know when you go out there I can always swing by on my way home for work.

Halon
03-28-2016, 09:49 PM
Momin, the problem is basically the clutch wouldn't disengage anymore. You pressed the clutch pedal, it felt normal, but it just didn't actually disengage. So like if you had the car off, put it in 1st gear, pressed the clutch and started the car, it would lurch forward as you're cranking it because it's not disengaged. Maybe you're right though, it does seem a bit warped so maybe that was wedging it in there just enough that it wouldn't disengage.

Brownman, fuck yeah come over! The past several days I've been trying to get the CF hood on, but soon as I can get the wife out to help me Leo starts crying and that's that. Will literally take 15 minutes but I just need an extra set of hands!!

Fran05
03-28-2016, 11:28 PM
What brand clutch is that? Southbend?

asshanson
03-29-2016, 02:36 AM
It's hard to tell from pics, but is the disc edge totally fubar'd? If so, that's fubar.
Seems like you have the situation under control though with a new clutch and trans adapter or bellhousing on the way, good luck this year!