9" Case Fitment

[JasonElvisHeard]

GrnDragon called me the other day very stressed out and also sent in some e-mails regarding the fitment issue with our housing, I feel his stress and understand where he is coming from so I addressed the issue right away.

With some of the cases the casting can be larger then others so a simple clearance of the inside faceplate hole is required. To help GrnDragon out I went and checked our faceplates ASAP to make sure everything was where it is supposed to be even though we are in the middle of relocating to AZ...

Here are two quick vids I shot with Moser and Currie brand new cases.

http://thegmr.com/wp-content/uploads...1/IMG_0356.mov

http://thegmr.com/wp-content/uploads...1/IMG_0360.mov

It has been a while since I have used a Strange case but I don't remember any major issues, just that it was a little bit of a PITA to get on. Still worked just fine, just make prep a little more work, that's all.

[GregWeld]

It's "hot rodding" - if it was easy - the fat chicks would be doing it!



Kidding of course -- and I feel for you because it can be very stressful.... Hope you find a solution... or a die grinder....

[Blake Foster]

Man building cars as a hobby is VERY stressful, and NEVER seems to go smoothly! I cannot count the number of times I have been so pissed I have said I was going to sell everything and start woodworking more.[/QUOTE]



It don't change much when you do it for a living!!

[GrnDragon]

Originally Posted by killer69

Man building cars as a hobby is VERY stressful, and NEVER seems to go smoothly! I cannot count the number of times I have been so pissed I have said I was going to sell everything and start woodworking more.

It don't change much when you do it for a living!!

[/QUOTE]

That is one reason that I have been content working for the Navy, if I was using my engineering degree to build cars as I originally intended I think I would be divorced and living in a garage with a studio apt!

I am going to find the bolt circle for a 9" and make a fitment gauge so I can nail down if the case is really the problem.

I am pretty amazed that Strange doesn't use a Go/No Go gauge to test EVERY case, it would take about 10-15seconds per case.

[S Griffin]

I have installed many Strange cases. Along with Moser, Mark Williams and don't forget the stock Ford stuff. Probably 90% have to be "tapped" a bit. I am not saying you don't have a problem, just saying don't be afraid to persuade it a little. I do agree and have always said that you would think this would not be such a problem. Just seems to be the nature of the beast.

[Musclerodz]

I just put a 76 lincoln 9" back together today and even it needed small persuasion. I have never had one fall right on.

[Vegas69]

This is where your engineering mind can hurt you. It happens to me all the time. Most guys would just bang it together an never have a problem. We think of every worst case scenario known to man.

This isn't the Navy and 90% of my car required clearancing this, tweaking that, etc.... The real defiinition of pro touring should be the mesh of a pile of bastard parts. If you can nudge it on, you don't have a problem, yet.

[Tweaked Zed]

If almost everything you do falls together even half the time, I'm selling everything I own and come work for you for free. I have three different size dead-blows I sleep with at night......... wait......... nevermind. I think that came out wrong.

[intocarss]

Hot rod parts go right together??

My buddy is an engineer and races a dirt track car... You want to see a man go crazy working on something LOL

Here is his one of his comments when I tell him to use the "persuader"

"It's piss-poor car engineering that causes car guys to use big-ol-****ing-hammers. If you let areospace engineers design a car, they'd fit together as designed but cost as much as a space shuttle".

[Track Junky]

Coming from a construction back ground I have used my framing hammer and my single jack many many times. And I dont leave to a track event without them.