Re: Bill's 26S
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 7:39 pm
Hi nmauduit and Rohan.
Thanks for the feedback on the clutch issue. Yesterday, I called Ken at DBE and ordered a replacement clutch cover as they had come in on Tuesday. My engine builder, MWE, would have used a version of this clutch for the dyno runs, so I suspect it will be ok for a street car with the friction disc supplied by Voights. This assumption could come back to bite me, but it's time to move on.
Today, I ordered up a set of the bush adapters, with metalastic bushes installed, from Spydercars. This will be an interesting experiment. I was not comfortable with rod ends as I've never used them before and they are not normally used on a street application. Loads on the upper front wishbones should be modest and certainly less than the (fixed) lowers because of upright geometry.
Bill
Thanks for the feedback on the clutch issue. Yesterday, I called Ken at DBE and ordered a replacement clutch cover as they had come in on Tuesday. My engine builder, MWE, would have used a version of this clutch for the dyno runs, so I suspect it will be ok for a street car with the friction disc supplied by Voights. This assumption could come back to bite me, but it's time to move on.
Today, I ordered up a set of the bush adapters, with metalastic bushes installed, from Spydercars. This will be an interesting experiment. I was not comfortable with rod ends as I've never used them before and they are not normally used on a street application. Loads on the upper front wishbones should be modest and certainly less than the (fixed) lowers because of upright geometry.
Bill