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Charles, I think I showed more on my MS3X install thread here on classic. Also have a thread on Hybridz

Well my trans is done and going in hell or high water tomorrow. Gear oil will be NON synthetic Lucas 80/9â‚© weight. Need to bribe some young backs to put it in for me. I'm part of a Facebook club, indiana university sports car club. I've already had several offers for help. It will be a bit weird watching someone else working on my car in my garage.

The compressor in your pic would be ideal. I just used a pry bar.

Omg, he was so young. I had several conversations with him. No nonsense kind of guy that knew Mikunis and ran a good business.

I've also read that e31 went on the first 10000 units, so vin 17000 leaves you with an e88

Not exactly true Gav. Depends on which version of the head. That e88 might have been on there for the last 44 years. Overheated warped head would or could have been easily replaced with a newer head, thus the e88. You can still find an e31 if you want the proper head for year car.

RELEASE THE KRAKEN on this thread

Might be a true series one- vin#? An earlier e88 is about the same as an e31

Yes - tools are good . Please check ALL wipe areas before buttoning up

The nut is welded on the engine bay side of the plate. The sensor has separate lock nuts. There isn't much room on the flywheel side and one welded nut is plenty if that's what your implying.

Thought I would throw up some pics that I recently downloaded. Car is still on stands waiting on my trans from the shop. Should go together quickly and this old man is going to hire some help to put the trans in to save my neck:) The one pic is my e88 at 39cc before install. Also is pictured my CAS set up and the carnage of the damaged original CAS.

Much better color! Even though it's not red

I hear you Jeff. My schedule is going to be very full and I hope this zcon doesn't collide with anything big with my families schedule. My son will he swimming nationals about that time of the year and I don't want to miss that either. At least after a year of no street z, I should be back driving. If I ever get my trans back

4 hours! You better go:)

Well your list made me aware that I would never make 15 or less, thanks. I was only hoping for peoples choice entry if i made it, but was considering that class also, but I'm waayyy to modified:) But I can live with that.

Hey Jim(Big Winner!), If I had made it I would have entered the street modified category, but I thought I might have had too many mods. How picky were the judges as far as counting mods? Did they package the mods like in the rules-example of front and rear spoiler.

Me too!

9.5 hour drive for me. But that will take 2 days because I will be stopping in Cleveland for the Rock'n roll museum

I forgot to mention earlier that I threw a dizzy and wires on the engine after CAS failure and the engine revved right past 4k

Just talked to my trans guy and he ordered a new 3rd gear and blocking rings? I know nothing about transmissions , so I'm in the blind here. This guy comes highly rated by many people and believe he knows what he's doing. He talked about the shaft the synchros ride on and other things that I can't remember. We are waiting on parts which fortunately are cheap and available for these t5's

yes, I am learning. All other gears seemed fine, but third was tough coming and going. Since I was having previous problems with 3rd, I thought the guy missed something on the rebuild. He did say if was going to replace something on chance the previous parts werent made right to spec.

So a little more detail on my ups and downs. As I said the motor sounded good at first, quiet and very strong even with reduced timing. It was very responsive and reminded me of the original motor, BUT, it had some quirks. I had a very scary metallic sound coming from up front, like pinging from detonation, but I had never heard this before, As stated earlier., no go past 4000 rpm. On my second drive around town before discovering my bad CAS, I started to develope loud valve noise as if something came loose. Limping it home I also noticed my trans didn't like third gear. It would not downshift into third unless rpms were nothing. This was the fnal straw for trying to make Zcon. So reluctantly accepting the failures I put the car up on jacks and preceded to pull the trans. Now just before this is when I dicovered my failed CAS mount. The sensor was damaged around the threads from what I thought was excessive movement from a failed mount. My mount is directly on the plate between the engine and trans, so fixing the trans would also allow me easy access to fix the CAS. As I pulled off the clutch slave, I noticed the boot had come loose. When I pulled the boot, pieces of metal fell out into my hand-this was not good. WTF. Not sure what these were but they were in my bell housing. Pulled the trans out and everything inside, flywheel,PP, clutch looked great. Called my trans guy and arranged to drop it off, along with the metal pieces. So now looking at the CAS, I realize those metal pieces were bullets hitting the sensor that was potruding into the bellhousing area. The mount couldn't hold up to this battering and I'm surprised the sensor held up. The only thing i could think is that the pieces were broke up pilot bushing from when i removed the old one. But how did they remain there. I vacuumed out the hole and installed a new bushing. The input shaft would have trapped anything missed. The plate between the engine and trans would have kept anything I missed on the back of the block from getting into the bell housing. A call from my trans guy just confirmed more mysteries. He couldn't find anything wrong with the trans and the pieces I found fit the pilot bushing radius perfect. He tells me that I might just have used the wrong gear lube. I used Redline synthetic-expensive stuff. He said he was going to check everything again and make some phone calls. I guess I could see that the synthetic is too slick for the synchros and not slowing them down enough? I've heard of this before, but never experienced it. I was running lucas 80/90 before. I will note that the past 2 weeks were hard on the old body and my herniated discs in my neck. Another reason that memphis just wasn't going to work. The good stuff! My high oil pressure I had with the previous block is gone. pressure readings are where they should be , not riding 70psi all the time. No more leak at the rear main!!! The engine sounded strong, quiet after the lash adjustment, and the cam looked like it was wearing in normal. All my guages read normal. And the car drove as good as I remember. After searching forever I found a steel nut that I can properly weld for my CAS. I have weded it in place and now I feel much better about the mount. Waiting anxiously on my trans so i can finish breaking this in!!

Dam, I only hope next time I make it.

I made my own coil bracket from aluminum square tubing. 10$ worth of scrap and some R&D. I made my flywheel my trigger wheel(free)! Cherry Hall gear tooth sensor 20$-

Congrats SteveJ, Glad the ride was good.