72 Demon now underway
A number of mini-projects finished as progress continues. Here are pics of the crossmember mod required by the Hurst/Classic Tremec installation.
The transmission decision discussion is for a whole other time, but basically a TKO600 kit cost about 25% more than a 833 by the time everything was priced in that we didn't have - and we did start with a 225 S6/3 on the tree (clutch pedals, brackets, Z bar, etc). To get comparable comparisons to the very complete TKO kit, I had to price complete clutch, flywheel, bellhousing, shifter, shifter arms and levers, yoke, floor hump, plus the tranny work or outright - mighty spendy no matter which route you go.
This project was made MUCH easier since the new floorpan was still only tacked. Took it out again and the crossmember mod was simple; up to a point. As nice as all this looks on paper the new brace did not fit as advertised and I had to modify the ends of the cuts to radius tighter and allow the brace to slip fit. You can see the cut/weld/grind in the pics. This would be an untidy job to do from underneath with a solid floor above.
This kit also is a joke when it come to the new tunnel sheet metal. They say "pre-formed replacement tunnel patch" - NOT. Putting a sheet of metal through some slip rollers and cutting a hole in it is not a "pre-formed replacement tunnel patch". These guys will hear about this, usual story about production variances making it impossible to provide a good fitting part is BS. If AMD can reproduce the floor pan a proper tunnel patch is not a problem for a committed vendor. I hate MickeyMouse crap. This is the only part of the kit that wasn't top quality.
More to follow as modified gas tank work and front frame rail support kit get attention
A number of mini-projects finished as progress continues. Here are pics of the crossmember mod required by the Hurst/Classic Tremec installation.
The transmission decision discussion is for a whole other time, but basically a TKO600 kit cost about 25% more than a 833 by the time everything was priced in that we didn't have - and we did start with a 225 S6/3 on the tree (clutch pedals, brackets, Z bar, etc). To get comparable comparisons to the very complete TKO kit, I had to price complete clutch, flywheel, bellhousing, shifter, shifter arms and levers, yoke, floor hump, plus the tranny work or outright - mighty spendy no matter which route you go.
This project was made MUCH easier since the new floorpan was still only tacked. Took it out again and the crossmember mod was simple; up to a point. As nice as all this looks on paper the new brace did not fit as advertised and I had to modify the ends of the cuts to radius tighter and allow the brace to slip fit. You can see the cut/weld/grind in the pics. This would be an untidy job to do from underneath with a solid floor above.
This kit also is a joke when it come to the new tunnel sheet metal. They say "pre-formed replacement tunnel patch" - NOT. Putting a sheet of metal through some slip rollers and cutting a hole in it is not a "pre-formed replacement tunnel patch". These guys will hear about this, usual story about production variances making it impossible to provide a good fitting part is BS. If AMD can reproduce the floor pan a proper tunnel patch is not a problem for a committed vendor. I hate MickeyMouse crap. This is the only part of the kit that wasn't top quality.
More to follow as modified gas tank work and front frame rail support kit get attention