Man you've been busy, I changed the oil and filter, for some reason at the same time its decided to not start right away , way too much cranking for my liking , not sure what's happening , it runs fine ???? Any clues let me know ?

 

Thought I'd add I think it is not oil change related , I remember having difficulty starting literally just before hand. It cranks forever but dosnt even try. Then fires. I can here the fuel pump working .
faulty clutch switch ? maybe I should check quick.

 

Clutch switch stops it turning , it's not that , found no spark coil seems ok , gota take dizzy apart and have a look

 

Think pick up coils dead, really really high resistance, looking for new dizzy

 

So, not what i did today but the last week. I finally installed the S-15 trans in the firebird after 9 months. Drove it 2 1/2 states (365) miles home and all is back to normal so far so good. Now i have to go replace the thermostat.


Let the fun begin!



New torque converter !



S-15 trans 40k miles changed tail housing, detent cable and mount.



Installed!!





If you ever have to change the detent ( kick down cable).



kinda like the lowered rear look when it's up.



After install and drove 365 miles home. i'd say it works!

 

Nice job mate she looks awesome, I really like those wheels on the non gfx car.

 

Well went and bought thermostat changed it and when tightening the thermostat housing it cracked. going tomorrow to get that too...one part at a time....lol

 

Well thermostat and new housing in and readjusted kickdown cable it's back 100% again yay!!

 

Cool, now let's see it tare up the tarmac
im waiting for the postman.........

 

I received and fitted the new dizzy, fired her up, she's back , just need a timing light , spitting a bit of fuel and not quite right . Bit noisey under the 4&6 rocker .

 

Hi there,
No new pics, but I washed it and drove it to work tonight. Running beautifully!

 

Jealous

 

Well car is still getting too warm for me went to flush system since all but radiator new. get it up to temp and fan doesn't kick on. turn heater on still nothing...found my issue. Before it was working but guess not well enough. Another thing to fix.

 

Timed it up 11° , new plugs, drives ok still coughing and spluttering but no ses light which I find a little strange , maybe I need to investigate the noisey under rocker cover 4&6. ??????
on my car it means pulling the intake which sucks

 

Had fan issues replaced relay, coolant sensor, thermostat, and housing...didn't help...traced wires no problems. it was the ecm swapped it and all good now finally!

 

Dam. Change the ECM for the fan to work ! 😱
Is the old one repairable ?

 

My noisey rocker seems to be the rocker sitting against the pcv chamber on the rocker cover , there's a wear mark on it !

 

Drove it to work tonight, in the rain. But I drove it! Still more fun the the minivan.

 

I need someone to come put on my ported heads for my 3.4 turbo. still building the turbo piping, and I have these bar ported iron heads just laying in my garage.

 

I am not sure if it is.

So lately been having trans issues from the trans i just put in. Jacked it up and rear shaft seal was leaking...changed it topped off the trans fluid and all is good again.

 

Drove to the shop with a busted clutch master. Cyclinder , very tricky, clutch re engages if I keep my foot down so I have to pop it out of gear and lift my foot each time. Interesting !

Also started on a new intake design since I have two broken upper manifolds , I will get one of them fixed ......

 

Bought this gem about a week ago, couldn't refuse the price + it has a electronic dash! Finished putting in the tranny, reverse let go.
Not a fun job replacing the tranny on the floor -_-'

Few more things to do b4 its road worthy but I'll get there soon. 88 bird

 

Took it to the first car show this season, Wilson Barn Show in Livonia MI. Sorry no pics, forgot to take the camera. Besides, it was raining. But still, first show! Several people looked, and a few remarked how they haven't seen a V6 Camaro in years.

 

Fitted new clutch master . Hopefully I'll get to drive it now 😂😂😂😂

 

Fitted a wonder bar. Omg what a difference ! If you don't have one. Get one. Period. I didn't realize how floppy the front end was lol

 

Well ever since i put in the used trans i have had trans overheating problems. Replaced shaft seal, trans lines, radiator, thermostat and housing, new fan motor, all cooling sensors and relays, deleted a/c condenser, and added external trans cooler ( later today ). Hopefully this will fix the issue. Have not started it since new radiator.

 

Was that meant to say trans overheating problems? How do you know when your transmission is cooking ? In my manual it's fairly obvious but I'm doing the changes , just wondered.

 

Drove it to work tonight, stopped at McDonalds, was told by the cashier, "Wow, nice Corvette!" (um, it's a 1986 Camaro SC.)

 

 

Ktthecarguy
never herd someone say that about a Camaro, but i have had it on my Firebird , which is not too far removed from the c4 .

 

 

Wait why would you intentionally put in a v6?

 

Who are you asking?

 

Drove to friends for dinner , drive home late roof off , see tons of stars in the country, stopped a bit looking out the top, nice cruise.

 

 

Congrats

 

Fitted new headlights, old ones were rusted out, just trimmed rear springs and bump stops .

 

Hi there,
I replaced the fuel injectors with Southbay ones. Now it bucks and sneezes and farts and hesitates. Worse than before. And strong smell of fuel. It started to do some of this before I replaced the injectors (which is why I replaced them!)

I can't find any leaks, but strong fuel odor when idling, and really poor gas mileage. Can anyone give me some pointers to look for?

 

Is it at all temps ? Maf ? Disconnect see if it runs better , any codes ? Bad spark ?

 

Thanks I'll try disconnecting the battery and see if it runs any better. I just got the injectors in a couple days ago, not much driving since then, so I don't know every scenario when it runs bad. I get error codes for EGR and A.I.R. but... I removed those! So no surprise I get error codes for them.

MAF is new, and yes it was causing cold-start problems before, but that has been cured.
I will report back after trying the battery.

 

Haha suprise to me, I've removed them and never get codes

 

well, disconnected the battery for and hour, connected it, and... no change. Still idles rough. then...

SUCCESS!!!

I was looking for fuel leaks or puddling fuel, because it still stank, when I noticed one of the spark plug wires (high tension leads to you, zs&tas) was touching the header. I thought, maybe it's sending the spark to ground. Same wire also touched another wire. So I got a couple zip ties and a leftover plastic wire loom, and Got the wires to stop touching and rubbing. Took it for a test drive, and BINGO! idles smooth, plenty of power, no hesitation and snorting, and no more fuel smell. Probably because it is burning properly.

Thanks for the tip, zs&tas, if I hadn't been snooping around in there, I might not have spotted the wiring problem. Cheap Skate is back to being fun to drive. Time to take the kids for a cruise and find some lunch.

 

bad spark then ! Happy cruising 😁

 

Drove it to work last night. Smooth as silk.

 

I can tell by the sound the trans makes when you first move. Usually a higher pitch sound. In other news trans not overheating anymore because its garbage. lasted a whole 3 months. So found another used one....putting #3 in this week. Oh and broke my door handle again....I'll update when it's done.

 

That sucks , maybe worth getting it reconditioned ?

 

Hi there,
Drove my car again tonight. Purring nicely, good tunes on the radio, nice temperature outside. Can it get any better? Yes!
I was driving down the main road to work, timing the lights just right so I hit all green lights, when this Caddy comes up behind me. He wanted in the fast lane, where I was, and was zig-zagging through traffic to beat me. He finally got ahead of me, but didn't time the light. He hit the brakes to stop at the red light, while I held back a little, and blew through the green light. Boy was he mad! I could HEAR him coming up behind me, and he was zig-zagging through traffic again, trying to blow my doors off. He finally got by me, and as I watched his taillights, i think it was a CTS-V, basically a four-door Corvette, I thought, that guy paid more for his TIRES than I paid for the whole car!
That put a big smile on my face.

 

Hehe, I have seen something like this many times now, my crowning achievement was going round a corner the BMW X5 trying to follow me went in the ditch. I wasn't even in a thirdgen lol

 

Daily driven this week. Bought some metal to fab up my new intake .....

 

Lost one of the alternator bracket bolts apparently. No idea what should be in there either, and I'm in the UK so finding one is going to be a nightmare! Can't run the car until its fixed as its shredding the belt