Hydraulic Thow out bearing

[Tom Goldman]

I converted Eric Merryfield's Drag Pak to a stick and did a mechanical set up .
We didn't feel it would be possible to keep the hydraulic unit consistent on reaction times ,plus you have little control over the air gap.
With a Z bar ,you can create many different ratios to change reaction time .

[Todd Gross]

Originally Posted by Tom Goldman

I converted Eric Merryfield's Drag Pak to a stick and did a mechanical set up .
We didn't feel it would be possible to keep the hydraulic unit consistent on reaction times ,plus you have little control over the air gap.
With a Z bar ,you can create many different ratios to change reaction time .

Hey Tom,
Would you consider selling me a Z-Bar for my Drag Pak? That would save me a bunch of time in design work.

[Stick cars rule]

Originally Posted by JMan

Hey Tom,
Would you consider selling me a Z-Bar for my Drag Pak? That would save me a bunch of time in design work.

Hey todd.my dp is currently having the clutch linkage fabricated by Andre Mailloux.your more than welcome to come and look at it for ideas.i live not to far from you.every thing Andre builds is unbelievable.

[JHeath]

Mike Pustelny might have a Drag Pack Z-bar

[Todd Gross]

Originally Posted by JHeath

Mike Pustelny might have a Drag Pack Z-bar

Thanks Jerry. Why didn't I think of that. I'll shoot him an email.
How's thing's with the CJ?

[Tom Goldman]

Originally Posted by JMan

Hey Tom,
Would you consider selling me a Z-Bar for my Drag Pak? That would save me a bunch of time in design work.

Sorry for not responding sooner ,got a lot going on.
I really didn't make any final patterns of the clutch setup since it was refined over a few weeks of building.
Here are a few pictures to give you an idea of how I did Eric's DragPak.
The sleeve is bushed and is welded thru the frame rail and the supported at the bellhousing .
I'm looking for a better picture of the bellhousing end .
You will have to fabricate a custom shifter mount and longer linkages.
The left side of the tunnel will also need work to clear the linkage .

[Todd Gross]

Here are a few pictures to give you an idea of how I did Eric's DragPak.
The sleeve is bushed and is welded thru the frame rail and the supported at the bellhousing .
I'm looking for a better picture of the bellhousing end .
You will have to fabricate a custom shifter mount and longer linkages.
The left side of the tunnel will also need work to clear the linkage .[/QUOTE]

Thanks Tom. I appreciate the pictures and description.
I could tell before that it's going to be complicated to switch to mechanical linkage...and it is.
Definitely not a "bolt it" operation.

Happy New Year!

[Plymouth1969]

Is that a stock small block layout bellhousing on the dragpack?

[Todd Gross]

Originally Posted by Plymouth1969

Is that a stock small block layout bellhousing on the dragpack?

It is a stock SBM (LA) bolt and dowel arrangement, but you can get a bellhousing with left or right starter locations. Right side starter helps with steering shaft clearance.

[Plymouth1969]

Originally Posted by JMan

It is a stock SBM (LA) bolt and dowel arrangement, but you can get a bellhousing with left or right starter locations. Right side starter helps with steering shaft clearance.

Im more worried about the fork location, i dont have my headers at the moment. Is the fork ok in stock location