Clutch slave cylinder bracket needed

[DougD]

Does anyone have a source for a clutch slave cylinder and bracket to fit a 427 with a Lakewood scattershield that mounts the bracket on the aft side of the bellhousing/block location? The bracket I have mounts on the block, rather than the bellhousing, and I'm not happy with the angle that results from the rather rough casting area on the block. I'm thinking that a bracket that mounts on the rear side would benefit from the perpindicular mounting surface on the bellhousing.

[Tim Brewer]

I would think that's just one of those things you need to just fab yourself. You do that a lot with these cars.

[133bus]

Mine is on a T5...I just found a pic of it and made my own out of 1/8 steel...works great

[cobrakiwi]

I am currently setting up 4 big block cars, I can tell you a lot depends on the fork used
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Send me you email address and I will send you a picture of the bracket I make up.
The other problem is the 4 inch frame rail right there, not a lot of room to work with.
I think Kirkham makes a compete set up as well.
Cheers

[Pman1961]

Contact Brent at B2 Motorsports as I have purchased a bracket and cylinder from him.

[DougD]

cobrakiwi
Email sent. Thx.
Doug

[DougD]

Pman1961
Email sent to Brent. Thx.
Doug

[DougD]

Still haven't found a bracket that mounts to the bellhousing. Anyone have one like that?

[mickmate]

Hey Doug, Check with Forte. His Quicktime clutch set up is sweet with a slave mount block that welds to the bell housing. I have what you're talking about here, I just haven't dug it out for you yet.

[DougD]

Originally Posted by mickmate

Hey Doug, Check with Forte. His Quicktime clutch set up is sweet with a slave mount block that welds to the bell housing. I have what you're talking about here, I just haven't dug it out for you yet.

Hi Nick

The car's all together - not sure I could easily do any welding without disassembly now! I'm hoping I can find a bolt on solution.

Give me a shout when you dig it out. And a pic would help, too. Thx.

Doug

[PNJSNAK]

See if these guys have anything you can use.
TKO Hydraulic Clutch Kit

[elmariachi]

Doug, check this out:

Rosehill Performance Parts

Been looking at this myself. Just not sure it would work with a pull-style on our Lakewood. Thoughts?

EDIT>>> Just realized this guy is 10 minutes from my house. I will cal him and go check it out this weekend.

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[DougD]

PNJSNAK, ELMARIACHI
Thanks for the links. Those guys only do tremecs, T5s, etc. I have a toploader. Pretty close, though.
I don't seem to be able to find a good solution that is ready made. This thread brought me a couple of leads, but nothing concrete yet. Cobrakiwi and Mickmate have both offered solutions that may pan out. Or I may have to take Tim's advice and fab one myself. Or modify what I have. I can't believe that I'm the only one who has had this issue, though. A 427/Toploader combo is not exactly rare!

[elmariachi]

I talked to Glen at Rosehill. They are open to engineering a solution with me but timewise its not something I could get on for 60-90 days. And Doug given you have a toploader you are even worse off. So I say we keep looking.

[MFE III]

Would this work for you?
Forte's Parts Connection - TREMEC, FACTORY FIVE COBRA PARTS, FORD RACING PARTS, FFR, MUSTANG, TRANSMISSIONS, T-56, T-5, TKO, TR-3550

This is what I used and it works great.

[DougD]

MFE III
That's a really slick solution. I wish I had seen it while I was building my car. Unfortunately for me, it's a modified bellhousing. I'd have to remove mine, buy the new bellhousing, slave cyl and clutch fork, and reinstall. My car's already assembled, and I'd prefer a solution that uses most of what I already have. I'll probably go with that one on my next build, though...

[mickmate]

Hey Doug do you have the regular toploader clutch arm? They need to be modified to clear the frame rails. I assume you want to keep that arm there with the ball end pushrod.