Looks good bro. My last spark plug was pretty hard to get to with the hvac box in place I have stock manifolds.. I finished up z28fast1's hvac box and to change his plugs Its a tight fit as well with the hawks. but its possible.

Also with that intake id be very careful at times of rain. Not sure if anyone mentioned it.

 

Thanks bro! I tried to change the spark plug with the HVAC in and yeah its pretty hard. But i got some fresh plugs in there. So i wont have to worry about it till the next 100k mile or so. Im going to ditch the Corvette intake. It wont work at all. Im going to stick with my old LS1 setup. Piping to the side of the driver fender.

 

Well here is an update. Almost done with this project. Just got some metal to fill in the notch, A/C box is pretty much done. I mocked up the A/C unit. Looking pretty good. But i do need to buy a 4th Gen Radiator. The 3rd gen wont fit with the 4th gen A/C lines. I also put in some heat shield protector in the tranny tunnel. Im getting a new Passenger brake line made. Should have it tomorrow. So once i get the Notch and brake line finished. The engine will be going in next. Still cant decide if i should stick with my stock single fan or get a dual setup. A Windstar fan would be ideal. Here are some pics

 

cant run 4th gen fans? dont they slide right into the 4th gen radiator?

 

I was thinking about using 4th gen fans, but the Windstar can pull 3,000cfm. Ant, you know where i can get a 4th gen rad for a good price. Autozone had one for $110

 

picknpull modeso put a 98 out like 5 days ago....maybe?

I got mine used at Kennedy's Auto Wreckers in Stockton. Down the street from picknpull a few years back for 75.00...

Check Mel's auto wreckers and Debco auto wreckers on Navy Dr. (not too from you) they may have one.

 

Good Idea. I might have to do that man. Or i might just bite the bullet and get a new one and not deal with it. I will spend more gas driving around. If you find one this week. let me know bro

 

I got connections. If I get some spare time I will make a few call's for you

 

if you got some spare time, give me a break son!! your our #1 poster on TGO thanks man

 

Thank you, Thank you. Nah they are closed when I get off of work...so If I get time while working, I will call

 

cool beans!

 

 

 

Just to let you all know. I got to work on Joey's car. So in your face!

 

Attention Hogg!

 

Joey's car is doing well...he is nearing the home stretch...

off topic. Did you go down south and get your stuff John??

 

All except for two parts that STILL wasnt completed... So Im still kinda hangin out and waitin.... BS!!

 

Thanks Anthony for coming by man.

Made some progress today. I was able to weld in the metal for the notch i made. Its all coming together. Just some more wiring and clean up.

 

Sweet. Im glad we made those things work. Hopefully I'll be able to come over and help this next weekend (if needed)

 

Glad to hear you are still knocking the projects out!!

I would def get a new rad from autozone. Thats what I did. 110 isnt much more than 75, and you get a lifetime warranty. Remember, these are aluminum core, plastic tank radiators. They tend to leak after a while. First time you have a problem, and you swap it, you are WAY ahead of buying two used ones. RadiatorBarn makes really nice units for very reasonable prices and free shipping. Same basic construction...but their quality is sometimes better than the ones that the zone gets. A little more money too. I get my Jeep rads from them since they make all metal units for the Jeeps with a choice of rows. But that one from autozone will serve you well. Its all I ever ran in my thirdgens.

J.

 

Yeah got new one. Worked out perfect. Everything fits like it should. My LS1 fans are on there way. I got a few things to clean up and i should be ready to put the motor back in one last time.

 

Its amazing that we actually utilized something horsepower tv showed us...hahaha

 

hahaha for real.

 

Updates?

 

Yeah i got a few updates. Its not much. Been pretty busy with work and having no extra money to spend. But im almost done. I put the stock exhaust back on so i can get her smoged in order to get my tags. Then once i pass, i will install the Long tubes and new exhaust and get her tuned and ready for the race this June 11th. It seems like i got so little to do, but it seems to take a little longer than i plan. Here are some pics

Front clips is back on


Air intake box to trap cold air


Painted rear brakes to match my front brakes finally



Solid motor mounts i got from LS1tech.com


Hawks tranny mount


Engine shot. Even though it still looks like a wire mess, its going to look 10x better once i pass smog


My ghetto power steering cooler brackets lol. I got a lot of heat going to the rad. So we will have to see if the engine will run ok

 

Tranny cooler lines


Thats pretty much it right now. Next check im going to fill her up with oil and water. Go to the exhaust shop. Get her smog and then put her back on jacks to install the Long tubes. Lots to do before June 11th.....

Joey J.

 

Call me if you need a hand bro. Looking good. I plan on going to June 11th regardless dont know for sure if I will run the car though (no mods=no improvements...buuuut I might be getting some heads soon

 

I think I'll race again next month I know I have plenty to improve on. Some people say I needed to increase my timing from 24 under wot to something over 30. Input?

 

Well IMO you want as much timing as you can w/o having detonation. You build your car to be a pump gas car that turns a good number..well great number in my eyes. You can manually go in and set timing with your Holley efi setup? I thought the computer controlled all that by what it reads and adjusts accordingly. I think you if you hook up. get the 60' down. you'll be waaaay down there farther than you think. I mean your virgin pass you 11.99....you'll get even faster...have too.

 

Nice Joey. I didn't realize you were trying to squeeze in a smog before too. Does your tuner give you a tune on the street, or at the dyno? I don't recall seeing #'s for yours before.

Travis You have to datalog, or view your logs that the Holley recorded to see what your car wants more, or less of. I don't know how that sytem manages the air/fuel/timing, but in simple terms it's as Ant said, run as much timing w/o any detonation, knocking, pinging, etc. You know the car should be a lot faster, so get out there and find out what it needs.

 

Im glad i have to do smog right now. This gives me 2 more years of fun with the Long tubes. The tuner does a street tune. Pretty good at it too.

 

Comin along nicely bruh! Where did you source the tubing for the CAI? I was lookin at intake hoses.com, but they seem to stay backordered on a lot of their items. So I'm lookin at turbohoses.com. I think that's the name. Any way. Keep plugging.. our clock is ticking. One full month away from the drags.

 

John you planning on running on June 11th?

 

If i can get done by then I will.

 

NICE!

 

You guys have long winters in the North!!!!

 

HAHA. Well it was 95 last thursday and rained a lil saturday night!

 

it will be dark and gloomy till i finish this project then i will see sunny days

 

Ain't that the truth. May sure came quick and June will be here before I know it.

 

Here is a little update. The car turns on with no problems. Start up perfect. Even after its been sitting since january. Got to love the LS1 motors. The only problem that i have right now is trying to bleed the air out of the cooling system. I left the rad cap off but the car will not cool down. Upper and lower hoses feel cool. If i squeeze the upper hose, you can hear air. I ran out of coolant. But i think im on the right track. I never had this issue before, but then again i did put in a 4th gen rad. Im thinking the upper outlet is a little lower than the engine likes it but i think it will work. Heck everyone else got there 4th gen rad to work.

 

Thermostat/waterpump still okay?

 

Those engines don't have a bleeder on them huh...if their is air it will eventually work its way it's way out it needs to "burp". Is the radiator fill point lower than the highest coolant point on the engine? You might have to pull of a hose on top of engine or sensor in coolant passageway to get air out too

 

I have always turnned on the heater and opened the radiator cap

 

No the filler neck for the rad is higher than the engine. Im going to try lift the front of the car and see if air can escape

 

The easiest way I have found to fill the cooling system up is To first fill the engine up through the upper radiator hose. Then attach it to the radiator and fill the radiator up. No burping required.

 

thats a pretty good idea. I will try that tomorrow. thanks bro

 

Yahtzee beat me to it that is where I was going next

 

No problemo

 

yahtzee. love the name lol.

 

Hey Joey my parts catalog shows a bleeder screw in the therostat outlet on most LS1 engines