Hello, I'm new to the forum but a long time bird owner(32yrs). My car is a 67 w/326 and I think it's time for a new water pump. The shaft on my old pump turns much harder that I think it should. I read in this forum about checking the clearance between the impeller and the divider plate but it applied to the newer pump. Would this also apply to the 8 bolt pump? Would putting a flowkooler pump on not require this mod as it has an impeller with the plate welded on?
My second question concerns the clutch return spring bracket on the V8 cars. Ames shows a diagram in their catalog that shows the bracket being mounted to the inside of the frame rail, but I really didn't see any tapped holes there to mount it. Anybody know how this mounts to the frame?
I'm also in the process of putting a TKO600 trans in the car. Has anyone put one in an early bird? Thanks for all the help Steve
