[RallyBob]

Getrag240 5spd

You shouldn’t have to grind completely thru the bellhousing to fit the S-10 clutch. But it definitely need relieving.

I’ve had an S-10 clutch with a 4-speed, ZF 5-speed, and Getrag 240 and only the Getrag bellhousing needed to be relieved. In fact I was probably the first person to ever run that combo....Getrag with S-10 clutch. Back in 1992 or so.

 

[kwilford]

"Relieving" the Getrag bell housing to fit an S-10 clutch conversion has been documented for a long time. Like, back when Bob had hair....

I think this is Otto's photo

 

[Mercougary]

Prepping this cavity and patching with epoxy putty an easy fix for the bellhousing.

 

[Mercougary]

Managed to get the airdam to fit a little better.

 

[Mercougary]

If you go back to the very first post of this thread you will see that the underbelly, front apron and lower radiator mount are not in real good shape on this car. I have reached the point of no return on whether to fix it or section it out to make some mounting tabs for the abs airdam. I got a brand new aluminum radiator and would like to use all that low air in the center opening to build an airbox over the splitter running underneath. Similar to the large pan inside the stock grill opening. I made some cardboard templates earlier but they are worthless until the airdam and some custom supporting structure can be attached. The weather is getting nicer and its time to get the bodywork done for paint.

 

[Mercougary]

You shouldn’t have to grind completely thru the bellhousing to fit the S-10 clutch. But it definitely need relieving.

I’ve had an S-10 clutch with a 4-speed, ZF 5-speed, and Getrag 240 and only the Getrag bellhousing needed to be relieved. In fact I was probably the first person to ever run that combo....Getrag with S-10 clutch. Back in 1992 or so.

Was that the car that "gave 5.0 Mustangs fits between stoplights"?

 

[Mercougary]

I got a stainless M12x1.5 coupling nut and shortened it up to an inch. Thats about all the available space inside the bellhousing. I cut the threads off the pivot bolt and pressed the ball end into the one end. Screwed the threads into the other end with 1/2" airspace in between. TIG welded the assy together and countersunk the boss about an 1/8" to clear the weld. Reinstalled with half inch to spare of adjustment for clutch disk wear.

 

[99449]

Very nice work Gary A small project that probably took a bit of time.

 

[Mercougary]

Aside from normal surface corrosion and road grime on suspension components, this is the only rust spot I've found on the whole car.

It's not pitted very bad and no pinholes into the fuse box. Should clean up nicely.

 

[Mercougary]

The last post isn't entirely true. While my tank cleaned up real nice with a couple coats of undercoat, the inside is rusty. I'm told that pea gravel is a reasonable way to remove some of the scale. It just rains out of the filler. Ordered a liner kit from Summit Racing to etch and coat the inside. Dry as bone but still stinks like varnish.

 

[Mercougary]

Just unpacked the liner kit and sized up this original equipment sock for the pickup tube.

 

[First opel 1981]

Just unpacked the liner kit and sized up this original equipment sock for the pickup tube. View attachment 429807

Old one looks fine. A little steel wool will clean it right up

 

[Manta Rallier]

My tank was almost as bad. I used a mix of gravel and a couple of handfuls of old nuts and bolts. Hung it with bungees on a frame and shook it for a few minutes at a time, and repeated many, many, many times, and turned it over and over, during the course of a week. The loose stuff came out but the surface was not shiney-clean by any means. Washed it multiple times with gas, and then had it steam cleaned at a local radiator shop.

The gravel I used was tan pea gravel and it seemed to wear some and produce powder that was hard to clean out. Next time, I will use limestone gravel, or just the nuts and bolts

I did not coat internally it; there have been coating problems long term in some applications and i just did not want to mess with that. So far, so good (about 500 miles, < 1 year). The high pressure FI pump straight off of ther tank has not croaked from rust or anything (yet).

 

[Mercougary]

Unobtainium delivered right to my door. You have to love the power of the worldwide web. Three different suppliers and way too much for shipping but I have what I need. These smell a bit like unicorn farts but I don't mind so much. The old bearings would probably have been good for 70-80 K so they will become spares.

 

[Mercougary]

Finnally got all the crap out of the tank and degreased. Still smells like varnish though. Small bit of fuel proof JB weld should hold the sock on there decent.

 

[GoldGT]

Personally I would take the sock out

 

[Mercougary]

I thought about getting a pickup mat but they are spendy and I don't need to get every last drop. I always keep my vehicles topped off to fight condensation here in damp climate.

 

[Mercougary]

Got the torque tube assy all refurbished and upgraded with HD donut and bump stops. Most of the fabrication now complete for the trailing arms and panhard bar Heim ends.

 

[Mercougary]

Waiting on the remainder of the parts for the panhard bar but this much is ready for paint.

 

[Mercougary]

Finished up up the trailing arms this morning. Time to start whacking on the coil springs from the front end to get my final ride height. Tough to massage them to fit the insulators in the spring buckets. Fun stuff.