Re: Decent clutch choice for 258?

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A: Looking back on the time and money I wasted on my '66 Fairlanes (1 was 
stolen and the other was too far gone for me to fix the body easily, but I 
dumped a chunk of money into it) I wish I had just bought my neighbor's '79 
Concord and stuffed a 304 into it with the 4 speed from the Granada I had in 
my Fairlane (4th gear was overdrive)


From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Decent clutch choice for 258?

" From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
"
" I need to buy a clutch (pressure plate, friction disk, throwout
" bearing) for my Hornet. Reasonably hot 258, and a T150 trans.  I'm
" not racing and I don't want killer clutch pedal.
"
" Any recommendations for a decent quality, reasonable priced clutch
" vendor?

why not a stock hd 304/t150 clutch?

you might want to check it over when you pick it up; iirc the
replacement pp will be 10.5" but the disk will be only 10", as was the
original pp iirc.  that being the case, you might want to get a 10.5"
ford disc, say for a 302 - the t150 is a 3sp ford toploader tranny and
has a ford-common 1 1/16" x 10 spline input.

you might also want to be on the lookout for a toploader 4sp, esp. if
you already have a floor shifter.  you'll need a new shifter, but the
common short-mainshaft versions will slip right into the 3sp's place.
same length, splines, bolt pattern, etc.  -maybe- the rear mount is
different.  wide ratios - most common - start with 2.78:1 first.
--
for those of us who want a hd clutch for our pre-'72 199/232/258,
perfection has the only hd pp which is still actually 10" - their
c1647 for b&b style, c1897 for diaphragm style, rcf448 15/16" x 10
spline disk.  a 10.5" b&b will bolt up to the flywheel, but will -not-
clear the bellhousing.  ask me how i know...

pedal travel is longer than the 9 1/8", and freeplay is tricky until
the clutch wears in a bit.  effort is about the same.

iirc the 196 flywheel is not drilled for the 10"/10.5" pp pattern.  my
'66 199 and afaik all 199/232/258 were.

diaphragm types are lower in profile than b&b types; perhaps a 10.5"
dia -would- clear the bell, but iirc don't they tend to have even
longer pedal travels?
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Andrew Hay                                  the genius nature
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adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                       and think what none thought


Jim Blair, Seattle, WA '84 J10 Black Jack (getting lifted and stroked!), '73 
J4000 304/TH400/QT tow truck http://www.virtualjeep.com

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