Build Thread Want To Blow 5 Years And $50k On A Foxbody? Step By Step Instructions Inside!

Shiny pipes sure do look purdy.

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It is nice to just decide to do little projects on the car here and there. I have really been putting off finishing the floor in the hatch along with the audio system. Cutting and re-cutting cardboard templates to fit perfectly in the hatch is zero fun.
 
Especially when you take perfection to a whole new level ^^^

I really like the polished tail pipes! It really compliments the spic and span under carriage of the rest of the car. Well Done!
 
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Clutch showed up today so I got to work!

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It really does suck installing the engine with the transmission already in the car. It's hardly any fun to make sure everything is perfectly lined up, especially when you're dealing with two clutch discs.
 
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The twin disc should be very street friendly. That's my reason for switching to it. The setup is pressure plate, organic disc, floater plate, ceramic disc, flywheel. The organic disc has a smoother engagement and will engage first when the pressure plate is released. The ceramic disc has more clamping force and bites harder. That will begin to engage after the organic disc is about halfway engaged.

I went with the hybrid setup because it will withstand more HP than an organic/organic setup but will engage smoother than a ceramic/ceramic setup. It's basically right between a McLeod RST and RXT. Just costs hundreds less!
 
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The McLeod doesn't have springs either. I'm guessing it's to save space because of the extra disc and plate taking up room on the input shaft. Maybe the springs are not as necessary due to the smoother engagement of a twin disc setup?
 
You might be ok with the one organic disc, but my dual disc ace clutch has 4 springs per disc and that is what helps the car during low rpm engagement when you are cruising thru traffic. I had a sintered iron disc with a solid hub and that thing was a nightmare to drive in town but that was also a combination of disc material and a solid hub.
 
Going back your pic on the last page (the under car pic from the rear):

I hope you used aluminum or stainless steel screws for the adel clamps. Steel screws + the crap that they pass for metal, makes for screws that get comfy in their positions and refuse to ever come out again. Using nut plates makes them even worse because so many manufacturers use coated steel versus the brass.