"cheap" manual conversion, possible?

I'm guessing his Mexican made transmission with Tiwaneses gears is more likely to come apart than a Chinese flywheel.:p
mrvette said:
Twin_Turbo said:
the pressure plate is junk, you can not reface the pressure table without disassembling the whole thing. The flywheel can be resurfaced. Just buy a new disc and plate.
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:clap: Beat me 2 it, I agree entirely....OH, and I would want N/American made parts ,not some China import crap, which reinforces my opinion on that flywheel.....

NO freeking WAY to have a China made fly near my foot....period, end of discussion....
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Garys 68 said:
You can buy a clutch kit (flywheel, pressure plate, disk, throwout bearing, installation shaft) for around $100. I've even seen Rock Auto specials under $70.
I'm guessing you're going to have nearly that much buying individual parts and having the flywheel resurfaced.
IMHO, not worth the the chance of having to remove the trans again.
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Wow, just forgot to check rockauto (someone beat me), I was stuck on Summit offers that start a 150+$.

Twin_Turbo said:
the pressure plate is junk, you can not reface the pressure table without disassembling the whole thing. The flywheel can be resurfaced. Just buy a new disc and plate.
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Concise as always, thanks TT

mrvette said:
:clap: Beat me 2 it, I agree entirely....OH, and I would want N/American made parts ,not some China import crap, which reinforces my opinion on that flywheel.....

NO freeking WAY to have a China made fly near my foot....period, end of discussion....
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I have a lakewood scattershield, so rotation debris will go kiss the steel, not my foot.
How to tell parts are not made overseas?
in the sub 100$ section I've found RHINOPAC, BRUTE POWER, SACHS and ACDELCO
in the sub 200$, RAM AUTOMOTIVE
Any thoughts on these brands?
 
I'm running a couple Sachs clutches now. No problems for stock hp and they've been around forever.
 
Garys 68 said:
I'm running a couple Sachs clutches now. No problems for stock hp and they've been around forever.
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No stock engine here, more in the 400 HP ballpark (performance cam head intake and exhaust)
No intents to drive the car like a madman, just spirited driving.
I'm open to any suggestion.
 
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