Well, I finally have the clutch and transmission back in the car. I made some efforts on cleaning up clutter, repainted the Ic pipes, added an oil catch can, and cleaned up the firewall a bit.
New parts installed:
2G OEM clutch disk
Clutch fork & pivot ball (shimmed with 8mm flat washer)
OEM throw out bearing and retaining clip
4qt of BG Syncroshift gear oil
Valve cover gasket and CAS oring
turbo oil drain line gasket
The original battery was huge and right in the way of getting the hood to close properly. I picked up a lawnmower battery that is 350CA and some ring terminal wires. The battery fits perfectly between the frame rail and fuel lines on the steering rack subframe where the charcoal canister once resided. Made a simple hold down bracket. Lost & lowered a few pounds of weight and got the battery tucked out of the way for future work/mods. Much better IMHO than a trunk mount batter: lighter, no NHRA issues, starts the car fine even in sub zero temps, and cost a whopping $21.67 at walmart.
The original hood on the car was wasted with dings and the clearcoat had totally failed and flaked off. Typical for green GVR4's it seems. I was able to pick up a decent condition green hood from a local club member.
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