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Forum: Convertibles
10-03-2013, 12:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 999
Posted By johnf123

Re: 92 RS resto-mod tips

anybody?
Forum: Convertibles
10-02-2013, 09:02 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 999
Posted By johnf123

92 RS resto-mod tips

hey guys, as some of you know I have a 1992 RS vert, red with 108,030 miles, and *no* rust anywhere. I wrecked it last year and since been restoring it in my garage. I had a few questions about my...
Forum: Miscellaneous Third Gen Items!
08-26-2013, 11:00 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 452
Posted By johnf123

Re: WTB custom sub enclosure for 92 vert

appreciate it, thanks alot!
Forum: Miscellaneous Third Gen Items!
08-26-2013, 08:37 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 452
Posted By johnf123

WTB custom sub enclosure for 92 vert

hi guys, im looking to put 2 type Rs (12s) in my vert. the subs will be powered with 2100 RMS to each sub. I do not have a backseat (rollcage) or any interior carpeting and I'd like to save the spare...
Forum: Members Camaros
11-12-2012, 01:10 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

UPDATE:
Body: the cars going to the body shop in the next week or two, the guy is really hard to get ahold of but he does good work. They are gonna weld in the subframe and then send it back.
...
Forum: Members Camaros
11-05-2012, 10:50 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

i hit a 99 GMC sonoma, i went underneath it haha, sad day.

im stuck because of money/i dont know what comes next. i mean i have a huge list but i dont know..
Forum: Members Camaros
11-03-2012, 03:00 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

i got the bolt out, and im probably just going to get another gasket. i dont really know where to go from here.
Forum: Members Camaros
11-02-2012, 12:11 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

ran into a problem...or two..
was tightening the bolt on the engine stand and it snapped clean off in the bellhousing
the oil pan gasket was way to thick so i made my own with RTV.. probably going...
Forum: Members Camaros
10-30-2012, 01:48 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

how would I go about doing that?
Forum: Members Camaros
10-30-2012, 01:25 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

Windage tray: this is annoying, my deep sockets dont go deep enough, does anyone know how to torque them? iv heard everything from 40 ft lbs to 70 ft lbs, its a 4 bolt main...
Forum: Members Camaros
10-30-2012, 01:21 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

Timing cover, put the seal in with some RTV
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4824087206615&l=cc7ce639cf
used some ARP bolts...
Forum: Members Camaros
10-30-2012, 01:20 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

Oil system:
Moroso high capacity racing pump and pickup
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4813656465853&l=a53f16f445
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4813659945940&l=d0b6cd7696...
Forum: Members Camaros
10-30-2012, 01:18 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

doing the cam timing:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4813652385751&l=e4e581294b
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4813654265798&l=fbe974abc6...
Forum: Members Camaros
10-30-2012, 01:16 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

the pictures here wont upload, maybe because im using a mac? il start moving to photobucket but until then i have alot of updating..
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
10-26-2012, 10:54 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,400
Posted By johnf123

GTO rear end?

hey i dont know much about rearends but i found a 2006 GTO stock rearend online for 600$, was wondering if it was worth it or even possible to swap into my thirdgen? if so what would i need to do,...
Forum: Electronics
10-22-2012, 01:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 656
Posted By johnf123

Re: CFI to Carb help

you can keep the stock pump, but youl need a fuel pressure regulator. there is a tech article on the site that is step by step for swapping from EFI to carb
Forum: Electronics
10-22-2012, 01:04 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 656
Posted By johnf123

Re: CFI to Carb help

alright, is there a special distributor for a double pumper holley 750, or do i use a vacuum advance and cap the lines?
Forum: Electronics
10-22-2012, 10:51 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 656
Posted By johnf123

Re: CFI to Carb help

im doing same thing, stock 305 tbi to blown 350 carb with 700R4, harness just dangling out of car.
Forum: Members Camaros
10-17-2012, 09:59 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

I was gonna part it, then scrap it, but i found the core support and a shop willing to do all the work. shes worth saving, its in *almost* perfect condition
Forum: Members Camaros
10-17-2012, 09:56 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

thats all for tonight, sorry about the facebook links, the site wont let me upload pictures..
i doubt anyone will look at this but i just wanted to document it (:
Forum: Members Camaros
10-17-2012, 09:55 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

and heads are on!!! with the rocker arms n pushrods!!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4774987699158&l=84d15af715
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4774991019241&l=7b4b0b6301...
Forum: Members Camaros
10-17-2012, 09:54 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

scraping off old gasket for new one.. i got one head back from the machine shop they still have the other one because of a problem with the retainer.
...
Forum: Members Camaros
10-17-2012, 09:52 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

Aluminum heads came in the mail.
i went with the GM ZZ4 heads because they were butt cheap for aluminum. the small combustion chamber squeezes the block to a 10.1:1 CR from a miserable 8.1:1. they...
Forum: Members Camaros
10-17-2012, 09:48 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

lifters coated with assembly lube and slid into place

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4690922477580&l=2eca90e95e
Forum: Members Camaros
10-17-2012, 09:47 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

new comp cam compared to the stock flat tappet (with half the lift)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4689991374303&l=b080321141
Forum: Members Camaros
10-17-2012, 09:45 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

so i started ordering parts..
Official part list to date:
Comp Nitrous hydraulic retrofit roller cam and lifters
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4680319852521&l=04efd383a4
Comp double...
Forum: Members Camaros
10-17-2012, 09:43 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

my very first engine extraction with my best friend.. wer both 16 at the time and we had no idea what wer doing
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4598136237982&l=3306610eb0
Forum: Members Camaros
10-17-2012, 09:41 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

my first harbor freight engine lift
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4551080381615&l=4bf4e68780
Forum: Members Camaros
10-17-2012, 09:41 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

took the intake manifold off and it sat in the rain for 2 months..
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4452616080069&l=df735d3153
Forum: Members Camaros
10-17-2012, 09:40 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

so we picked up a budget GM crate engine and it came in the mail a few days later!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4350049995981&l=3b736bb0a5
Forum: Members Camaros
10-17-2012, 09:38 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

the day after I got let out of school..
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4329481441780&l=ec4e50fd79
Forum: Members Camaros
10-17-2012, 09:36 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4073124073006&l=7309e870a0

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4579440970612&l=c59d32c8a1
Forum: Members Camaros
10-17-2012, 09:11 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

Re: 17 year old's first build thread

the "canvas" of this build is a 1992 Camaro RS 'vert. when I bought it it had 106,000 miles on it, with zero rust. meaning the exhaust pipes were clean. Car came with an all original 305 TBI and...
Forum: Members Camaros
10-17-2012, 09:06 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,411
Posted By johnf123

17 year old's first build thread

so i guess this is my build thread..im already close to being half done.. but some things to keep in mind:
I started when I was 16, I''ll be 17 on the first
Tight budget, but since me and my father...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-11-2012, 11:44 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 29,520
Posted By johnf123

Re: knock sensor bypass???

yeah im 17 im learning alot from my build! most kids my age blow ther money on booze and drugs and me and my best friend blow our money on my camaro haha
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-10-2012, 10:56 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 29,520
Posted By johnf123

Re: knock sensor bypass???

so swapping to a carb, removing ECM and gutting wiring harness/swapping to painless, i can just plug knock sensor hole? im swapping a 305 TBI for a base GM crate carb'd 350 with roller cam, alum...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-17-2012, 04:00 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 548
Posted By johnf123

Re: 350 heads advice

if i get those L98 heads, can i run a weiand 144 or 147 supercharger and a 4bbl carb or is not compatible with the heads
Forum: Power Adders
08-14-2012, 11:25 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,482
Posted By johnf123

Re: Gm goodwrench engine for turbo??

thinking about supercharging same engine..getting ZZ4 aluminum heads, not sure what cam yet..anything i should know?
Forum: Body
08-13-2012, 11:46 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,652
Posted By johnf123

Re: totalled camaro..worth fixing?

im going to a junk yard tomorrow to get that front crossmember, whats the best way to go about removing one?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-12-2012, 11:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 548
Posted By johnf123

350 heads advice

so i got this crap 350 crate from Jegs for free (gift), and im building it. I plan on upgrading the heads, cam, timing chain, oil pump for a larger pan, full exhaust and possibly a power adder. the...
Forum: Body
07-22-2012, 03:29 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,652
Posted By johnf123

Re: totalled camaro..worth fixing?

update: getting the front pulled back out. i found an 89 RS on craigslist for 1k, has all the parts i need minus the bad rusting on some parts. insurance gave me 3500
Forum: Aftermarket Product Review
07-03-2012, 11:38 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,084
Posted By johnf123

Re: BOWTIE PARKING LIGHTS

try ebay. they have everything
Forum: Exhaust
06-06-2012, 12:16 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 17,006
Posted By johnf123

Re: Headers Installation Difficulty

i used a 5/8 deep socket for the header to y piping, but its not coming off. it looked like there used to be a tiny thread on the end of the bolt, but its sheared off. completely lost on how to get...
Forum: Body
06-05-2012, 01:01 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,652
Posted By johnf123

Re: totalled camaro..worth fixing?

i plan on pulling everything from the engine bay, having a buddys uncles shop straighten the crossmember and side frame out for me, do all the welding work, and then il start bolting it back...
Forum: Body
06-04-2012, 11:18 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,652
Posted By johnf123

Re: totalled camaro..worth fixing?

I cant afford an LS7 or the insurance on it
Forum: Body
06-04-2012, 11:18 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,652
Posted By johnf123

Re: totalled camaro..worth fixing?

I think its gonna be a cross between me and a shop
Forum: Body
06-04-2012, 12:44 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,652
Posted By johnf123

Re: totalled camaro..worth fixing?

this was after i ripped off the whole front end and quarter panel
Forum: Body
06-04-2012, 12:43 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,652
Posted By johnf123

totalled camaro..worth fixing?

so i rearended a 1999 GMC Sonoma friday, and the body shop quoted me at 7K to fix. the cars a 92 RS vert with 108,000 miles. there is honestly no rust on this car at all, even where the water gets...
Forum: TBI
06-03-2012, 10:03 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,889
Posted By johnf123

Re: Want to remove smog hoses and systems frome My RS. How to?

pulling mine out for my swap. probly wont put it back in..shhh (;
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