Did you make sure that radiator hose you modified doesnt interfere with the hood?

I love the bottom of your car. Cant wait to do it to my own iroc... the undercoat makes it.

 

The rad hose/fitting is lower than the air cleaner setup. It should fit, if not I have some work on the hood to do LOL

The fitting is just clearing the supercharger pulley, also the radiator is laid back at an angle an as such the fitting is pretty far back too.

This may give a better idea:

 

Did a quicky google search, this is what I came up with. It's a lousy schematic but it's exactly how I did it, using NC relays

 

Oh is that why you didnt weld it to the side of the radiator like you orginally planned? That super chargers a pain the ***!

 

I didn't have a hose long enough and with the price of -20 AN hose ends and hose I didn't want to invest in more hose. This one comes off my 82 vette (unfinished project)

 

Interested on how to do a -AN hose fittings for things like the radiator and fuel. Did you do a AN fitting for the heater core or is that just a covered hose? Lemme know.

 

You can simply buy 20 an hose ends an hose or have a shop w/ a crimper setup do it with hose and crimp on ends. Mine are progolds.

My heater hoses are the stock rubber hoses. Nothing fancy there. You could use something else. I nowadays prefer the russell proclassic hose as the stainless braid scores and is a pita to assemble compared to the proclassic soft braid. I think the black looks better too.

 

So it would be better to just go ahead and have a shop do it probably. As for the AN fittings to your waterneck and the radiator, what did you do there?, and what are the part numbers that you used. I also like how you used the an fitting in the waterpump to do the throttle body bypass. I want to do an fitting where ever i can to help clean up the engine bay alittle as im doing the AC delete. I plan on doing a lot of things, so i want to get all the parts at one time (rather have one BIG credit card charge then see my bank acct get smaller and smaller everyday.)

 

Check the pricing on it first. A rad hose will run you over $100, then you need the thermostat housing and a weld bung. That rad hose is a progold ends w/ kevlar hose.

 

Ohh, well then maybe ill hold off of that mod for right now, lol. How hard is it to do an house fittings yourself? Pretty difficult or not at all?

 

Not that difficult but it differs between brands. If you have akoultool its easier. Aeroquip & XRP are alot harder toassemble, generally the higher quality stuff is harder to assemble. The cheap stuff is generally the easiest. A sharp chisel will make short work of the hose although a -20 hose is next to impossible to cut with a chisel, it only works on sizes up to about 10 or 12.

 

Another question, whats the NPT size of the fitting you have on your intake manifold and on the to of the waterpump?

 

Which ones do you mean? The waterpump uses a normal rubber hose, the top port is plugged by a 1/2?? NPT plug. The thermostat housing is a billet piece for a -20 AN hookup. There's no NPT threads on it.

 

Yeah. In this link, https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tpi/...y-coolant.html, the guy uses a 45* and a 90* NPT to Hose to do the coolant bypass. I just didnt know if you knew the thread sizes for the one he uses on top of the waterpump and the one for the intake.

 

Motors looking real good!

I always rap duct tape around the hose. Total of 2 times around. Then I use a grinder with a thin cutting wheel. I cut right through the middle of the duct tape. The tape gives the threads of the hose end more to grab into and keeps the hose from fraying.

 

Those are 1/2" NPT, where the other guy used a 90 degree one I have a blue anodized aluminum one, it's a 1/2NPT to hose adapter:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EAR-984210ERL/

The port on the WP should be 1/2 NPT too

 

I sometimes do that too but you will need to properly clean the hose and you will burn away some of the rubber. Try the chisel, once you get the hang of it, 1 whack and the hose has a clean cut.

 

I got really interested in that part until I looked it up to order and saw $650

you know any place I can get it cheaper?

 

No, I think they are the only ones who sell it

 

I cut off the oval section I fabbed, went with 2 individual pipes. I'll probably end up w/ duals, no X over no nothing.

I think it came out better than before. The bump is there to clear that bulge in the floor. That section right there is the biggest PITA to clear. I have a little less room for SFCs now, will have to custom fab them anyway and that area is going to be interesting if not a major challenge









then I ran out of weld els...ad now it's on hold till the supplier sends me some more 2.75" elbows.

 

Very damn nice car dude, I am really jealous of you. I wish I had the skill and cash to be able to take apart my GTA and put it back together just the way I want it with the best quality parts like you are doing. ****ing amazing

 

Hey Twin. Nice project man! Forgive me for being to picky for my own good, but i personaly was thinking that id rap that exhaust pipe that goes around the oil pan. What do you think?

 

I will most likely wrap that section, it's too close for comfort and it will get blistering hot. I'll do it when the exhaust is finished, I'm still working on it and taking it off every now and then, that would damage the wrap. I may do the wrap + a small shield on the bottom that protects the wrap from tearing up and untangling and falling off eventually.

In case someone is wondering why th oil pan is so dented, I did that on purpose. I hammered out that area because I have a milodon oil pump & pickup and of course it doesn't fit the oem sump and i didn't want the moroso pan that my buddy has because of the severe clearance issues. So I hammered out the stock pan LOL

My completed pulley system it's all a very tight fit w/ the fans






I made a small extension harness for the O2 sensor so it clears the exhaust.

 

Only because im confused....I was reading about the Russell Pro Classic hose and it said nothing about it being able to be used as a heater hose? Can you use this for radiator fluid or not? Lemme know please.

 

Sure, why not? On other cars I have used that same hose in -10 and -12 sizes for heater hoses.

This one uses it for heater hose (and also breather hoses to remote catch can)


Another one (428CJ):


and another one (also 428CJ)

 

What size in inches is -10 or -12 AN fitting?

 

A -10 hose is 10/16 a -12 12/16.

It refers to a OD of a hard line, kind of counter intuitive but a 10/16 or 5/8 (-10AN) hose is the same ID as a 5/8OD hard line. This was done so it's a no brainer to combine hard and flex lines w/ fittings and the 37 degree flare stuff (flare nuts & sleeves)

Unlike what it says on russell and edelbrock tech pages it's not a 5/8 OD hose.

This is WRONG:


For instance, a 3/4" OD hose has a smaller ID and it's the ID that matters. A -12 would be for a 3/4 OD hard line, that would have an ID slightly smaller than 3/4. The hose would be larger than 3/4 OD

 

Excellent work Brother. You have great fabrication skills, good stick to in ness, ( determination ), superior knowledge, and allover mad skills, ( a good thing ). *S*

I just finished reading your building process. Awsome work is the word that comes to mind. My only bummer with your thread is that about half of the pictures just didn't come through for me, so I missed out on some of your great work visually. I Did get the whole verbal build so that was cool anyways.

Right now I can only dream about doing a build like you're doing, but that day will come for me as well. I'm truely inspired by what you're doing, and I wish you all the best in all your endeavors. You have some great cars. capable of beating a porche, and looking good while doing it. LOL

Keep up the great work brother. My God bless you, yours and all your efforts.
Excelsior!!! ( Onward ). *S*



Camaro-454

 

The pics should all work, they are hosted on Vettemod.com (my website) and they should be publically viewable. Maybe your connection times out?

Let me know if you are still having problems.

Thanks for the kind words

 

more exhaust work done...it's slow progress, changed my plan again. Now it's going to cross over to the drivers side and exit under the door. No room in the middle for 2x 2.75" pipes









test fitted some recaro sportster CS seats.... damn those look good!

 

exhaust all done, wideband commander WBO2 sensor installed.











Got my intercooler & bypass valve amongst a bunch of other part. Have to figure out how to fab a nice bracket to hold the IC in place.

 

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Some more done, fabbed a mounting face for 3 gauges to go where the radio was. The power and illuminatiion for the gauges is pulled off the radio harness so no loose wires or scotch blocks anywhere. I like my wiring clean.

I have 3 gauges but decided that the wideband commander 2 has to go on the a pillar because the gauge doesn't match the other 2. I'll get an oil temp gauge instead and wire it w a switch so I can switch between engine and tranny temp.







This is going to be my filler cap. Needs a custom ring machined and some cutting & welding to the quarter panel.

 

so no more tunes?!

 

Probably be hard to hear over the exhaust anyway, I'd bet

 

Looks sexy!
How can you switch between engine and tranny temp??

 

2 separate senders, to a single gauge. Which sender is used is controlled by a switch.

I dig the gauge choice by the way, I Loved my Z-series gauges. They blend into the interior so well they can look stock, in my opinion. Don't draw attention to themselves like all the others seem to do, with all the chrome and crap

 

That's why I chose them. I hate the blinged out crap, the Z series is the nicest most functional looking gauge in the autometer lineup if you ask me. I initially wanted to buy the first series dynojet wideband which comes with an autometer made wideband gauge that's similar to the Z series but opted for the wideband 2 instead

and no more tunes I'll be tuned in to V8 FM all the time, not that I'm gonna miss much, most of the time there's crappy music on the radio, at least not the stuff I like (slayer, pantera...etc...etc)

 

Hey twin, jw if you got time to check out your AC thread in the tech/general motor section. I got a lot of questions on how to wire my new non ac box and how to get rid of a lot of those useless wires.

 

Got the valve covers on. Took a bit of modifying to fit. These are the only covers I have that fit without hitting the rockers or guide plates. i did have to trim the manifold side inside edge of the covers to get them to sit square, they were hitting the guideplates. Also had to notch the dr. side to be able to move it under the washer pump and not break off the pump pipe





Also started the engine for th1 st time it's still na as the intercooler & ducting is not mounted yet. This will change soon (hopefully LOL)

 

Mounted the 2 bar map sensor here (it's for the boost retard):



Wrapped the exhaust pipe that runs past the sump & starter



and..it's running still NA as I don't have the intercooler piping finished yet but still, it's a big step that it at least runs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KOpmXbppjc

 

wtf did you just call me?
.... wait. hahaha

bad joke . anyway it sounds kickass. but what was the smoke coming from the passenger side of the engine?

 

smoke is header coating and header wrap curing.

It's a little excessive on the pass side because [shame mode] I forgot to install the dipstick after I removed it to install the pass side header[/shame mode] LOL I'm such a noob

 

shweeeeet!!! sounds good. cant wait till the intercooler is in.

 

one sick sounded beast! lol what are the plans on the exterior? color? paint scheme wheels etc

 

19" M6 wheels, red paint, no door impact mouldings, no stripes just iroc decals, 5" hawks spoiler, modded rear lights, blank side markers. Firebird non drip rail mouldings (if I can find some) ...maybe do away w/ fog lights. That'd be it.

Got something done too....made a little reservoir to be hooked up to the SC inlet side for crankcase evacuation, an evac line is running to the pass side VC. Need to put a cap on the reservoir, it's there to inspect if there's excess oil in there.





and since it's now moving under it's own power, brakes all bled, fays 2 watts linkage dialed in I did some driving around and shot a pic w/ it's brother

 

Oh and yeeehaa it's running LOL.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI8gCyji0ZQ

Only about 1/4 to 1/3rd or so throttle, nothing dialed in, running NA, SC/intercooler not hooked up. It's pulling pretty strong already. Taking it easy as it's a little lean on the WBO2 w 30#s @ 55psi Going to 60# @ a tune.

 

man i look forward to updates to this post everyday! your quality of work, craftmanship, and ingenuity are awesome!!!!!!

 

That is so badass...

 

Having 2nd thoughts about the wheels. A buddy of mine showed me some wheels and I think they might go better with the car overall. If I tint the windows (side & rear) replace the silver iroc decals w/ black ones and maybe keep the black lower stripe it would look awesome with all the other black stuff like the hood inserts, the door handles, the interior, the front grille openings & headlamp buckets and so on..... hmmmm

quick photoshop