Re: engine swaps and tranny questions

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxx>]

Darryl

Good - then you solved one of the issues with this car - 3/4" is a 
bit too far, IMHO. The trans snout is supported by the pilot bearing, 
but in as far as it could be. 1/2" offset from stock would have been 
a better dimension, but unlike your (still elegant!) spacer plate, 
this one can't be modified. But it is in and working. 

I'm not sure where this flywheel came from. Since Buick never build a 
stick-shift GN, that may be the source of the problem. It is a steel 
flywheel. 

Now back to the !@#$ electrical system. . . 

Dave


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, darryl@xxxx wrote:
> 
> <<Darrell's spacer between the engine trans is about 3/4 inch. I 
drew it all 
> out to scale, it actually matches up pretty well although the 
clutch disc is 
> closer to the end of the input shaft than in the stock location.>>
> 
> Not quite true. - - - - The bellhousing spacer 
> ended up being about 20mm thick as I recall, but don't hold me to 
that as I'm 
> writing this from memory. Also, for the starter I used an 
aftermarket high-
> torque unit as they don't have the typical Chevy snout which would 
interfere 
> with the DMC transmission bellhousing.
> 
> Dave called this setup "elegant". I prefer "simple". Why make 
things more 
> complicated than they have to be?
> 
> Darryl Tinnerstet
> Specialty Automotive