Click on the thumbnail to view a larger image - 1600 x 1200. All of these photos were taken by me with a Nikon Coolpix 800
Well, I'm finally getting caught up on some of my picture taking. First of all, a few weeks ago I bought all of the vacuum parts I was missing from my Eagle's four wheel drive system, they have since been cleaned and painted (where applicable).
Next, the problem with my clutch REFUSING to to work is that it was missing several parts. The dealer was unable to order these parts, so Dad made a custom ADJUSTABLE clutch linkage for me out of a piece of stainless bar stock.
And lastly, for this update, I have rebuilt one of the two GM HEI 6 cylinder distributors that I plan to use to convert my Eagle over. The other I hope to sell (after conversion) on Ebay and hopefully recover the cost of both of them, thus creating a free distributor for myself.
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| This is the clutch linkage, fully assembled. | This is the piece of stainless car stock that Dad used to create the piece at the end. | The finalized piece at the end. Complete with grease zerk and milled for a 3/4" wrench for easy adjustment. |
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| Dad drilled the inside of the part and tapped it with threads. | On the other end he drilled a very small hole so that grease can be passed to the clutch fork. This is a MASSIVE design improvement over AMC's original concept. | Originally the clutch rod was not threaded. So Dad added threads to it, this is how it is adjusted. |
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| The base of my HEI distributor after a week in the part's bath, 20 minutes at the wire wheel, and 4 layers of clear coat. | Another angle. This thing looks great. | This is the vacuum advance after a week in the parts bath, 4 minutes on the wire wheel, 3 coats of primer, and 3 coats of black engine enamel. I wasn't very happy with the finish after I took this picture, so an additional coat was added. The final product can be seen below. |
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| Another angle | The other side. | The distributor - Cleaned, lubricated, and reassembled. |