Reply to "Pressure plate "bob weight" query"

The problem is, almost no one realizes just how small the 98" wheelbase Pantera actually is! Every dimension possible was shaved down to cram a std, unaltered 351-C longitudinally into a too-small engine bay. That's why we have a 'shrink-wrapped clutch'. Ford seemed to be worried about halfshaft u-joint angularity which drove all this space-optimizing. But as it turned out, the dozens of hot-rod big-block adaptions (at least 3 varieties) in the years since- which are mostly shoved backwards up to 4 full inches from 'stock', show their concern re reliability was mostly unnecessary.