Starter, pilot bearing, slave cylinder fitment

Parts are starting to come back from the machine shop. It's great to see how the custom pieces are coming together. Here is a picture of the pilot bearing adapter that is going to support the input shaft (with bearings too of course) and the spacer for the starter:

Pilot bearing to the left, starter spacer on the right

Here is a view of the starter motor installed with the spacers in place. Looks like a perfect fit:

Starter with spacer



 The custom flywheel is installed ....:

Flywheel fitted

A close-up of the pilot bearing adapter with bearings pressed in, as it peeks through the flywheel: 

Pilot bearing adapter with bearings, installation completed

And here is what it looks like with the input shaft and the complete clutch installed:

Input shaft and complete clutch assembly - some top notch engineering there!

The new SpecialTAuto clutch slave cylinder had to be set back using a couple of spacers in order to clear the motor. No problem, but that also meant that the geometry for the clutch fork had to be re-worked in order to achieve the correct fulcrum. I don't have a picture of the latter, per se, but Ed is telling me that it worked out great, so the stroke and the feel of the clutch is going to be just right.

New slave cylinder with stand-offs and (original) clutch pipe installed.



I can't tell you all how pleased I am with this project to this point! Ed and SEO Motorsports are not cutting any corners, all details are addressed - always with my satisfaction and the car's performance in mind.