Since you mention that...
As I was really trying to lose weight on the car, I had planned to go back to a Turbo 4-speed. I had one laying around, that I thought was broken, but once I got into it, found that two pinion bolts had loosened up and jammed the ring gear. New bolts w/ Loctite, installed the second Quaife and I thought I was ready to go.
After I read that you had included sleeves on yours, I called Rob to inquire. (Knocking on wood here…) So far I've never broken a trans and don't want to!
Rob said that the larger/earlier flanges didn't really need them, and that the late transmissions really are substantially stronger than the legendary Turbo box. And the fact that I already have the early flanges in the later box (I still run the 86-87 vented brakes/axles), it was plenty strong for my needs.
So, in going back to my 5-speed, I pulled the old diff cover to install your unit and found that the #3 synchro spring had dislodged at some point and worked it's way through the gears to end up in (mostly) large bits stuck to the 2" magnet I had glued to the cover. It's something I learned at Power Transmission in Duluth. It's a cheap bit insurance that I put in every trans, and it paid for itself this time for sure! The magnet caught it all as there was no other particles found. Only minor wear/scuffing from the spring, mostly internal to the diff : ( so I tore it down, replaced the spring, and it should be ready to go!
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I've also modified the front end to accept the 900 radiator and Viggen IC. Crazy how perfect it fits in there, but I need really thin fans and no high beams ; )
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And a pic of the Eagle Rods and Racetec pistons...
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John
