Blue's stroker build
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Yep, still getting a bit done every week, still don't have as much time to spend on it as I'd like at the moment. Managed to get another 35lb off the nose, which is nice. Will do an update soon when there's something worth looking at.
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Today I have mostly been mocking up engine limiters. These are to stop the engine flexing rearwards on the motor plate on a hard launch. I've used left and right handed rose joints for max adjustability. And no, I won't be using copper pipe....
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What causes that then?
Left-right force is obvious but front-rear... Is it just the weight of the motor getting chucked about or is there some transference of torque?
Wouldn't you get more leverage for less weight if you braced further away from the motor plate? Do you have a trans plate- if not would that do the same?
I used to have to ratchet-strap my truk gearbox down but that was cos the rubbers had rotted away from years of bathing in hot fluids It used to jolt so hard it'd knock itself out of gear...
Left-right force is obvious but front-rear... Is it just the weight of the motor getting chucked about or is there some transference of torque?
Wouldn't you get more leverage for less weight if you braced further away from the motor plate? Do you have a trans plate- if not would that do the same?
I used to have to ratchet-strap my truk gearbox down but that was cos the rubbers had rotted away from years of bathing in hot fluids It used to jolt so hard it'd knock itself out of gear...
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Think about it this way, you've got about 800lb of engine and gearbox held in position by a wide motor plate, under hard acceleration the whole lot will move to the rear because the motor plate will flex. Hard braking will cause the whole lot to shift forward. The limiters mounted directly to the block and chassis will stop that from happening. A solid gearbox mount would achieve the same thing but that has the nasty habit of breaking the tailshaft.
I had to do something similar years ago with my 4 speed Duster, I was trying to find out why I couldn't get a clean gear change under hard acceleration. I noticed the engine moving backwards and forwards on the motor plate when I was pressing the clutch pedal, effectively taking up the set clearance on the release arm. Once the engine was limited the problem went away.
I had to do something similar years ago with my 4 speed Duster, I was trying to find out why I couldn't get a clean gear change under hard acceleration. I noticed the engine moving backwards and forwards on the motor plate when I was pressing the clutch pedal, effectively taking up the set clearance on the release arm. Once the engine was limited the problem went away.
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I think they are well worth having.
Hausers' could not fit braces on the Sox in the Engine bay due to the humongous headers. Instead they fitted ones off the Gearbox Cross member that function in the same way - these are in compression during a launch. These mount to the original "ears" that the transmissions had when being managed down the production line.
I need to fit ones to Julie's car, but will have to check on Header clearance first for the most simple installation options.
Hausers' could not fit braces on the Sox in the Engine bay due to the humongous headers. Instead they fitted ones off the Gearbox Cross member that function in the same way - these are in compression during a launch. These mount to the original "ears" that the transmissions had when being managed down the production line.
I need to fit ones to Julie's car, but will have to check on Header clearance first for the most simple installation options.
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I wonder if that same thing would cause bad crank thrust bearing wear on an automatic...?
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Naah. Just me not thinking it through.
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Naah. Just me not thinking it through.
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On something completely different,a Morris Minor uses an adjustable bowden cable from the back of the gearbox to the chassis to stop the fan hitting the rad.
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Nope, but you can imagine the amount of grief a 4 speed gives the thrusts every time you depress the clutch (and keep it held down for fairly long periods in traffic, etc). Another reason why I don't like 'em....Dave wrote:I wonder if that same thing would cause bad crank thrust bearing wear on an automatic...?
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Naah. Just me not thinking it through.
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