76 Trans Am Day 2ish Survivor

[napa68]

The clutch and flywheel came back. In all of that, I found the source of a vibration. The original flywheel was out a fair amount! Balanced that along with the clutch to the flywheel, and begin to reassemble.

Along the same lines, it is remarkable how far out the original bellhousing was!. The initial measurements to check for being concentric had it off by .015! Got that straightened out........now it should go together like butter.



Man, GM is crude............

[njsteve]

If you haven't bought the exhaust manifolds yet, I would highly recommend getting a set of the repro ram air manifolds. They are very close to what those headers were in terms of flow and they don't leak like headers. It's what we did with the Gramma car.

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...gramma&page=12

[napa68]

Originally Posted by njsteve

If you haven't bought the exhaust manifolds yet, I would highly recommend getting a set of the repro ram air manifolds. They are very close to what those headers were in terms of flow and they don't leak like headers. It's what we did with the Gramma car.

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...gramma&page=12

I studied your builds carefully. I'm just going to use the stock manifolds (which came with the car) for now. If I freshen the motor (compression and cam), the RA manifolds are definitely on the docket along with the Pypes system.

[napa68]

Phase 1 of undercoating removal.....................

Results tomorrow.

[Tracker1]

Nice work so far! What did you end up spraying on there?

[napa68]

Originally Posted by Tracker1

Nice work so far! What did you end up spraying on there?

Wiped it down with original formula Go-Jo hand cleaner and let it sit for a few hours. Then, I worked it in with a fine scuff pad. I let it sir some more, and then hit it with a steam cleaner. I'll post pics a bit later today.

[napa68]

After the first go..........