My 2g 6 Bolt Build

[Spoolin98]

At the moment new wheels and slicks are out of the question because I cant even drive my car.
I double and triple checked everything.
Bled the system with a vacuum bleeder, including the slave cylinder. Fresh fluid all the way through.
Im still being locked out of 1st gear.
Im using the same transmission (just rebuilt), same tob, same fork/pivot ball, same (new) flywheel. The only thing I changed was the pp and clutch.
I went from an ACT street disk and a 2100 pp to a southbend ss pp with a kevlar clutch.
So after trying everything but a longer slave rod, Im assuming the kevlar clutch is too thick and thats why its not disengaging with i push the clutch in.

Another weird thing I noticed was that after idling for a little, I can hear the tob spinning on the pp...i push the clutch in and the sound goes away.
So if the tob is riding the pp without the clutch pushed in, it should easily have enough throw to disengage the clutch.
Any ideas as to why the tob is riding the pp though? Could this be becaus the clutch disk is too thick?

 

[Spoolin98]

There was something wrong with the SBC setup. I returned it and bought a ACT 2600, installed it and the cars shifts flawlessly.

Now I just have to figure out this annoying metal rattle at about 2500-3000 rpms. It wasnt there before tearing the car apart.

 

[PlanZero]

I think after a 6 year build journal you need to write the final chapter. I just read 28 effing pages

 

[Spoolin98]

Jeff you got the story in person!

For the rest of the folks on here, either the SBC or the ACT 2600 crank walked my motor. About 500 miles after installing the 2600 the motor crank walked.
I know for a fact that I checked the thrust bearing clearance 4 times while assembling the motor, it was within spec.

I gave up and parted the car out. Someone in Rhode Island bought the shell, so the car is still out there somewhere. The rest of the car belongs to people all over this forum.
I was sick of putting so many hours into the car and getting so little in return.

I never got a chance to dyno it after all those upgrades but I did put an a** whoopin on my buddies STI who was making somewhere in the 370whp range. I even beat him in a 40mph roll starting in 4th gear, he pulled about 15 car lengths on me and I caught him around 120mph and floated past him. We did a 3rd gear pull from 40mph and he didn't stand a chance....

The car was a blast when it was running right. The cons just started to out weigh the pros for me, so I parted it out. I'll always be a DSM'er at heart, one day I might get one again....

 

[Spoolin98]

3 years later I wanted to give y'all an update. I'm still a DSM'er at heart and one day I will build another. But for now, this is my new toy.

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