When I was younger, reading forums and build threads and sometimes they would go dormant for several months before updates. I now know why that is the case, especially with project cars. Life just gets in the way sometimes, which is did for me. After a long 4+ months, the Bullitt is back on the ground and took her out on the maiden drive Sunday.
How she looked for the past 4 months
All the new parts:
- Exedy Mach 400 Stage 1 clutch
- Exedy Lightweight flywheel
- SVE High Torque starter
- Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter
- pilot bearing
- throwout bearing
- rear main seal
- lower shifter boot
After the first drive, everything feels good with a couple of exceptions. The bite on the clutch is still pretty close to the floor. It feels like the clutch cable is pretty stretched. I already have in hand a new adjustable clutch cable, clutch cable firewall adjuster, and an SVE billet aluminum clutch quadrant to install this coming weekend. The shifter is also a little too notchy and difficult to get into first gear. I think I need to do some tiny adjustments on the shifter.
But very happy to have the Bullitt back on the ground and on the road.
The first drive since before Halloween!!!
** and I need to trim the shifter. The Bullitt shifter will not twist fully to the correct orientation of the numbers.