mark69sportsroof 31 Report post Posted May 27, 2017 Hi Everyone, Just wanted to pass on a "School of Hard Knocks" lesson. On my 69 Sportsroof I have a FE 390 with a stroker to 445ci. I have a Quick Time bell housing, T-5 tranny and the Modern Drive Line clutch cable set up. I have 428 CJ exhaust manifolds. Everything hooks up and works excellent. I wanted to go with long tube headers to get more horsepower and torque. I had a set of custom made headers and went on just fine. Went to re install tranny and bell housing and my schooling starts. The bottom left corner of the bell housing has the opening to mount the clutch cable to it. Well its directly in the spot where the header was. Being close to the end of the header I couldn't bang the header to make room. I called MDL and they confirmed that on a big block with T-5 the clutch cable wasn't compatible. Then they checked in an external hydraulic clutch but it only works on small blocks. Stress level is starting to rise rapidly. MDL said my option was an internal hydraulic clutch. (Sounds expensive). Being my only option I pull out the wallet. I had to cut off that corner of the bell housing. Installed the internal hydraulic clutch withe the help of my friend who happens to own a automotive shop. All went well but still have to fill it and test it. Price of tuition - friend's labor to be determined and cost of materials $595.00. Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SM69Mach 68 Report post Posted May 27, 2017 First off nice set up. I have a very similar set up. 445/TKO600 with Quicktime bellhousing with long tubes. I am also using the MDL hydraulic set up with the hydraulic Throw out bearing. I really like the set up and has worked great for my set up. When I first put mine together, I did not secure one of the lines correctly and it caught on the pressure plate. Had to drop the transmission and replace that line. NOT fun, so I get the price of tuition for sure. Did you use the Survival Motorsport Stroker kit? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark69sportsroof 31 Report post Posted May 28, 2017 Thanks. I will have to check with the engine builder on the stroker kit. I don't see a brand name on my receipt. Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barnett468 418 Report post Posted May 28, 2017 On 5/26/2017 at 7:15 PM, mark69sportsroof said: Being my only option I pull out the wallet. Installed the internal hydraulic clutch withe the help of my friend who happens to own a automotive shop. All went well but still have to fill it and test it. Price of tuition - friend's labor to be determined and cost of materials $595.00. Mark your tuition fees may go up considerably as those have been known to leak. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark69sportsroof 31 Report post Posted May 29, 2017 Thanks Barnett. I will keep a close eye out for that specifically. Do you know of any other solutions for the future? Thanks Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
