Super Chevy – September 2019

60 SUPER CHEVY SEPTEMBER^2019

With our frame powdercoated and fully assembled it was time

to start installing all the components so we could roll it under

our ’71 Chevelle wagon body. First up was confirming that the

low-profile Holley oil pan (PN 302-2BK) on our Shafiroff LS engine

would clear the rack. We did this using a plastic mock-up LS we

have, which is a ton easier than using the real deal, along with

the engine plates and Energy Suspension mounts that came

with our Fast Track chassis.

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TECH KITTING OUT

quarter-panel, isn’t going to cut it. Nobody makes a tank

so there will be some creative cutting going on to get a

22-gallon Fuel Safe unit mounted properly. But those are

tasks for another day. For now let’s start getting our chassis

ready to roll under our wagon.

First up was

mounting

our American

Powertrain

TREMEC

Magnum six-

speed to our

stroker LS mill.

To mate the

two we’re using

a Quick Time

bellhousing (PN

RM-8020). By

checking out

how much of

the input shaft

protruded past

the face of the

bell we can confirm our pilot bearing and make sure everything

is going to play nice together. When doing this math be sure

to factor in the steel scattershield that sandwiches between

the bell and the block.

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The DYAD DS is a twin-disc clutch that can handle up to 1,400 lb-ft

and there’s a specific order to which everything goes together. It’s

also balanced so we made sure to keep all of the red marks lined

up. To keep the discs centered you can use a splined plastic tool,

but we had an old Magnum input shaft that worked even better.

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Next up was the main unit that features their centrifugal weight

system for better clamp load along with their ball bearing-

actuated pressure plate for lighter pedal effort. It’s almost too

pretty to hide away in a bellhousing.

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Lastly, we installed the Quick Time bellhousing. The spun steel

construction offers a ton of safety without a lot of extra weight.

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With the Quick Time shield in place, we secured the Centerforce

DYAD lightened billet steel flywheel using the included ARP

hardware. Using a prybar between the teeth of the flywheel

and the trans dowel pin kept the flywheel from turning while

we torqued the bolts to spec.

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