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Re: clutch selection

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Subject: Re: clutch selection
From: "Bob Bridge" <robabridge@home.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 16:21:55 -0700
Thanks all for the help.

Grib--Yawl most pronounced right, EH!
I'll be in touch off line for a possible clutch package.  Will be towards
the end of the year as that will be my next trip to the USA and it is way
easier to pick things up than try and deal with customs and brokers.

Bob in Canada


> Ehh Bob, (did I pronounce that right?)
> As K.T. said we sell a Tilton or Quartermaster 7.25 inch triple disk
clutch
> for $350. That's with the three disks in good usable shape. (Double disk
for
> $300) I also have a (only one) new Tilton triple with new disks available
> for $650. You can view it by going to
> www.musclemotorparts.com/images/tilton1.jpg or
> www.musclemotorparts.com/images/tilton2.jpg  You can buy it in combo with
a
> matched flywheel or a backplate that mounts to a flexplate. We always have
> replacement parts available at reasonable prices.
> Unless you really burn one up you probably only need to replace the
> disks.The only time I had to replace the disks on the T'Bird was when I
came
> back from B'Ville and they turned into 5 lbs.of rust. The T'Bird is 3,500
> lbs and I run a 2.75 rear gear.
> These units are usually paired with a hydraulic throwout bearing that
costs
> $90 bucks used and $35 for the clutch slave cylinder,....but is the best
way
> to go.
> This combo is what you'll find on any NASCAR team and It'll match right up
> to your engine & tranny. Yes, They do run low ratio gears at Talladega and
> Daytona and don't burn them up. They also run the same thing at Sears
Point
> & Watkins Glen and shift a thousand times. I would venture to say this is
> the best way to go as opposed to a heavier conventional large diameter
> single disk unit. Plus the surface disk area is far greater. There is a
> lighter carbon fiber unit multi disk available that's 5.5 inches but it's
> rare to find one used and a new one is over $4K
> If you need additional info call me, Bob.G or Danny at 1-877-6MUSCLE or
> 704-948-1040
> Hope this helps,
> Grib (who really does like Canadians, especially Bobs')
> "Do what others Won't and you'll do what others Can't for the rest of your
> life"

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