thanks and you guys embarassed me into action
some more polishing and a test fit
and next is polishing like 50 SS rivets...
I did some neat stuff with the modifying the clutch lever and making the clutch rod adjustable.
Needle bearing design is by Declan Burns, I am just the fabricator the other mod is the Mike Oconnor mod
as you can see my clutch sump lever broke when i went to center punch a starter hole for the modification of the clutch sump lever. I have been conversing with Declan Burns about his rose bud clutch linkage set up and he mentioned about adding needle roller bearings in place of the bushing. well one thing lead to another and declan posted pictures of his modified lever with the parts information and instructions on how to do and here we are......
The reason the sump clutch lever broke to begin with is because the holes are off center and it pushed the spring hole into the forked area....you can see the discoloration meaning it was broken for a long time, this would have stranded me sometime in the near future....
Not the same mistake twice
Drill press in action
The deisgn
Pop out bushing
Practice with old one first
Hole for grease fitting
Too long
Lets save the face of the vise, I used a grinder with a cut off wheel
Much better
And enlarge the opening a very little and in they go
also made my clutch rod adjustable
I went out and looked at the motion of the lever arm its really close to being equi distant travel.....its hard to eyeball it when the front is off the ground so i can crawl under it. Those parallel lines are drawn from either side of the bushing lever shaft using a square on the sump pan ribs...
the test drive is complete and the terrible biting in first gear is gone and the car has a usable gear......well at least it is somewhat manageable....much better then before.
