[Shotimes] SHO Flywheel questions?

[Ron Porter]

Just like brake rotors.....

Although the effort to correct a bad resurface job is much more severe with
a flywheel!!!

Ron Porter



-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Bruce Malachuk
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 4:31 PM
To: 'Mike Kopstain'; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] SHO Flywheel questions?


Ok you all have talked me into getting one regound. Though I have to ask yet
another question about the whole regrinding process. Is it something like
the way disc brake rotors are turned down? Cause I think I might be able to
just bring it to my same machine shop that makes my bushings and offer one
of the guys there a few bucks to make the surface nice and true. He's
offered to do some prototyping for me on the weekends in the past, and he
was interested in possibly doing a custom FW for me, cause he considered is
an interesting challenge. 

Is there anything special about havign a flywheel reground? Or is it pretty
standard, just looking for a nice clean true surface? 


Bruce Malachuk

94 Opal Frost MTX

93 Black ATX soon to be parts

93 Green MTX - black interior...a turd with wheels right now


-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Mike Kopstain
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 3:45 PM
To: Bruce Malachuk; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] SHO Flywheel questions?

Bruce, buddy, get it reground......

Professionally.

;-)

~ Mike

Midwest SHO
www.midwestsho.com
Sales@Midwestsho.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Malachuk" <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>
To: "'Mike Kopstain'" <SHOtimes@midwestsho.com>; "'Ron Porter'"
<ronporter@prodigy.net>; "'SHOTimes'" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 2:35 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] SHO Flywheel questions?


> Well I pulled out one of the spares I have and it is just about 
> perfectly flat. I'm gonna get some corse sandpaper for my palm sander 
> and just rough it up for a good surface to have the clutch bite into. 
> This is gonna be a
DD
> car for the winter, and then I'm prolly going to part it out cause I'd
never
> be able to sell it for what I paid for it. But all in all I'd like to 
> have
a
> smooth engagement on the clutch. I do also have a FW and clutch that 
> came off the same engine, that I could put on there, though the PP had 
> some
nasty
> wear starting on it, so I'd have to use the newer PP.
>
>
> Bruce Malachuk
>
> 94 Opal Frost MTX
>
> 93 Black ATX soon to be parts
>
> 93 Green MTX - black interior...a turd with wheels right now
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net 
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Mike Kopstain
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 2:43 PM
> To: Bruce Malachuk; 'Ron Porter'; 'SHOTimes'
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] SHO Flywheel questions?
>
> Even at $40.00... It's a 6 hour job.  Do you really want to re-do it
because
> you wanted to save $40.00?  What's your time worth? :-)
>
> ~ Mike
>
> Midwest SHO
> www.midwestsho.com
> Sales@Midwestsho.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Malachuk" <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>
> To: "'Ron Porter'" <ronporter@prodigy.net>; "'SHOTimes'"
> <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 1:25 PM
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] SHO Flywheel questions?
>
>
> > I really had no idea it was that inexpensive to do. I saw basing my
> thoughts
> > on pricing on Josh's website. I figured if it was gonna be a $40 
> > cost it wouldn't be worth it to me. But if they usually run 10-20 
> > it's worth doing it.
> >
> >
> > Bruce Malachuk
> >
> > 94 Opal Frost MTX
> >
> > 93 Black ATX soon to be parts
> >
> > 93 Green MTX - black interior...a turd with wheels right now
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ron Porter [mailto:ronporter@prodigy.net]
> > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 2:18 PM
> > To: 'Bruce Malachuk'; 'SHOTimes'
> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] SHO Flywheel questions?
> >
> > "Bite the bullet"???? Aren't we talking maybe $10-20 here?? I 
> > wouldn't consider doing a clutch job without a fresh flywheel 
> > surface!! Of course,
> I
> > get the rotors touched up 99% of the time (or I buy new rotors) for 
> > every brake pad change!!
> >
> > I would definitely get it done. Or get the spare one resurfaced if 
> > you are worried about the heat marks (but it should be OK).
> >
> > Ron Porter
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> > On Behalf Of Bruce Malachuk
> > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 1:48 PM
> > To: 'SHOTimes'
> > Subject: [Shotimes] SHO Flywheel questions?
> >
> >
> > With the help of a friend in the albany area, last night we finally 
> > got
> the
> > transmission outta my 93 green winter car, Found the TOB had cut off 
> > some
> PP
> > fingers, and guts of the TOB were inside the PP and what not. So I 
> > found
> out
> > why is never really shifted right I guess. The prize for accurate
> diagnosis
> > goes to Mark Nunnally, casue he said " sounds like the TOB and PP 
> > are
> messed
> > up" when I was thinking about buying the car.
> >
> > Ok so on to my question. I have blue staining on the metal of the 
> > stock
> FW,
> > which I am pretty sure is damage from heat, but given this car's 
> > winter beater status, should I bother refacing the FW, or at the 
> > very least swapping it to a spart stock FW that I have, that is not 
> > heat blued but
> not
> > regoround? I really really hate to cut corners and not regrind a FW, 
> > but this car is already going to cost me a set of AL SFB's, new 
> > front sway
> links
> > (or used ones if anyone has some), 4 Exhaust studs, and a set of 
> > tools to remove the broken off studs. All in all it's closing in on 
> > extra moneys
> that
> > I don't want to spend on the car, all for the sake of parking my 
> > Opal
> Frost
> > for the winter.
> >
> > Should I bite the bullet and have a FW reground? Or will it be ok 
> > just slapping a clutch in there, and just driving it as is. I have a 
> > nearly new clutch, PP, TOB combo from Mark as well, and I don't want 
> > to ruin them
> cause
> > I cheaped out on a FW grind, even if the car is only gonna see maybe
> > 4-5 months of use.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Bruce Malachuk
> > 94 Opal Frost MTX SHO - my baby - 1 of 241 produced
> > 93 Black ATX SHO - cutting time need the parts
> > 93 Green MTX SHO w/black int.-winter car..needs some love
> > 95 Silver Frost SE - yeah it's SLOw but reliable -awaiting it's SHO 
> > ATX tranny transplant :-) 
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