Going up on blocks for mods.
04-09-2012, 05:54 PM
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Take it from a former national level swimmer (leg / foot cramps are common): the instant you get that muscular surging feeling (dead ringer for a major cramp incoming!), straighten out that leg as hard as you can and keep it there for at least 20-30 seconds. If it's in the arch of your foot, immediately grab your toes and pull up toward your knee as hard as you can. Whatever you do, don't bend your knees or point your toes and hold it for at least 20-30 seconds.
04-10-2012, 06:27 PM
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Heavy have you looked through this thread? How tight is your shifter? While you have the trans out you should really replace these bushings, it makes a world of difference:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/cadillac-...m-shifter.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/cadillac-...m-shifter.html
04-10-2012, 07:03 PM
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Heavy have you looked through this thread? How tight is your shifter? While you have the trans out you should really replace these bushings, it makes a world of difference:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/cadillac-...m-shifter.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/cadillac-...m-shifter.html
UUC bushings & shifter.
04-10-2012, 07:09 PM
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Of course, but I mean the trans side bushings, not the ones right under the shifter. Maybe your shifter has no side to side play now, but I had quite a bit even with the UUC bushings and B&M shifter installed. It got worse over time, but maybe I'm hard on my shifter...
04-10-2012, 08:17 PM
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Thanks for the heads up, I'll check them out.
The coupling to the UUC shifter has holes that are "sloppy" and I am looking at installing a bushing or something there.
One would have thought that for a Cadillac, they would have designed a shifter mechanism that would at least be as good "feel wise" as a Vette.
The coupling to the UUC shifter has holes that are "sloppy" and I am looking at installing a bushing or something there.
One would have thought that for a Cadillac, they would have designed a shifter mechanism that would at least be as good "feel wise" as a Vette.
04-12-2012, 08:21 PM
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Glad things are chugging along for you. If you weren't on an opposite coast I'd swing over and give you a hand! Been putting in some drugs on mine the last couple days. Mmmm Meth. 
04-14-2012, 10:48 PM
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Thanks for the offer, I have a friend who drops by to harass & help me if I really need another hand.
I got to say, a transmission jack is a nice thing to have.
I just turned a **** to line it up and the trans slid right out.
Last time I used furniture dollies and my floor jack.
I got the motor mounts done today, so now it is "working backwards", that is new clutch goes in next.
Since I am doing all this work, I am thinking about replacing the fuel pump also.
I got to say, a transmission jack is a nice thing to have.
I just turned a **** to line it up and the trans slid right out.
Last time I used furniture dollies and my floor jack.
I got the motor mounts done today, so now it is "working backwards", that is new clutch goes in next.
Since I am doing all this work, I am thinking about replacing the fuel pump also.
04-21-2012, 01:26 PM
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Rear suspension is in!
KW coil over system, plus some really bitchin spherical bearings by PFADT for the rear strut to ride in instead of the rubber bushings.
Got some stainless bolts for the bell housing (overkill) but I galled a head on one of the OEMs so what the heck.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/310240543601...ht_1090wt_1396
Rear brake lines are next.
KW coil over system, plus some really bitchin spherical bearings by PFADT for the rear strut to ride in instead of the rubber bushings.
Got some stainless bolts for the bell housing (overkill) but I galled a head on one of the OEMs so what the heck.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/310240543601...ht_1090wt_1396
Rear brake lines are next.
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04-28-2012, 02:32 PM
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Rear suspension is in!
KW coil over system, plus some really bitchin spherical bearings by PFADT for the rear strut to ride in instead of the rubber bushings.
Got some stainless bolts for the bell housing (overkill) but I galled a head on one of the OEMs so what the heck.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/310240543601...ht_1090wt_1396
Rear brake lines are next.
KW coil over system, plus some really bitchin spherical bearings by PFADT for the rear strut to ride in instead of the rubber bushings.
Got some stainless bolts for the bell housing (overkill) but I galled a head on one of the OEMs so what the heck.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/310240543601...ht_1090wt_1396
Rear brake lines are next.
Either of these by chance? I have kw v3 kit ready to install as well so please do tell.
http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums...ck-mounts.html
http://www.pfadtracing.com/catalog/p...roducts_id/201
05-01-2012, 06:55 PM
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Transmission is in!
Took the wind out of my sail.
FYI I used threaded rod (4 pcs) as studs and with a nut on each end I pulled the transmission into the bell housing.
This time install was a bitch (compared to the Monster) because of the twin disc setup and the UMI mounts made it harder to angle the motor to mate up.
The captured disc mates with the spline a lot sooner then a single disc, so you have to have alignment correct right off the bat.
Anyone who has done a clutch job knows what a lack of space there is to work with.
Tomorrow I bleed the clutch and see if it binds.
Took the wind out of my sail.
FYI I used threaded rod (4 pcs) as studs and with a nut on each end I pulled the transmission into the bell housing.
This time install was a bitch (compared to the Monster) because of the twin disc setup and the UMI mounts made it harder to angle the motor to mate up.
The captured disc mates with the spline a lot sooner then a single disc, so you have to have alignment correct right off the bat.
Anyone who has done a clutch job knows what a lack of space there is to work with.
Tomorrow I bleed the clutch and see if it binds.
05-01-2012, 08:48 PM
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Transmission is in!
Took the wind out of my sail.
FYI I used threaded rod (4 pcs) as studs and with a nut on each end I pulled the transmission into the bell housing.
This time install was a bitch (compared to the Monster) because of the twin disc setup and the UMI mounts made it harder to angle the motor to mate up.
The captured disc mates with the spline a lot sooner then a single disc, so you have to have alignment correct right off the bat.
Anyone who has done a clutch job knows what a lack of space there is to work with.
Tomorrow I bleed the clutch and see if it binds.
Took the wind out of my sail.
FYI I used threaded rod (4 pcs) as studs and with a nut on each end I pulled the transmission into the bell housing.
This time install was a bitch (compared to the Monster) because of the twin disc setup and the UMI mounts made it harder to angle the motor to mate up.
The captured disc mates with the spline a lot sooner then a single disc, so you have to have alignment correct right off the bat.
Anyone who has done a clutch job knows what a lack of space there is to work with.
Tomorrow I bleed the clutch and see if it binds.
When do you take it out for a spin?
05-01-2012, 09:12 PM
#37
I said in an earlier post in another thread I felt like Betty Crocker waiting for the flywheel to be "done".
So yeah, it got heated and was very easy to install.
I fitted it cold and it would bind.
I could see where torquing on the bolts cold could tweak it.
As for taking it for a spin, even if I get the doggone thing done, I am currently PCM less.
That is a phucking story you don't even want to get me started on.
Anyway, I still need to finish doing brake lines and the front suspension.
I will do the clutch bleed tomorrow and then see if I fucked something up and it binds.
If that is jake, then reinstall the shifter and the cf driveshaft
goes on.
So yeah, it got heated and was very easy to install.
I fitted it cold and it would bind.
I could see where torquing on the bolts cold could tweak it.
As for taking it for a spin, even if I get the doggone thing done, I am currently PCM less.
That is a phucking story you don't even want to get me started on.
Anyway, I still need to finish doing brake lines and the front suspension.
I will do the clutch bleed tomorrow and then see if I fucked something up and it binds.
If that is jake, then reinstall the shifter and the cf driveshaft
goes on. 