My head is sore from bump

AWESOME! Glad it's finally in and right this time. Now go have some fun with it!!!

i thought that the uneven wearpattern the clutch might not have been engaging completely. but at least it is done and working correctly. what is the next project or will you be giving your wallet a break for some time

I do have the heads, intake, MSD opt, 1.6 rr, lifters and cam in the basement. New axles and lines for the Impala. New brake line for wagon. IT NEVER ENDS!!!!

I want to be Tim when I grow up, apparently.


lol

Are brake lines available for our wagons commercially or will we have to get Tim to make us a
set?
Jim

Fine tuning the console/leather boot.



Thanks Bewber, now my wife can find reverse.

Dude.... You could have vacuumed before you snapped some pics!

Looks good Tim!

Mike

That shift knob is perfect.

200OZ wrote:

Dude.... You could have vacuumed before you snapped some pics!

Looks good Tim!

Mike

Thanks Mike.... yeah I know, John did not offer his vacuum up at this house.....

jimbeau wrote:

That shift knob is perfect.

Thank you!!

i finally got to drive tim's wagon, after everyone else . it drives nice the 373 are not bad at all. the only thing i wish is that i have longer legs i need to sit close to steering wheel to feel comfortable with the clutch engaged. i sit close to steering wheel in my 79 camaro stick also. the car shifts threw gears nice and had the feeling of being a smaller to me for some reason. plus i was extra happy to see him he was delivering my new nondefrost rear window he got from jon in nc

+1 on the shift knob as well.Looks great Tim,now clean up that console!

mtrhead79 wrote:

i finally got to drive tim's wagon, after everyone else . it drives nice the 373 are not bad at all. the only thing i wish is that i have longer legs i need to sit close to steering wheel to feel comfortable with the clutch engaged. i sit close to steering wheel in my 79 camaro stick also. the car shifts threw gears nice and had the feeling of being a smaller to me for some reason. plus i was extra happy to see him he was delivering my new nondefrost rear window he got from jon in nc

John, put your mind at ease my friend, Mike and a buddy from church are the ONLY other people that have drive the G-Pa since the conversion. My wife moved it in the driveway, that did not count. I had to slide me seat up a notch or two as well and I have long legs. The ONLY complaint I have about my new set up.

A trip to John's house meant a home cooked meal while on the road, always a welcome excursion. Tell you wife I said thank you and Katie I said "Hello miss Katie".

Thanks for the Kudo's Jim!!

Interesting reading about the clutch,.my clutch pedal needs to fully depressed almost right to the carpet to release, and i too have short legs, so i sit a little closer to the wheel than i,d like,.my hydraulics were brand new so didn't need bleeding,.

I,m looking at maybe adding an extension to the pedal to move the pad closer to me,.
someone said i should just do the short guy trick and put blocks on the pedals,.

i,m also going to remove the restrictor in the line, for faster acting engagement,.as per our own JAYSS's article,.here>>>f-body clutch

nick

^^ HaHa... I also have to sit close to the dash, like a little old lady, because of arthritis. My solution was to lift the gas pedal with a crimp sleeve which brought it up to the brake pedal level. The car already had that big, clumsy stock steering wheel replaced with a shallow dish wheel that allowed me to sit closer to the pedals without having the steering wheel in my face.

phantom 309 wrote:

Interesting reading about the clutch,.my clutch pedal needs to fully depressed almost right to the carpet to release, and i too have short legs, so i sit a little closer to the wheel than i,d like,.my hydraulics were brand new so didn't need bleeding,.

I,m looking at maybe adding an extension to the pedal to move the pad closer to me,.
someone said i should just do the short guy trick and put blocks on the pedals,.

i,m also going to remove the restrictor in the line, for faster acting engagement,.as per our own JAYSS's article,.here>>>f-body clutch

nick

Mine releases at about 1/2 way............

jimbeau wrote:

^^ HaHa... I also have to sit close to the dash, like a little old lady, because of arthritis. My solution was to lift the gas pedal with a crimp sleeve which brought it up to the brake pedal level. The car already had that big, clumsy stock steering wheel replaced with a shallow dish wheel that allowed me to sit closer to the pedals without having the steering wheel in my face.

The steering wheel was not in Johns face.....

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:

John, put your mind at ease my friend, Mike and a buddy from church are the ONLY other people that have drive the G-Pa since the conversion.

yep i'll second that. he didnt let me drive it. and i drive slow.

a1awind wrote:

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:

John, put your mind at ease my friend, Mike and a buddy from church are the ONLY other people that have drive the G-Pa since the conversion.

yep i'll second that. he didnt let me drive it. and i drive slow.

Not quite ready to had the wheel over to all comers. Sorry Ian!

Tim,is the shutter we talked about the other night still there?

It is only when moving the car in a parking situation (clutch not fully engaged) and when the clutch is hot.

Seriously though... Is that an umbrella handle???

Looks a lot like Marges cars shifter.

BINGO!!!!!!!! Yes sir you got it. A Caddy shiter handle. Cut the plastic collar off the bottom and opened the hole up to the larger size.

That shudder could be the crossmember flexing, I know mine moves a ton. The stiffness of the aftermarket crossmembers is pretty disappointing.

the shifter looks like a wooden phallic symbol,.
Custom shifters by "Freud" 8==D

Nick

phantom 309 wrote:

the shifter looks like a wooden phallic symbol,.
Custom shifters by "Freud" 8==D

Nick

i keep telling tim he needs one of these...


i thought this one would be cool though...

http://www.hotrodshiftknob.com/servlet/-strse-Customs-cln-CAR-MAKES-cln-BUICK/Categories

a1awind wrote:

I'll be damned if I can figure out what that little pic is.

jimbeau wrote:

a1awind wrote:

I'll be damned if I can figure out what that little pic is.

alright smart ass

Nick - "Bless your heart!!"

Ian - When you do your conversion you can put the B&M shifter on that you seem to be infatuated with. I like mine just the way it is.

It needs one of the big baseballl-sized leather shift knobs from an 80's Iroc-Z. Big car needs a big shifter!

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:

Nick - "Bless your heart!!"

Ian - When you do your conversion you can put the B&M shifter on that you seem to be infatuated with. I like mine just the way it is.

^^^ Likes holding a woody