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Glenno
10-01-2004, 11:55 PM
Hey. I'm using the first V-tec Engine/Gearbox combination with a cable clutch. Is there anyone out there that can tell me the amount of throw I should plan on the ensure that the clutch does disengage properly with no binding or drag. If possible, can you quote in either the distance the point of capture of the cable onto the gearbox folk arm needs to move, or the distance the point of capture (yoke) of the cable onto the pedal arm.

Oh......and after 7 long months and Internation Toll bills topping $200, I finally have an Auto Fashion Clubman kit.......in a very poor state.
Not only did the cheeky w**nkers ring me and tell me that there had been a mistake in the quoting of freight...(they wanted another 175 pounds) the kit is cracked in several places, and at best is a very very poor quality rip off of the Zeemax.......The guy on the phone (whose IQ must certainly have been exceeded by the size of his footwear) told me on the first occassion that it had been shipped....4 months after placing the order, then after 2 weeks he then said the kit had only just been finished and was been packaged....ask yourself???...I am myself a Pom...born in Lecistershire.......and know of the damaged a racist insult can deliver.......but never before in my life have I ever more wanted to get on a plane and come overthere and ripped that pommy gits head off............... :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: If anybody would as be so kind to do it for me overthere, a trip to Tahiti would be on the cards.....
Blood presure know easing.........

Glenn

mikeb
11-01-2004, 12:21 AM
CHILL :twisted:

Glenn
11-01-2004, 12:26 AM
Another one....nice.....

Glenno
11-01-2004, 12:42 AM
Apologises to whom ever finds my letting off steam offensive.............
"CHILLING" ...........now......

Glenno

B20GT
11-01-2004, 01:06 PM
I work with a "Motorsport" shop part time when not at sea, we get loads of body kits in, but we will not sell our customers the cheap stuff! We know exactly how it goes, and would have advised the Zeemax or nothing :( sorry to hear you got riped off. That is the thing with kits, you got one for over half the price of the Zeemax (Excelent quality one) but will pay 3 times the amount of fitting the zeemax one to fit the poor one :(

Glenno
11-01-2004, 08:26 PM
Well, I did go the Zeemax way but NZ is the most expensive place in the world to export too.....Zeemax was $3450 on my door step......Auto fashion, despite the quality has been $1100.......1/3 the price.....tried the aussie route and the guy wanted $3750 delivered to Auckland..other end of the country?.....Expense will be minimal fitting the kit, it actual fits quite well....must be lucky there.....just the gel coat is abit dodgy in placeses.
A local fibreglass company is going to take moulds of the kit and is a chance to reproduce this reproduction, in a better state and also supply a few kits to some local...this country, fellas.

Anyway, this original post was for the clutch....if anyone has any ideas..please let me know.......am working on two fulcrum points now, in the pedal box....one for brake, standard, and a lower one to give greater actuation for the clutch...seems a winner....

Glenn