more and more wiring. couple trips to the parts store and found a serpentine belt that i think would work. found both radiator hoses that should work. thought a f-body one would work but with the new radiator the lower outlet was a bit bigger than a stock 4th gen one. need to have my power steering line made differently cause it sits up too high and will hit the turbo.

 

Umm, details please. Is that the stock shifter base?

 

Yes, stock (91) shifter w/ mods, 69 chevelle horseshoe handle, mostly unmodified.

 

Today was busy:

-Oil change & filter
-Oil pressure switch
-Fan switch
-Thermostat
-Radiator flush/new coolant
-Fuel pump relay

 

I built a rear seat delete box.

 

went and finally picked up this hood 84 1LE was selling. thanks again. now time to do some custom stuff again.

 

ohh thats nice. Would love to have one in my Camaro for extra storage as well.

 

Finished powdercoating and rebuilding 1/4 calipers for my 86 project. Some trial and error but I realized sanding the caliper to clean up the casting results in a waaaay better finish. Kinda stupid being it will be hidden behind a formula wheel, but I still enjoy the detail.

 

Full service after almost 5 years of sitting. Removed Driver and passenger seat for some cheap bucket seats off the marketplace. Still trying to figure out my SES issue with EGR, and pull off the covers to check rocker seating. Projects going to be a project.

 

Recovered my headliner,turned out pretty good I think. Shawn

 

Finished my AC delete and MSD box, and new panel in front of radiator to clean it up a bit.

Made my own radiator support panel.

 

how did you make and fit that panel?? OUTSTANDING!

 

How difficult was that to make? I would buy one if you ever made more. Looks incredible!

 

I made a cardboard template and worked it out how I wanted it.

 

Not that difficult really but did take a little time. Made it out of cardboard a couple of times. Thanks for the compliment.

 

Are you still using the AC heater controls with the AC delete? Any problems with doing that? Because I am also going to do it.

 

I will be using them soon just don't have it hooked up yet. I still have to run the lines from the heater core.

 

had my 4th gen P/S hose modified since it was sticking up right where my turbo is gonna sit. got some more fuel fittings and installed them. need to order a regulator and pump.

before:




and after:

 

Front end rebuild starts tomorrow!

 

Base modified and bolted down, almost ready to hook it up.Then to make a shifter plate.
1ts gear position.

 

Got it to move from it’s winter hibernation spot. I’ve been been reading your guys posts all winter just waiting for the moment I can take it on the road again

 

Tie rod boots.


Aggressive 8" toe-out



I also spent a few hours learning how to remove my smog pump & scrape the 28-year-old grease off the ground wire bolted behind it. But my starter still sometimes hesitates ½ second.

 

Made good progress today. I got the suspension and steering out of the car with no trouble.



Next step is to find a suspension shop to press the bushings and ball joints out of the control arms, and hopefully compress and band my new springs.

Then I will get the control arms, sway bar, and wonder bar blasted and powder coated.

I put one of the new Moog bearing plates in and noticed that the rear slot is significantly wider than the other two. But the flange nuts supplied with the plate aren't wide enough to span the slot. What am I missing? I tried adding a larger diameter washer under the flange nut, but torquing to 28 ft lbs bent the washers.

 

You are going to need an industrial load-bearing type of thick, hardened flat washer.
You might even have to grind a flat on one edge so that it will sit flat.

 

Getting closer...hooked up and tested the gear range.

And a vid..

 

Rotating assembly is about to go into my Camaro’s new LY6.

 

started on my hood. cut out the vent part. got some steel rod to mock up rest. there was like a 1/8th inch of body filler on this thing. then ill need to get some metal to fill it in. cant wait.

 

Got it out of the garage and took a pic 😬 parts are coming tomorrow to start getting it ready for spring.

 

Is that one piece or three? Did you bend it on a brake? A little walk through would be much appreciated. Material??

 

The 6.0 started going together today. Got the pistons on the rods and started putting the mains in. I caved and ordered an arp bolt stretch gauge and rod vise. I keep putting money into this build, might as well do it right.

 

changed the brand new ball joints on my brand new PA racing lower control arms with brand new ball joints.

messed with the hood a little. welded some rods to see how it might look and didnt like it so goin to cut them off and do it a little differently.

 

All done and painted, will install it soon.Then on to the shifter plate.

 

Tore my LS6 intake manifold down. Submerging it in a bath of dawn and water soon to clean it before painting.




also mocked up my air intake. Waiting until I swap the LS6 intake in before making it final, just wanted to make sure my elbow was fitting the throttle body good.

 

New steering shaft rag joint for the IROC Z28 this morning..................

 

spoke to my buddy whos gonna build my turbo kit and intercooler piping. said he should be able to start my car next weekend. hes moving shops and wants to do it before he moves. so i threw the front suspension back on. threw the wheels on. found out one of my new ball joints is bad. ugh. ill change it later when i do my big brakes. cant wait to get my turbo kit built though.

got more fittings for my fuel system. its pretty much done. just need to order my fuel pump then it should all be done.

 

Well done on the rag joint repair - I would love to know as much as you can tell me about the process and any parts you used please??

 

threw the hood on, wrapped some of my lines with heat tape, buddy came over said i can probably drop it off friday so he can start building my hot and cold sides. cant wait. finally took it off the jackstands after being on there since august 5th. was gonna wash it up but its supposed to rain.

the kitty-charger self installed itself. ( on the wrong side though so i had to remove it)

 

Any pic of the hood?

 

havent finished that one yet. i just threw my stock one on for now so i can have the car towed. the other hood is still at my work. i welded up some rods to it to get a design idea i thought id like but didnt like it so cut them off. been working on other stuff so i could get the car back into a roller but might start working on the hood again this week.

 

Got my front end parts back from the powdercoater. They look fantastic!

Can't wait to start putting her back together.

 

so i was goin to do a more raised aggressive look but just doesnt look right. so probably goin to do a more subtle lip like on the last pic.

 

Definitely lower it.Looks kinda lika ol school ram air scoop

 

Pressed in my ES control arm bushings and ball joints. Installed the new bump stops, and hung the driver's side control arm back on the car.

 

Set up some gears

 

That's a damn nice looking pattern. Hope I can get this 8.8 to look like that. Props man. Takes a lot of messing around and knowledge to set up a dif properly.

 

Finished machining the parts needed for my 8.8 build.

 

Car is going in for a total repaint April 11. It will be gone for a month. Told the painter I want it to look better than new. I have seen his work, so I know he can do it. Can't wait.

 

Repaired my door panels, with some help from my old friend Mr. Mickey Mouse.


Some of the top mounting holes were torn out, and the rearmost pin was snapped off.


Found this doodad in a bucket of screws in my garage, like a big plastic thumbscrew with a little metal screw in the center, and filed off the point so it wouldn't pierce the inside surface of my door panel.


Then screwed it into the broken pin, and JB Welded it to the panel. Now it can hold itself straight.



The driver's side wasn't quite as bad; I just epoxied a random strip of heavy plastic above the torn hole.

 

finally wired up may rad fans. ordered my hellcat fuel pump, decided to try and power up the car (not start it) to see if i had some wiring done right. then washed it off for the first time since august, although its been under a car cover the whole time. dont mind all the wiring hanging down, im still working on this thing. hoping my buddy stands by his word and takes my car this week to start building the turbo kit. was supposed to take it friday but he had to go to arizona. gotta figure out what to do about the ride height. think with the tubular k, new shocks and springs and stuff its kinda stuck up there.

 

First coat of black on my suspension parts. One more cost and done with the painting! Also put first finish coat on the K member