Borg & Beck Pressure Plate Springs

perfacar said

I was referring to the comment, a 10 " pressure plate wasn't enough clutch!! we run scatter shields, it fits 10 1/2 flywheel, pay attention, the 10 " B&B will perform very well for him. in fact, mcloed sells , smaller diameter clutchs, why they told him his wasn't enough, is a mystery to me!! it's like anything else, you figure it out, make it work! you can rework the 10 " B&B like I said, and end up with any base pressure you desire , by swapping springs. if, you like, when I did mine, I installed B&B fingers from a 10 1/2 pressure plate , made clutch work even better!! I drove it and raced it with that setup. yes, I'm a clutch guy.

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I pay attention more than most. McLeod does not sell "off the shelf" clutches for the 122 tooth flywheel any more. As a matter of fact, Red himself put me off of the 10 inch B & B pressure plate. He did not think the Hat was strong enough. When I was younger, 40 years ago, I made a lot of things work. Now, I want to find someone who knows what they are talking about, has done it, and can give me the straight scoop without BS or Drama. I have the patience to do the research and can afford to do it right the first time. Not many guys left of your caliber. It is not worth any, that I can find, manufacturers time to do the 122 tooth flywheel high performance clutch solution, which the OP does not need. I'll dork with it a little while longer since I want to keep the "stock" 66 273 clutch setup myself. I have a custom B & B Long 10.95 pressure plate and Ansen scatter shield that I know will work. The $2500 Soft Lok 10" Long solution obviously only works with the 130 tooth flywheel setup. Thanks for your time.