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Forum: Fabrication
05-28-2018, 12:36 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 18,476
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: 140A bolt-on alternator UPGRADE!

I'm kind of partial to the DR44 serries after I made one into an alternator welder. The abuse that alt will take is very impressive.
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
05-27-2018, 12:29 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 398
Posted By oil pan 4

Helper springs, air shocks or OE springs for low bird that also pulls a trailer

I put in lowering springs on my firebird, so I still have the old springs (this was only incase I needed to put themback on for some reason).
Problem is 2 or 3 years later I think the lowering...
Forum: Fabrication
05-11-2017, 05:59 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,312
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Fuel pump access w/o dropping tank

I would say tibo made a marvel of engineering and a work of art, using rivnuts and all.

Now I have an excuse to buy a rivnut kit.
Forum: V6
04-04-2017, 02:38 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 497
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: In desperate need of turbo headers

Your goal needs to be to have a running vehicle when you get to your first duty station.
That way you don't have to worry about the preditory lemon sales men that set up shop near military bases ,...
Forum: Power Adders
04-04-2017, 02:27 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 961
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Hybrid Electric Charger

When super chargers are added to a vehicle they can take 20 to over 100 horsepower to turn. If the crank can put that much power out to drive a super charger it could take that much power from an...
Forum: Cooling
04-04-2017, 02:18 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 697
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Overheating help!!!

Does the cooling system pressurize?
Forum: Power Adders
03-26-2017, 10:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,659
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Supercharger Pulley Anti-Slip Coatings?

Hit the pulley with a sand blaster loaded with crushed iron slag.
That will rough it up a little and should help it stick.
Forum: Carburetors
03-21-2017, 04:03 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 722
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: efi take with carb welded on

The carb on top of the TPI plenum definitely looks rat rod.
Forum: Carburetors
01-21-2017, 01:29 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 666
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Switchabe Thermostatic and cold air intake

This is what it looks like.
The shinny tube connects to the exhaust manifold shroud and to the mechanical thermostatic controller. The large main intake goes to fresh cold air along with the other...
Forum: Carburetors
01-15-2017, 02:03 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 666
Posted By oil pan 4

Switchabe Thermostatic and cold air intake

To make tuning the carb easier and more consistent I need to eliminate as many variables as possible. Well the only one I can really do anything about is temperature.

That is one of the best to...
Forum: Fabrication
01-15-2017, 12:55 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 59,255
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Non Popup HID projector firebird install

I didn't know the popups in their entirety weighed upwards of 50lb.
Looks like they got to go.
Forum: Electronics
11-11-2016, 10:18 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 7,246
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Battery moved to trunk now slow cranking

I switched to a powermaster mini starter and ran it on 4 gauge wire and didn't have any slow cranking problems.
Forum: Carburetors
09-16-2016, 10:16 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 891
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Rejetting for power?

The oxygen sensor plugs into the gauge, the gauge needs an ignition on +12v source and a ground. All you have to do is figure out where to get the key switched 12v power and run the wires.
Forum: Wheels and Tires
09-16-2016, 05:32 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,973
Posted By oil pan 4

Need 17 inch wheels for Firebird with C5 brakes

I picked up a 1987 firebird that has had the C5 swap done on the front end. So it has to have 17 inch wheels. It has 17 inch wheels on there now but they are 9.5 inch wide "corvette replica wheels"....
Forum: Fabrication
09-13-2016, 11:46 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 6,489
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Lightweight chassis stiffening

The article I read about the Japanese camaro was written by a US car magizine.
I was living in Japan when I read the article, so that would have been some time before 2006 for me.
If I remember...
Forum: Cooling
09-10-2016, 08:09 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,060
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Bigger radiator?

Is this radiator something you normally havery on hand?
Forum: Cooling
09-04-2016, 11:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,060
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Bigger radiator?

Yes I was going to run a vacuum advance distributor.
No trans cooler in the radiator, got it.
See if I can find a 2 pass radiator.
Forum: Cooling
09-04-2016, 11:10 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 11,614
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Could AC blow harder?

But all 3rd gens still have crudy A/C.
Forum: Carburetors
09-04-2016, 11:01 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,799
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: [Edelbrock]Car running too rich or lean after rod change?

Get a wideband O2 gauge. Only way to know for sure.
What engine you have and your elevation are also very large factors.
Forum: Cooling
08-28-2016, 09:49 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 11,614
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Could AC blow harder?

Lets face it the A/C in the in the third gen F-body sucks.
The only way to stay cool is to think out side the box. As in take the box light it on fire and start over from scratch.
I wanted to cool...
Forum: Carburetors
08-23-2016, 04:21 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 891
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Rejetting for power?

That's what I did. Makes tuning a breeze.
A vacuum gauge and a wide band O2 and almost over night you are now a carb tuning master.
With a vac gauge and wide band gauge every little pop or stumble...
Forum: Fabrication
08-23-2016, 12:48 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,980
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Custom/Improved Air Dam?

2 words...
Lawn edging.

But the door sweep one is pretty nice too.
Forum: Cooling
08-23-2016, 12:32 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,060
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Bigger radiator?

I have the smaller of the 2 radiators they put in the old suburban. Maybe I should see if there is any way it could possibly fit. Then if that doesn't fit try something a little smaller.
I am not...
Forum: Carburetors
08-23-2016, 12:18 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 891
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Rejetting for power?

I find that most carbs are running way too rich.
Forum: Cooling
08-13-2016, 11:25 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,060
Posted By oil pan 4

Bigger radiator?

I am thinking I would like to put in a radiator that is larger than stock size.
Not just more or thicker cores but actually taller. It doesn't look like there is room to go any wider, but maybe a...
Forum: Engine Swap
08-03-2016, 12:33 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,318
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: 305 boat anchor to BBC

For the ignition timing info I can find seems pretty generalized.
For a 270 cam 10 to 12 base advance.
For this style of combustion chamber max of 34 to 37 degrees.
But this is an 11:1 compression...
Forum: Engine Swap
03-05-2016, 11:34 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 32,080
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: bbc swap hooker headers

I will be doing the same thing too some time soon. After some searching I did find some pictures, they were not on here and they were not real helpful for what I wanted to do.
I believe that I only...
Forum: Engine Swap
03-05-2016, 11:22 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,318
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: 305 boat anchor to BBC

Ok finely the engine is just about done.
The final build is:
Edelbrock 650cfm carb that will be changed to an 800cfm after break in.
Edelbrock air gap intake, oval port
Bow tie oval port heads...
Forum: Fabrication
10-06-2015, 11:56 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 36,101
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Camaro third gen LED head lights

Yes round/parabolic is naturally an excellent shape to make a head light reflector out of.
I have read about other conversions using round reflectors that take H4 or HB3, H7 and so on halogens where...
Forum: Fabrication
09-29-2015, 12:26 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 36,101
Posted By oil pan 4

Camaro third gen LED head lights

I have found the final solution for putting LED head lights in a Camaro and didn't even realize it.
I put them in my suburban and forgot that my old suburban and the 3rd gen Camaro use the same...
Forum: Fabrication
09-28-2015, 11:59 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 14,873
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Possibly the Brightest High Beams ever

I put LED head lights on my suburban.
Then I saw this and remembered, my 4 head light square body suburban and my Camaro use the same head lights.

First off you cant find many 4000k head lights....
Forum: Power Adders
06-23-2015, 01:07 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,028
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Mild steel vs cast vs stainless turbo hot side

4xx series stainless steels are not meant to be welded.
3xx series are your weld ables.
I made the exhaust for my diesel suburban out of scrap yard .062 inch 304 piping, its worked flawlessly and...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
05-22-2015, 07:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 852
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Front A-arms with bolt in ball joints

I didn't think a C-clamp could apply enough force.
I have 2 or 3 fairly large 16 to 18 inch C-clamps.
But its in now thanks to the 100 ton hydraulic press at work.
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
05-19-2015, 08:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 852
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Front A-arms with bolt in ball joints

We have a press at work. Its in the back of the machine shop and its so big the one or 2 times I walked by it did not even register to me as a press.

Problem is if you beat the ball joint out of...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
05-10-2015, 03:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 852
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Front A-arms with bolt in ball joints

I change them whenever I feel like it or when I find the boot missing. Which has turned out to be about once every 10 years.
If its not possible to get bolt in ball joints because of the loads...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
05-10-2015, 01:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 852
Posted By oil pan 4

Front A-arms with bolt in ball joints

I rebuilt a set of front A-arms for my car some time around 2005 while I was in japan (the car was state side in a barn). I bought a set of used A-arms had them sent to japan where I stripped them...
Forum: Body
05-05-2015, 11:22 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,180
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Biggest F-body fail I have ever seen

When everything hits the fan that's all most people are going to do.
Forum: Body
05-05-2015, 11:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,142
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: T-top car body cracks around transmission tunnel

Any cracks that weren't welded in the picture are all welded now.
Its getting SFCs just need to pick out the right design.
I am going to build them my self.
Forum: Body
05-05-2015, 06:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,142
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: T-top car body cracks around transmission tunnel

Its got T-tops and around some where between 180,000 and 200,000 miles.
I replaced the speedo with a 145mph unit a few years ago and don't remember exactly what the mileage was.
As far as I know it...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-04-2015, 03:42 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,056
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Eating up gas..STILL

That's really bad.
I have seen used edelbrock performer carbs go for as little as $100.
New they are over $300.
Problem is these days no one really works on carbs any more and finding someone to...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
05-02-2015, 10:34 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,056
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Eating up gas..STILL

With an LG4, stock 1405 edelbrock 600, TH700 with no lockup and 3.08 gears I was getting over 20mpg on the highway as long as I kept it under 80.
Toss the Q-jet.
Forum: Body
04-29-2015, 04:58 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,142
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: T-top car body cracks around transmission tunnel

Mo crack.
I cropped the picture down so it would be as clear as possible where the crack is in relation to a good, known reference point.
Here its straight below the hood popper.
Forum: Cooling
04-27-2015, 12:35 PM
Replies: 579
Views: 234,269
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: So you guys want a bolt in all aluminum 3 core radiator?

Gearing up to do the bbc swap in my Camaro I figured I would take another look at their offerings.
They offer a 4 core aluminum for $300 with free shipping.
3 available as of now.
I am pretty sure...
Forum: Body
04-22-2015, 12:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,142
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: T-top car body cracks around transmission tunnel

More pics.

There was one more I found one more directly above the original drivers side crack, it was a hair line. Given enough time the 2 cracks may have merged.
Then when I knew there might be...
Forum: Body
04-21-2015, 01:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,142
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: T-top car body cracks around transmission tunnel

Sounds like a pretty good case in favor of getting sub frame connectors.
I have a 454 that will put out about 3x the torque of the 5L to put in the car, its developed cracks with normal driving with...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-20-2015, 09:45 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 430
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: So what can I expect from a fresh rebuilt for performance 700R4?

If you just rebuild it, eh.
If you upgrade the internals, put the right torque converter on, have the TV pressure checked and set correctly you wont be sorry.
Forum: Body
04-20-2015, 09:23 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,142
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: anyone seen cracks in the body like this?

I found a few more smaller ones too and welded them up too.
All the cracks welded up real easy (no thin rusty metal).
Other smaller ones I would say were under the shifter bracket, didn't have to...
Forum: Body
04-20-2015, 05:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,142
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: anyone seen cracks in the body like this?

I have had the car since 2002 and pretty sure it hasn't been crashed before I got it.
The crack doesn't look like its been there for 13 years.
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-20-2015, 05:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,699
Posted By oil pan 4

Re: Which 700R4 converters should I get (30 spline)

Looking at my transmission once on the ground its got an 87up case but has 27 spline internals. :doh:
(it was rebuilt in 2000 according to the paint pen markings on the bell housing)

The...
Forum: Body
04-19-2015, 08:57 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,142
Posted By oil pan 4

T-top car body cracks around transmission tunnel

I have an up close pic and a wide angle view.
On the under side, the crack is very close to where the stamped sheet metal that makes up the "frame" that the trans cross member bolts to comes to an...
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