It's back up and running... finally... for now

[ilikepoultry]

It WAS NOT on fire this time
this time it was me using the clutch excessively
which soon would have led to it starting on fire...

i decided to do a little rust removal
i wire wheeled the trans mount and painted it along with a little of the subframe (my wire wheel all flew apart)



and cleaned the trans a little while dan made a cold air intake - no pictures for he decided to delete this camera (aftermath in background)



then my fix rather than waiting to purchase a new clutch fork :
i filed away both sides until the micrometer (which reads down to a hundred-thousandth of an inch) said they were the same





the fix appears to have worked, as to the fact it no longer sounds like rod knock when in neutral

 

[Mrhappytuzi]

You know.. You better hope all that wet paint doesnt start on fire!

 

[dantheman68]

You know.. You better hope all that wet paint doesnt start on fire!

well, its not an "official" fire until you have to use a fire extinguisher to put it out... but that would be quite the sight at 70MPH once the sub frame starts on fire