Project "Payback"

[Vegas69]

Originally Posted by Track Junky

I'm probably the last guy that would ever want to tell you this but you are the man. Great effort dude!!

If she dont hold up in September I'll probably be as pissed off as you will,.

I knew we'd see eye to eye eventually.

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Are the carbon fiber syncros upgraded or standard parts?

[RECOVERY ROOM]

You know where all those parts go..HA HA. I took a TH400 apart once, It ended up at the trans shop. Go job for trying it yourself

[Flash68]

How is Operation Transvestite going Todd?

[Vegas69]

They sent me the wrong slider so I'm waiting on the correct part to show up. I've got everything I need minus the part to put it back together. If the part shows up tomorrow, I'll likely have it back together this weekend.

[67ragtp]

Hey Todd,

Its lookin good , Im curious, where are you buying your sliders and carbon syncros? Any gaskets or anerobic sealer everywhere?

They must use some killer epoxy to hold that carbon to the brass. Im trying to remember why Paul at Liberty talked me out of installing them, Im blank.

Did you need a bearing press to get anything apart on the main shaft or did it come a part pretty easily with removing a bunch of E/C-rings?

Thanks Rich

[Vegas69]

Hey Rich,
Tremec used anaerobic sealer everywhere but the inspection covers and shift plate originally. I'm no stranger to the technology as we used it in some GM applications way back when. I'll be using silicone on everything going back together as that's what has been recommended. Everything pulls apart by driving out a pin, c clip, or clips retained by a collar.
I'm buying all my parts from Bob Hanlon in PA. He has brand new take out parts from transmissions that he face plates which makes the sliders a reasonable price. I thought the same thing about the sychros and the bonding. I'd be surprised if your trans doesn't have them in it. From my understanding, it's technology that is used in the t56 platform.

[intocarss]

Sat here for almost 3 hours and read about 95% of this thread until my old eyes gave out. Simply amazing car and build. Your dedication to detail and function is second to none, Your car comes off to the naked eye as a "grass parked under a shade tree trailer queen" ... then you see it being used the way it is intended to be and that is very much RESPECTED! I love it!!!!

Hats off to you and your Cammy. If I still have my car and I race at LVMS at the PSCA SSCN at the end of this year,, I hope you can swing by and check out the action

BTW about your dist gear..
On my car I run a bronze gear and removed the rubber O rings You may loose a little oil pressure ( IMOHO nothing to worry about) It'll add more oil to the gear, Been this way in mine since 2005.. just check with "your eng builder" for your own peice of mind..

Also another good practice is to machine an oiling groove above the distributor gear so it has pressurized oiling to the gear, and if you do it after timing has been set you can clock it so the groove oils the distributor gear and camshaft gear It cuts down on wear alot, better life with a bronze gear also. Use moly cam assembly lube on the new gear next time you replace it for break in....(If you didn't already know)

I was wondering who built your 489 If it wasn't JP? You can PM me the name if that's ok..

[Vegas69]

Thanks for the kind words. It's been a fun adventure. I'll definitely try to make the next psca event. May run if they'll let me.

Pettis did build my engine February,2010 and I've beat the living **** out of it ever since. What a great engine builder and such a mom and pops shop with old school values. They give me better prices than jegs and mom answers the phone. I ended up pulling the lower o ring when I replaced the gear. Only lost a couple lbs of pressure. I have it out now for the trans deal and it looks good.

[Track Junky]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Thanks for the kind words. It's been a fun adventure. I'll definitely try to make the next psca event. May run if they'll let me.

Pettis did build my engine February,2010 and I've beat the living **** out of it ever since. What a great engine builder and such a mom and pops shop with old school values. They give me better prices than jegs and mom answers the phone. I ended up pulling the lower o ring when I replaced the gear. Only lost a couple lbs of pressure. I have it out now for the trans deal and it looks good.

Just what we needed, another guy to make this guys head bigger than it already is

[intocarss]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Thanks for the kind words. It's been a fun adventure. I'll definitely try to make the next psca event. May run if they'll let me.

Pettis did build my engine February,2010 and I've beat the living **** out of it ever since. What a great engine builder and such a mom and pops shop with old school values. They give me better prices than jegs and mom answers the phone. I ended up pulling the lower o ring when I replaced the gear. Only lost a couple lbs of pressure. I have it out now for the trans deal and it looks good.

Yup JP is definitely a mom N pop operation. Shop is even at the house I've even heard stories of mom bringing cookies out to the shop LOL. YES come play with the PSCA there is a class for everyone, you may want to run in Open Comp or Street Muscle