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In the meantime. Disassembly.

Throw out bearing difficulties After I put the clutch on and assembled the throw out bearing on the transaxle, I performed the necessary measurements to determine the distance for shims. So, my throw out bearing is 0.4 inches too long with all shims removed. The Quaife bellhousing is 4...

I attached the starter and hooked it up to a battery and everything seemed in order. Then the train fell off the rails while attempting to connect the trans to the engine. First off, that transaxle is a beast. Getting the spline through the clutch plates was no problem. It was the last 3/4...

Next order of business, dial in the bellhousing. Fortunately , there are tons of articles and YouTube videos on this. I will add one point for the uninitiated. You need to torque your flywheel to spec before you begin. It also helps when you buy the right size bolts ARP 350-2801 vs 350-2802...

Next order of busines, connect the engine and transaxle. I bought the QUAIFE bellhousing because why not. It’s made by the company that made the transaxle, it should fit perfectly. While researching how to connect it, I realized this isn’t very straight forward. There is a great thread by...

Made a bench and now I wait

So before my car arrived, I had several months to prepare. I started my tool buying spree and designed the nursery. I welded up a car dolly. I took the design from KurbmeisterKlotz on YouTube. I left the supports long and trimmed them to size after the car arrived.

Hello all. I have been meaning to get this started for some time now. I recently took delivery of my RCR GT40. My madness began in September of 2022. I decided that this was the car I wanted to build. I live in Grand Rapids, MI and RCR is only 2 hours away. I made a appointment to visit the...

Hi Phil I happened upon your build. Very impressive. I just received my engine and Quaife gearbox. Could you forward the message you sent Nick concerning the shifter issues? Thank u.

Last question I promise. Where did you get the black plate? I have one from Summit but the holes are off 1 inch if I line up the started bolt holes

Is that a 157 tooth flywheel?

Hi Bryan. I know this was a while ago but I have the same setup. Did you use a separator plate between your engine and bell housing?

I have just received my prestige engine. Very easy company to work with. Diid anyone put this in a RCR GT40? Where did you buy the pulley kit?

Where did you purchase your engine?

Good to know, I have been calling Roush for 3 weeks. Anyone heard of TD performance out of New Jersey? the website is fordcobraengines.com

Has anyone had any experience with TD Performance crate engines? the website is fordcobraengines.com