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msweldon
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APR 07, 09:50 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by mender:
Yes to the Cobalt aluminum flywheel with six puck clutch disc and upgraded pressure plate. Another solution is a redrilled 3800 flywheel, I used that for some of my mocking up.
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The reason I'm inquiring as to all of this is that I have a cobalt ecotec FY1 optioned F23 and separate metric bellhousing with a 3.4 DOHC waiting to go in after I finish up a nearly done Mazda 6 / Ford Fusion Duratec swap.. I've been researching the LFX swap for some time now as it seems like a great swap candidate/engine choice, especially with your proof of alignment of the f23 pins.[This message has been edited by msweldon (edited 04-07-2018).]
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msweldon
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APR 08, 12:09 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by mender:
Yes to the Cobalt aluminum flywheel with six puck clutch disc and upgraded pressure plate. Another solution is a redrilled 3800 flywheel, I used that for some of my mocking up.
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Mender,
If possible, could you take a rubbing of the either 3.6 HF block bolt pattern? I'd like to see how much of the ecotec housing lines up as well given that I have one sitting in the floor of my garage...
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mender
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APR 08, 12:31 PM
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I can do that. I assume you would like it sent to you?
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msweldon
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APR 08, 01:40 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by mender:
I can do that. I assume you would like it sent to you? |
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PM sent...
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mender
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APR 12, 08:30 PM
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I just realized that I have an F35 from a Cobalt SS buried (literally, about 4 feet deep in product boxes that need to be recycled!) in a corner of my shop, right beside my new F40 and my aluminum block 6.0 LS. I may get close to it in about a month when I sort through my racecar spares which are also buried in there.
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msweldon
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APR 25, 01:47 PM
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Mender,
Still waiting on the block rubbing, hopefully it'll be here soon...
What material did you make your brackets out of? mild steel, 6061, 7075, titanium, iconel.. 
Thanks!
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msweldon
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APR 26, 11:13 AM
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Ok.. got the LFX/global pattern block rubbing in to compare against the ECOtec F23 FY1 I have.. yes the dowels line up, but no other bolts line up and furthermore, the transmission has to rotate roughly 16-18degrees for the dowels to align probably bringing the diff and output shaft/axle casing probably up into the block. So it's more a less a complete no go... which points to the quad4 bellhousing as still the only viable 3.6 alloytech F23 option.
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msweldon
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MAY 04, 12:22 PM
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mender,
Any updates on your end?
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carbon
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JUN 03, 09:03 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by mender:
Made some more progress over Christmas. Coolant and fuel lines are hooked up, electronic throttle pedal installed, shifter cable brackets and arms fabbed and installed, bigger fuel cell installed, Koni struts converted to coilovers, some wiring sorted.
Here's what my F23 cable linkage looks like:
I kept the Rodney Dickman 5-speed cables that I've been using, good quality with steel ends, and modified the up-down/gate part like many others by cutting off one end and welding a tab on the other side to reverse the motion. On the fore-aft, I removed the F23 linkage assembly, drove out the pin and had a closer look. The stock arm with the weights has a rubber sleeve between it and the shifter shaft. I cut off the weights and used just the centre part of the arm. I made a steel sleeve that fits inside the centre and over the shaft with material sticking out below the centre, then cut a U-shaped arm to go around the shifter strut and welded that to the sleeve. That allowed the cable to attach about 90 degrees from the stock F23 orientation, allowing the stock cable to be used instead of the extra long custom cable that others use.
I took extra time to ensure that the cable brackets were aligned to have the least deflection and thereby the least resistance to movement. I also went through my rebuilt 4-speed shifter, removing extra pieces and again aligning the shifter cable tabs for least resistance. The result is smooth shifting with a nice positive feel, partly due to the F23 but a noticable improvement over the previous feel.
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carbon
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JUN 03, 09:05 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by mender:
Not sure what I did wrong. |
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I replaced the '#' character in the URL for the images with '%23'... you didn't do anything 'wrong'... the internet is stupid. [This message has been edited by carbon (edited 06-03-2018).]
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