alright, a few weeks ago i started my build.
here's what ive accoplished so far.

pulled locked motor out of 87 z28 for transmission and serpentine set-up

began on my motor

350 2 bolt

tear down to crank, checked bearings,

installed new cam along with bearings

gear drive

heads were hot tanked and cleaned

new springs and seals

restudded

re-assembled

before:



after: painted aluminum duplicor engine paint

 

last weekend me and my buddies painted some of the brackets and water pump

here it is now with chrome valve covers, brackets, water pump, and new aluminum intake.

 

lovin it, building it is fun isnt it? hearing it run will be priceless.

 

yes, i love it, plus i appreciate having to put in effort to make something, not just go buy a nice running car, where's the fun in that???!!

 

alright on saturday we had to fix mower first(it takes a beating with 10 acres haha) then we cleaned garage up and moved car in. tried the vette zr1 wheels on. too wide and i dont to mess with spacers thats why i'm selling them.

after that we got a jump on preping engine for removal.
removed cooling system
disconnected ps and ac lines
and a few wires
motor mounts

sunday we got back on it round noon and undid the
tranny crossmember
driveshaft
sawzawed the exhaust off (scrap $$ lol)
and finished disconnecting all the wiring
and pulled it out

overall took about 7 hours since we wanted to take our time and label everything(smartway)

 

more pictures


my dad removing the remaining wires, it was almost 95 F in our Garage!

 

I have a few questions:

what will i need for my speedo to work with my transmission from an 87 z28? the car now is a 92 rs v6?

will the tach work correct when wired up?

is my cruise gonna work when i take the v6 computer and wiring harness out?

that's it for now, thanks in advance

Kohl

 

You need to get the VSS at the transmission, either from a cable drive sender, or get the VSS from your '92 tranny.

No. You need a V8 tach.

No, it's operated by the computer.

 

Ok on speedo

How off will the tach be if i cant get a tach?

and can i rid the harness and leave the computer with the cruis?

 

bump on questions,

Just ordered the carb,

Edelbrock 600 electric choke, remanufactured.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EDL-9906/

yesterday we swapped the front suspension with the z28's

 

today my dad finished swapping the suspension, the power steering pump and a few little things on the engine,

meanwhile i got an offer on my zr1's i was trying to sale.

the offer was a set of irocs 85-87 like what i was lookin for, plus $100 for my wheels.

only downer was that i had to drive and meet them 2 1/2 hrs away, south of indianapolis, so i did lol. what 16 year old gets to go to Indy on his own?? haha

 

got my carb in friday, doing some work today will post later this evening what i get finished

stay tuned

 

well im trying photobucket, for the pictures and it's slow,

 

alright not using photobucket, too slow

anyway today we were able to mate the engine and tranny

 

also sat the motor and tranny in the car, was glad to see it coming together!

 

more pics

 

and more

 

i just realized i didnt post pics of my new wheels so here they are!

 

for who ever that is keeping up with my progress, i hope to get it running this weekend

 

alright, last night we finished installing all necessary pieces for start, and started it last night, sounds good.

i need to know if there is a kit i need to use to be able to hook up the throttle?

 

alright tonight we pulled out the old intank fuel pump that didnt work and pulled the pump off and made a carb pick-up. we just replaced the section with fuel hose.

alright, now how did we get to the pump? we cut an access hole (the right way, not a freakin hack-job) so i really dont want to here any-bashing, to all there own. lol

here are pics

 

ordered edelbrock pro-flo http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EDL-1002/

this throttle bracket http://www.summitracing.com/parts/PFS-52126/?rtype=10

and oril pressure and water temp gauge http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-G2924/

should be in wednesday, will post upon arrival

 

alright, as planned i recieved my last order today,

 

Ah, yes, the ol' "triangle of death". . .

(They tend to catch on fire if you every have a backfire, and if the engine is still running, it will suck molten filter goo into the carb & engine.)

Oh, you asked how off the tach will be. Since a V8 has 4 sparks per crankshaft revolution and the V6 has 3, it'll be 4/3rds of actual. So, 600 RPMs will read as 800, 2400 will read as 3200, etc.

 

yes the triangle of death lol, i want to change the material or send it back, i guess i should've read the reviews, owell i'm young, live and learn i guess.

about the tach, we have some v8 tachs from my dad's stock car, didnt know we had them till i almost bought a new, then he tells me, lol

 

now i got my tach in, we pulled the windshield out lastnight, it was cracked and we just went ahead so it will be done before we paint it. here' pics of the tach

 

to i went and bought materials to re-do my headliner and sail panels. 2 yds of fabric with thin padding and adhesive was only $40

 

man looking good keep it going

god i don't miss the days of not having a lift hurts my back just looking at some of your pics

 

haha yea my dad wishes we had a lift!

 

we got the the coolingfan running, we have it wired so it's on full time. took it for a spin yesterday, didnt get on it or anything. started wiring up mmy new tach earlier almost done, will finish tomorrow

 

will this air cleaner fit under my stock hood?
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EDL-1208/

 

Says:
"Base Style Raised"

You need:
"Base Style Drop"

 

so this should work correct? it's 2" and dropped .5" so it should be 1.5 from carb correct?
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/PRO-66802/

or i could get this and go buy a filter up at napa
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-G3001K/

 

just came in from the garage, me in my buddy set the timing. it has the stock timing tab so we're roughly at 12-14, it sounds much better now lol

 

anyone know this?

 

got my new air cleaner and mufflers in, and also went and got another 91 parts car,(good gfx) got to get a new windshield set in place, then off for exhaust! it's coming together! hopefully in a month i'll have a street legal car, may not be pretty but will run good lol.

 

Go spend $30-40 on a relay kit that turns fan on at 180-200 I have mine set @ 180 wiht 1 160 stat and never have a problem

 

yea, i will eventually lol.
if i have just a regular hei distributor, i just plug my tach wire into that right? we plugged it in and it reads way less then the actual rpm

 

well the new windshield iis getting installed now, will post pictures soon!

 

sorry forgot to come back and post pics, lol, here they are
before


after


it only took him 5 mins to put it in, we already had the old one removed, and area prepped for new windshield. but that's gota be a $$ making business, lol, the glass prolly cost them very little

 

oh yeah, i forgot to add pictures of the other donor car i bought last weekend, prepar you eyes! haha


now i know it's "to each their own" but this takes it to another level! haha homemade cowl hood! look's like it should be on a modified race car!




i only got the car for the nose cone and all the ground effects!

 

one more

 

Looks like things are moving along, good luck, keep us informed on progress.

 

yea they are moving along well, wish they'd move along a little quicker though, but i'm only 16 and have a weekly income of bout $60 where i wor at haha,so after paying gas for my vehicle im not left with much. most of this build has been payed by alot of wheeling and dealing! haha

 

Then this build is prepareing you for your future, because life is all about wheeling and dealing, well in my case anyway. I started my build about 2 months ago, i am in the process of completely stripping down the car, parts that is. Last weekend i removed all of the front chassis parts, and i will be removing a perfectly good engine in a little while, just to paint in engine compartment. (its a labor of love) My buddy just picked up his buddies engine hoist for me just yesterday.
I will check in on you and see your progress. I wish my son had the desire to do what you are doing.

 

yea, it will help in the future, sucks cause i am unable to do any of the work myself, and my dad is gone throughout the week most of the time and so it's left to me and my buddies(which are clueless on what to do lol) the dad helps on the weekend usually.

 

What health issues do you have?

 

i was paralyzed 2 years ago racing motocross

 

I also was in a motorcross accident when i was 17, i shattered my knee cap and broke my ankle, and had to quit racing. Its a a very dangerous sport, I am glad to see that it is not holding you back from doing this build.

 

well it takes alot to hold me back, specially from something that involves power and speed!