Aluminum Flywheel/clutch assbly/ C Beam Plates installed, impressions

[pantera1683]

Thanks to the registry, I successfully changed out my stock flywheel to a Fidanza aluminum. I also installed a new clutch assbly from autozone and a sprung hub disc for a Camaro. Since I was taking down the C beam I installed the beam plates.

I thought a bad clutch disc was the cause of my slipping issues, after taking everything apart it I found my throwout bearing internally separated. The clutch disc was worn but still serviceable and the flywheel and pressure plate looked fine.

All-in-all the hardest part of the job was by far removing the C beam from the vehicle. Everything else was pretty basic. If there is one thing I could add to everyone else's great advice it would be to use an impact wrench to remove as many bolts as possible. I used a cordless one and it made this job so much easier, especially since I did 90% of it by myself. I had to bug my neighbor and his nephew to help with the tranny install. It is one heavy sob and using the tip of alignment stubs really helped speed up the tranny install.

Okay, so I finished up about 6 hrs after I started (3 hrs on Sat and 3 hrs on Sunday) and took it for a test drive. Wow, it feels like a different beast now. That aluminum flywheel is the bees knees, it really lets the engine rev freely. I didn't get on it because I have to break it in but I am really happy with how it drives now.

Thanks again to everyone sharing their valuable tips and hopefully I have added something that someone else will find useful.