TKO 600 Modifications - Page 8 - Lateral-g Forums

**Flash68** · #71 12-21-2010, 10:21 AM

Todd - do it for yourself. Do it for the rest of us. Do it for all of mankind.

strtlegal · #72 12-22-2010, 08:49 AM

and do it all with in a week...

67ragtp · #73 12-22-2010, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Vegas69

My fingers are itching to make that call to order a brand new unit....

He said 4-6 weeks to upgrade mine plug shipping time. The way I see it, I'll miss RTTC if I go this route. He said it's really not a job I should do.

With regards to not doing it yourself, he is right. Not doubting Todds mechanical abilities at all. They just have all the proper tooling, Bearing presses, fixtures etc., and they know the design faults, plus there ability to masage slider hubs and syncro sliders/gear cones from a custom fit standpoint. I used to build manual gear boxes and sell them for extra cash amazing how many tools we machined just to press in slip yoke bearings and seals, yes you could get the BFH out but do you really want to do it that way.

Beat it up at RTTC then send it out.

Rich

Vegas69 · #74 12-22-2010, 01:03 PM

I'm on the fence between the 56 mag and the Liberty 600. I really don't like the low first gear of the 600 either. I will have to chop up my tunnel, shorten the driveshaft, and replace the bellhousing to go magnum however. The 600 is more economical but I want to do this once.

**Flash68** · #75 12-22-2010, 01:48 PM

Todd - what are your thoughts on the RS600? I see it is now shipping in January per a Keisler email I received today.

What rear gear you running again... 3.73?

Vegas69 · #76 12-22-2010, 04:15 PM

I really don't know much about it. I don't like to be the guinea pig for a manufacturer, I can guarantee you that.

The WidowMaker · #77 12-22-2010, 05:09 PM

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With regards to not doing it yourself, he is right. Not doubting Todds mechanical abilities at all. They just have all the proper tooling, Bearing presses, fixtures etc., and they know the design faults, plus there ability to masage slider hubs and syncro sliders/gear cones from a custom fit standpoint. I used to build manual gear boxes and sell them for extra cash amazing how many tools we machined just to press in slip yoke bearings and seals, yes you could get the BFH out but do you really want to do it that way.

thats what i find odd. when i talked with them he told me all i needed was a set of tools (nothing special required) and that it was as easy as putting a bottom end of a motor together. he said that the assembly diagrams are easy to get and that if i hit a snag i could call and they would walk me through it. nothing was said of pressing on or off any parts. rather it was a bolt in deal???? ive never opened one up though.

as far as the cones, i dont think they are doing anything but scuffing or adding the CF. i would hope that the tolerances are such that you could swap parts without too much regard for the "custom fit" you spoke of. again, im no expert.

Vegas69 · #78 12-22-2010, 05:29 PM

Brad mentioned needing to shim some gears and shift forks I assume. I can see needing the proper tools and shims to get the job done right. I'm sure there are tricks to the trade that I certainly don't kinow. I have enough going on as it is, I'll let someone else that has the experience mess with it. If it was as simple as swapping parts I'd tackle it.

I did hear some noise about Tremec updating the 600 with more modern synchros,etc as we speak. I'm not going to say who but it was a reliable source.

The WidowMaker · #79 12-22-2010, 06:05 PM

paul was my contact there, and i never spoke with brad. i liked paul because he seemed really honest, took the time to explain everything and acutally tried to somewhat talk me out of spending the extra money on the CF cones. you dont find many people trying to downsell. i guess i need to give them another call and figure it out.

i see a few options for me; try to sell for as much as possible since its BRAND NEW and get one from liberty, send this one to liberty, get the parts from liberty and attempt to assemble myself or just drive it and see how good or bad it really is. the first two options are pretty dang close in price to each other, and thats if i get what i think i can for the tranny. as soon as i drive it one mile its going to lose a lot of value.

btw, the front page was a typo and has been changed back to 2499 instead of 2375. see what happens when i open my mouth on these forums.

**Flash68** · #80 12-22-2010, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegas69

I really don't know much about it. I don't like to be the guinea pig for a manufacturer, I can guarantee you that.

I hear that brother... nor a builder/installer for that matter!

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Originally Posted by The WidowMaker

paul was my contact there, and i never spoke with brad. i liked paul because he seemed really honest, took the time to explain everything and acutally tried to somewhat talk me out of spending the extra money on the CF cones. you dont find many people trying to downsell. i guess i need to give them another call and figure it out.

i see a few options for me; try to sell for as much as possible since its BRAND NEW and get one from liberty, send this one to liberty, get the parts from liberty and attempt to assemble myself or just drive it and see how good or bad it really is. the first two options are pretty dang close in price to each other, and thats if i get what i think i can for the tranny. as soon as i drive it one mile its going to lose a lot of value.

btw, the front page was a typo and has been changed back to 2499 instead of 2375. see what happens when i open my mouth on these forums.

My same assessment of Paul after speaking with him. I think I might have also helped get that homepage price "increased".