[Shotimes] SHO Flywheel questions?

Mon, 24 Nov 2003 16:41:20 -0600

With the "machine" jobs I've seen on the last few Fidanzas to come through
here, that sounds like a good idea.

~ Mike

Midwest SHO
www.midwestsho.com
Sales@Midwestsho.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirk Doucette" <Kirk.doucette@verizon.net>
To: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 4:26 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] SHO Flywheel questions?

> I just bought a new AL flywheel and was going to have it checked anyway
>
> Kirk J Doucette
> NESHOC President
> Stormtrooper-97 White
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Ron Porter
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 4:52 PM
> To: 'Bruce Malachuk'; 'Mike Kopstain'; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] SHO Flywheel questions?
>
> 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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