The 6 speed is in!

[mmarshall]

The engine and T56 6 speed trans are bolted up and installed. I just finished fabricating the hydraulic clutch setup with the Wilwood 3/4 remote reservoir master cylinder. I just need to mount the reservoir and it is done. I hope to have it bled this weekend and then start wrapping it up.

Here are some pics:

Made the new mounts with a grinder and a hole saw:

Engine bolted to new mounts:

New master cylinder:

Had to slightly modify the clutch pedal:

 

[mmarshall]

Well I am finally finished fabbing up the new exhaust. With some help from 2 friends we got the exhaust bolted in and the hood on. I will try to finish up the wiring tomorrow and hopefully get it running. The exhaust is 2.5" to a SS V-band clamp to a 2.5"-3.5" cone welded to a SS 3.5" pipe. The 3.5" SS pipe will have Lobak spiral inserts installed in them to control the bark.

Here is what a roadster sounds like with the Lobaks. I raced against Bob 2.5 years ago at Nashville Super Speedway. While his car sounds as loud idling in the pits as a FFR pipe setup, he was 6 DB quieter than my coupe on the track according to the official sound meter. I was around 95DB while he was 89 DB. The next year I raced against a guy with standard FFR sidepipes (probably blown out) and he was recorded at 103 DB while I clocked in at 92 DB. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYnk9O6XGt4


Blythville sound data. #32 is FFR sidepipes and #71 is my Daytona with the LS1 and magnafllows:

Here are some pics of the drivers side which is different than the passenger side:

 

[Tim M]

Can't wait to hear it Mike. Great progress!