Larry,
I was hoping to make it on Sunday, but at this point it's not looking too
promising. I have a wedding to go to on Saturday, so that day is pretty much
shot, so unless I can get everything done tonight (fat chance) it looks like
I'm
going to miss out on Monterey.
- Bryan
>To: "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: bugeye 5-speed conversion progress (long)
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>I've only put about 100 miles on it so far. I've had no time to play. I hope
>to put a few miles on it this weekend, at least tomorrow, during the driving
>tour prior to the show on Sunday. The tour should provide a lot of "stop and
>go" so should give it a good workout.
>
>I assume that you are not going to make it Sunday, at least not in the
>Bugeye.
>
>Larry
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>
>To: <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>;
><millerls@ado13.com>
>Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 10:46 AM
>Subject: Re: bugeye 5-speed conversion progress (long)
>
>
>> Larry,
>>
>> Thanks for the tip.
>> How's your new clutch set-up doing so far?? Have you been able to put any
>miles
>> on it yet?
>>
>> - Bryan
>>
>> >To: "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>,
><spridgets@autox.team.net>
>> >Subject: Re: bugeye 5-speed conversion progress (long)
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>> >Bryan,
>> >I also had to "open up" some of the holes in the back plate to get it to
>> >line up.
>> >
>> >It's easier to just buy a cable from Rivergate or Morriservice.
>> >
>> >Larry Miller
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
>> >To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>> >Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 10:17 AM
>> >Subject: bugeye 5-speed conversion progress (long)
>> >
>> >
>> >> I'm almost done with my 5-speed conversion for the bugeye.
>> >> I took last week off and was hoping to have the conversion compleated
>by
>> >now,
>> >> but one thing led to another, and to make a long story short, I ended
>up
>> >having
>> >> my engine bored and honed in the process (new pistons too). In any case
>> >the
>> >> motor is back together (except the head will need mounted) and I have
>the
>> >210
>> >> tranny bolted up and ready to reinstall back into the engine bay. I
>> >orginally
>> >> removed the head on the engine so I could remove the engine without
>taking
>> >the
>> >> bonnet off.
>> >> In any case, I'm going to recheck the cam timing before I reinstall,
>just
>> >to
>> >> make sure I got everyhing back together correctly ;-)
>> >> I have the Rivergate kit, but I took Crash's and a couple other listers
>> >advice,
>> >> and had Paul Asgeirsson of Morris service, nodify my flywheel to accept
>> >the
>> >> Nissan pressure plate assembly (nice work). I did notice when I bolted
>up
>> >the
>> >> Rivergate backing plate to the engine, I had to open up the locating
>dowl
>> >holes
>> >> very slightly to get eveything to line up properly. I also had to open
>up
>> >two of
>> >> the screw holes for the counter sunk screws that mount the plate to the
>> >back of
>> >> the engine. This was no big deal, since the back plate is aluminum, and
>I
>> >just
>> >> used a very slightly over sized drill bit (1/64 over). The tranny
>bolted
>> >right
>> >> up with no issues.
>> >> I made a new clutch line from a prefab 42" copper/nickel pipe I picked
>up
>> >from
>> >> Minimania ($13), and have bent it up in the 'stock' tradition, with a
>> >couple of
>> >> coils in it, simular to the 'original' bugeye clutch line. The line
>> >already had
>> >> the fittings on the ends, and screws right into the Master, and stock
>> >slave
>> >> cylinders.
>> >> My next challenge will be the speedometer cable. Rivergate has some
>> >instructions
>> >> for this, however they seem pretty confusing. It looks like I'm
>supposed
>> >to use
>> >> the stock 210 speedo cable, and replace the speedo end with the
>coupling
>> >off my
>> >> sprite speedo cable. (Any suggestions here woud be appreciated:-)
>> >> Since the car was running pretty well before I started, I'm hoping that
>it
>> >will
>> >> fire up OK, onnce I get everthing back together. My only concern is
>making
>> >sure
>> >> I got the timing gears and distributor drive back in properly so that I
>> >didn't
>> >> change any of the timing there.
>> >> BTW - I picked up a new head gasket from Minimania, that looks pretty
>> >good, it
>> >> has a 'silver' finish to it, and has metal 'rings around all water
>jacket
>> >holes,
>> >> as well as the oil and cylinders. They recommended this one over the
>> >'copper'
>> >> one, and said they used it in all thier race engines. It is about
>25-50%
>> >thicker
>> >> than the 'copper' gasket, and is fibre material has a silver coating
>> >simular to
>> >> to the spray-on copper coat. Has anyone had any experience with this
>> >gasket?
>> >>
>> >> - Bryan Vandiver (59-bugeye)
>> >> San Jose, CA
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
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