FINDING OUT WHY MY LT4-SWAPPED '67 CHEVY C10 BROKE AND HOW I'M GETTING IT READY TO RACE FREIBURGER.
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- Опубликовано: 25 мар 2023
- Episode 238 of Mike Finnegan's Garage takes us back into the basement as I fix several things on my Chevy C10 to get it ready for an upcoming Roadkill episode. First off, during a pretty rowdy burnout session, I destroyed the clutch so that needs replacing. The question is why? We'll answer it with help from Geoff Gerko from Mantic Clutch USA. Mantic clutches are assembled right here in America and my new clutch still has twin discs and ceremetallic material, but this time we went with solid hubs instead of sprung hubs. And also, we are re-using my old flywheel because we didnt have the correct eight-bolt flyhweel for my LT4.
Want more information about Mantic Clutch USA? Go here: manticclutchusa.com
We are also going inspect the inside of the 6xd billet sequential gearbox. Mainly, we are doing this because I wanted to replace Sixth Gear with something that offers a lower cruising speed (numerically lower, but a higher gear ratio) for highway driving. Rick Lamber from RTS/6XD had the gearbox disassembled, re-geared, and put back together in about an hour. Want more information on this awesome transmission? Go here: 6xdgearbox.com
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-Finnegan 
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We need more clutch guy. Pure gold. Hire him for the channel
He definitely needs to be or have his own channel
Deffo gettin Bob Ross vibes
Dude for real!
The "stroke it for me a few times" was comedic gold!😂
He needs to be on radio with a voice like that!
He certainly put me in the mood...if you know what i mean!
First take...i didnt think he'd fit. But holy shit he makes some of the same exact jokes I do, this guy needs some air time!
Clutch guy totally exploits his perfect radio voice, love it!
I was just about to comment on dudes voice and first thing I see is a comment about his voice! Lol Sounds like Weather Man turned Clutch guy!😂
As you travel through life, you pick up people! Mike is building a team of people and companies that will be the envy of ALL!
“I know we just met, but STROKE it a couple times for me”
I don't understand how none of the guys laughed at that one... I must be a child still cause I lost it
Yep, and if you like the content, support the guys and gals that support him
I LOL'd at that too.Guess the rest couldn't hear it.
Geoff is a riot, could've had a career in comedy.
Agree 👍
“I know we just met but stroke it a couple times for me!!!!” 😂
I was gonna say he has a voice for radio too
He definitely has a voice made for radio.
Dude is the Bob Ross of clutches
That puts it perfectly. I love listening to mellow dudes talk about their field of expertise.
That's the kind of guy you like to have for a co-worker. I had an older dude like him teaching me how to make hydraulic lines for our rock crushing plants. He was awesome. You'd hear him coming from the break room "and for my next magic trick....!" Lol. Buddy showed him a pic of his new gf and he said "wooooah check out that chunka stuff!". Just random funny shit all the time, actually made me look forward to working with him every day, learned soooo much in such a short period of time too from him.
It’s a happy little Burnt Sienna pressure plate.
“…happy little clutch fingers…”. -. “…just a little friction material, it’s OK…”
Happy burnt clutch with a touch of lovely smoke Grey for accent.😂😅
I could learn anything from the clutch guy. His voice and mannerisms are priceless .
Thinking the same thing...
Ok the clutch guy needs his own RUclips channel he's hilarious 😂 and he knows his clutches..
He has his own RUclips page . It’s mantic clutch . He is the North American rep.
Much appreciated man, we do have a bunch of videos at Mantic CLutch USA. Bob Ross of Clutches coming soon.
You know you've made it when Dan Aykroyd dials in your clutch for you.
Both of those guys were so easy to listen to and they so good at what they do I actually learned a lot! And your C10 is such an amazing ride! I love it!
Good luck on your California trip, safe travels!
That transmission is a gorgeous piece of machinery. The clutch is also really impressive. Geoff the clutch guy is a natural, he is so funny.
Clutch guy came straight from the local jazz radio. Perfect narrator voice.
Your clutch guy has the best radio voice.
I can picture him spinning hits on late night radio!!!
The amount of machining that goes into those transmissions is impressive
Impressive diplomacy by professionals that refuse to blame product failure on obvious abuse by host! Surround yourself with guys like this.
"I know we just met but Stroke it a couple of times for me"..hahaha Classic!!
Even setting that all up right, I'm sure you guys double checked the pedal free play. I've seen a few times with this exact failure that was all due to adjustment at the pedal. After driving for a while the slave would randomly just keep getting tighter and tighter. I finally clued in one time when I was not able to push the slave in, the master was in a position where it would not allow the fluid to bypass. Just sharing.
Had no idea Steven King had such knowledge of clutches. I heard there was a clutch horror book coming out in ‘24. Best seller for sure.
I spent two Summers working for a Clutch Reconditioning Company, we used to machine the flywheels flat again on a rotary table on a milling machine with a flat stone spinning like hell in the spindle. Never needed to take much off to make them work well enough.
20:00 this clutch guy sounds like he should be on the radio 😂😂
Knowing a transmission guy is always great!! Knowing EXPERT'S is Finnegan level!
Soooo cool how he knew how and what to do to make it better.. Jeff is a real transmission specialist.. and The guy doing the clutch work seems to know a lot as well..This is one of my favorite videos.. when it gets technical and you could actually learn.. thanks for the good video. I actually called the clutch smoked when I heard it screaming and no smoke coming out of the back tire..
It’s such a privilege to have the experts from the manufacture explain and help out. You are sharing the info directly from the horse’s mouth.
And yet there was still just a touch of Roadkill there with the disc grinding to the flywheel. 👍
"I know we just met, but stroke it for a few times!" 😂😂😂😂 That cant be the first time he's used that line! Effin love it!
This was a great video! Your clutch guy is probably one of the best "explainers" I've seen. Very awesome and fun to watch! Thanks!!!
This channel always features the best of the best! The master experts in their field👏
Very impressed with the gearbox guy. Definitely knows what he's doing. I wouldn't dare touch it, I'm the guy that puts things back together and finds a couple of small leftover parts on the bench after installation.
I feel about as smart as “Beavis and Butthead “ after watching that transmission rebuild! That man is a genius and definitely knows what he’s doing with that transmission!!! How does Finnegan like his clutches cooked? Apparently well done!
Sixteen years old I was doing that with the flywheel, and I couldn't afford a new one. But in a pinch, you do what gotta do? GODSPEED
The brains that engineered this kind of stuff are just phenomenal.
All the internet mechanics have an absolute fit if you take a grinder to a flywheel. And here we have an expert in the field doing just that.
Yes, we know it's not recommended, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
I feel like the the dude from Mantic would be cool to hang with. Having said that, listening to both he and the other dude for the transmission was fun. Super knowledgeable.
The clutch dude reminds me of Dr. Johnny Fever from WKRP in Cincinnati. His delivery and cadence. When you handed him the torque wrench and he said, thank you doctor, I legitimately LOL’d.
Hey Man, Thats really awesome! I remeber watching that show oddly enough...little young but you see where it got me!
That is the sweetest transmission ever... When standing on its end that is the true "Tower of Power"... 😅
Wicked awesome episode. Clutch dude was perfect. Stoked to see muscle truck back out too!
"I know we've just met, but stroke it a couple times" I totally lost my shit on that one, clutch guy is awesome!
Clutch Dudes voice is Hilarious..Straight Legend!!
I could listen to clutch man all day.
Guy had me spit out my beer when He said i know i just met you but can ya stroke it a few times for me
When my old man was a mechanic and something was giving him trouble, there would be a lot of cussing and he said, "You just gotta talk dirty to 'er and she'll do anything you want". Good ol' memories!
Geez Mike, getting the transmission guy and the clutch guy to come to your house... It's like taking yourself to the Principal's office and turning yourself in...
Clutch guy for the win, I could listen to him for hours!
Man it is very nice to have the factory guy service your trans... no worry required.. man makes it look easy
Being the overthinker that i am, I think I learned alot about clutches just listening to him talk about the new one..
Clutch guy has an awesome voice and smart funny as hell!!
I like this clutch guy, he’s funny and not afraid to break the rules. Also, you sure know how to do a job on clutches Mike.
"I know we just met but stroke it for me a few times" is something I didn't expect to hear, yet sure made me laugh!
Who knew radio dj's moonlight for performance clutch companies?
Clutch Guy is the best, and he shall forever be known as Clutch Guy.
Love Rick's straightforward explanation and the detail of the safety wired shoulder bolt is a nice touch. Would love to see any more content with him. Geoff's overall demeanor and explanations are also appreciated.
Clutch guy vibe is that rug tied the whole room together vibe. Hilarious. super cool people.
Great video Mike , the clutch guy is a real character , too cool .
What a pro! That transmission fellow knows his onions.
There's nothing like seeing an expert at work, especially if they're as funny as Geoff. If he's tired of clutches, he can always become a comedian.
“I know we jus met but go ahead and stroke it for me” priceless commentary. I need a C/K-10 don’t matter which. Truck is so amazing.
Thank you for doing the drain plug safety cable correctly.
Congrats mate! This is one sick C10. If you find yourself up north-east during winter, we could stick a snow-plow in front and terrorize the residents of my neighbourhood in Montreal.
Just make the splitter out of steel lol
Love the fact that when he removed the pressure plate, the clutch disc’s sear marks looked like rabbits!! 😂😂
That Mantic clutch guy could pursue a career in standup comedy without any problem! 😂😂😁😁🤘🤘
I worked with Rick and Clay on engineering the laydown version of the 6XD. It is a great transmission; but compared to an 80lb EMCO, it was a pain in the ass to lift out through the window of a Trans Am car!
clutch guy has the best radio/podcast voice
George has a slick radio DJ voice and some killer sarcasm. Love it.
I've been working on transmission for 35-ish years,WOW that is fine work on the building and designing of that transmission like that.
Much as I love the muscle truck, Finn needs to kick it's ASS!!! This truck takes what I've wanted since I was a kid, and goes so far past it!
Can’t help but think this pick up build is the greatest!!!!!
@ 21:15 As an almost 25 year Senior Master technician I approve of this method in time of circumstance. Glaze removal, I believe, nets like 95% functionality.....give or take.
Now I'd never send client with their daily driven grocery getter out the door, but mine or a special circumstance like this.....👍👍👍👍
Before you ship it, a quick coat of paint would be great. Just to get it all one solid color.
........Is it me, or does your friend from Mantic have the best damn radio voice ever.
Professional Tec's are awesome!!!! The dog was cool! Road course the snot!! out-of-that thing!!! ✌️
Geoff is the man! Set us up with a twin disk and TOB...no problems!
Thanks for watching the video an the comment! Stay Tuned, Bob Ross of Clutches coming soon. Hit us up At Mantic CLutch USA with any questions you maight have...glad to chime in and help
I have seen some slight smears on total stock clutches, right before the upgraded clutch is installed.
Now that Mantic clutch material likely had experience similar to a war crime!
Well, on the upsides, Finn now knows how much abuse the clutch can grasp before failure.
We also see some fantastic machining and overall quality from this Mantic clutch and the full Wisconsin "Oh yah, thats your problem" that had me rolling laughing!
Especjally since I catch some mocking down in Florida for my Raag Baaag, and my elongaaaated A-'s, eh? Eh-and-a-hey?
Lol that poor widdle clutch, was trying to just get a grip and lost the battle and the war.
😂
Smeared friction material is some proper drivetrain abuse, well, not abuse but definitely use far above that old clutches usage rate.
Finnegan, you are only second to Tony for the mechanical horrors you both can achieve.
I think there should be a 4 way muscle truck shoot out after you guys film your Road Kill episode. Your truck, Frieburgers truck, Lucky’s Shop truck . Dulcich’s Mopar truck is he gets the Hemi swap done.
i love that the most uttered sentence on car youtube is „you shouldnt do it like this“, closly followed by „this should work but its kinda sketch and /or dangerous“
This reminds me of when I blew the clutch springs up in my truck, replaced the clutch, needed to use my station wagon my fiancé was driving at the time so I let her drive my truck to work while I drove the wagon. She drove my truck to Chic-fil-a, and then to work, 14 miles on my new clutch, I got what I needed with the wagon and went to swap out the vehicles. I couldn’t pull my truck out of the relatively flat driveway of her work without getting a running go. She absolutely burned the clutch up in 14 miles and I’m talking, about grinded the rivet heads off, just toast. my old clutch I removed from the truck had 200k miles on it, and still gripped good, just don’t work good when you shatter every spring in it popping the clutch to get a little burnout going in 3rd while already moving and apparently having more traction then I thought lol but all I could do was laugh cause I blew my clutch up a day before my fiancé would have just toasted it if I hadn’t blew my clutch up the night before lol
Edit: also like the sight of them using a grinder on the fly wheel, I had mine finished on my first clutch change, on the next time I used the grinder and then some 360 grit sand paper on my glass stove top to level it 😂
Still yet to see a mantic clutch that didn't fail spectacularly in a very short time.
The muscle truck had the best sound hands down… However, I have definitely switched to yours being my favorite not only for the noise, but the entire package. Awesome truck
I always smile when I watch your videos. Thanks Mike!
SOOOO a Mantic Clutch don't come with two turn tables & a microphone ? DAMN
Clutch dude clearly left his radio morning show host gig for a shot at hotrod glory. The Kasey Kasem of continuously variable manual torque converters!
That clutch guy is cool as hell, makes me want to buy a Mantic clutch and my shitbox is nowhere near ready for a clutch right now
I like the Roadkill flywheel resurfacing.
"Cajun-style friction material" got a guffaw out of me. Very nice.
"I was dumping the clutch in 6th gear all day long,is that a problem?" "Nope" lol,best clutch dude ever...
Clutch guy was a comedian 😂
Keep it simple as possible! Words ALL engineers should live by Great video!
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Dude is the Bill Lombard of clutches!!!
"I know we just met, but can you stroke it a few times" LMFAO!!😂
GREAT VIDEO MIKE !!! I LOVE LEARNING ABOUT MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LEARNED A LOT!!!1 THANKS FOR SHARING!!! YOU MADE MY NIGHT!!! I LOVE MY C10 FAMILY.
EASTWOOD! Help this man out with a mini lathe to make those particular spacers when necessary.
Your buddy is great at transmissions. Enjoyed watching him work. Loved him on the Red Green show too 👍😏😎
That dude from Mantic better be on a podcast.. he has a serious radio voice.
The clutch guy reminds me of a doctor or something with the way he talks. He's great!
That is one damned impressive gearbox!!!
We see who Stacy David modeled himself after 😂. Clutch guy is legit.
"I may or may not know the guy that put this clutch together" I genuinely lost it at that, cool truck, awesome process and a lot to learn there!
Geoff really came in clutch on this one.
It’s really amazing at the level of support you’re getting from these guys great customer service
DAMN Mike I wish we had a guy like HIM in the pits when Drag Racing the ole '53 High Boi Gasses we built. But then again that was a to sped power glide. I would love to exchange in person the reason our car got built and some similarities with it and Blassphemi . BOTH awsum cars. Cept ours was Orange based on a Model of a Gasser from Revell. We just did it for REAL.
That truck is something of art for sure. It'd be one of them things where you just spend for ever at the gas station looking the truck over if I ever saw it in Person. It's super dope
Love all the projects your doing. Thank you for all the content it's all great.
David and his muscle truck have no chance against you and your bad ass c10!!! And thats coming from a guy who loves the muscle truck!
Dude I lost it 😂when he said “I know we just met” 😂
Geoff Gerko is comedy gold. Normally I'm learning on your channel, but I had to watch that section twice because I was laughing at the jokes the first time around.
Although your C10 is AWESOME, the exhaust note of the Muscle Truck is EPIC and first ballot hall of fame material.