Gearhead291

well i got it a couple days ago. but i been busy lol.
Well heres the story, i bought a 85 silverado custom deluxe for 500$ it would run but it needed work to drive, so i traded straight-up for a 86 iroc-z camaro. it has a 350 and a TH350 from a 87 chevy 2500 model van. when i got it the guy had put a quadrajet(?) intake with a holly 4barrel 600cfm. but he said that all the orginal wiring for the TPI was there, so i got lucky and found a TPI setup at my local junkyard in great condition. the past couple days i been working on getting the TPI setup on. heres some pics ( in order)

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once i got it home...

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then to the yard to get the TPI...


donor motor...


then like magic..

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got it home & decided i wanted matching valve covers... so i got to work..


nasty !

let them soak for a few min...


then after about an hour of scrubbing & prepping for paint, got one done..



wallah!
not to throw it on(sort of) wont fix until i get the front brackets off.
but just a quick test...



still a work in progress ill update with more pics and questions soon.
thanks for looking

Pew

lol i have washed parts in the bath tub too my girl for some reason gets mad though. Looks good so far

Gearhead291

thanks. and yea when i got done the whole tub was black lol

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well today i needed to get the front bracket setup off because it wont work with the TPI

so i got to work..about 2 hours later( broken bolt)
i got it


now to look inside... see something missing??


now to test fit the intake... LIKE A GLOVE !


Cant you see the joy?


now to clean up this mess lol


more tomarro...

Gearhead291

hey ive got the th350 and the tailshaft is about 7 1/2 in. long , i heard on here that there either 9 or 6. why would mine be so diffrent?

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bump...

Curtisyz54

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looks like you got a good deal. And looks like a cool car. Good work on the TPI set up.

Gearhead291

thanks
im just worried about the piece missing from under the intake, i relly dont want to have rebuild the whole engine

89RsPower!

There isn't anything missing from under the intake. That's where the spider tray would bolt up if you were running a factory roller cam setup, however you arn't you are running a flat tappet cam. If you wanted to swap to a roller cam in the future all you would need is the cam, lifters, spider tray, cam retainer, correct length pushrods, and the proper timing set. Edit: you could always go back to the junkyard and get all the roller cam parts from that donor car if the prices are cheap there, it will save you a lot of money and time in the future if you decide to convert. I wish I knew where that red donor car is.. I could use some body parts off of it if they were in decent shape

89RsPower!

There are 2 th350's, a short tail and a long tail. I'm not sure what they measure exactly tho, take a pic and we should be able to tell you which you have. Do you already have a driveshaft for it? Is the torque arm attached properly? Also did you get the fuel lines also? Looks like you need a new o2 sensor and make sure you get yourself a knock sensor for a 350, it'll run like poop with a 305 knock sensor. It still won't be as fast as it would have with that carb on there but tpi setups look so much cooler

Gearhead291

thanks
ok ill take a pic and show, yea i would of left the holley on it but it wasnt setup at all, nothing was hooked up or anything, besides the TPI looks better lol

Gearhead291

thanks soo much i was worried that i had a big problem.
and i might get the cam from the other car, but whats the diffrence?

New2Chevy

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Nice car....all she needs is a little love.

Gearhead291

thanks, at this point im needing help because it's getting a little overwhelming. so im gonna need to find somebody to come help.

quick90rs

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Ive got everything you need cam, lifters, pushrods,retainer,spider tray all out of my roller cam setup if youre interested

maroman88

looks like a nice trade! goodluck

Gearhead291

thx man.
il try to post more pics today

New2Chevy

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Keep us posted.