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cptsnoopy
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MAY 15, 09:31 PM
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It's time to make the clutch work. I cut the angled part of the clutch arm off and left only the part that mounts to the trans. I plan to use a direct pull so I will need to fab a new arm with no offset that is fixed perpendicular to the clamping bolt on the arm mount. Once I manage to mount it to the cast arm mount I will provide more pictures. The first three pictures are of the clutch arm (the last is showing the little bit of relief that I needed to get the mount on the trans because the N* water log bolt is just a tad too close.) The last picture is the pull type slave that I will use. This is normally used on a VW clutch setup. I will need to swap the bleed valve with the hydraulic fitting to make it so the bleed valve will be the highest point in the system while the hydraulic fitting is nearest the left side of the car.
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buds
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MAY 15, 10:20 PM
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I just shaved a little off the top of the clutch arm to miss the log....Drove it tuesday for the first time.
As for A/C I had a hydrulic hose company make me new lines....Ditched the connection on the drivers side frame and tapped into the lines right beside the gas tank...Much cleaner looking.
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cptsnoopy
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MAY 15, 10:54 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by buds:
I just shaved a little off the top of the clutch arm to miss the log....Drove it tuesday for the first time.
As for A/C I had a hydrulic hose company make me new lines....Ditched the connection on the drivers side frame and tapped into the lines right beside the gas tank...Much cleaner looking. |
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Hi buds,
I think that the getrag clutch arm will clear ok with that mod but the Isuzu apparently needs more work so I just decided to set it up differently. Thanks for the idea concerning the A/C lines. I am going to have a shop make up a new set of lines. I will go with whatever is easier, using the stock connectors on the left side or cutting and running direct like you did.
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SpeedWorksAutoTuning
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MAY 16, 12:25 AM
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cptsnoopy
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MAY 16, 03:14 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by SpeedWorksAutoTuning:
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Thank you. 
Hi buds,
I noticed you said you drove yours recently, how did it go?
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buds
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MAY 16, 07:03 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by cptsnoopy:
I noticed you said you drove yours recently, how did it go?
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Better then expected. Its actually silly fast, think I stretched my face from the hugh grin I had. Idle hunts a little when coming to a stop but settles down after a few seconds.
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cptsnoopy
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MAY 16, 01:27 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by buds:
Better then expected. Its actually silly fast, think I stretched my face from the hugh grin I had. Idle hunts a little when coming to a stop but settles down after a few seconds.
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Good to hear. I like the idea of silly fast... 
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buds
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MAY 17, 12:37 AM
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cptsnoopy
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MAY 17, 01:43 AM
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I like the sound of that!
Here are a couple of pictures showing the progress of the modified clutch arm. The original piece fits (press fit) into the new arm until the keyed hole is 1/2 covered. I still need to grind out the area on the new arm that now covers the hole. Then 3 bolts will go through the little holes you see in both arms and that should hold it together fine. The distance from the center of the keyed hole and the center of the slave bolt was 5" on the original arm, this one turned out to be 4-15/16". It should be close enough. If everything clears at the trans end of the arm, I will make the bracket that will hold the other end of the slave. It will be bolted to the original slave mount on the trans.
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Erik
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MAY 17, 01:57 AM
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love the details ..the devil is in them you know
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