Akurma
Active Member
Slowing chipping away at this thing, the impending cold weather has motivated me because I really dont want to be crawling around on the concrete garage floor in the dead of winter.
After exchanging emails with SPEC, it turns out and this is news to me, that the flywheel will only bolt up one way? SPEC told me that the bolt holes are "not drilled in a equidistant pattern" meaning that they are slightly off. After rotating the flywheel one hole at a time I finally got all eight bolt holes to line up, threw the clutch kit in and and torqued everything down to spec.
Got another pair of hands to help me install the transmission. I've taken the trans out in these cars a handful of times but this was the first time i did it on the ground. what a PITA! After struggling to get the input shaft in the correct place. I realized that the 3/8th motor mount shims I used were not allowing me to get the input shaft on the trans into place. So out came the shims. Turned out i didn't need them as with the trans in place it tilted the motor back enough to where I can stick my finger between the rack and oil pan. Oh well I'm just happy to have the driveline back in the car.
Next up is working on the top half of the motor, the intake manifold, wiring harness and the intercooler piping. I am toying with the idea of throwing the gas tank back in the car and dealing with the rear end rust next spring and just work on getting the car tuned and running.
After exchanging emails with SPEC, it turns out and this is news to me, that the flywheel will only bolt up one way? SPEC told me that the bolt holes are "not drilled in a equidistant pattern" meaning that they are slightly off. After rotating the flywheel one hole at a time I finally got all eight bolt holes to line up, threw the clutch kit in and and torqued everything down to spec.
Got another pair of hands to help me install the transmission. I've taken the trans out in these cars a handful of times but this was the first time i did it on the ground. what a PITA! After struggling to get the input shaft in the correct place. I realized that the 3/8th motor mount shims I used were not allowing me to get the input shaft on the trans into place. So out came the shims. Turned out i didn't need them as with the trans in place it tilted the motor back enough to where I can stick my finger between the rack and oil pan. Oh well I'm just happy to have the driveline back in the car.
Next up is working on the top half of the motor, the intake manifold, wiring harness and the intercooler piping. I am toying with the idea of throwing the gas tank back in the car and dealing with the rear end rust next spring and just work on getting the car tuned and running.