Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe

[L78racer]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ryan1969Chevelle</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Who sells a good quality 4 speed transmission slip yoke? </div></div>

U-joints and yokes.
http://www.dynotechengineering.com/

[Postsedan]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ryan1969Chevelle</div><div class="ubbcode-body">PS: INFO NEEDED:

What is a good quality pilot bushing? Good quality bronze, not steel covered in bronze looking coating.

What is a good quality throw out bearing to use?

Who sells a good quality clutch fork? Mine is damaged and welded and ground on the tips:-(

Who [email protected]ells a good quality 4 speed transmission slip yoke?

I have been using Inline Tube and Supercars Unlimited but looking for other suggestions.

Ryan

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One word, one name - Crash

[email protected]

Dan

[300deluxe]

I use roller pilot bearings, get them from Jegs or Summit

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Thanks guys, great advice!

Ryan

PS: I installed one coil spring this morning:-) I will post pics later.

It went very well, a few trials but all good.

The powder coating saved everything getting scratched to s###.

[Postsedan]

The powder coating saved everything getting scratched to s###.
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So true [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

Dan

[Damien]

Great progress Ryan. Keep it going. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Passenger side coil spring install:-)

I media blasted my original shims and painted them, the inline tube shims don't really look like the originals:-(

It took a bit of trial and improvement to get the spring compressor located in the spring perfectly so I could compress the spring enough to install and yet still remove the compressor, and not interfere with the upper spring pocket, or lower control arm....... I took the pictures to try to replicate the set up for coil spring number 2:-)

My only issue was that the powder coating is slippery and the compressor spoon wanted to slip/rotate up the coil and the hooks wanted to slip/rotate down the coil. (If that makes sense?) (basically the compressor wanted to rotate on the axis of the coil spring instead of compressing the coil spring) so I added scotch brite for traction on all contact points and it did not slip at all after wards.

I wish I had time to do the driver CS today but lots of other fun stuff planned, only time to post a few pics and go.

Ryan

[300deluxeL79]

have the same compressor, i've used heater hose on the flat end to keep it from slipping

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Good idea, that would work nicely as well.

Ryan

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Drivers side coil spring installed &quot;I can't believe it's not butter&quot;

Smooth!!!!!

Ryan

PS: Now started to put the stabilizer end links on just because they were handy, but hard to get the thread started, put them together and tightened them up a bit out of the car to get them squeezed a bit.