OK, it's been "off the road" for almost 3 months.

I installed the SLP headers, and a ZZ4 cam, and had some minor headwork done. And on top of that, TONS of new OE parts and TONS of cleaning, media blasting, and painting. I also bought some Russells wire looms, and a polished TPI bolt kit.

....she ran tonight for the first time since all that work!!!

here are some pics!

 

......and YES the dizzy cover will go on once the timing/tuning is done.

...that's a pet peeve of mine.

 

very nice, love the looks of it, have you had it out on the road yet? if so how does it feel?

 

Didn't want to post the pic with your mug in it, huh?

Better be nice, I know where they are hosted.

I am so glad we got that thing running. Can't wait to get it tuned and running.

And I'll tell ya firsthand. It is purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrdy!

 

Nope,

....long story.:nono:

 

I dunno if it's just the camera/lighting or what... but that tpi stuffs' color looks really really good to me.


-Bud

 

what did u do about the computer tuning, so that you get the most out of your mods.

 

The color of the TPI and the accessory brackets is Plastikote cast iron grey. The AC delete pulley, heads and manifold are Plastikote aluminum, and the water pump and VC's are Ford red. Yeah, yeah, I know, but it matched the car.

I haven't really driven it yet, but I'll let you know!

As far as the chip, all the research I've done says that the ZZ4 cam should run fine with the factory computer. That being said, I'm giving up a LOT of power without a custome tune. I'm gonna bolt up a few more mods here in the near future and then I'm gonna get the chip burnt.

 

So uhh... you going to tell people the heads are iron when they ask about the aluminum color of them? Looks good, now get a video of that thing!

 

Did I say Iron? ...because they ARE aluminum, DUH!

OK, not really While the paint looks REALLY good, there is no mistaking them up close. No doubt they're Iron.

 

where did you get your wire seperators? those are nice i have ran across any of those before. of course i have a stock tpi daily driver and had a tbi so the tpi section in summit is rarely looked at

 

I had a couple guys ask if the heads on my 305 were aluminum because they were unpainted. Just too much orange for me if I did paint them.

 

Looks very nice where do you buy that plastikote paint at?

 

Pep Boys!

 

Looks great! Must be satisfying to have her running again. The Plastikote cast iron grey on the TPI set-up is really quite nice.

 

Any b4 pix?

 

I have some physical prints, but no scanner. It was clean, just kinda plain and "stock" looking.

here's the best I can do!

 

Wow your car does look clean whats the mileage.

 

She's got 164,000...or pretty close.

Interior is brand new. Paint is about 7 years old if I had to guess. I've had the car for 6 years.

 

Looks great for that many miles.

 

:hail:

 

Looks awfully familiar to some sweet IROC I took a picture of .



and of course I have more picutres of that fine rear end!

 

Mark,

In that second picture, you can't really see any of the rear end, all you can see is that chicks....DOH! ...that's what you meant!



....that pic shows off the polished wheels real well. I didn't have those pics myself. right click save!

 

nice car, makes me really wanna jump on my iroc to get it done, but i gotta wait till my dad gets room in the shop for the trans am im cutting the floor pan and transmission tunnel out of (mine is rusted)

 

How you got your heater hoses runnin there. Did you just extend them a lil bit to get it out of the way. Also did you get the 1 3/4 header if so have any problems with the steering shaft?

 

Yep, just didn't want it running right over the painted VC's and the Russell looms. I would've just sompletely did away with the heater too, she's only a nice day driver, but the day those show pics were taken it was about 40* that morning and the heat she was a blowin'!!!! ....I'm gonna keep the heat, at least for now!

As for the headers, yeah, I had a little problem with the column. I very gently put a VERY small dent in the primary. I did it with a block of wood, so there's no real dent, only a flat spot. You can hardly notice. ( I did it BEFORE coating!!!!!!)I also had to unhook the column at the steering box to get it to drop in. That was pretty easy. I also had to bend some brake lines outta the way. I have to say that I love the headers, but SLP coulda done a better job with the fit. They stick out pretty far, but I have no problems with my plugs or wires. I got 5 plugs with a regular SP socket, and a sixth with a crescent wrench and the SP socket. (ratcher wouldn't fit). For the other 2 I had to grind flat spots on a regular 1/2" drive long socket, and use a crescent wrench. It's a LOT easier now than when it was stock, of course I don't have AC or smog.

 

Yeh those are the header i wanna get they look nice. Cant you get them pre coated tho?

 

I "think" so.

I'd highly recommend getting them coated after you've test fitted them. I scratched mine to hello test fitting them. Once they were coated, they slipped in first try with no scratches since I had the engine ready, and knew how they'd fit in.

 

Yeh that would seem like the smart thing to do lol. So did you send them out to jet hot to get coated then?

 

I went through our sponsor ACS.

 

Geez i never even went to that link .

 

Haha, you fail to mention the person who sold you the cam is parked next to you in that picture. Can't wait to see her and hear her in person Chris! :lala: