the240z Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 OK so a week or so ago i did a v8 swap on a 72 240z, the motor is a small block chevy...350...and a muncie 4 speed with an external clutch arm. So I fabricated a bracket to make the stock 240z slave cylinder push the mechanical clutch arm and it works.....almost.... it does not push it far enough...I have bled it out and adjusted it as much as can be done and it still wont push the lever far enough. is there any difference in push distance from the 240z master and slave cylinders compared to american ones like chevy? any ideas? what have others done? would rather not pull the tranny out to put an internal clutch lever in but meeh idk...anyway Thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarab 155 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 FWI -- Scarab Z cars used the slave cylinder from a 1975 Datsun B210 4 speed. It has the bleeder and hydraulic line port on the proper position. If you use the stock 240Z slave cylinder on a Chevy bellhousing, you have "flipped it" over. Try the Datsun B210 slave and you should solve your issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dats Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I have a Scarab bellhousing I may be willing to part with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s30ohv350 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Hi, I'm new here but not new to z cars. I'm planning on doing a scarab style setup in one of my z cars and want to do the Muncie swap.I've got the line on the 75 b210 slave cylinder but the scarab bell housing would be the best thing.,. What would be the next best thing if a scarab bell housing isn't obtainable? Anything would help, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s30ohv350 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Hi, I'm new here but not new to z cars. I'm planning on doing a scarab style setup in one of my z cars and want to do the Muncie swap.I've got the line on the 75 b210 slave cylinder but the scarab bell housing would be the best thing.,. What would be the next best thing if a scarab bell housing isn't obtainable? Anything would help, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedRacer Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) I used a 1984 thru 1996 (C4) and later Corvette bell housing because I think it has a much better hydraulic slave cylinder setup than the Camaro offers. The clutch is operated by a 7/8” bore Wilwood (Tilton) master cylinder through a braided stainless steel line to the stock Corvette slave cylinder. Works great and feels like the factory designed it as the clutch takeup is very progessive and smooth. BTW, I hope you used the Jags That Run (JTR) conversion for your SBC install. If you don't have the manual I would recommend you get one. Edited January 21, 2015 by SpeedRacer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s30ohv350 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Yah, got all the JTR stuff ordered.manuel too. How did you go about setting it up? Did you end up using a b210 slave cylinder with an adjustable rod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtiez Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) I tried a Novak hydraulic push rod conversion. With the V8 and Nitrous, the rod bound with torque and blew the motor. I bought a Tilton engineering internal throwout bearing set up for my Richmond Super T10. It leaked so I had the factory rebuilt it. I bought another one from McCleod because I could not wait. Its for sale for $150 with the spacers needed for clearance. If I am not mistaken, the Super T10 uses the same Tilton part number as the Muncie. Edited January 29, 2015 by Bowtiez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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