scootz
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| posted on 25/1/12 at 05:51 PM |
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Flywheel / Clutch Mix 'n' Match...
I have a Rover engine and a Mazda gearbox which I would like to run together.
What would be the most cost effective way to approach the union!?
Would it simply be to get a custom flywheel made that fits the Rover crankshaft bolt-pattern and the Mazda pressure-plate bolt pattern? And if so,
can anyone recommend a suitable fabricator???
Thanks in advance.
Scotty
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snapper
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| posted on 25/1/12 at 06:17 PM |
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Parts bin raid
Rover flywheel
Rover clutch cover/ pressure plate
Mazda clutch (driven) plate
Your looking for one with the right diameter to fit rover cover
Clutch release bearing will need some thought
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big_wasa
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| posted on 25/1/12 at 06:50 PM |
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Will the kv6 fly' fit in the mazda bell housing ? or are you going for this sort of setup but using the mazda girbox instead of the T9 ?
http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5605/3181/320/74819/IMG_0819.jpg
There is a firm that makes light weight flywheels for the kv6.
Ive just bought a little toy for my kv6
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scootz
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| posted on 25/1/12 at 06:58 PM |
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I was going to modify the bellhousing of a KV6 fwd boxes, but now that I've split the box I can see that it's not really going to work.
Soooooo... I'll probably look to make an adapter-ring for the Mazda bellhousing.
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 25/1/12 at 07:03 PM |
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Parts bin raid it the only manly way use the rover flywheel and pressure plate, then go through the QH (or whichever) catalogue looking for a
friction plate with the correct dimensions and mazda splines.
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scootz
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| posted on 25/1/12 at 07:04 PM |
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Fair enough!!!
I'll man-up and get browsing!
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scootz
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| posted on 25/1/12 at 07:47 PM |
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The standard Rover clutch kit it 228mm... ACT do an 225mm RX7 friction-plate.
Close enough???
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owelly
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| posted on 25/1/12 at 08:06 PM |
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What type of splines? Escort td is 229mm x ford 1"x23 splines iirc. And some Mazda use the same input shaft.
I got a custom friction plate built for me for £25 from CG Motorsport in Leeds, or send them your friction plate and get them to put a Mazda spline in
it.
[Edited on 25/1/12 by owelly]
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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owelly
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| posted on 25/1/12 at 08:12 PM |
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A quick google has the Mazda input shaft at 15/16"x20 splines. Is this what you have?
ETA, you'll lose a large portion of the surface area by losing a few mm off the o/d so aim for the max that will fit.
[Edited on 25/1/12 by owelly]
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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scootz
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| posted on 25/1/12 at 08:35 PM |
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Thanks for that!
Didn't realise that I could have a friction plate built with the necessary spline. Will look into it tomorrow.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 25/1/12 at 08:45 PM |
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Officially you can usually use a driven (friction) plate up 1/2" smaller than the nominal pressure (cover) plate diameter, for example an
8" plate with an 8"/8.5" cover.
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owelly
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| posted on 25/1/12 at 09:29 PM |
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You could use a 4" plate in a 13" cover if you wanted but as I said, if you do the maths, you're losing a lot of surface!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 25/1/12 at 09:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by owelly
You could use a 4" plate in a 13" cover if you wanted but as I said, if you do the maths, you're losing a lot of surface!
Thats the way clutches were sold for example a Borg & Beck clutch cover would be catalogued as 8"/8".5 The thing to watch
is the inside diameter of the friction lining isn't smaller than the inside dia of the pressure plate friction surface.
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