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Have the new Clutch in now, Thanks Nikki and Mike. Plan to hit the track for the first time next week if all goes well.

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It came out in one piece - minus transmission. I saw this done at NJ in a garage so I figured I would try it.
I think it can go back in with the intake attached, may just use some foam to protect it a bit?

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GSR00 wrote:Have the new Clutch in now, Thanks Nikki and Mike. Plan to hit the track for the first time next week if all goes well.

Just posted a pic of the new disk on Spec Racer Ford Facebook..



and how did the new clutch work out? less shock to the transmission? nearly everyone I know is rebuilding their transmission now after the season.

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sspano01 wrote:It came out in one piece - minus transmission. I saw this done at NJ in a garage so I figured I would try it.
I think it can go back in with the intake attached, may just use some foam to protect it a bit?

Upgrading to new clutch to try to be nicer to my transmission

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There are a lot of things you might see in a NJ garage that you would not want to try. You're a brave man. (I found the fit between the intake and the firewall so tight, I'd be scared to yank the engine with the intake on. But the lazy bastard in me would win out.)
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Greg-Cirillo wrote: There are a lot of things you might see in a NJ garage that you would not want to try.


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 11:06 pm
You can remove engine with trans attached fairly easily. I would NOT do that with the intake attached. The hardest thing for me was removing the alternator. I must have struggled for over an hour with that
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jp101 wrote:You can remove engine with trans attached fairly easily. I would NOT do that with the intake attached. The hardest thing for me was removing the alternator. I must have struggled for over an hour with that



I might remove intake and try to reinstall with transmission attached - just to see how that works out.
Alternator is a pain - I used three extensions and my air ratchet to get the bolt out
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 9:53 am
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I might remove intake and try to reinstall with transmission attached - just to see how that works out.


You can indeed install the engine with transmission attached using an engine leveler on the end of your engine crane. This allows you to remove and insert the engine/trans unit at an acute angle and then crank it in between the left side frame rails.

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jp101 wrote:You can remove engine with trans attached fairly easily. I would NOT do that with the intake attached. The hardest thing for me was removing the alternator. I must have struggled for over an hour with that



I might remove intake and try to reinstall with transmission attached - just to see how that works out.
Alternator is a pain - I used three extensions and my air ratchet to get the bolt out


If you weld a little piece of metal on the long alternator bolt to keep it from rotating so you don't need to put a tool on it...you'll find it is much easier to install or remove. I can't take a picture until (hopefully never) I have to remove it!
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 12:56 pm
steve kramer wrote:If you weld a little piece of metal on the long alternator bolt to keep it from rotating so you don't need to put a tool on it...you'll find it is much easier to install or remove. I can't take a picture until (hopefully never) I have to remove it!


Perhaps like the picture that Schacht posted here:

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