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I want to add one more thing to the parts list mentioned earlier... I added a new shifter fork and pivot. I don't have any pictures as I just wanted to get this install finished, but the old clutch and throwout bearing had significant wear. There was clutch film all over the bearing and it looked worn even though it was the newer design and had only 50,000 miles on it. The old bearing spun freely and made a slight rattling noise while spinning. I never noticed it while it was still in the car, but I suspect it was eventually going to fail. The throwout bearing in the Southbend kit was also of the newer design.
The new shifter fork is MUCH beefier than the old one. The OEM fork looked like cheap, stamped metal. You could tell that it would flex if pressed hard. It would not have held up to the heavier Southbend pressure plate. The bearing carrier on the transmission looked perfect. Some have reported that the input shaft snout (bearing carrier) was scarred due to the throwout bearing rubbing, but mine looked perfect. I had ordered a new one just to be sure but when I pulled the transmission out and looked at it and saw it was perfect, I didn't install the new one. So maybe the new shifter fork also added to how easily the transmission shifts now.
The old clutch disc had some burned spots on it. It still had some life left but it couldn't handle the torque of the Cosworth. For the record, I have a stage 2.2. Full exhaust excluding the header, and the smaller pulley. I haven't really gotten into it yet with the car, as I'm still in the 500 mile break-in with this clutch, but I can tell the Southbend will easily handle the torque of the Cosworth and the Flywheel complements it quite well.
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