Dale Claytor

Hi all. It's been a while since my last post and have accomplished a lot since then, I have included a few pictures below. The back ordered pedal box came in so was able to get the accelerator pedal, clutch and brake pedals, brake master cylinders and hydraulic clutch master cylinder installed. Also, installed a Ford racing pilot bearing, 28 oz. Ford Racing steel flywheel, Ram Powergrip HD clutch and pressure plate, and a Ford Racing (Mcleod) Universal Steel Bellhousing on the Tuff Dawg 347 stroker motor. Checked bellhousing alignment and was only out .0025", .005" is the max allowed. Pretty good for a "universal" bellhousing. I had read somewhere that the Mcleod bellhousing was usually a really good fit not requiring adjustment, can't say for all of them, but this one is good. Also installed the cockpit aluminum panels and fuel filter and ran fuel lines from fuel tank to engine bay. Picked up an MSD ignition kit, Holley chrome mechanical fuel pump, Quick Fuel 680 cfm carb with adjustable vacuum secondaries, braided fuel lines, Milodon aluminum water pump, CVS aluminum thermostat housing, March serpentine pulley system and belt, polished March alternator, Ram hydraulic clutch throwout bearing, and Wilwood hydraulic clutch master cylinder from Performance Automotive in Belleview, FL. Ron and Joey have been extremely helpful and friendly, both are good guys. After much research, decided to go with the hydraulic internal throwout bearing instead of the external hydraulic or cable clutch system. I've heard good and bad opinions about the internal hydraulic throwout bearings, but they have been used for years now as oem equipment on many cars and trucks so they must be pretty good. So for me, I guess it has come down to convenience and personal preference. I believe the internal system will have a cleaner look and I like the fact that all of the important parts are protected inside the bellhousing and not exposed to road debris and the elements. I'm sure from time to time the internal bearings may fail, but from all the research I've done failure is rare. Well, that's it for now. Will post more later.
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