Tyler's Project - 85 Z28 TPI resto/mods
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Tyler's Project - 85 Z28 TPI resto/mods
hey all i used to be a member on here over a year ago, and now im back, about 2 years ago i sold my 1985 Z28 305 tpi but i just got it back, i found it on the side of the road blown up and abandoned by some kid, well anyway i saved her and now shes home in my garage, it has a 305 TPI with a 700r4 and a 3.23 posi disc brake rear, when i had it it pulled a 224hp/304ibs torque on a dyno, now im startin a 350 swap
parts of teh 305s crank and bearinngs and even a section of the cam shaft came flying outa the side of the oil pan. ill post pics of them soon
parts of teh 305s crank and bearinngs and even a section of the cam shaft came flying outa the side of the oil pan. ill post pics of them soon
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Re: Tyler's Project - 85 Z28 TPI resto/mods
ok so as of right now im gathering up v8 goodies, i just got all new interior so right now shes completly gutted, fresh new black carpet should be in her tonite along with a nice center console, i found some so so black/grey sets outa a 91, all black interior plastics for the rear seats and forward, i need to eitehr re finish my dark greytruck plastics or get new, the car was ORIGINALY maroon with gold around the botom and tan interior
plan is the dark mettalic red of the later IROCs with black interior
plan is the dark mettalic red of the later IROCs with black interior
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Keep us updated Brother! Good luck!
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ok well bad news, the motor i got already had bearings in it, and well, the cam bearings wer installed wrong and are all nicked and scratched, so it looks like im having the block honed and new bearings installed along with the crank installed. ughhh fml,
good news is i ordered my lifters and cam and gasket set
good news is i ordered my lifters and cam and gasket set
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Working on cars goes like this:
If it's not one thing, it's a 100 others.
Have fun and keep us updated.
If it's not one thing, it's a 100 others.
Have fun and keep us updated.
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so, latest updates, all new black interior with black/grey seats (still need dash pad tho) all pioneer sound, found a built tpi 350 and headers and exhaust and aluminum drive shaft
i just started unhooking everything from the motor to pull it, should be done in the next month or so, pics when i can, should be me soon>>>
i just started unhooking everything from the motor to pull it, should be done in the next month or so, pics when i can, should be me soon>>>
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Re: Tyler's Project - 85 Z28 TPI resto/mods
si since my last post iv done, welllll
all the body work
new front end
new doors
91-92 front chin spoiler and bumper insert
all like new 91-92 tan interior
riped the 305 out found it had about 10 cracks in the block and several main caps cracked and bolts sheared off
picked up an 87 roller 305 tpi with 61k, cleaned it resealed it, had the 85 tpi heads redone and worked and installed em on it
droped it in the car, painted the engine bay with bedliner
put the trans back in,
put the headers and high flow y pipe on and sat the car on the ground
the NEED TO DO LIST
bolt intake and power steering pump and alt on
drop in radiator and electric fans, adjust the valves, prime the motor and drop in distributer, bump the key and listen to her purrr
theeeeennn off to paint
and THEN! its going to be time for coil springs shock struts all new poly bushings adjustable pan hard bar, ect ect you guys know what we do
all the body work
new front end
new doors
91-92 front chin spoiler and bumper insert
all like new 91-92 tan interior
riped the 305 out found it had about 10 cracks in the block and several main caps cracked and bolts sheared off
picked up an 87 roller 305 tpi with 61k, cleaned it resealed it, had the 85 tpi heads redone and worked and installed em on it
droped it in the car, painted the engine bay with bedliner
put the trans back in,
put the headers and high flow y pipe on and sat the car on the ground
the NEED TO DO LIST
bolt intake and power steering pump and alt on
drop in radiator and electric fans, adjust the valves, prime the motor and drop in distributer, bump the key and listen to her purrr
theeeeennn off to paint
and THEN! its going to be time for coil springs shock struts all new poly bushings adjustable pan hard bar, ect ect you guys know what we do
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Re: Tyler's Project - 85 Z28 TPI resto/mods
heres some pics of what iv recently done, iv done alot more then pictured but we will get into that later
new interior
old interior
new front end before i installed new fenders and doors, alota issues ill talk about later with the original doors and after market fenders, now i have all OEM stuff from a 91 so problems solved
before anything, bumper saggy and very warped
new interior
old interior
new front end before i installed new fenders and doors, alota issues ill talk about later with the original doors and after market fenders, now i have all OEM stuff from a 91 so problems solved
before anything, bumper saggy and very warped
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Re: Tyler's Project - 85 Z28 TPI resto/mods
having some minor issues with the accessory brackets, and getting the dip stick tube in the block, few more odds and ends and we should hear it run soon for the first time in 3 years
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theres atleast half a tank, ill try to siphon, i forgot our cars are old enough it may not have that screen in the filler neck to keep me from doing that, thanks
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Yea well it doesn't surprise me the kid knew nothing about cars and went from a turbo 89 supra to this, I gues he figured he could rev it to 9,000 rpms to, the part that really got to me is he just abandoned it where it blew up though, left keys in it took his stuff out and rolled.... Poor car, oh well she's home where she needs to be now and almost running!
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Car: 91 Trans Am
Engine: 355 TPI
Transmission: Built T-5
Yea well it doesn't surprise me the kid knew nothing about cars and went from a turbo 89 supra to this, I gues he figured he could rev it to 9,000 rpms to, the part that really got to me is he just abandoned it where it blew up though, left keys in it took his stuff out and rolled.... Poor car, oh well she's home where she needs to be now and almost running!
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no i had to "persuade" it from him, with the help of his girlfriend, when i showed up at his house, thats a story in itself that im not going to get into over a forum lol
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hey bud, if u put as much blood sweat and money into a car, to stupidly sell it and find it like that, ud do what you had to to get it back to, all that matters is it was left for dead and i brought her home where she should be and have been tearing the car all apart and starting over,.
WELL bad news i end up having to work tomorow so no camaro time, if the rain holds off sunday MAYBE it will, and ill get the motor all buttoned up, maybe. ill get what i can done
WELL bad news i end up having to work tomorow so no camaro time, if the rain holds off sunday MAYBE it will, and ill get the motor all buttoned up, maybe. ill get what i can done
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Re: Tyler's Project - 85 Z28 TPI resto/mods
so iv been prety busy since i was last on here in december
since my last vist
we have finished the new motor
cleaned and under coated the bay
installed the new motor and trans
buttoned everything up and heard it run last night!
pics and vids to come
since my last vist
we have finished the new motor
cleaned and under coated the bay
installed the new motor and trans
buttoned everything up and heard it run last night!
pics and vids to come
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