Take it easy with dialing in caster--you'll put a bind in the lower
pivot. And talk to Garmey--he has prettier parts for the upper arms
than Heim joints.
On Dec 21, 2008, at 4:37 PM, Chuck Arnold wrote:
> I have late 4 speed tranny that had a j-type od till the diff broke at
> maximum torque in 2nd gear -- resulted in chewing up the end of the
> main shaft and ruining the OD mechanicals. Built a new race car.
> [not cause the diff broke, still have that car -- it is for lapping
> days and spirited street driving, but not racing. The new car has
> about 200 hp at the wheels [I guess,given how it performed versus the
> one I had dynoed at 180]. IT came with Goodparts 4.08 Nissan rear end
> and a non-working a-type OD. I had to lift at 7000 in 4th. Blew the
> engine up [something weird in oiling to #6 rod bearing -- I have lots
> of oil tricks so it should not have happend --suspect FOD].
>
> So, what I am doing is building a close ratio box in the old j-type
> tranny [which is why I needed the mainshaft of which I now have two].
> I have swapped the 4.08 diff for a 3.5. That should make my top end a
> more reasonable 6500. The engine breathing and cam seem to make best
> torque and hp above 4500. Can hardly wait to get it all together
> again. Other things I am doing this year is installing a Quartermaster
> two disk clutch, an ATI fluid damper, main bearing strengthening kit
> [which includes a steel housing for the rear main bearing and a steel
> sealing block] and an aluminum sump. The last two come from
> Racestorations in the UK. I got them at $1.45 to the pound!. The
> aluminum pan is a work of art -- it is very much stiffer and holds
> more oil -- and includes a windage tray.
>
> Racestorations has another couple of really trick parts I will get
> next year. These include heim joints for the upper a-arms so you can
> adjust each independently -- will allow really dialing in camber and
> caster. The other neat trick is machining the trailing arm and
> installing bearings instead of the bushings.
>
> http://www.racetorations.co.uk/catbend.html
>
> Chuck
> Happy racing!
>
>
>
> On 12/21/08, MMoore8425@aol.com <MMoore8425@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 12/14/2008 11:55:28 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
>> triosan@gmail.com writes:
>>
>> Anyone have a later tranny TR6 main shaft they would like to sell?
>> Someone
>> who converted their 4 speed to OD would be a good candidate.Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Have you found your mainshaft?
>>
>> Where are you?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Mike Moore
>>
>> Engineering Manager
>> CL Moore & Associates, Inc.
>> 17590 Holiday Drive, Morgan Hill,
>> California 95037
>> 408-782-1272 fax 408-782-1372
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>
>
> --
> Chuck Arnold
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