Project build "Slick Ripper"

[cop on my back]

Some of the install

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[Joe 5.0]

Damn, didn't know a clutch can fail like that! :eyebulge:

 

[cop on my back]

They guys at the shop said it was the worst one they had seen. Crazy thing is up until the point it let go, there was absolutely no indication it was ready to fail or on its way out.

 

[cgreen5150]

Can't believe the clutch let go like that. Sorry it happened to you on a track day. I just wanted to say that I love the brake work you have done. Those calipers look killer!

 

[cop on my back]

Can't believe the clutch let go like that. Sorry it happened to you on a track day. I just wanted to say that I love the brake work you have done. Those calipers look killer!

I should update the calipers. I think the heat and Carbotech dust did a number on them. I tried to wash them down with the wheels of and they are stained black. Pretty disappointing as they looked awesome. This winter I will remove them and get them stripped at work and then try automotive paint and clearcoat and see if that works.

 

[bay584]

Any track time footage? Or videos of the Corsa in action?

 

[cgreen5150]

I should update the calipers. I think the heat and Carbotech dust did a number on them. I tried to wash them down with the wheels of and they are stained black. Pretty disappointing as they looked awesome. This winter I will remove them and get them stripped at work and then try automotive paint and clearcoat and see if that works.

Wow that's a bummer because they looked gorgeous and I'm sure it was a lot of work. Good luck on the next process. The car is looking awesome!

 

[cop on my back]

Any track time footage? Or videos of the Corsa in action?

This is all there is. I got one lap before the clutch blew and this was the only fly by:doh:

 

[cop on my back]

Wow that's a bummer because they looked gorgeous and I'm sure it was a lot of work. Good luck on the next process. The car is looking awesome!

Thanks. Work was done for free so I'm not too bummed. It will be a good winter project.

 

[6g4me]

Made up a wooden support for the cradle and drained the oil. I will figure out what kind of performance oil to put back in later. I removed the entire cradle on my own with some luck and skill. Pics to follow of the dif out and old bushings removed. Almost ready to reinstall

How is the wooden support staying fixed to the cradle?

 

[cop on my back]

How is the wooden support staying fixed to the cradle?

The blocks on the inside are a tight fit, so it is a tap in fit. You could of course hold it in place using a jack.

 

[Plimmer]

Nice build, let me know if you ever make it down to a Texas track.

That clutch failure got me worried, guess that means the rest of us are on borrowed time.

 

[cop on my back]

Nice build, let me know if you ever make it down to a Texas track.

That clutch failure got me worried, guess that means the rest of us are on borrowed time.

Thanks! Would love to make a track in Texas but it is a hell off a drive from the great white north.

Keep driving your car hard. I seem to think Ford may have got a bad batch of clutches. They are failing too randomly with no common reasons in the way of driving styles. They are made in Turkey. If yours goes on the track it won't give you any clue, it will just up and fail.

 

[mnmike59]

Track day was a bust as you see. Happened on first full speed lap of the event, very lame. McLeod RST clutch and aluminum flywheel installed to ensure that doesn't happen again.

How many miles did you have on the car?

 

[cop on my back]

20k kilometers, or around 12,500 miles

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