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Post By Jamo
08-06-2009, 09:40 AM
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Kirkham Throw Out Bearing Assembly for Top Loader Transmissions
Fellow Car Nuts:
We just designed a new throw out bearing assembly for the Top Loader Transmission. Many of you know we have long had one for the Tremec, but now the Top-Loader guys can get rid of their leaky hydraulic systems!
The kit is $450. We are running a Club Cobra special right now for $395. This fits the large-input shaft Top Loader. We have not made one for the small input shaft Top-Loader.
David
Last edited by David Kirkham; 08-06-2009 at 09:57 AM..
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08-06-2009, 09:45 AM
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08-06-2009, 09:46 AM
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We use a rod end for a very precise shift.
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08-06-2009, 09:48 AM
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We use a rod end on the slave cylinder as well. The kit comes with all the bolts you need.
Last edited by David Kirkham; 08-06-2009 at 09:51 AM..
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08-06-2009, 09:50 AM
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Here is a close-up of the rod end. Notice there are 2 holes in the billet clutch arm. The inner hole makes the clutch act faster, but it is harder to push.
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08-06-2009, 09:55 AM
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We supply the clutch line and the fitting so you don't have to go looking for a bunch of parts.
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08-06-2009, 10:36 AM
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David,
Very nice. If/when my McCleod fails me, I'll be sure to upgrade with your system.
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08-06-2009, 11:24 AM
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Will a regular clutch fork not fit in the trans tunnel?
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08-06-2009, 01:18 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham 427 S/C #253, KCR Built CSX #452
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David,
Absolutely beautiful work...
It looks like the bearing is custom, is that true and does it come with the kit?
Ok, Jamo, this is what you have been waiting for!
Scott
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08-06-2009, 01:56 PM
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Nice work as usual. When mine goes, that's where I'm going.
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08-06-2009, 06:53 PM
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Nice...looks great!
We put the engine/trans back in last week with a new fork from Kee...couldn't wait any longer after talking to you about a toploader setup in May.
Maybe next time.
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08-06-2009, 07:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blykins
Will a regular clutch fork not fit in the trans tunnel?
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This set up is very easy to use--and FE friendly. The original clutch forks have to be cut up to be used with a scatter shield--and they are hard to find.
David
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08-06-2009, 07:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sshurts
David,
Absolutely beautiful work...
It looks like the bearing is custom, is that true and does it come with the kit?
Ok, Jamo, this is what you have been waiting for!
Scott
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Yes, the bearing comes withe kit. Everything is supplied so you don't have to go looking for parts.
David
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08-06-2009, 07:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamo
Nice...looks great!
We put the engine/trans back in last week with a new fork from Kee...couldn't wait any longer after talking to you about a toploader setup in May.
Maybe next time. |
You should have called. I'd have told you we were almost done.
David
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08-06-2009, 07:21 PM
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It is very impressive looking David, don't think that I'm knocking it. But I would have trouble spending $450 for something that would normally cost $120, including an L or T bracket for the bellhousing. I've had great luck with selling the McLeod clutch forks to Cobra owners, and if they take up too much room, it's easy to trim the end off.
But then again, guys that write checks for Kirkham cars won't sweat another $330...LOL
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08-06-2009, 07:25 PM
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I didn't include the cost of the slave cylinder in my $120, so that is an adjustment.
It is amazing what a nice CNC machine will do though. That's a nice looking piece.
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08-06-2009, 07:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blykins
I didn't include the cost of the slave cylinder in my $120, so that is an adjustment.
It is amazing what a nice CNC machine will do though. That's a nice looking piece.
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I am not sure the McLeod will fit into an original frame. There is really very little room there. Also, the steel sleeve for the Top-Loader transmission is expensive to make (very low volume part  )
All the bearings we use are pretty expensive as well.
David
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08-07-2009, 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by David Kirkham
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David...since you responded...let's be real damn clear, shall we. I asked if you could adopt a fork for me like you did for Scott...just a fork, not a whole damn R&D effort for a whole new system. I told you I'd need it in mid-June to coincide with Kee rebuilding my trans, my friend. I talked to you three weeks before we pulled the motor...May 11 to be exact. I posted about our conversation in the bellhousing thread in the second page of the Kirkham Forum on page 2 (damn attorneys always document stuff). You said no problem, and that making one for toploaders was a good idea.
Got the transmission completely rebuilt and shipped to/from Kee within two weeks...an entire transmission.
Heard nuthin by the end of June or through all of July. In case you lost track...it's now August. Got emails from you about Tea Parties though.
And then I have to find out the status in a CC thread?
I don't make my clients ask twice for help, and I sure as hell don't make my friends do that.
Maybe next time I'll start a thread about how I'm dying and I just need a phuking clutch fork.
Finally got a "Cobra Fork" from Kee...fits great with a normal slave mounting location, with no cutting necessary.
Yes Scott...that's what I had been waiting for. Too late...nobody called to tell me to hold on. I died. 
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08-07-2009, 07:48 AM
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hehehehe!!!
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08-07-2009, 10:32 AM
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...bite me.
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