Kostamojen

GF was more of a general model line for any of the top-types, while GFT looks to be just a hard-top model.

Get rear camber bolts no matter what you do. They aren't expensive, and its worth it for any suspensions setup. As for the non-swaybar handling... I tested mine without first and didn't care for it so I put them back on. I'd recommend trying it both ways yourself just to see what you think.

LOL, I didn't know you could do that

New distributors are expensive.

I figured it out. I had the rear housing assembled slightly incorrectly. A spring was in the wrong spot for the little pop-up thing that controls pressure to reverse gear, and a ball bearing in a spot that it shouldn't have been in. This caused the shifter to be not able to reach reverse at all. However, upon fixing that, I discovered it wasn't going 100% into reverse. But I did manage to get it going in reverse with some effort, I think with a proper oil level and the transmission actually in the car, it will get into reverse just fine now.

That must mean reverse isn't working for sure then, since I can't shift it into any gear that causes anything to rotate backwards (diff or main shaft)

I just ran into these on Ebay... Anyone try one yet?

I can't tell if the transmission I built has reverse gear working. Is there any way of testing it when the transmission is off the car, or checking to make sure its working?

Thats backwards actually. I'm using that dry-sleeve brand new 1400 block.

I'm not to that point yet. Although I'd take donations in the form of manual labor any time

I have more time to work on it yes, but most of the things I need right now cost money... (door moldings, engine work, etc.) I'm trying to do as much of the stuff that doesn't cost money as I can.

These should better illustrate some of the problems:

"We are also able to rebuild any clutch that was ever manufactured. It doesn’t matter what type of vehicle. From Model A to Corvette, our turn around time on these custom rebuilds is usually only a few days. We are one of the few shops that can do all of these clutches in house." Hmm, I'll contact them and see what they say. I'll take pictures of everything first of course.

OK, I have some serious drivetrain issues I need to figure out before I can continue... 1) Bellhousing issue #1: The original bellhousing will bolt onto the 1400 block BUT there is a 1mm gap of open space when installed meaning it doesn't seal properly and oil will shoot out and also not being sealed might mean less structural reinforcement. 2) Bellhousing issue #2: The original bellhousing is 16mm narrower than the 1400 bellhousing, which means in order to use the 1400 bellhousing, I have to move the front engine mounts 16mm farther forward (I figured out how to do this, but I'm concerned about the effects on the engine mounts and drivetrain weight distribution) 3) Flywheel: The 1400 engine has a 8 bolt attachment point for the flywheel, the original flywheel is a 6-bolt (but the 1400 flywheel is 8-bolt). The original flywheel only fits in the original bellhousing because its ALSO narrower than the 1400 flywheel by 16mm. If I somehow could use the original bellhousing, I'd either have to swap the mounting point for the flywheel with the original one (Can't do that myself) or have a custom flywheel made (also can't do myself). 4) Clutch: The original clutch has a smaller spline than the main shaft of the transmission I built (main shaft from a '83 FWD). So to use the transmission I built, I need either a custom made clutch of the right size or to swap the spline somehow. It does appear to fit the 1400 flywheel just fine, but I'm not sure about it due to the 16mm depth difference. 5) Transmission: The transmission I built I discovered several issues with... #1 The clutch/mainshaft issue as mentioned. #2 The rear housing is ~5" longer than the original rear housing, meaning the shifter assembly will move ~5" farther back inside the car. #3 Also due to the rear housing, the transmission mount location is different, meaning I need some sort of custom job in there. #4 Lastly, just discovered today, the actual connection point to the shifter assembly is 45 degrees in the other direction from the original transmission, meaning the shifter assembly won't connect correctly. So basically, I have to either re-assemble the old transmission to bypass the transmission/clutch problems but end up with the original extremely high gearing, or have a custom clutch, transmission mount, AND shifter linkage made :unamused: And the engine/flywheel, I'm just not sure about. The easiest solution is to move the motor mounts forward and use the 1400 flywheel/bellhousing, but I'm not certain how they will work with the original transmission. I'm not going to even try to rebuild the old engine. The other option is to have the original bellhousing modified to fit the motor, and a custom flywheel made. My biggest problem right now is being unemployed, so the cheapest options are the best but often the most difficult and I don't have anyone helping me in-person with anything so its difficult to make decisions on the fly and not make huge mistakes (I'm sure I've made some mistakes I don't know about yet, it seems for everyone one thing I do I end up making 2 mistakes I have to fix). Keep in mind I still have to have the heads rebuilt, and shave them in order to use the Weber manifold which might have adverse effects on compression that I'm uncertain as to the consequences about...

Those bumpers have been on Ebay for like a couple years now...

I wish I could read what they actually are

Some photos to share from the JDM brochures I found online: Check out some of the options that were availible in Japan. The sport model at one point had an interesting front lip spoiler type thing!

Got my engine/transmission mounts sorted out finally. I ended up just putting bolts straight through in order to attach the rubber along with some sticky stuff to hold the bushings in place just enough. Its pretty sturdy, I stood on the motor and jumped up and down to make sure it was solid, LOL! Anyway, I'm leaving the rear transmission mount alone for now. I still haven't figured out which transmission I have to use. I figure now I can deal with the rear transmission mount not being attached because I discovered it really doesn't do much and I can install it later or have one custom made if I use the frankenstein transmission I built. I'm still not 100% sure the frankentranny will work, I still have to figure out what to do about the clutch spline and whether or not the larger spline will work with the throwout bearing and even if the flywheel has the correct number of bolt holes for the motor. I'll check more of this in the next couple days. I REALLY don't want to rebuild the original transmission... Its going to take alot of work to make it look pretty.

Couple more interesting ones... Mel, Winona, and Antonio??? And apparently Subaru designed the Fiat 500 redesign 10 years before Fiat did, but styled it after the Subaru 360... Can I has restyled 360 please Subaru!?

Seriously, I spent two hours last night downloading pics from it!

Some of my fav images so far... And some silly stuff... Nice hair bruce! y hello ther j'lo OMGWTFCAMEL!? Psychedelic baby, ya! .....rifle included???

I saw one of the wood wheels for sale once on a japanese auction... But man, some of the accessories, especially that front lip for the Gen-1 Leones... OMG!!!

I just found this site browsing the net looking for FF-1 photos, and OMG it has pretty much everything on it in terms of brochures!!! http://a15ff11300g.sakura.ne.jp/catalogue/catalogue.html I highly recommend taking a look if you have some time, try and save as many as you can to your HD too in case this site ever disappears!

Not even thinking about the bumpers right now Next up is getting the rear suspension back on, then adding some lube to the wheel cylinders I forgot to do before, and then the engine/transmission mounts and on to the drivetrain. My guess is I'll have the car without bumpers for a long while

Ya, I had to take off the suspension to do the filler... PITA, but I kind of needed to take it off anyway so I could lower the suspension (had to move the rods a couple notches) and some additional painting/lubricating to make sure everything works right.