Back into the big leagues: Project FRC

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Originally Posted by A//// Guy

Im happy with my Monster LT1 twin disk clutch and standard steel flywheel and it looks like its cheaper than the RST. Flywheel comes with it.

http://monsterclutches.com/c5-corvet...reet-c5-clutch

Nice runs at the track!

Thanks! I was going monster but Amazon has the rst for $675 and flywheel for $281.

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Well my Sunday and next week are going to be busy.

Clutch and goodies are here. A "while I'm at it" bug bit me hard on this one, so I'll be designing and fabricating (with the help of a good friend) a "anti-wheel hop" differential brace using SS rods and heim rod ends as well as tying together the transmission and differential. That way when I put the entire assembly back up I won't have to touch it again until I build a differential and am really running sticky tires.

Progress and photos to come this weekend as I tear out the entire drivetrain.

[niterydr]

It's been slow going but making progress.

Flywheel was in on Monday with long tubes still in place.

Quite a pain to get it past the long tubes, yes they are unbolted but it is just that tight in there.
Clutch was installed next.
First disc installed:

Using the 2nd disc to ensure everything aligns on torque tube


Twin disc in and torqued:


And now the current state. Waiting on some heim rods to be welded up for my custom transmission/differential brace as well as my anti-wheel hop traction setup:


Otherwise drivetrain is ready to go back home. I need to install torque tube + transmission + differential in one pass, subframe in a 2nd pass:


Hope to have the fabrication parts done tonight and maybe even the drivetrain in and installed.