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Originally Posted by Charlie ny
My recall is not what it used to be but I do remember my '53 Olds coupe with a LaSalle trans and '57 J2..........Coming off the line at about 6000 the clutch and pp blew up and
grenaded the rear casting. A bit un-nerving, opened up the trans tunnel and killed my
radio, back on the road in a week.
Charlie ny
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Charlie, that reminds me of a story. In high school, my Auto Mechanics teacher was an NHRA drag racer. He raced his '66 big block L78 Chevelle at first with the factory cast aluminum bell housing (4 speed car). He exploded the flywheel and clutch/pressure plate and tore up the floor pan, and had outward dents in the front fenders and dashboard. Also broke off all four mounting ears off of the trans. He was lucky he didn't get hurt himself.
Sal