Mike, No offense ever taken, were just exchanging information.  The paths we've taken will solve the problems. it's the translations that seem to confusing. Greg Fletcher's ...   04-12-2010 03:03 am

Your help will be validated when you put your finger in the wound and tell the heretics that all is well with whatever bearing you ...   04-12-2010 01:24 am

Mike, "Dimensions differed"?  How then would it be an exact replacement? ...   04-11-2010 06:39 pm

Thanks,  Your concerns are well founded.  Murphy's' law is not to be denied. ...   03-31-2010 11:59 am

The project was just completed last week.  The Delta pans were for model years 72-74 and since mine is a 75 they required a lot ...   03-25-2010 07:21 pm

Thanks Jim, Now all I have to do is undo the last 3 months assembly work and start over. ...   03-23-2010 03:41 pm

I used the bearing that Colin included in kit. I'll check with the Club store or Delta for a replacement.  On another topic, I was ...   03-23-2010 03:14 pm

My first time on the road in three years after a W58 conversion was pleasant and painful.  My fear is that I may have installed ...   03-22-2010 05:54 pm

I have identified all the wires in the engine compartment except one that does not match the color code in the wiring diagram.  It is ...   03-03-2010 04:28 pm

2/17/10 update After repairing one leak another came to its funeral. Enough!!  took it to a Tank-Renu franchise in Stockton.  His assessment was that it was ...   02-17-2010 05:04 pm

Just in time for my start up.  After 2 years putting the mechanics together it was time to fill-r-up and let-r-rip.  I had purchased the ...   02-11-2010 12:15 am

Thanks, it did not occur to me to look there.  Meanwhile I located a site called "British Wiring Inc" out of Pennsylvania 1-888-461-9050.  Great site.  ...   01-27-2010 04:07 pm

It's time to atone for years of hack wiring.  After looking at wiring diagram 97020 by Delta, why is alternator output split?  1-brown (N-3-DB) to the ...   01-25-2010 09:44 pm

With the installation of a new full width sirrocco style aluminum radiator and the forward relocation of the oil cooler the hoses for the oil ...   12-27-2009 05:01 pm

Group Has anyone put together a cold air box to outside air for Dellorto's? In my Dellorto conversion with K&N filters I was going to rout ...   12-20-2009 08:04 pm

http://www.motiontuning.com/engine-oil-catch-tank.html   This oil catch tank looks like a must have. ...   12-18-2009 04:58 pm

Thanks for all the suggestions.  I made a 1/4" aluminum shim for the drivers side mount and it looks like that did the trick.  Since ...   12-18-2009 04:07 pm

Knuckle is correctly oriented, I will try to space out the drivers side ...   12-17-2009 03:41 pm

Just installed the engine in the car with JetHot coated JHPS headers and have a clearance problem with the steering shaft  It hits the headers ...   12-17-2009 03:51 am

Kurt, Not yet, but e-mail me direct and I'll take some shots this weekend. ...   12-04-2009 02:53 pm

The process started by making an exoskeleton of rectangular steel tubing that was welded to the outside rails to stabilize the monoque when thefloor pans ...   12-04-2009 01:13 am

"Today, a date that will live in infamy"  Well not quite that bad but it has been as big a surprise.  Plug and Play.....NOT!  To verify ...   12-04-2009 01:01 am

No joy so far,  the initial run out was .020 not .20.  Having a tough time determining the center line. ...   10-22-2009 05:44 pm

JHRV8, A Google search found volumes 3 & 4.  Is the article faxable or pdfable? Thanks, John ...   10-21-2009 02:49 pm

I have a CC bell housing that I have bolted to the engine.  The run out on the rear face appears to be over .20 ...   10-20-2009 10:29 pm

I just received my replacement floor pans and seat rails from Delta.  Since there is virtually nothing left of the front to rear floor rail ...   07-21-2009 04:40 pm

Judson, Maybe with some luck it will all drop into place similar to what Erik Harkes has a picture of in the JHPPG site Thanks, John ...   07-15-2009 10:41 pm

I'll give Jeff a call this morning.  It is in fact the ones that run front to back. My theory on the box beam literally ...   07-15-2009 03:05 pm

Group, I got off lucky in the trunk, just some pitting. Flushed with success I crawled under the car and got a real shock. The floorboards ...   07-15-2009 02:48 pm

Group Colin strikes again, The CC supplied rear mount is not even close.  It's dimensionally too small and the hole pattern is wrong as well.  The design ...   07-15-2009 02:34 pm

Looks as if a bridge crane or a fork lift would be the most painless.  Can't quite envision the placements of a typical engine hoist(s) ...   06-24-2009 02:28 pm

Group, It's nearing the time when the power assembly with a W58 tansmission has to be installed.  From what I can understand from the forum is ...   06-24-2009 03:33 am

The help screen does not include tips on attaching photos. Is there an easy way to resize pictures?  Any way here's the wanky unidentifiable bits. ...   06-17-2009 02:27 pm

John, That's the logical set up but I have 2 additional 1/4" plate formed brackets that go somewhere between the mount's.  I'll post some pic's next ...   06-15-2009 12:21 am

Good morning all, I was not present when the engine was removed from '75JH5-20175 and am having a little trouble identifying all the bits.  Neither the ...   06-12-2009 05:43 pm

Jim, Thanks for your insight. Colin supplied everything including the aluminum flywheel, clutch and tranny so I hope all the dimensions will work.  I'm not clear on ...   03-06-2009 05:46 pm

I have a Conversion Components NZ bell housing & Supra tranny that's ready to bolt up.  However I am concerned about bell housing alingnment.  Not ...   03-05-2009 05:09 pm

I have the results in a pdf, but am not certain how to make an attachment. ...   02-24-2009 03:25 pm

Just received my engine back from Huffaker after the dyno run in and wouldn't you know it it stated leaking right on the engine stand!  ...   02-23-2009 10:34 pm

Hello group, I'm in the process of bolting up a Conversion Components Supra transmission. Colin must have emigrated to Australia as he has not returned my ...   02-23-2009 10:28 pm