Progress Thread Project Silver Fox - 3rd time’s a charm

96pushrod · Jul 6, 2022

The old clutch fork and pivot ball had seen better days, so they had to go.

96pushrod · Jul 7, 2022

Mofo is definitely more labor intensive than a single disc. Forgot how much this sucks to do on a garage floor too. Just gotta throw the trans back in and she’ll be done. Need a second hand for that though, so it might not happen till early next week.

Monkeybutt2000 · Jul 8, 2022

Wow that pivot ball was smoked.

96pushrod · Jul 9, 2022

Monkeybutt2000 said:
Wow that pivot ball was smoked.

Yeah it was done. I don’t think I’ve seen one worn down like it was.

96pushrod · Jul 9, 2022

Got the trans stuck back in today after I got home from work. Wasn’t too bad, the clutch fork is definitely a little easier to move, and pedal feel is good. Just need to button everything back up and fill it with fluid…tomorrow.

Only thing I didn’t really anticipate was having to move the cable to the next spot down on the quadrant. The clutch is much taller than a single disc, so it makes sense. The fork is a bit further back in the housing than I’d like, but I’m going to see how it does. There is a good bit of clearance so I know it’ll have no issue releasing. Might need to get an adjustable pivot ball if it gives me issues. For now I took out the lock washer under the ball, which gained me about 3 mil of movement in my favor.

Let a friend borrow my rts wheels and et streets so he can fit them up to his fairmont, so the first drive with this clutch might involve slicks lol.

General karthief · Jul 9, 2022

96pushrod said:
so the first drive with this clutch might involve slicks lol.

And a time slip?????

96pushrod · Jul 9, 2022

General karthief said:
And a time slip?????

Definitely soon. Once I get a couple days of driving out of the way I’ll make a hit on the dragy and see how it does. Weather here has been crap lately, hopefully next week shapes up better.

General karthief · Jul 9, 2022

Kinda hot and steamy around here, I seem to be done around two-three o'clock, nap time.

96pushrod · Jul 11, 2022

Drove the car with the new clutch for the first time today. If I didn’t put it in myself, I wouldn’t believe someone if they told me it would hold 4 digit power. The pedal is so easy to depress it’s crazy.

No chatter or anything, very smooth.

96pushrod · Jul 12, 2022

drained the oil today and this was in the pan. Guess I’m pulling valve covers. Fingers crossed it’s a rocker c clip.

96pushrod · Jul 12, 2022

Was relieved to see it’s just a c clip off a rocker. Kind of surprised it broke, maybe it had a hairline imperfection from day 1. Who knows.

96pushrod · Jul 13, 2022

I had a kit of snap rings In the toolbox, but of course it goes from 5/8 to 3/4, which are two popular sizes. Lo and behold the shaft is cut for a 11/16 diameter external snap ring. I called around to grainger and fastenal, but neither had them in stock. McMaster has a facility not far from Savannah, so I can usually get stuff next day.

I decided to give the local Napa a call since it’s fairly good size, and I’m glad I did because they had a couple in their kit. After $1 spent and about an hr of work I’m back on the road.

Drove the car for about 75 miles today and it did well. Takes just a little getting used to with the release point, but you catch on quick. Decided to put some more slack on the clutch fork, which meant jacking up the car since I don’t have a firewall adjuster. After backing the not off a couple threads I think it’s perfect.

96pushrod · Jul 18, 2022

Always somethin.

Went to a friend’s shop to make an adjustment and get the steering wheel straightened out. While we had it on the rack, we noticed the inner tie rods are somewhat sloppy.

Of course, the flaming river racks take a proprietary inner that has male threads on both ends. So I was stuck shelling $130 after it was all said and done to order a set off summit. Hopefully by Wednesday they’ll be here so I can get them in. I was half tempted to just buy a new rack since they’re $249 off Amazon, and rebuild this one as a spare or for another car.

Had a new pair of mickeys mounted today as well.

96pushrod · Jul 18, 2022

Flaming river up top, factory style on the bottom.

96pushrod · Jul 25, 2022

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/O4-Fi0QtxqM?feature=share

Did a pull through 3rd gear with a friend recording. Had the dog in the back too lol. She always loves riding though.

96pushrod · Aug 2, 2022

Went and picked up a pail of methanol. I have a friend who has a spare water/meth injection tank and pump. I ordered a couple nozzles and bung to install. Also doing a solenoid from prometh so I can control duty cycle using the nitrous output on the megasquirt. Should be a little easier to dial that in as opposed to pulsing the pump itself.

Hopefully those parts will be here tomorrow.

KZGUNS · Aug 2, 2022

You can mix that instead of using straight. I use boost juice which is essetially 50% i think mixed with water. Some use alcohol in the mix as well. I'm also using prometh and MS to control. where are you injecting?

96pushrod · Aug 2, 2022

Yep, I’ll be doing a 50/50 mix. Just bought the methanol separate so I can just mix it myself, a good bit cheaper than using the boost juice.

I’ll be doing it about 6in before the throttle body.

96pushrod · Aug 2, 2022

What size nozzle are you running?

KZGUNS · Aug 3, 2022

96pushrod said:
What size nozzle are you running?

I'm running 2 and I'm trying to remember... I think i have a 10 under the blower and 2.5 or a 5 before the blower. I'm drawing a blank for some reason today

Progress Thread Project Silver Fox - 3rd time’s a charm

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