Well it was their rent a tool thing anyways. Hauled my heads into the shop today and got them all slapped together using the giant C clamp compressor and got them bolted to the block. I still need to torque them down.

 

atleats your making progress

 

didnt get to get alot of work done yesterday, got my heads on but later that night my friend shot himself on accident and was lifelined to indy, and in the process, somehow the cops got word that my friend shot himself here so i had my entire towns police town here and they busted down 2 of my doors and ransacked my house while searching. they also busted down my garage door and promptly went through my entire garage. so in term i cant shut or lock my garage or my front door so i had to stay home today to keep an eye on the place while my parents are at work. so i got some work done today. i got my oil pan on, heads torqued, rocker arms on but need adjusted, and my valve cover and gaskets on. now all i need is to tighten down my timing chain sprockets, get my timing chain cover on and my shortblock is done.

 

thats bs, seriously police take way too much liberty with peoples property i'd get a good lawyer and sew the hell out of the city for new doors, maybe more

 

seriously, my parents went up there today and the police said they are going to replace them no questions asked and are taking full responsiblity

 

damn right

 

Anyone know where I can get a used harmonic balancer for cheap?

 

that isn't something i'd buy used

 

Why? Also going out this weekend tI hopefully get my gauges and pulley setup

 

here are some pictures as to how she sits right now, cant wait to rip that old motor, hopping i can get this in before spring!!!!

 

so watcha gonna do with the 2.8 anyways? backup? scrap it? part it? make a badas go kart with it?

 

Iv got a buddy who's going to buy it for his blazer.

 

atleast it wont go to waste

 

Yeah he's giving me $400 for it, going to the yard in the morning to look at what all I need and get a few things. Also might be getting a carter performance 600cfm carb for cheap.

 

see if theres any wrecked maros there, pull a carb form one of them stock l69 (z28) carb is 650cfm quadrajet

 

Don't want a quad. And the carter should be free. It's my dads

 

well thats not cheap then, its free and i have an l69 manifold with a q-jet on it sitting in the basement covered in crap, idk what the crap is either

 

Yeah he has 3 carbs. Eldabrock 650 on his 302, carter on his other 302, then an original 289 carb and manifold off his 68 cougar.

 

well went to the yard and searched and searched for a v8 cluster and all i found was 85 mph clusters and everal 120-140 firebird ones.... i looked through atleast 15 cars. going to another yard next weekend that has more and hoping ill find one there. but i came acrossed a sexy 88 dark blue trans-am with a factory 350, t tops, aluminum drums, mint interior and a complete motor, only thing wrong with it was that the trans went out.... what a waste... ill post pics later as a memorial. but i found a v belt system off an 87 firebird 305. i wanted the 88s serpentine setup but i didnt have the right tools and the guys up front refused to pull any parts off of it, so i had to go with the 87... worries me because it doesnt have a hood.

 

heres the 88, idk why but im really sad to see this car in here with so little wrong with it.... oh well. im going to seal the drums off of it next time im there to get my v belt stuff, maybe the oil filter mount.

 

damn thats a pretty blue, and aluminum drums as far as braking force compared to weight they where the best option

 

your telling me, i love the blue, i wonder where the RPOs are on it to get the color code. and i didnt know about the extra, they just look nicer and are lighter but if they help stop then ill grab them faster lol. i hate to see that its there because of a bad transmission though, motor runs great, amazing body, interiors mint, all thats missing is a fender and a few bolts that i robbed off of it while trying to take the serpentine setup out. he sold the fender to someone.

 

well the extra stopping force may not be noticeable there only rated higher as having a better stopping power to weight because theres more contact surface with the drums then the discs and the aluminum drums are lighter then the base drums so as to wether or not they'll actually stop you better idk but hey worth a shot

 

Aslong as they're lighter you know lol, going after my stuff Saturday and going to another yard to find my gauges.

 

Well game change. Got the call from the yard today and they have all my stuff off and waiting. But are closed Saturday and Monday so Friday after school I have to high tail it up to go get them. Hoping the other yard is open long enough for me to swing in

 

well here are my brackets, do these looks like all the brackets i need? i cant really tell since they are on their back so i need help. it looks like the only pulley the pulled are the crank pulley so i need to call them tomorrow to tell them i need the water pump, powersteering, and crank pulleys. unless i can use my v6 pulleys because im using my v6 accessories. but i know i atleast need the v8 crank pulley. anyways im getting excited and in the groove and am ready to start pulling the old motor now lol. im going to go tomorrow and get my paint from autozone for the engine bay, under hood, and wheel wells. autozone has their professional unercoating on sale so im going to go get some paint, a water pump,harmonic balancer, and my oil filter mount. im so ready to get this stuff in. im going to pick up some purple power too so i can degrease my brackets and pulleys and paint them black before i mount them to the motor. i can already hear the tires screaming, starting on my xmas break, im starting my project boys!!!!

 

looks right to me, thing is a chrome alternator bracket at az is like 20 bucks

 

Don't want chrome lol, and I needed all the brackets.

 

yeah chrome brackets to me look awful now valve covers or an air cleaner are alright, but yeah look to me like the same brackets on my 84 v belt brackets with self tensioner

 

Yeah I agree and am going to run a k&n filter and lid when I get the extra. Right now I just hsve a chrome eldebrock cleaner my dad gave me

 

Going to be placing a rock auto here soon for all my small parts, plug wires, spark plugs, motor mounts, radiator hoses, thermostat and my ideler arm

 

how is rock auto never used em, i hate there commercial though

 

theyre amazing man, i got my shocks/struts from them, my tie rod ends, and some other stuff and its still going strong, and they are cheap. everything i posted is goin to run me about $78 before my discount. was close to $170 at autozone though.

 

hey i cant help are prices, just wary of a new parts warehouse that does it online ya know lot of ways to screw ya they got, i usually get all my car parts from summit, but i'll use my discount for oil or wax and stuff

 

That's a massive waste if it has a factory 350. I'm glad your '86 is getting a V8 in it though. Is it the 5.7 Vortec you mentioned in your description? If so, you're gonna have a blast with that engine man. Massive amounts of torque on L31's.

BTW, how many miles on it?

 

it's a factory 350, dual fan, auto with the 140 mph speedo and t tops.... I wish I could take it home with me and fix it. It's gorgeous.

Anywho, yes my 86 is getting the l31 lol, pretty much stock though, I tossed in some Alex springs, a 95 lt1 camshaft, an rpm preformer intake and a carb ontop. Have decided which carb I want yet. It's also getting an hei dizzy. I can't wait till its done. I'm starting on my project December 21 . I can't wait!!

 

oh I know man , that's why when I by from them I make sure I'm getting the good stuff

 

you should ask if that yard will sell that whole car. that needs saved and used up more. is it a tpi car?

 

Rockauto is legit and very awesome. Ive bought tons of stuff there.

 

I don't think they wi and yes it's a tpi.

 

i'd love a 350 tpi for my car, but i'm gonna keep the l69 for when these cars are worth something

 

if your going to sell it i under stand that, but im not selling mine and plan on keepinng it as long as possible so im making it what i want. honestly in the back of my mind im already peiceing together another motor for my car and i dont even have my 350 dont yet lol. in the future im planning on a 454 bbc

 

God that's just awful. All the desirable options and a pretty color and it's just rotting in that yard. I'd buy some wheels and ****** that UP. Do you know how much he would sell the whole car for?

 

i honestly dont know, even if he would sell it. the only thing its missing is the passenger fender because he sold it. the rest is all there besides the tires and the stuff that i started to take off, but i put those under the hood.

 

honestly no i never plan to sell it, but someday i will set it all back to stock, and leave it to my grandchildren god only hope that they treat it like i do, wait scratch that maybe a little nicer (no racing on the interstate) and dont sell it either, just drive it and enjoy it

 

well got all my brackets and pulleys ect today and im going to need help trying to peice them together and figuring out what goes where and what bolts need to go where.

 

well i got some more pictures of the blue bird today to show what these cars can look like and what some stupid people will do to such a beautiful car, note that the damage under the hood is from me trying to get the serpintene setup off. everythings still there just removed.

 

but then today i also went on a school field trip to the NHRA drag strip and was plesently met by an 85 camaro sports coupe, i couldnt find the owner to find out more info but it is pretty. then i also got a picture of the gta that i pulled my v belt setup from today. you can tell that its rotting slowly...

 

man that bird is nice. under the hood isnt even modified (except you cutting that bracket) and its the 89 with the best maf setup and start of the single belt serpentine setup. i see those serpentine setups going for at least $100. and has gta style interior with those molded door panels and power everything. where is this place located? and have u happen to ask if its for sale yet?

 

It's in warren Indiana and no I haven't, the owner had left yesterday after I got there. I didn't cut any brackets