Project Lex - Page 65

**goodhart** · 03-23-2016

holy fook. thats a big ole chunk o' billet!

A//// Guy · 03-23-2016

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

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

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

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!

Speedfreak · 03-28-2016

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

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

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

What brand clutch is that? Southbend?

**asshanson** · 03-29-2016

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!

**Halon** · 03-29-2016

It's a JWT clutch for a 350z.

Yeah the edges are nasty, what even would cause something like that?

tehehodi · 03-29-2016

Was the inspection plate on? Maybe something fell in there?. Some rivets pop off?

**Halon** · 03-29-2016

Yes it was, and also it's not really useful anymore because of the whole adaption, things aren't as they were intended. There really is no way to use the inspection cover anymore with the swap.

A//// Guy · 03-29-2016

That disc is just falling apart, weird. Well hopefully a new clutch solves all the issues!

tehehodi · 03-29-2016

Is the pilot bearing still okay? Maybe something got jarred to cause the outer ring of the disc to catch something. Probably excessive heat or something and warped the whole thing.

**Halon** · 03-29-2016

Yeah I'm not really sure. You can see what I can see, I don't really know anything more than that. I think excessive heat is a likely contributor, especially considering it finally let go at the track after launching which involved a little bit of slipping / dumping the clutch.

Speedfreak · 03-29-2016

I can stop by as well. Can help with the hood, and would like to see the disc and pressure plate. I'm guessing the distortion of the disc (and friction discs on the disc) is likely the issue. It doesn't take much variance in thickness(including overall "thickness" caused by warping..) of the disc or cut of a flywheel for a setup to hangup or not fully disengage.

The heat spots on the pressure plate indicates this thing isn't disengaging, combined with your last day at the track..

**Halon** · 03-29-2016

Sure feel free to swing by some day. Hit me up on my phone, because I usually only have certain windows that work. Winding down the kids for bedtime is a bad time for example, lol.

turbotalon1g · 03-29-2016

lol, don't worry jigga I know about that.

b00sted_spyder · 03-29-2016

Put the clutch disk on the pressure plate. It should lay nice and flat when your press one side to the other side. How is the input shaft on the transmission? Can you see what else rubbed on the clutch disk?