2112

Not sure what you mean by custom (deeper) coupler. at the transom, I use the Merc carrier assembly for the ITS input shaft.

They are 605 inch, ahem... "mild" 8.9 to 1 compression motors.

Biggus

[QUOTE=2112;2045761]Not sure what you mean by custom (deeper) coupler. at the transom, I use the Merc carrier assembly for the ITS input shaft.

Just wondering because with that 1/2" aluminum plate between the carrier and flywheel housing, you will have 1/2" less engagement of the input shaft into the coupler, or drive plate if you were running transmissions.

About 20 years ago, I had a rotted transom rebuilt. Unknown to me at the time the glass guy thought he was doing me a favor by making it 1/2" thicker than what is was originally. During this process I built a pair of blower motors. After everything was together I was stripping out the TRS input shaft splines. We thought the bigger power was stripping the splines. It turned out with the 1/2" thicker transom, there was not enough spline engagement into the drive plate.

That's going to be one unique Ciggie! Big Fords Rule!

Kurt

Westcoast

Kurt
I got the info packet today...lots of info ....The only thing missing was pricing. Do you have a price list?

2112

I took off .200" on both sides of the bellhousing for two reasons;
to make sure it was absolutely true and because the Ford bellhousing was deeper than the 525 set up. I also machined .100" out of the plate in the borg warner bolt area so the plate is .400" thick there. Also the shaft in that tail unit from merc can move in and out about .600". Anyway, I machined the bellhousings to match the original set up.

I will keep you posted if it all holds up

Biggus

Westcoast, good to hear you've recieved the info. Check your PM.


2112, Nice work! I should have known you've engineered the details very well. If I can help in anyway send me an email at:

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