Progress Thread 43 years later

Enzio · Aug 1, 2020

Spacer you must mean the plate between block and bell? That's stock too.

LILCBRA · Aug 1, 2020

Enzio said:
Balanced to the nuts.

IICrew · Aug 2, 2020

I saw the stock pilot bearing/bushing and what appeared to be the stock bell. Tells me they have the right length input shaft for our bell. I'm excited!!!

Did you trim the stock bell opening or did MDL trim the bearing carrier?

The block plate. Words are hard sometimes. lol

Mine is made from an automatic block plate. Yours looked new and I was hoping it was an MDL item as well.

I need to call them but want to have enough funds before I bother them.

Enzio · Aug 2, 2020

No the pilot bushing is not stock. It came from MDL but it's extended in length to fit the T5 input shaft. You can have them made. @extra_stout has the dimensions on his build thread.
The bearing carrier is the same diameter as the stock 4 speed so it fits perfect. I put a dial indicator on it and spun the motor to check for centered align with the center of the crank. It was good.

IICrew · Aug 2, 2020

I think I posted the pdf in his thread. Had my bushing made from oilite but was hoping we could use the stock one. I'm just happy they have a solution and I wont need to use the 3 inch long bushing.

Good to hear they shaved the carrier. Instead of requiring the bell be machined.

extra_stout · Aug 3, 2020

Enzio said:
No the pilot bushing is not stock. It came from MDL but it's extended in length to fit the T5 input shaft. You can have them made. @extra_stout has the dimensions on his build thread.

IICrew if you have still the PDF locally we could add it to "Best Of Mustang I I Tech"?! Can this only be done by @74stang2togo?

Enzio · Aug 3, 2020

Dropped off the motor today. They were welding up the steel. Things should progress nicely now. Fishing trip planned next week, again.

LILCBRA · Aug 3, 2020

Is that a 77ish Cutlass?? And they delayed your car in favor of a Camaro.....

Enzio · Aug 3, 2020

I had to look twice but yes. Not sure of the year. But it was a CutlessS. Somebody just drove it in to see what they could do for it. Covered with dust but looked really nice. Behind that was a 454 Chevelle.

2Blue2 · Aug 3, 2020

Wow just starting to come together.
Is a good update.
Can't wait for more.

Enzio · Aug 4, 2020

Installed the hydraulic slave cylinder and the prothane transmission mount today.

LILCBRA · Aug 4, 2020

I like it! I think you've mislabeled the pics though...

Enzio · Aug 4, 2020

Oh well. I'm getting old. You whipper snappers are doing a good job keeping me on the straight and narrow.

Potomus Pete · Aug 4, 2020

Did I miss something . What color is Enzios car going to be ?? Remember that purple=blue one a while back.

2Blue2 · Aug 4, 2020

Enzio · Aug 4, 2020

Potomus Pete said:
What color is Enzios car going to be ??

You must have missed something. It was original Black with Gold stripes. Around 1982 I had it repainted all Black. About 10 years ago I bought a complete set of the gold stripes from Phil. Now I'm not so sure about the stripes. I'm going to talk to the paint guy Thursday and see what he thinks. @2Blue2 got me thinking differently. Darn him anyway

LILCBRA · Aug 4, 2020

Hmmm..... This description is new to me?? Hoping it's not the case for your sake!

And I wonder how many of these I incorporate into my daily conversations. I can definitely point out a few I use regularly.

Does that mean I'm a whippersnapper with a discombobulated vocabulary? I'll be flabbergasted if that's the malarkey my shenanigans make you nincompoops think I'm like. But this is enough poppycock for now, show us the progress!!

Enzio · Aug 4, 2020

F-ing dipstick.

Enzio · Aug 4, 2020

So what happens when your Rev limit is higher than (our) factory tachometers go? Will it mess up the tach.?

LILCBRA · Aug 5, 2020

I don't think so, but don't know for sure.
I'd think it would just peg at the high end.

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