Finally!

[bhunter]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Needed some exhaust band clamps so off to man land tonight - Summit Racing Equipment.



It's an amazing place, both sides of those glass walls have different engines on stands lining them.

Pete

I've orderd parts from Summit. I like their catalog. Sadly, the closest store to me is Sparks NV.

[piece-itpete]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

... I'm going to do the input shaft bearing too, so clutch kit, all seals, said bearing, greasable pivot ball stud, mount, clutch MC, slave, and hose, and the universals. ....

I just totaled up what I have in this job and - it's less than $250 plus I've spent about $50 on additional tools and will spend about $30 on shop supplies. For good quality parts - the internet rules. Give half the cost of the tools plus supplies and parts = $305 all in not including beer.

I'd bet this job would cost at least $1500, less the 305 I paid for parts = $1195 in the bank, probably more. And I'm patching the exhaust as part of the job to boot.

Pete

[piece-itpete]

Originally Posted by bhunter

I've orderd parts from Summit. I like their catalog. Sadly, the closest store to me is Sparks NV.

Yeah but if you ship don't you get a free hat?

Pete

[piece-itpete]

Ah, unloved straight lines

Found what is certainly the basis for all my squeaks and vibrations - the tail of the tranny wasn't bolted to the mount, bolts were gone I feel I got lucky. There could have been a catastrophic failure.

Regardless, the ujoints were pretty dry and original. I'm this far in so I'm doing the work.

One super nice thing, everything is so clean and rust free, bolts come out(obviously ), no rust in the eyes, it's just unnatural!

Pete

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Ah, unloved straight lines

Found what is certainly the basis for all my squeaks and vibrations - the tail of the tranny wasn't bolted to the mount, bolts were gone I feel I got lucky. There could have been a catastrophic failure.

Regardless, the ujoints were pretty dry and original. I'm this far in so I'm doing the work.

One super nice thing, everything is so clean and rust free, bolts come out(obviously ), no rust in the eyes, it's just unnatural!

Pete

I had a Ranger once that seemed to have a funky clutch or release bearing when I got it. Turned out that the bell housing bolts had all backed out.

John

[piece-itpete]

Yikes!

I think the ujoints were starting to go and the bolts vibrated out. Still, even the driveshaft bolts came out easily, way too easily. I think when I'm done I'm going to give everything down there a onceover. I've got a big container of Loctite blue.

Another thing, it's a Chevy so it's got the plastic lock on the ujoints, you have to burn them out. I did read that occasionally they POP! when heated, but when it did it the first time I near jumped out of my skin

Pete

[piece-itpete]

I'd drive this:





http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/4427904227.html

Pete

[JJIII]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

I'd drive this:



Pete

And go most any damn where you wanted to!

[djv8ga]

Put a V8 in that P.U. Pete! It's not hard or expensive except for the headers.

[djv8ga]

Originally Posted by Charles

A lot to be said for a commercial floor jack.

Chas

Yup, & a low profile one.