its just they are sooo bulky.
the flex a lites are much more compact, and flow better!

 

sorry I had too

 

Well... ive been busy today. Engine is out. Notched the K-member for the A/C compressor. Here are some pics













Found my oil leak

 

Looking good joey. So on that piece you cut out of the frame. Do you leave it open like that or do you recess some metal back into it and weld it up?

 

I still got to weld it up.

 

Lookin good man.. good to see progress. Now on that piece u notched out, how much of that gets re-welded. I'm tryin to picture the finished product.

 

This is not mine. But its going something like the picture

 

That's exactly how I pictured it!

 

having that new child must have hurt your budget eh joey, I would have figured you would just of sprung for that new tubular piece you did everything else just ****..

 

Oh yeah bro. I cant even imagine how much more expensive she will be once she gets older. Thats why im doing things right now while she is still cheap and small. Plus even with the tubular k-member, i dont think my Air bags would work. because i would want to get the tubular a-arms too. But im happy with what i got. Saves some money

 

It'll look good anyway. You do great work. Im always impressed.

 

Aahhhh... now I see.

 

you can use stock control arms on a tubular k member.

 

Thanks Anthony.

Travis, if something goes wrong with my stock setup or if i come across some extra money. That is something im going to look into.

 

Here is a little update. I was able to identify all the A/C wiring. Found some errors i did when i first did the LS1 install. All fixed now. Got to head over to pick and pull to find some connectors and brake line. Might go tomorrow. I test fitted the A/C air box. Fits perfect. I need to modify the wire harness but i got a good idea on how im going to do it. Its all going pretty smooth but i know im going to run into some fitment problems once i get the engine ready to install. Also i replaced the oil pan gasket. While it was off i was able to see the cylinder walls and man!! they look perfect. So does the valve train. Very clean. Im pleased with my oil changes

Here are some progress pics. Still need to finish up the air box and paint.

 

Well if you cant find the connector your looking for I have two big boxes of connectors at the shop you can dig through! let me know!

 

Shoot i sure will. Thanks brada!

 

So the wiring is almost done. I needed to put the motor back in with the L/T headers to see where the harness would be and what not. But its coming along pretty sweet. The engine fits with the modified A/C box. Still need some trimming for the coil packs. Nothing a dremel cant handle. So far so good:

 

Thats a tight a$$ fit kiddo! Looking good though, nice work. Did you paint the engine bay while motor was out or just cleaned it up a bit?

 

yeah that is a tight fit but looks good. I dont think he painted it

 

Its a really close fit. No i didnt paint it. I did that when i first put the motor in back 4 years ago. Just never washed it since lol

 

make sure to account for engine torque.

 

No need to worry bro, going solid motor mounts

 

solid mounts eh? Keep the tranny mount rubber!

 

you better believe it yo! I was going to play around with the poly and rubber. we will see whats best

 

solid mounts huh, after all this work to be comfortable in your ride.. hmmm.... my poly mounts give my iroc one hell of an idle.

 

From what i read on LS1 tech. Its not bad at all, but then again they have a newer car. But i figure after all the upgrades ive done it should be the same. I dont have a crazy cam. But we will see. Test run, then if i dont like it, go back to rubber cause ive heard bad stories about fitting a poly on a LSx block

 

true. your cam isnt as radical as mine, so it should perform as timid at idle as a ls1 saturn

 

haha you guys. Solid mounts are pretty rough. But try it if you dont like it change it!

 

 

Got The Motor Pulled Out Of The Trans Am On Sunday Thanks To Some Help Of A Couple Buddies And Undercovertbi Got It Out Only A Couple Hours.

 

Cool TIM!! Looks like you should be having her running in no time.

 

get to work on that lt1 swap!
good job guys, tim!

 

lol i am... was at the meet with undercovertbi.

 

oh i got confused.

 

Nice work guys.. Tim that spoiler is looking pretty nice on the hatch. Sleep with one eye open..haha

 

yup nothing like a pulling a motor on a sunday afternoon...especially when it wont turn over and you gotta pull the torque converter with it caus you cant get flexplate bolts.

Oh so fun. Haha. I was mainly playing shop foreman and step in when they encountered problems! haha.

The wing is looking good for sure. Needs to do finishing work to it, but will look great when all done.

 

Yeah not Vaugh. Tim!

He went up there with me!

When its your first time meeting people, its easy to get confused. No biggie. I think that was our first time meeting too. Im easy though caus im the fat guy. Then your like ooooh ya!

 

Joey...now I know why I never saw your thread! Its in the NorCal section!

Car is looking good! Nice work on the A/C box. Kept it pretty close to mine...and you might have sealed yours up better. A word of advice... Line the inside of the box with some foil and foil tape...or any good insulation. Mostly the side near the headers. It droped my A/C temps quite a bit. Also...getting T-top shades helped a ton too. Even dark tinted glass was letting the inside heat up. For your drier...you can use a stock 4th gen bracket to mount that if you have one or have acess to one. It will bolt right to the chassis and hold the drier nicely.

Im not sure Ide worry too much about solid mounts. The LS1 has a revised firing order partially to help with vibes..amoungst other things. They run pretty smooth, even with bigger cams. Mine is on poly mounts though, and it doesnt move much at all. I watched it while it was on the dyno to see if it torqued much...and it hardly moved. Poly on both motor mounts as well as trans mount. The only issue I had was with oil pan clearnace. Because it was like...non-existent haha. I could hardly get cardboard between the pan and k-member. Like...heavy paper, not box type cardboard. So I notched for that as well, and I suggest you notch if you need to before getting it all back together. Try to mock it up with the trans and all once before your final install.

Keep up the good work!

J.

 

Thanks J. I was reading your old post and noticed that you lined the inside with tape. Thats a really good idea. I was going to use some DEI stuff on the outside too. Want to make it as cool as possible. The solid motor mounts are already in. My dad think its going to be a big problem with the #8 coil pack. I dont think it will.

I will upload some more progress pics later today or tomorrow.

 

Yeah I used some foil tape and some insulation type foam with a sticky back. I tried several variations... Just go to lowes or home depot and check what they have. Here's what it looks like.



That outer most layer is fiberglass reinforced wrap with a sticky side and aluminum foil on the other. I think I got it from PACE or Summit or something.

Does your dad think #8 will hit during acceleration or something? I mean...with solids you wont be hitting much of anything. I fyou just move it slightly like I said it will be PLENTY fine. You wouldnt have to move it as much as I did...since I was just using what I had laying around as opposed to making my own piece. And also because Im not running solids.

Here is a HORRIBLE zoom in on the only picture I found that shows the coil.

You can JUST make out that the boot on the coil is up, just about level with the split in the HVAC box for the lid.



Dont forget...since its mounted at an angle, as it moves up, its moving over too. So it doesnt take much.

J.

 

Well is thecar going to be ready for April 2nd at wills? Lack of updatesbro!

 

Im trying to use that date as a goal to get her done. Just been super busy at work and home. Have not worked on the car for almost month. Im going to do things different for the air intake setup for now. try to get an update this weekend

 

alright. I was more teasing. Not trying to bust your ***** about it. haha.

 

WTH..... waitin for an update here I know u been busy kiddo. Hope all is well

 

HAHAH Ive been neglecting my yard lol. Did some work on it today. No camaro time yet. Im hoping tomorrow Big John. I need to get her done already. Im sad, its been some really nice days to ride dirty

 

Your tellin me buddy boy... Hopefully I can start turning some wrenches in the next couple weeks. I wanna be ready to ride gangsta style by mid April.. haha

 

ridin dirty and ridin gangsta style? im riding oakey style

 

 

hahah only you Anthony!