Any tips before i start the build?

[Excaliber]

Well, as long as were going internal throw out bearing let's not cut any corners. A solid roller cam should be interesting. Between those two items you will never have to worry about what to do with your weekends. You'll either be swapping out the distributor gear, fishing out a broken roller lifter or pulling the trans!

[Three Peaks]

I'll give you a gift I have referred to many times during my scratch build- the Kirkham build manual

Kirkham Motorsports Assembly Manual

Most helpful single item I've had during my finishing stages, which is basically where you will be starting. Good luck.

Did you get the suspension parts yet?

Bob

[Mark Thompson]

I agree with the key points made earlier in the thread. There is no reason to use the internal throwout bearing; the Kirkham unit is easy to set up and serviceable. I am running Avon tires and they work extremely well with the chassis. They have great grip and track well in a straight line. I really like the TKO600. I would look at the oil cooler as an insurance policy, and with braided lines should not represent a reliability concern. I don't know why you wouldn't want the mini-starter. They work great, weigh less, and give a little more working room in a very tight engine compartment. Plus, brushless DC motors are just awesome technology. The decision of hydraulic vs mechanical for the cam & rollers is a personal choice of how you want to spend your time, how technically true to the original you want to be, and how high you want to rev. I went hydraulic to give me more time to play with other things.

I love my Kirkham; it is one of the best cars I have ever owned. Jamo once described his as "perfect", and that about sums it up. Have fun.

Mark

[RestoCreations]

Originally Posted by Excaliber

Well, as long as were going internal throw out bearing let's not cut any corners. A solid roller cam should be interesting. Between those two items you will never have to worry about what to do with your weekends. You'll either be swapping out the distributor gear, fishing out a broken roller lifter or pulling the trans!

After reading the above and several other threads on different forums, i am not going to use an internal throw out bearing on the kirkham. I have purchased one for a t-56 that is going into a 67 mustang, but now i think i will send it back and get the slave cylinder system. I dont care to drop transmissions out after a build.
Also, i have already purchased a hydraulic roller cam. I use them in all of my builds these days and i have not had a distributor gear fail yet.
Thanks

[BT SNAKE]

Just what I would expect from an Alabama boy. Listen to the advised and make the right decision from that advise.
I was born and raised near Tuscumbia. I have a lot of relatives there and in Cullman.

Hersh

[RestoCreations]

Nice to hear from you Hersh. Ive been in Birmingham more or less my entire life. I wish i could say that i have always taken my time, absorbed the knowledge that others have to offer, and then moved forward with a plan, but that has only come with age.

[BT SNAKE]

You gotta be doing something right to get to our age. It's like John Wayne said "Life is tough but
it's really tough when you're stupid.
I sure do miss those southern nights. When the evening comes and the kids are running around in the yard catching lightening bugs. My Dad and uncles playing the fiddle, banjo and guitar on the front porch. And the smell of honeysuckle everywhere.

Hersh