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I'm trying to imagine how you'd shift with one hand, work the clutch with the other, and steer with the 3rd hand? All while traveling down the dry...
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Clutch lever on the shifter, vertically, with the pivot low. Grip, shift, release. [IMG] Are the disabled prohibited from racing? It would seem...
...forum, that someone HERE, on "H.A.M.B.," had a HAND-OPERATED CLUTCH on a Model A. I'd really LOVE to be given a link to the thread for that...
So, if the rate of heat transfer is directly proportional to mass flow rate, pumping water thru a radiator faster would make it cool better ? How...
lets see; foot brakes operated by your foot hand brake operated by your hand..... i guess it could eliminate side stepping the clutch or make...
Consider a hand clutch, more and more race car are using them. Pretty simple. Hand operated hydraulic MC working a hyd t/o bearing or slave. SPark
yeah i think i comes from a hand operated clutch release lever on old machinery. you throw the lever to engage something
Hello I have driven a few dirt track modifieds with hand clutches. Trust me ,make EVERY effort to put a foot operated clutch in your truck. I...
Hi, Terry. At this point i don't think i will have any cables as it will have hydraulic throttle, clutch and hand operated rear brakes. I will...
I had a IH 300 industrial that was a beast. Had a davis bucket & rear blade. I used that one to build a house & do grading & building driveways...
I'm going to give you a pass on the RR stuff since you've got a medical condition ;) I did a quick search...
this car had one, before the 4 speed....clutch turbo, and the hand operated brake lever. I don't remember how Steve hooked up the brakes, though...
Just had some knee work done! It was not fun. Anyway I have always said "hot rods have 3 pedals". I guess when the time comes I will need to come...
If you really wanted a hand operated clutch you could add a vacuum assist as used on VW semi auto in the seventies and Hudson in the forties and...
It's definately possible to hand control a clutch. however street clutches have typically 0.065 Marcel, which means that the amount of momment...
I bought three of these 3/4'' master cylinders for clutch, accelerator and hand operated rear brakes. The Model A lever will be mounted on the...
Pat is going to run this at the drags, perhaps some hill climbs, and you cant clutch with your left and shift with your right, and steer at the...
Beano,I have a cable operated clutch in the wagon and it's pretty soft,,as for the automatic transmissions in the 32's,,both have 350 turbos,,all...
Did't Studebaker have what they called a "Hill Holder"? Used with a manual transmission so you did't have to slip the clutch while trying to...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izc2oTImyjc ^ auto clutch for motorcycle, Works well on take off, shifting?? released in 2006 Should be able to...
OR, You could build a nice Kustom instead of another Hot Rod. Autos are OK in them. :rolleyes: Actually, at 71, I'm thinking about doing that. :)
DIRT cars can get away with not having a torque converter; they use a direct coupler from the engine to the trans in place of the converter. Some...
If you click on one of the pics it will take you to a album of about 75 detailed pics. Appears that the round pedal is the cable operated brake...
For what it's worth I'll throw in my experience with my "home-made" hand controls on my Willys. Keep in mind I have the use of one good strong...
See this? This is why I love the HAMB! People working out their ideas, coming to solutions, or at least closing in on them! Who needs...
Striper I understand why you did the clutch MC that way, I've been thinking though similar things but... your thoughts on why you didn't just go...
I think you'd have your hands full (no pun) trying to operate that clutch with a hand lever. First of all, you are going to lose some mechanical...
Take the new lining and shoes to a brake and clutch shop and get them to rivet them on. Usually in bigger cities there is a shop that rebuilds...
Challenging! I was gonna look at some of the controls on the market for ideas, but I only come up with systems designed for auto trannies....
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