Well, had the clutch bled. Sorta. I got it to run, needs some tuning. I'm having trouble shifting it while it's running, anyone know why that would be?

 

Clutch may not be fully releasing when depressed. Keep bleeding it.

 

Ok, it doesn't really feel that great. The car
Needs a new wheel cylinder, and front brakes, and front tires, but I might wait until I get front rims.

 

When I bled the clutch for my old camaro, it took what seemed like forever before it was even close to right. Also make sure it isnt leaking, and listen for any abnormal noises coming from the trans with the engine running.

 

also i should say if i put it in first, press the clutch and try to start it, it doesnt move. if i leave the clutch engaged and try and start it it will roll. could it still be air in the lines?

 

ive driven it a little, just up and down the driveway. the tranny makes noise with the car running. it shifts into all gears now. revese grinds, gotta be careful. i wanna make sure the alternator is working, making sure the one wire alternator is hooked up correctly.



interior shot

funny sticker.

 

will this alternator work?
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...R%7CGRPALTSAMS_____#

 

Are you saying that when the engine is running, and your foot pressed down on the clutch pedal and in first gear, the clutch will slowly engage and the car will roll? My camaro did that, and it turned out the clutch master cylinder was bad and was slowly leaking out fluid around the pump seal. Check to see if it is leaking at all. Those things SUCK to replace, so hopefully it just needs more bleeding or something.

That alternator looks like it will work just fine.

 

Alternator is in. Needs a battery. It made it around the block the other day. It has like 3.08 gears in it and still hauls ***. Way faster than my lt1 m6 Camaro. I have the timing right. It's not getting enough gas I think. I gotta mess with it more tomorrow. I'm gunna relocate the battery to the trunk, and hook up the exhaust. Coming along!!

Here's the first driving video. Notice the stalling and bad shocks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAE1d...e_gdata_player

My dent

The rest of the pile

 

So you pretty much turned that into a bat out of hell street machine in a matter of months? Pretty sweet!

 

Today's mod?

Dirt cheap. Yes they don't match. I don't give a ****!

 

How much for the seats?

 

$65 bucks... For the pair.

 

haha i have one of those too, a little different though. lol, its black reflective sticker.so its black until light hits it and it reflects sliver.its cool at night

 

I like that!

 

well got my exhaust today. my friend gave be a custom tranny crossmember so the exhaust would fit. but it doesnt fit for some reason so ill have to modify it. but i bolted the exhaust to the headers so its a little quieter for when i start it. trying not to anger the neighbors!!



here it is not fitting

 

Well the car has exhaust on it. Hangs really low, but it's temporary. I got good fuel pressure but I can't keep the car running, anyone know why? It seems to run on all cylinders when I start it it just shuts off. It won't idle, also doesn't run well under load, so I have to deal with that. Hopefully it's almost done!

 

Could be the pick-up screen in the tank.

 

have you tried spinning the trans x-member around, it may fit

 

Well it's not using a screen. I cut all the lines at the tank, And I switched the pickup with the return. so it picks up fuel from the return, then as soon as its out of the tank switches to the pick up line. Then it uses the stock line and filter all the way up to the engine bay, where I have a rubber hose off the stock metal line running to the mechanical pump. I know it's ghetto, but it's temporary until I can sump my tank and run a 6an line.

 

Thats what I was thinking.

Mark.

 

Nope the outer holes only line up one way. Is there any differences in years? The car it came off of was an 84 with a wct5

 

it almost looks like it's upside down

 

I tried that with my 383 and it lasteda bout 2 weeks. When you have all that power its hard to keep your foot out of it. Plus its fun to pick on those ricers!

 

Yea I know. In the future it's gunna get the g force upgrade and a nine inch, but I want it running first. All of the sudden I can't keep it running. It starts and unless I give it gas it sputters and dies. Also backfires out of the carb. It seems like it struggling to get gas. The fuel pressure is good. I'm using a regulator, but do I need it?

 

It was running well today. I'm going to eliminate the filter under the car since I have one by the carb. In the future I'm gunna just run a 6an line from the fuel pump back to the tank which I will sump.

Anyway for today's project I got 95% of the body work done. I have to fix one dent, and get a new front gfx. Then when it's warm I'll do one of the budget paint jobs. Here's some pictures.

 

since the engine in your car currently, will not require the fuel volume that a sumped tank can deliever, i am assuming that you will be putting an engine in that is going to require a larger fuel volume. might i make a suggestion? when you do your sumped tank, run a minium of -8 line, since a -6 line is the exact same inner diameter of the factory feed line. the factory feed is 3/8", and -6 is also 3/8" (6/16 reduces to 3/8") so you will see zero gain. the -8 stuff isn't that much more expensive than -6 and will feed more hp later on down the road.

if you are not intending on putting a larger hp engine in the car, i recommend staying with what you have, as there are other things you can spend your money on that will yeild better results.

 

Ok, I just figured it would have been a nicer set up. Oh well.

Today's project was cleaning my ugly tail lights up.
Before , covered in VHT,not glossy enough.

After

 

those taillights turned out great.

 

Thank you! I just used some 320 grit then went over it with 600grit, then clear coated. Took like 25 minutes.

 

Wow man ! Car is coming along great. You are better off buying the taillight covers anyway.

 

Thanks! It's come a long way. If I ever wanted them tinted the body shop I used to work for makes lights a perfect mirrored black. But I like them restored.

 

It's strange to think how far it's come, working in a driveway, on a super limited budget, in just about 4 months.

Day I bought it

Can't wait till it has some wheels. My original plans where for a strip Car, but now it's just gunna be a decent all around street car. I'm thinking some z06 replicas? Idk, I'll play it by ear. My next project is lexan headlight covers, and battery truck relocation.

 

Anyone have any RS side skirt badges? One of mine is gone, another is painted over. I can probably fix it, but if some one has one or two for cheap, let me know.

 

I have two rs badges also have two iroc badges let me know if interested

 

Depending on your price I'm interested in one or two of those RS badges! Let me know !

 

not even sure what there worth and i know ill never need them

 

what do you have your timing set at?

 

Well right now it's set at 30 Degrees of timing. Seems to run good.

 

Today's project! Started on my headlight covers. In these pics they're just sitting on there, they will look better when they're actually mounted.




Again they aren't flush yet, cause they're just sitting there. But when I decide on mounting them, they'll look good. Anyone have any ideas on mounting them?

 

heres wat they look like

 

What color were you thinking for the car? I'm usually not a primer/flat fan, but yours looks pretty good.all black! Satin black would do..

 

Im not crazy on the primer, but the car looks good right now. I'm thinking black or orange.

86 iroc - those RS badges are perfect!

 

How much ?!

 

$10?

 

Holy advanced Batman!

 

Done. Where do I send the money?!

 

Too much? Lol seems to run good.

 

where do u live? i live in lincoln ne not sure how to go about getting them to u

 

I live in new York, we could swap addresses, you could send them in an envelope, and I could send you $10 in a birthday card or something. Bonus, cause I'll get a funny card for your reading enjoyment.*