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Old 08-24-2013, 09:10 PM   #1
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i have problems again clutch linkage question

i have v8 in my truck sbc and the bell crank also called z bar cracked (for those that don't know like me im talkin about bracket that bolts from frame to engine for clutch linkage) i have access to one off a straight 6 truck will it work
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Old 08-24-2013, 10:23 PM   #2
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Re: i have problems again clutch linkage question

It should. Only difference is in the brackets, z bars should all be the same.
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Old 08-24-2013, 10:30 PM   #3
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Re: i have problems again clutch linkage question

they are the same
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Old 08-24-2013, 10:42 PM   #4
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Re: i have problems again clutch linkage question

Six cylinder Z bars are longer between the frame and block pivot ball than small block ones by about 1/2 an inch.
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Old 08-24-2013, 11:45 PM   #5
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Re: i have problems again clutch linkage question

thinks was drivin home from work when clutch pedal quit pulled over in bad part of town and found it had cracked on the side so i didnt want to leave truck there so drove it home shifting it by rpms thats hard as hell doing that on a 3 speed truck on the column had to stop a few times shut it off and start again
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Old 08-25-2013, 06:55 AM   #6
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Re: i have problems again clutch linkage question

I am doing a 6 cyl to 350 swap and am looking at a hydraulic clutch conversion.
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Old 08-25-2013, 09:34 AM   #7
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Re: i have problems again clutch linkage question

[QUOTE=Tx Firefighter;6237130]Six cylinder Z bars are longer between the frame and block pivot ball than small block ones by about 1/2 an inch.
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And it would be suuper easy to cut that excess length off with a hacksaw.
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Old 08-25-2013, 01:34 PM   #8
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Re: i have problems again clutch linkage question

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Six cylinder Z bars are longer between the frame and block pivot ball than small block ones by about 1/2 an inch.
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And it would be suuper easy to cut that excess length off with a hacksaw.
Yes. When I convert from six to eight that's what I've always done.
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