Can't wait to get it running and see what it does to a set of tires!

 

haha i bet how long have u being building this car for?

 

About 11 months now. Lol.

 

Thats not that bad compared to me 5 years lol

 

sick ride! really diggin the engine work keep it up, eager to see the results!

ps. when removing or installing the engine can it be done by dropping it, or does it have to be pulled from the compartment? sorry I just had to ask lol

 

Easiest way for me since I don't have a lift is to pull the engine from the top and the trans from the bottom. Now if I had a lift i'd pull everything from the bottom.

 

I bought these SLP shorties off of springer4 last night. My exhaust shop is going to love me when I tell them to make me a custom y pipe to fit them.

 

Ended up doin this...thought i coukd get away with just doin engine but had to drop trans too

Nice headers btw

 

A little preview.

 

That looks NICE!! just need all polished pulleys haha

 

That's on my list but they will have to wait. I'm tapped out, broke, car poor! lol.

 

haha the pretty ness could happen later right now just needs to get running.

 

looks great!


Am I the only one freaked out a little by the stairs behind the engine stand?

 

lol didnt notice it till you mentioned it

 

That wouldn't be good would it? Luckily it's a summit engine stand that won't roll worth crap once you put weight on it.

 

haha


Sounds like my HF stand, the wheels fall off when you roll it around.

 

Beauty!!! Nice ur keeping ac....mine will be without

 

Yeah, i'm keeping the a/c.

 

Got my brake booster swapped today. Might get the engine stuffed in tomorrow.

 

Two items need to be addressed that I had forgotten about. When the steering column was removed in the scrap yard someone broke two switches off the bracket in front of the brake pedal. The one on the left I believe is the brake switch. The one on the right I think has something to do with the cruise control? If anyone knows what it is let me know so I can purchase one.

 

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tpi/...e-control.html

 

I'm glad that black magic voodoo that I do worked out for the memcal reprograming

 

Yeah. lol. The vert runs like a different car. Got a much better idle now. Not so choppy with the cam

 

And I like the Ttop IROC a little more than the vert.

 

I think I'm just a sucker for blue , there both awesome

 

With the ttop I think i'm going with on fire metallic or dark candy apple metallic.

 

Speaking of rides. I haven't seen yours yet. Got a link to them?

 

keep us updated man, love the ROC

 

For the past couple of weeks I've been dealing with alot of lower back pain, but it cut me a break today and I was able to get the port work started on my Stealth Ram. All I have left to do is to smooth the ports out, getting rid of the marks left from cutting and sanding.

 

Lookin good!

 

Thanks!

 

Looking real good, glad your back gave you a break. I've been doing the no fun laying in bed crud.

 

Yeah, had my share of that lately. Get's old real fast.

 

How'd the weekend getaway treat ya?

 

Man, in that last pic you posted of the car...look at that paint and body. Still can't believe someone junked this. No wait, yes I can in today's world. It's really looking good!!

 

It has some clear coat peeling around the ttops and the front bumper is a mess butbthe body is perfect. The car is worth way more than the $300 the scrap yard gave the p.o..

 

Looks like it's coming along nice and that engine looks killer!

 

Stumbled upon a pit of angry snakes today! lol. No, seriously though. I made some progress today. I got my engine in and bolted up! Finally! Now if I can manage to remember where all those angry snakes belong i'll be set.

 

Does anyone know how many coils to cut off of monster truck springs to get a proper stance. I swear I didn't install a lift kit on it.

 

Does anyone know where to find the retainer clips for the injector plugs? Found them on ebay once but can't find them now.

 

The clips were used on tons of fwd gm cars in the mid 80's to mid 90s

 

I should have bought them when I found them the first time. Oh well, i'll make a trip to the junk yard. I only need a few.

 

Sure glad you got that engine installed. Every time I scrolled by that pic of the engine stand wheels a couple of inches from the top step...

 

Lol. I know but you do what you have to. Having no garage hurts.

 

yesterday i cut off 1.5 coils off my stock springs you can fit a finger between the tire and the fender mine has iron heads tho maybe you would be happier with just one coil off ill post pics later tonight when i get home so it can give you an idea

 

Nice progress from junkyard to current condition. I am enjoying watching someone do a build other than dropping in an LS1. Subscribed just for that reason.

 

I don't have anything against ls swaps but there's nothing wrong with a good old fashioned gen 1 sbc.

 

I still have to throw the stealth ram, headers, and radiator back on it but that's not enough weight to make a difference in it's stance.

 

200lbs of lead Bricks in the oil pan should level it out looks like a gasser lol

 

Yeah, I was thinking of painting it green with some heavy flake and putting a gas monkey sticker on it. Or your could donate that new piece you got to help add weight.