sx240z Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Hi guys, I was wondering, for you guys that have a t5 slave thats drilled and tapped for a -3 line, how long have they lasted for you? I ask because I just did mine but I'm not sure if it'll hold all that pressure. Have some of you tried an alternative to drilling it? Thanks for the help Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWKDTSN Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 I've been running mine for about 600 miles. I know it's not that much really but I see no reason why it should pop loose. The hole is not made very much larger and the threads go down pretty far in there. Plenty of surface area on the threads holding the fittings in. I trust it 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 I have only a couple of miles on mine so far but no problems. If I had it to do over I'd buy an adapter from Ron Tyler. This is what I did with the LT1/T56 swap and it was very reasonable and easy to install. Plus no worries about it popping out. Here's a link to Rons page. http://www.home.earthlink.net/~rontyler/rontyler.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Perry Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 couldn't get mine to hold, I was very careful, but at first it leaked then I think I overtightened it cause it cracked. I pulled the internals out and used them to make my own slave out of brass at work. Now it'll never break. Perry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Z Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 I've got over a year on mine with no leaks, do it carefully and there shouldn't be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWKDTSN Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 make my own slave out of brass at work. Cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsommer Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 I had a hydrolic (sp) hose shop do mine heres what they did. They used my parts from the Tilton unit off the slave then custom made the hose connector fitting at the bottom, the piece that is held in with the drift pin. So far so good. If you want pics PM me and I'll try to snap some. ds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Perry Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 I ended up making mine because I couldn't find another cheap one locally, and I didn't want to hack up an expensive new one. If I had thought about it I guess making an adaptor before I hacked into mine would've been the best way. If I can get 10 guys at $15 each I'll design and make a bunch of 1/8NPT to "special slave cylinder" connector adaptors. At that cost I'll even cover shipping in the US! email me at perryseaman@hotmail.com if you want one. I'll email you back if I get enough requests to make a run of them. Perry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sx240z Posted September 12, 2003 Author Share Posted September 12, 2003 I would be really interested perry, but I already drilled and tapped mine. If it doesn't hold up I'll be sure to email you about it. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsommer Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 Perry great idea. The problem with it is getting 10 persons to commit to it. I'm wondering how many of the members of this board are "dreamers" and how many are going to actually do the swap on a Z. Then how many are going to use a T-5 vs auto vs T-56. Just a reality check although I am running a T-5. Wish you would have come to bat earlier ds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 Ron Tyler made the adapter for me when I did the T56 swap. His adapter will work with either the T5 or the T56 slave. His price was $30+ shipping. Ron is a member here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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