1968 Barracuda Notch 340
Ever stuff a tranny in and forget the T.O. bearing? I did. The only reason I did I believe, is because I did it once before intentionally to have the trans in only for support of the engine with no clutch or t.o. bearing. Even after telling myself 100 times, don't forget the T.O. bearing. Even after laying out all the parts in order. Hilarious. It took only about 30 minutes more to back out the trans/slip in the fork/bearing, good practice. Jesus last night I locked my keys and wallet in the truck overnight, first time ever. So the tranny slid in and needed nudging via the mounting bolts for the final 3/4" of the way. I'm not chalking this up to pilot bushing or clutch alignment because the exact circumstances were experienced when I installed the tranny with no clutch or bearing. I then went to the parts bin, pulled out my Hurst shifter I rebuilt idk a year or 2 ago, handle, knob, boot, linkage rods. So nice when that stuff is done ahead of time and all I gotta do is unbag nice clean parts. It's looking like the only ugliness left is the car body itself. Really good to see a stick through the floor again! Got a new fuel tank on the way, new U joints going in drive line. Back to brakes next I believe, the braided stainless flex hoses that came with the front spindle kit sure are unforgiving, they need to be installed and then fill master and bleed, going with silicone brake fluid fingers crossed. Check out the before shifter pics from July 2015. Yeah, yesterday was a red letter day aside from struggling with Hursts replacement linkage clips, holy hell impossible!.
Ever stuff a tranny in and forget the T.O. bearing? I did. The only reason I did I believe, is because I did it once before intentionally to have the trans in only for support of the engine with no clutch or t.o. bearing. Even after telling myself 100 times, don't forget the T.O. bearing. Even after laying out all the parts in order. Hilarious. It took only about 30 minutes more to back out the trans/slip in the fork/bearing, good practice. Jesus last night I locked my keys and wallet in the truck overnight, first time ever. So the tranny slid in and needed nudging via the mounting bolts for the final 3/4" of the way. I'm not chalking this up to pilot bushing or clutch alignment because the exact circumstances were experienced when I installed the tranny with no clutch or bearing. I then went to the parts bin, pulled out my Hurst shifter I rebuilt idk a year or 2 ago, handle, knob, boot, linkage rods. So nice when that stuff is done ahead of time and all I gotta do is unbag nice clean parts. It's looking like the only ugliness left is the car body itself. Really good to see a stick through the floor again! Got a new fuel tank on the way, new U joints going in drive line. Back to brakes next I believe, the braided stainless flex hoses that came with the front spindle kit sure are unforgiving, they need to be installed and then fill master and bleed, going with silicone brake fluid fingers crossed. Check out the before shifter pics from July 2015. Yeah, yesterday was a red letter day aside from struggling with Hursts replacement linkage clips, holy hell impossible!.
