Shrinkdude

I have a roller block ('87) I plan to put in my '66 which is a stick. I have noticed there isn't a place on the block to bolt the manual linkage to. Am I stuck putting a cable clutch on or is there a spot on the block that can be drilled for it?

67mustang302

If you search around there's places that make brackets that bolt on to the bellhousing that have the threaded part where you need it

Daze

IMHO you have three options: make a mounting bracket as was mentioned, go with a cable (assuming you are running a T5) or go with a hydraulic set up. I am a personal fan of going hydraulic because you can reduce clutch effort and it is far easier to run hydraulic lines than it is to run a cable or work around clutch linkage.

Shrinkdude

I might look into making a bracket, but I might have to go to a cable system since I will be using some shortie headers on this block. Just by eyeballing the placement of where the z bar needs to be it could interfere with where the headers are. The hydraulic system sounds nice, but not on my pocket book at the moment with all the other stuff I have to do to this car.
Thanks

mikethebike

If you go with the juicer Mustangs Plus has a system for 525 bucks that uses the hydraulic release bearing. Even better than the standard juicer.

67mustang302

I'm running a McLeod unit, the salve and tob are a 1 piece setup that slips on the front of the trans, with a Wilwood master cylinder. It's a pain to initially adjust, but once it's in it's self adjusting and basically requires little to no maintenence. But if you don't adjust it right the first time you have to pull the trans to reset it. It works very well though

Daze

A hydraulic set up is not as expensive as one might think and can be had for not much more than a cable clutch set up.


7/8" push type slave cyl 49.95 from Speedway Motors


3/4" master cylinder $66.95 from Speedway Motors


And a powder coated water jet cut, Slave cyl to T5 bracket, and fore wall reinforcing bracket can be had for $55.00 from my For Sale web site

66GTKFB

One concern about hydraulic clutches is reliability. I've race prepped many off road cars and most had hydraulic installed or were retro-fitted to hydraulic. None failed, nobody complained and no-one changed back.
Jim

mikethebike

It was never a concern to me. I've had numerous European cars with them and NEVER a failure. I think anyone who does not trust them is naive.

67mustang302

Look at it this way, your brakes are hydraulic and take way more beating than the clutch linkage does. So why not trust a hydraulic clutch if you can trust your brakes?