Recent content by 76Scamp

Okay, clutch update. The Borg and Beck pressure plate has broken; stress fractures around all of the mounting bolts. I called Brewer's to ask about their clutch kit. Not wanting to spend $800 and not be able to use the disc, pilot, and throw-out bearing, they said my best bet is to call their...

It doesn't do any good. One of the smaller companies that sell a sender, I called them to ask who makes it. The guy said they were made in house. When I asked if they were the correct non-linear, he said he's never heard of that, it's not a thing, and that I have no clue what I'm talking about...

Technically it can, but the gauge won't read correctly. Bend the arm so that when the tank is almost empty, the gauge indicates empty. It will just stay on full forever, and then start rapidly dropping once the level gets low enough to move the float. It's what I've done in the past so I knew if...

In the beginning post, I did state this was going in a 1974, so I figured that would carry through the whole conversation about the year range in question. That is what I have done in the past on other cars where I bought whatever was available as a replacement. I don't care about knowing where...

I've never seen this sender that you are showing as an original type. Only the one with the pivot in the middle. Even original ones I've removed are that middle pivot style. At least on the 74-76 models I've worked on. I would have to say it is. Using it in my daily with the factory gauge, it's...

I have an OD bellhousing in the shed, but it uses a ball stud to mount the fork. Which that is the only reason I didn't use that bellhousing; I don't have a fork for it.

Well, I do have a spare flywheel, so that isn't a problem. But I don't know about shimming the fork pivot. I don't remember what it looks like exactly, but the fork has a piece of spring steel on it that snaps into a pedestal in the bellhousing. I don't remember if this pedestal is removable or...

If you're talking about the $1000-$1250 clutches they list on their website, it's gonna have to be a "no" for me. I'd spend a couple hundred on a pressure plate, but I can't drop that much all at once. There has to be a different option that works with the stock flywheel and a 10" disc.

Where can I get a different pressure plate? The 10" I took out had stress fractures around every mounting bolt and was broken in some parts after only 3000 miles of abuse. I do beat it like it owes me money and sometimes do turn it up to and over 5000rpm. If I'm resting my foot on the pedal, it...

It's enjoyable on the highway. 80mph is about 2600rpm and even down low, it pulls OD quite well.

I believe that's what mine is as well. With the 3.55 gear and the 26.85" tall tire, it makes for great performance and great highway driving. I'm now just over a week into driving this to work and one four hour round trip, and it is all around fantastic. Being I need to replace my SureGrip...

They can still be found relatively cheap if you search hard enough. Might still find a fox body or sn95 Mustang in the junkyard with one. Although my engine is not stock, I have been loving this conversion behind the slant in my car.

That is what killed the 700R4 in one of my S10s. .7 Overdrive, 3.08 gears with a 26" tall tire. I couldn't drive around town in OD. Would barely tip in just to accelerate and it would shift out of it; sometimes down to 2nd if I leaned in too far. Only turned 2000rpm to do 70mph. Wore itself out...

A 3.91 or 4.10 would be good and still deliver decent highway rpm with the A833. With a 27" tall tire and a 3.91 gear, you would be almost 2600rpm at 75mph; about 2700 with a 4.10 with the A833 overdrive. With my slightly smaller tire (26.85") and the slightly better .68 overdrive, I turn almost...

The main reason is I couldn't find one at a reasonable price, and for what my engine is and how I drive, the gearing in the A833 is subpar at best. The other thing is, with the T5, I have four gears to have fun in vs. only three. And then highway cruising on top of that. I've never dyno'd it...