My Gear Vendors Install Thread - '67 Barracuda Notchback 340/416 Stroker
Well, good news so far! I got the new Gear Vendors tailshaft in and test fit with the crossmember loosely in place and everything looks not too bad at all. If it was centered just a little better it would almost fit with little to no tunnel mods. The first thing I made sure to do was to pop my distributor cap to make sure it doesn't hit the firewall when I lower the trans down to work on things.
I used the template pieces they included and hung them on a centering shaft which I also hung my digital angle finder on to make sure it was at the same angle as my output shaft. I did my best to take some decent photos, but without an extra set of hands it was hard to get the perfect angle on my phone camera while holding everything else in place.
I'll need to move my driveshaft loop rearward 8 or 9 inches and use the air hammer dimpling tool to make a few minor adjustments to the tunnel sides for a little more breathing room, according to my calculations so far. That may change once I actually bolt the overdrive up fully but I'm feeling pretty good at this point!
Right now, the tailshaft housing is actually sitting a tad higher than it will be because the floor jack has extra pressure on it so I could slide the crossmember up. The crossmember rear mount will draw the tailshaft down into it more when I tighten that center nut on the stud.
I probably won't be able to get much more done for a few days due to a busy schedule, and my band is playing Friday night so there's that...
Right now, at least, I'm pretty confident there will be NO cutting in my particular installation. Fingers crossed that it stays that way.
Cheers!
-Doug
Well, good news so far! I got the new Gear Vendors tailshaft in and test fit with the crossmember loosely in place and everything looks not too bad at all. If it was centered just a little better it would almost fit with little to no tunnel mods. The first thing I made sure to do was to pop my distributor cap to make sure it doesn't hit the firewall when I lower the trans down to work on things.
I used the template pieces they included and hung them on a centering shaft which I also hung my digital angle finder on to make sure it was at the same angle as my output shaft. I did my best to take some decent photos, but without an extra set of hands it was hard to get the perfect angle on my phone camera while holding everything else in place.
I'll need to move my driveshaft loop rearward 8 or 9 inches and use the air hammer dimpling tool to make a few minor adjustments to the tunnel sides for a little more breathing room, according to my calculations so far. That may change once I actually bolt the overdrive up fully but I'm feeling pretty good at this point!
Right now, the tailshaft housing is actually sitting a tad higher than it will be because the floor jack has extra pressure on it so I could slide the crossmember up. The crossmember rear mount will draw the tailshaft down into it more when I tighten that center nut on the stud.
I probably won't be able to get much more done for a few days due to a busy schedule, and my band is playing Friday night so there's that...
Right now, at least, I'm pretty confident there will be NO cutting in my particular installation. Fingers crossed that it stays that way.
Cheers!
-Doug