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Kirks Judge Motor

  • While I am finishing up on the pan install and getting the unit ready to ship, Ethon is building the Crate to ship the whole tranny out.

    • While I am finishing up on the pan install and getting the u…
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  • You can make a fine transmission and then give it to a trucking company just to have them drop it off the forklift on the pavement and ruin all your hard work. So make your crate well.

    • You can make a fine transmission and then give it to a truck…
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  • Now it is ready to be removed from the Tranny Vise. Off she comes and down into the custom made Crate. Hope that our ability to read a tape measure was right on spec.

    • Now it is ready to be removed from the Tranny Vise. Off she…
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  • Notice how we utilized the front bellhousing brace and another one off the transmission mount surface to secure the tranny into the crate. You should be able to turn this sideways, upside down, right side up and not worry.

    • Notice how we utilized the front bellhousing brace and anoth…
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  • This also takes time. Now you have to also make sure that the pan is floated off the bottom of the crate. That way if they do drop it the pan will not be crushed. The Bellhousing and Tailshaft Mount area are designed for such.

    • This also takes time. Now you have to also make sure that t…
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  • Build the crate half up and then secure all the braces. Make sure that you utilize Gorrilla Glue. This will make sure that the braces will not let go and drop the transmission.

    • Build the crate half up and then secure all the braces. Make…
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  • Keep the crate. It is important to have if you ever need to send or receive one for repair. I have yet to have a customer send one back for repair but you never know. You might want me to build you a Strip Turbo 400.

    • Keep the crate. It is important to have if you ever need to…
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  • At the same time though you do not need to make it with tounge and grouve wood worker skill and experience. Just enough time and materials to meet the task at hand.

    • At the same time though you do not need to make it with toun…
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  • I oftentimes like to pickup junk TV's with wood surrounds, old entertainment centers, tables, etc to get my sacrificial wood from. That way when the customer gets his crate it looks like a work of art.

    • I oftentimes like to pickup junk TV's with wood surroun…
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