awww snap adrian! 5 spd 6g74! props bro! it is worth every penny.
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awww snap adrian! 5 spd 6g74! props bro! it is worth every penny.
lets hope its worth all the frustration too :-P
flywheel, clutch, and pressure plate are all mounted. Still have to remove the cables, put in the 5 speed cables, then raise the transmission and get that all bolted in. I filled my front and rear motor mounts yesterday so I hope they'll be all settled by tomorrow.
I hope to be receiving my intermediate shaft and clutch pedal tomorrow, but to be honest I don't know the status of my order. I'll give the junkyard a call tomorrow.
okay axle and clutch were shipped out yesterday (wednesday) so hopefully I'll receive them friday so that I can drive the damn thing before I head up to San Francisco. If it comes on saturday, I have to wait until monday to finish everything up
received the clutch pedal and intermediate shaft today. Measured the intermediate shaft and there's hardly any visible to the eye difference in length, though it is about 1/4" shorter I think
anyway I installed the clutch pedal. I gotta figure out how the hell lines route because the hardlines hit the strut tower. Anyway have any pics of how they are running the hard lines?
NVM I think I got them
Hoping to raise the 5 speed in tonight
Oh and I need new CV boots too :(
Awesome!! Have fun raising hte 5-speed in there Adrian! Make sure you have a couple extra sets of hands.
I had only a friend who couldve possibly curled the transmission into place help me. lol
well I do have an engine hoist.... but its holding the weight of the engine itself. LOL
5 speed is mated to the engine. I used the engine hoist to lift up the transmission into place. That thing is a BITCH to line up with the engine. It kept hitting the pressure plate.. got it all scraped up :( but whatever
Plan for tomorrow is:
Day: clean, put all the mounts in place, reattach starter motor, raise up the entire assembly again, bolt it to the mounts, attach the shifter cables, run the clutch lines
Night: reattach the axles, fill clutch lines, bleed clutch, flush transmission with cheapo gear oil, then fill with Mobil 1 synthetic 75W-90
then.. start her up?! I hope
Sounds good man! Its gonna be sick :)
Adrian you got all the wiring done for startup?
Okay I lied. I'm still having trouble with the hardlines. They don't appear to be the right shape? I'm not even sure
Done!
there's some weird loud noise from the engine or transmission. can't really tell. I'm gonna drive it more today
and my poly filled mounts suck. I guess they didn't cure all the way through (even though they sat for a week) so they started oozing from the inside once it get really hot in the bay.
oh and I suck at driving. LOL
is it like a bearing noise like crackling/grinding? do you hear it at idle? do you hear it when driving? does it go in and out when you are in gear? Does it get louder with the RPM's? if so, we might have the same noise. lol
no its like a reciprocating tapping/thudding noise. I really can't tell. I torqued the flywheel and pressure plate correctly.. So I don't know. And I don't hear it at higher gears or speeds, only at like idol or maybe up to 1500 rpm
hmmm.. if it sounds like a knock then its a loose flywheel. But you would have a HUGE vibration.
could you get a video?