Quote Originally Posted by JeffYoung View Post
So, in a way, the oil pressure problem was a good thing. The race diety moves in mysterious ways.....

Who else is going? Steve/Anthony? Any updates on repairs?
The race Diety, praise be unto him, was kind to me and my right foot as well. Recall that I thought it was the transmission that broke. After taking the motor/tranny out and separating them, I found a much more ugly scene. The center of the clutch disc was broken out. That was a very good thing because behind it I found that one of the flywheel bolts had backed out. With nowhere to go, it acted as a lathe and started shearing off the other bolts. Long story short, if the clutch hadn't busted when it did the flywheel might have departed the crankshaft at 7,000 RPM.

Assessment:
Clutch- obviously done.
Flywheel- done, due to elongated holes.
Crankshaft- done, for the same reason.
Tranny- maybe salvagable, we'll see.
Right foot- still attached.

As for VIR? I'll try. I have a spare transmission. I can get the clutch. I just don't know if I can rebuild the motor in time.

Do you guys know anybody that runs a transmission blanket/scattershield?