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Post by Joe on Mar 3, 2008 21:23:41 GMT -5
This is pretty much what we have to trim off Rick. Just the FLANGE part NOT the part where the starter nose goes into. The starter nose fit is fine it's the two inside header tubes that are hitting the bell housing flange. The original GM bell housing flange just cleared the tubes. We got the bell housing up to the block but the flange was against the tubes and pushed the bell housing towards the other side about the thickness of the flange we need to trim off. It's the design of his headers that run so close the the block and they just clear the starter. Any bell housing flange more then a 1/4" and it will hit the tubes on the headers. i26.tinypic.com/ev1l55.jpg |
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Post by Sean (PickSS) on Mar 4, 2008 16:03:00 GMT -5
Hey Joe, That Photo Shop Plasma cutter works nice ;D That's all it needs..two seconds and its done! Tech inspectors will never see it because it's behind the header tubes. |
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Post by jchilders on Mar 4, 2008 19:33:06 GMT -5
Dan,
If you want to use my mcleod bellhousing as a mock up to see if it fits feel free. I will be out of commission for a while so i don't need it for at least a few months.
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Post by SpiderDan on Mar 4, 2008 22:34:01 GMT -5
Dan, If you want to use my mcleod bellhousing as a mock up to see if it fits feel free. I will be out of commission for a while so i don't need it for at least a few months. Jon, Thanks, I am so confused about this deal. |
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Post by Joe on Mar 4, 2008 22:56:09 GMT -5
I heard Dave exclaiming as he rode out of sight last sunday "Take your ginko Dan and you won't be so confused"...  Don't worry Dan we have enough guys here to "getter done"...  ...and if not we have hammers,saws alls,duct tape,Elmer's glue, and square pegs to fit in rounds holes to get the job done...  |
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Post by jchilders on Mar 5, 2008 9:40:41 GMT -5
I was just saying if you want to see if the mcleod fits better you are welcome to mock mine up to your car. That is assuming that you don't want to cut you flanges off.
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Post by chevellianrob on Mar 5, 2008 20:21:30 GMT -5
Dan, if you have the bell housing marked where you want it cut, I can pick it up and cut it for you.
If your headers are that close to the starter, you may want to fab a heat shield for it.
Rob
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Post by SpiderDan on Mar 6, 2008 19:08:41 GMT -5
I heard Dave exclaiming as he rode out of sight last sunday "Take your ginko Dan and you won't be so confused"... Don't worry Dan we have enough guys here to "getter done"... ...and if not we have hammers,saws alls,duct tape,Elmer's glue, and square pegs to fit in rounds holes to get the job done... Joe & Everyone, Again I can't thank you guys enough, to be honest, screw the Ginkgo, I need a bottle of valiums, this stuff is stressful.   Jon, thanks! I hope I didn't come off rude. I was actually going to take you up on the offer, and then the masterful fabricator came down today, he (Rick) is amazing!! He saw that only about (I don't know 1/4 inch or so needed to be trimmed. It wasn't near as much as I had thought or would have believed, which is nice as we can keep the integrity of the bellhousing. The bellhousing is now actually mounted to the engine ready for dial in. Rick wanted to get a better gauge. I tell you, and I MEAN this sincerely - everyone of you guys ROCK! Sean, Chad, Joe, Dave, Rick, Rob, Jon - the outreach and help from you guys is just absolutely amazing. I really can not thank you all enough! This project has made me realize what this little club of ours is all about. The friendships, help, racing, cruising and the laughs (Dave supplies much of the laughs ;D) - Again, I just wanted to thank each and everyone of you guys! My mechanical skills are limited, but if you ever need anything, please don't hesitate to call me. . Dan |
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Post by Joe on Mar 6, 2008 21:10:49 GMT -5
You welcome Dan. Finally found my flywheel wrench...after i went out and bought a new one.  How did the floors turn out? We going to do any work on it this weekend? Let me know. |
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Post by jchilders on Mar 6, 2008 23:21:02 GMT -5
Dan,
no worries. All i can say is when it is time to put my thrans in I will be calling on your expertise. I just had surgery on Tuesady so I am immobile for the next 8 weeks. I had to schedule it so that I can still make Ocean City. As soon as i can my trans is going to go in. So be ready for my calls.
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Post by Sean (PickSS) on Mar 7, 2008 13:17:04 GMT -5
You welcome Dan. Finally found my flywheel wrench...after i went out and bought a new one. How did the floors turn out? We going to do any work on it this weekend? Let me know. Joe you were right, as soon as you buy a new tool the old one shows up ;D. I won't be able to make anything for the next 3 weekends so good luck guys! |
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Post by Sean (PickSS) on Mar 7, 2008 13:19:26 GMT -5
Dan, no worries. All i can say is when it is time to put my thrans in I will be calling on your expertise. I just had surgery on Tuesady so I am immobile for the next 8 weeks. I had to schedule it so that I can still make Ocean City. As soon as i can my trans is going to go in. So be ready for my calls. Jon, hope the surgey went well. Just post here when you need some help and I'll be there. I'll bring Dan's Kinko so I remember what we've learned from his project. |
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Post by SpiderDan on Mar 7, 2008 23:10:59 GMT -5
Dan, no worries. All i can say is when it is time to put my thrans in I will be calling on your expertise. I just had surgery on Tuesady so I am immobile for the next 8 weeks. I had to schedule it so that I can still make Ocean City. As soon as i can my trans is going to go in. So be ready for my calls. Jon, hope the surgey went well. Just post here when you need some help and I'll be there. I'll bring Dan's Kinko so I remember what we've learned from his project. Let's face Sean, we are both going to need more then Ginkgo ;D But we'll still be there Jon! |
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Post by Sean (PickSS) on Mar 8, 2008 17:19:30 GMT -5
Let's face Sean, we are both going to need more then Ginkgo ;D But we'll still be there Jon!
Yeah Dave and Joe's Cameras as they were the only ones to take pictures ;D
So were does the trans install stand at this point Dan?
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Post by ricks67 on Mar 8, 2008 17:58:59 GMT -5
as soon as he gets a GOOD BILLET flywheel and gets rid of the china junk I'm going back out. He's lucky he still has feet let alone not dead!
cast flywheel,aluminum bellhousing = ticking time bomb
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How did the floors turn out? We going to do any work on it this weekend? Let me know.