challenger57
cuda57
For anyone who read about my problem before here is what happened. after doing a 4spd conversion on my 65 cuda I had alot a shake when trying to go backwards. Some here suggested maybe bad motor mnts or bad drive shaft. I did replace the drive shaft because it spun untrue when checked. Did not fix prob. The problem was in my hyd. clutch setup. It was always hard to press and it seemed I could not get the clutch to engage enough, always wanted to move the car with just barely coming off the floor. I made a few changes to lengthen my stroke, afew adjustment on my draw cyl and was able to get the clutch to work smoothly, easy to hold down and now the car moves with the peddle about 2" off the floor. Best of all no shaking in reverse. The car does want to backup quickly though. I think that is due to the tranny being an OD tranny, 3:73 gears and 24" tires, 26" tires should help. The peddle may look a little odd sitting about 3" higher than than the brake peddle, but it works for now. Some changes can be made after OC crusin in May. I have an aqu blue 65 cuda with the white strip down the middle, hope to meet some of you then. Thanks to all.
