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Just got through all these pages. You sir are an inspiration to all of us amateurs. I plan on doing the same with my car in about a year or two. I need to save up the money first. I would like to have most of the parts needed before I start the build so I don't have to wait. Seeing what others are doing helps me decide on the parts I want. I currently have a 350 TPI and wasn't sure if I wanted to keep it or go for the LSx. I really do like the look of yours though so I am leaning that way.

Keep up the good work!

 

A little while ago, I had to let go of my 86. The engine went and I wouldn't have been able to keep it in that condition where I was living at. Now, we bought a house with a garage and I'm gung-ho about getting another Thirdgen and restoring it. What Blake has done gave me inspiration to do a complete tear down on a Camaro. What the hell, I have the garage to do it in now.

 

I just finished reading this entire post and all I can say is DAMNIT Man!! Blake, Outstanding job!!!

 

Plz forgive my ignorace... how the heck do I grease the bushings on my UMI a-arms??? How to I grease the roto-joints on my LCA and PHB??? Should I grease the Sway Bar bushings as well??? Do the endlinks need it??

How do I pack grease into the wheel bearings (LS1 Brake swap)??? I've been avoiding making any un-nessacary posts (this thread has been flooded more than enough). I just need a lil help.

 

poly bushings you usually take off and grease between the bushing and metal, so for sway bars i usually grease between brakcet an bushing and bushing and sway bar. does that make any sense?

end links dont really need it but a tiny bit couldnt hurt as they may squeak. teh bushings on your a arms if they dont have a grease fitting then you get to take then off and do it how i mentioned before. the wheel bearing you take off the wheel take off the dust cap and just packe it in there with a grease gun or finger. i like to spin the wheel a little to moake sure it got in the and the give another squirt if it absorbed alot.

make unnecesary posts i though this thread died. ive been checking back for updates in case my notifications werent working.

 

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sometimes grease is supplied otherwise id think wheel bearing grease for wheel bearings for sure. and either that/multipurpose/ or white lithium grease for the bushings. i think any will work.

 

You want to use synthetic grease on your poly bushings.
Regular grease could cause them to deteriorate... that's the word from them that's supposed to know... Steve Spohn, etc.

 

that i was unaware of ^

 

when you do wheel bearins put a nice chunk of grease in the palm of your hand, and starting at the bottom of the bearing you "pack" it in there until it starts coming up the top., and do that around the whole bearing, this may get messy. Sorry but alittle grease on the end of it just wont due. Must be packed in there. Pics?

 

I believe the point is to get all of the air pockets out of the bearing so that it's packed completely full of grease. Then pack that hub full of it once you get it together.

 

You can buy a tool at any parts store that has 2 plastic discs that unscrew and you put the bearing between them and it has a zerk fitting to pump grease in till it comes out through all the holes. After using this tool i will never hand pack bearings again. It was the best 8 bucks ive spent.

 

Definitely looks great! I hope to do half as good a job when I start on mine.

 

I thought ls1 swap brakes were sealed hub and bearings?

 

4th gens use a sealed hub assembly, but it is not compatible at all with the 3rd gen spindle. For a brake conversion a disk brake rotors is trimmed down to a hub, but still retains the stock spindle and bearings

So, no. You use the stock bearings packed with grease

 

Any pics of your progress, blakecharles?

 

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Congraulations on your dedication to the project. Gaining experience (even if you have to do things twice) is what learning is all about. At least you can say with pride that you built it yourself. People can not truely appreciate the effort involved until they try to build one. Good luck with your project.

 

Glad to see your still moving along on this! Congrats on the baby girl too!! Sometimes life gets in the way of the hobby, but the car will always be there no matter how long of a break you take from working on it. Mine took 4 years to complete, and sometimes I'd go for a month or two without touching it much. With a project of this size though, you need those breaks in between. Keep the pics coming as you make progress man, and good luck as always.

 

Congratulations, Dad.

Bedliner!
Great idea.
Looks good.

 

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Looks slick!

btw congrats on your new baby girl!

 

i like the semi gloss. not quite flat.

 

Congrats on your baby girl! We have a 7 month old girl.

Good to see the car progressing.

 

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toss that ragjoint and go with an astro shaft.

 

it bolts right in with no mods right??? real U joints?? I was going to delete the rag joint but it seems the Astro swap might be just as good or better.

 

astro or jeep shaft splines are the same, have to grind the upper shaft that attaches to the column to allow the bolt to go through. i actually did this on my lifted 93 yukon. the bigger tires ate the rag joint to death i put a jeep shaft in withing 30 minutes and i have no slop whatsoever. if you need more details shoot me a pm my friend blasts and powders them to swap into cars.

 

This should help with the Astro steering swap

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/susp...-steering.html

 

looks really good keep up the work it sucks when you start a project like this because you want to get it done fast but reality kicks in and it takes months even years but you are doing it the right way once

 

I'm really diggin the semi-flat black finish with those wheels. Car is going to be super sleek when done man. MUCH better than the original white!! I can't wait to see it back from paint.

 

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LOL have no fear. That will drop A LOT once you get the rest of the car together. Don't forget, there is no hood, tranny, radiator, fluids,or any of the accessories in the bay. The motor alone will not drop the car down much, but everything combined will. My car looked exactly the same height with just the bare motor in it, and adding everything else dropped it down substantially.

 

Update?

 

starting to look like a decent build!

 

There's a mechanic who has an 89 with T Tops by me. He's pulling the engine and transmission (also a few other things). He wanted to scrap the rest, but I told him I'll take it and build onto that. If I'm able to get it, I hope my build goes as well as this one!

 

Actually, it's a 91 and I was able to get it from him cheap! I'm going to utilize this thread for ideas. Great thread, by the way!

 

Looks good. Give a good check for rust. This thread shows where you should look, and how extensive repairs can be.https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/ltx-...inal-88-a.html

 

Thanks, Flip 2. Initial inspection didn't turn up anything extensive like in that thread, but I haven't torn it apart yet. My small thread is https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...uild-91-a.html so I don't bog down blakecharles' nice build.

 

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Awesome!

 

niceee do they make those for lifted trucks?

 

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