My camaro 350 build is slowly coming together.

[Josh_M]

Thought some of you guys might get a kick out of my engine build. Its nothing crazy, but it should make a pretty powerful little motor for my camaro.

Heres the block/rotating assembly:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/block.jpg

Its an 010 casting 350 block, bored 30 over. Its got flat top pistons, and "pink" rods which will apparantly handle 500 ponies, regardless of that, ive been assured they will easily handle anything my motors ever gonna put out. I was going to just paint the engine and throw it in, but i decided like my 305, its gonna get boring fast, and i want something reliable and long lasting. I then decided to replace all the bearings in the block with clevite 77's (I've been told there awesome bearings). I decarboned all the pistons, and reinstalled them. The bores still have the cross hatching from honing, and they're clearly fresh, no gauges or anything.

Cam wise im going with a comp magnum 270. Its .468 lift, 270/270 duration

For my heads, im going against most people who say i shouldnt run them, and using my 416 casting, 58cc chamber heads. Ive been told by a few people who know there small blocks that they're decent heads, from what I've learned, i understand they lack flow and will run out in the top end. I dont want a high revving engine, it would be nice, but i really just want that tire shredding torque. Currently im finishing porting the heads. I've got one finished porting, the other needs to be ported, then they will be painted chevy orange to match and assembled. It should be 10.5:1 compression.

For an intake i chose an edelbrock performer, ive been told they are a great all around intake. Carb wise, im thinking a 650 cfm, over carbing will apparently do more bad then good. Other things ive got so far are an MSD 6AL box, with accel distributor. All I need for my engine to go back in is a flywheel/clutch. My only issue is the transmission. Its a t-5 with a blown fifth gear. Ive been told that if i drive it easy it will last me until i can get a t56. My only issue is flywheels, I have one flywheel for my motor brand new, but it runs a 12" clutch. Will this flywheel work with my t-5 if i go for one of those "mini starters ?" Besides the flywheel/clutch, i need some headers (im gonna go long tubes), and a carb.

Picked up some fancy gauges off a guy on craigslist for $60, figured it was way too good of a deal to pass up, all i really wanted was the tach.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/gauges.jpg

All in all, im hoping for a 300 horsepower engine, and i think i'll get it !

[FMaro]

looks good man, good deal on a gauges too thats like $400 worth of gagues new

cant wait to see it done

and hey, even though we are giving you a hard time, at least your project is getting done :rofl:

[Green78]

Looks good so far. You didnt mention which cam you are going to use.
Might have more than a flywheel issue without a cam............:D

[Josh_M]

Looks good so far. You didnt mention which cam you are going to use.
Might have more than a flywheel issue without a cam............:D

haha, I added that in, its a comp magnum 270, 468 lift, 270/270 duration

[Green78]

Do you have the cam already?
I ran the comp 280 magnum and swapped to a comp xe274 and actually made more top end power with a better low end and broader tq and power curve.

[Josh_M]

Do you have the cam already?
I ran the comp 280 magnum and swapped to a comp xe274 and actually made more top end power with a better low end and broader tq and power curve.

Yea ive already got it

[chevyman]

as for the heads im running the same ones. no issues whatsoever and it screams ;)

[Josh_M]

as for the heads im running the same ones. no issues whatsoever and it screams ;)


Yea ? When do they run out of guts (RPM wise)..

[chevyman]

mine starts laying down at around 6300rpm.

my timing is to retarded though. It'll turn more r's when I get the light on it

[SkullcrusherR7U]

mine starts laying down at around 6300rpm.

my timing is to retarded though. It'll turn more r's when I get the light on it
6300 and you want more? Considering your motor is a pile of random new and used parts you'd think that be enough. How much RPM do you think you will get out of it and still have something left to drive? Just asking. It's not like your trying to hang with Cup cars at Martinsville.

[chevyman]

6300 and you want more? Considering your motor is a pile of random new and used parts you'd think that be enough. How much RPM do you think you will get out of it and still have something left to drive? Just asking. It's not like your trying to hang with Cup cars at Martinsville.Im only running 6 degrees advance to break it in.

Just put 2000 km on it and just changed the oil on it this weekend and took her for a hard run and haven't advenced it yet.. didnt lay down to 6300-6500. My tach is gone at 6000 and it was well past

It will pull 7+ plus without laying out once I get it up to 10-12 advance.

And I know what everyone is going to say it was "valve float"

No its not

[Josh_M]

You can get 6300 rpm out of it ? Holy shit, i would he happy with 5500 hahaha

[chevyman]

you'll be shitting yourself man.

just about everyone on this site said dont do it with a 58cc head because you will get detonation and so on and so on..

Well i've been going back and forth to see the gf in vic every couple days over the malahat (dont know if everyone knows what that is) but the car never has (dieseled) once.

Im really happy with this build!

[chevyman]

break the engine in for 1000-1500km being somewhat decent on it. (I didnt whale on it till 1500) at 6-8 degress advanced.

change oil and filter

6 degrees was my safe spot

[MonkeyWrench]

you make it sound line timing is so critical for brake in

[chevyman]

as far as im concerned it is.

keep it mellow for break in then it wont break when its broken in.

[MonkeyWrench]

initial don't mean much i run like 15 or 16 on my bbc its more about your total and the curve.

[chevyman]

i agree with that

your bbc wasnt fresh though and we all saw what you put it through lol

[MonkeyWrench]

sure it was. it still prob only got about 500km on it. its not like i daily drive the thing.

[chevyman]

i do though, i plan on keeping this engine for awhile lol

ive heard of plenty different ways no break in an engine

this way has never let me down so

[Dunout]

as far as im concerned it is.

keep it mellow for break in then it wont break when its broken in.

the engine in my camaro now i never really broke it in, just drove it to harrison and home then the next weekend to mission.

[chevyman]

and how is it

[chevyman]

after mission that is?

[Dunout]

fine cause i built it.

[IROC-Z]

we all know chevyman builds the best engines, thats why he raced my car 2 years ago and won $300 off me right

[89vert]

base timing has little to do with anything, total timing and the curve are way more important

[Goose]

back to the original thread.....

that flywheel wont work with the t-5 bellhousing. you'll have to get a flywheel for a manual trans camaro (from 85 or earlier will work for sure)

[Dunout]

we all know chevyman builds the best engines, thats why he raced my car 2 years ago and won $300 off me right

haha oh i think we were all sleeping when that race was going down... good show id say

[IROC-Z]

haha oh i think we were all sleeping when that race was going down... good show id say

at least he's not some loser who didn't show for the race and welched on the bet

[Dunout]

at least he's not some loser who didn't show for the race and welched on the bet

yah there was quite a few welched bets this season and lot of promises.

[Wagonized]

at least he's not some loser who didn't show for the race and welched on the bet

lol

[MonkeyWrench]

base timing has little to do with anything, total timing and the curve are way more important

lol

initial don't mean much i run like 15 or 16 on my bbc its more about your total and the curve.

[89vert]

lol

lol, didn't see that, just seen chevyman spouting off about base time and its safe point

[Josh_M]

Finally finished porting my heads today. A lot of work into them. Got them painted as well !

Before :

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/DSCF2328.jpg

After :

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/DSCF2329.jpg

Some shiny stuff, eddy air cleaner (Kinda gay i dunno if i like it :rofl:) and my 2 piece timing chain cover :

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/DSCF2332.jpg

CHROME OIL PAN !

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/DSCF2333.jpg

Gettin there... Get paid wednesday so i can get valve guide seals, build my heads, assemble the rest of the motor, drop it in !:rofl:

[Dunout]

i hate thos cheap oil pans
never seal good or fit the way it should

[Josh_M]

i hate thos cheap oil pans
never seal good or fit the way it should

Eh, watever we'll see how it works

[Dunout]

use rtv black you should be fine then if you know how to use it.

[Josh_M]

use rtv black you should be fine then if you know how to use it.

Willlll do.

[Josh_M]

Wahooo ! Got my valve guide and stem seals today. The seals are teflon positive lock seals. I didnt put o-rings on the exhaust valves however because i was told they will just harden up, and could cause a sticky valve :ohboy: Threw on my edelbrock elite valve covers for storage. Heads should be going on anytime now :)

Exciting !

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/headsSmall.jpg

"400 horse orange"

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/heads1Small.jpg

nnnnn sealed !

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/heads2Small.jpg

[90_383]

looks good

[Josh_M]

Got more shit done today :

LOL name brand bolt :

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/HeadinstallSmall.jpg

Bottom end done :

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/Headinstall1Small.jpg

ARP head bolts :


http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/Headinstall3Small.jpg

timing chain cover on :

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/Headinstall2Small.jpg

Heads, valve covers, oil pan. Most of the bling on. Almost done !

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/Headinstall4Small.jpg

[90_383]

gettin closer everyday

[Josh_M]

gettin closer everyday

you know it

[90_383]

it,ll look good with that hood

[Josh_M]

it,ll look good with that hood

no doubt...im psyched. Might have to bring the stepdads truck, i think my alternator is fucked...that or bring some jumpers and a spare battery :rofl: Ill give you a shout when im off work at 5. I talked to the previous, previous owner who painted it and got the colour code for my paint off him :)

[90_383]

right on , if you dont bring your stepdads truck are you gonna drive the camaro ?

[MonkeyWrench]

what kind of timing chain you using?

[Josh_M]

right on , if you dont bring your stepdads truck are you gonna drive the camaro ?

Lol weve got a flatdeck scrap hauler so i could throw it on that?

what kind of timing chain you using?

Edelbrock gear drive. Its got a 2 piece timing chain cover so if i hate it, its easy to get out. Im pretty stoked on it though, heard a lot of mixed emotions on them, so we'll see how it goes

[90_383]

whatever you want

[MonkeyWrench]

ahhh the crank sprocket looked like stock style with gear drive it all makes sense now.

[Josh_M]

ahhh the crank sprocket looked like stock style with gear drive it all makes sense now.

Yea ive heard of people loving them, and hating them, and i cant afford a s/c lol :rofl:

[90_383]

sneak peek of the test fit ?

[Josh_M]

"test fit" before paint and body work.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/cowl.jpg

[90_383]

gonna look good

[Josh_M]

gonna look good

I think im gonna try and fix it a bit tomorrow if im not too busy

[90_383]

the frankenmaro lives on, hood needs to be washed lol

[Josh_M]

the frankenmaro lives on, hood needs to be washed lol

No shit...its filthy :(

[90_383]

oh well a quick clean up and its good as .... ready to be fixed

[Dunout]

looks good. hope it will be done for Spanish banks.

[Josh_M]

looks good. hope it will be done for Spanish banks.

Whens spanish banks dude?

[Jessev]

lol hard to say this year

[Dunout]

hope it will be better then last year.

[FMaro]

hope it will be better then last year.

im pretty sure it will be



yeah about spanish banks...thats right dead around the olympics maybe what till first or second week of march again?

[Josh_M]

My car should be done by the end of january, will it be after then ?

[FMaro]

yeah, its usually mid/late feb, last year it was march 1st

[Jessev]

im pretty sure it will be



yeah about spanish banks...thats right dead around the olympics maybe what till first or second week of march again?
thats what i was getting at, it'll be nearly impossible to get in there

[Josh_M]

Meet somewhere else ?

[Josh_M]

Couple little updates.

Stoked on my xmas present from the parents !

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/dynamatSmall.jpg

Took out all of the old TBI harness, before :

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/wiringbeforeSmall.jpg

After:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/wiringafterSmall.jpg

Go to hell TBI
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/wiringSmall.jpg

Tomorrow should be a big day if it doesnt rain on me. Planning on finishing prepping, and starting paint on my engine compartment. Bigbird on the board here gave me a centerforce clutch (thanks so much!), stoked, all i need is a throwout bearing and a flywheel and the engine/new trans can go in. Then all i need is a fuel pressure regulator, carb and long tubes...after that build the exhaust, throw my stereo back in, piece together my interior (after it gets ripped apart for dynamat, finish the sanding/paint on my hood and faster then you can say shamwow i'll be done. Im hoping for the end of january to have a running car. :D

[89vert]

I love it when people butcher wire harnesses cause they don't understand,

FI is so much better for a daily driver

[Josh_M]

I love it when people butcher wire harnesses cause they don't understand,

FI is so much better for a daily driver


Not that i dont want to understand it, but i dont have the money to make any use of it :rofl: Plus my cam is going to be too big for fuel injection...

[MonkeyWrench]

Plus my cam is going to be too big for fuel injection...

that is an interesting statement

[Josh_M]

that is an interesting statement

Haha or so i was told, apparantly it will fuck with the computer its 270/270 and .468 lift...

[IROC-Z]

I guess the cam that my car is running on 242/248 @ .50 .610 lift 110lsa is too big for the efi its running on then eh

[Josh_M]

I guess the cam that my car is running on 242/248 @ .50 .610 lift 110lsa is too big for the efi its running on then eh

For a bone stock tune. I dont know anything about EFI, and I KNOW its a bad idea to run my 350 with stock 305 tbi with a stock tune. I dont care about injection at this stage in the game. If you wanna go build a 350 with that cam, and a 305 tbi computer and stock tune...have fun

[Josh_M]

Rain held off and i finished my engine bay today.

before :

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/baybeforeSmall.jpg

after paint/clear :

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/bayafterSmall.jpg


Not a show car or anything but im happy with it

[camarokid]

are you painting the car black?

either way looks good man and that should be a fun car when shes done

[Josh_M]

are you painting the car black?

either way looks good man and that should be a fun car when shes done


No its staying red, im getting the car repainted though.

[Josh_M]

so close ! Tomorrows gonna be a huge day...for my bank ! Im expecting to empty out my wallet. Picked up some more goodies

Holley 650 mech secondaries :D

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/DSCF2382Small.jpg

Hedmans courtesy of iroc-z (thanks yo!)

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/DSCF2381Small.jpg

New alternator, needs a little bit of mods to fit, but its a 1 wire

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/DSCF2378Small.jpg

Did a bit of body work on the hood

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/DSCF2379Small.jpg

Annnd... its coming to a close. It seems like its been forever since ive shred tires :D Engine/tranny should be in on sunday...running by the end of the week if my wallet holds out .

[Sheldon Hamel]

"test fit" before paint and body work.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/cowl.jpg

nice hood man

[90_383]

looks good

[Sheldon Hamel]

where you getting your car painted? or are you doing it yourself?

[Josh_M]

where you getting your car painted? or are you doing it yourself?

I know a guy haha.. why do you ask ? Like i say, im not making a show car, but one colour would be nice. Fuck its almost 2 oclock, i just got back from the gym, and im still not tired...fuck i cant wait to go get more partS !!

[Sheldon Hamel]

just wondering man, my stang and trans am both need to be painted so looking so something that looks half decent, but cheap. so..

[Josh_M]

just wondering man, my stang and trans am both need to be painted so looking so something that looks half decent, but cheap. so..

Ohhh okay, the guy whos gonna do it doesnt really do stuff for a lot of people, hes not "official" so to speak, just does sidejobs

[Sheldon Hamel]

oh ya thats what i am looking for as long as its still a half decent job so it will be cheaper,

[SkullcrusherR7U]

I can't wait to see it finished. Make some vids of it running etc. :D Makes me wanna throw the LB9 on a stand and build/install old 4bolt 350 I have.

[Josh_M]

Here goes a lot of money ! Got a bunch of shit today :

flywheel (finally!!)
energy suspension motor mounts
holley bypass fuel pressure regulator
holley rebuild kit for my 650 carb (double pumper, fuck gas !)
autometer gauge pod
autometer sender for my temp gauge
mr gasket chrome fuel lines
transdapt 1" carb spacer
felpro header gaskets
mr gasket flywheel bolts
sending unit for my electric fan
LED switch for my fuel pump
throwout bearing
oil
oil filter
coolant
power steering fluid
delco additive with zinc to break in my motor

Thats a lot of money, and a lot of parts !! Motor and tranny should be going in on sunday ! Im so broke right now...but i couldnt be happier. Ive gotta make 70 bucks last me until NEXT wednesday, so thats 12 days ! shit... LOL

[Dunout]

next Wednesday is not near 12 days but 12 days from this past Wednesday is on monday. so that 12 days. haha i may have confused some people but im sure you get the picture.

[Josh_M]

woops its 11 days

[Dunout]

haha you no it is 12... lol

[90_383]

isnt next wednesday 5 days ? the wednesday after would be 12 days

[Dunout]

this Wednesday is 5 day NEXT Wednesday is 12 days away !

[90_383]

wasnt this wednesday 2 days ago ?

[SkullcrusherR7U]

wasnt this wednesday 2 days ago ?
No thats last Wednesday :D

[Josh_M]

this Wednesday is 5 day NEXT Wednesday is 12 days away !

thats wat i mean !

[Dunout]

haha i got so many people confused lol

[Josh_M]

Engines all prep'd to drop in tomorrow. Gotta swap out the tranny quick, throw on my new throw out bearing, install my energy suspension motor mounts (yay!), and in she goes !

[Josh_M]

Today started off smooth going.

car on stands :

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/engineindayone3Small.jpg

All hell broke loose putting the tranny in. Tried to lift it out by myself through the engine bay, tranny fluid pours everywhere, try to get it out, almost drop it on the car. Wait for a buddy to come over. During that wait i start cleaning the driveway cause my parents freak when the driveway is covered in oil (for good reason because it wouldnt be the first time..or the second...or the third... or the fourth...cant even count anymore :rofl: ). So i mop up everything i can, and start spraying it off with the hose, leaves go down the drain, and i clog it. Didnt really know wat to do, parents were in langley and i didnt want them to know, so i went at it by hand :rofl:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/engineindayone4Small.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/engineindayone5Small.jpg

Unclogged the drain, then started getting everything ready. Finished putting the new tranny in (still need to hook up torque arm and driveshaft). Had to transport my motor on the stand over grass about 500 feet LOL. Lost my clutch bolts, my mom went to the store to get me some (too dirty to go in the car), she comes back with ARPs <3<3<3 Her donation to the project she says :)

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/engineindayone6Small.jpg


And before you know it :

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/engineindayoneSmall.jpg


http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/engineindayone1Small.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/engineindayone2Small.jpg

Gonna get more shit done tomorrow

[90_383]

looks good , should have took the wiper motor off before you painted but it still looks good

[Josh_M]

looks good , should have took the wiper motor off before you painted but it still looks good

Fuckin thing doesnt even work ! any spareS?

[90_383]

i,ll dig one up next weekend for you, pm me on friday to remind me

[Josh_M]

noice, thanks yo

[Josh_M]

So today was a big fail, fucking terrible weather. I tried to finish bolting up my tranny to the engine and got soaked in like 10 lbs of water, working on the ground sucks ! Instead i picked up new bling, and finished my hood

shiny

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/russfpressSmall.jpg

Hood's done ! not bad for a rattle can job eh ? Torch red is discontinued by duplicolour, found 2 cans at canadian tire in pitt...ended up getting more from langley, its a pretty good match, slightly off

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/cowlpaintedtestSmall.jpg

Got a couple fuel lines...have 99% of what i need to make the car run :D

[90_383]

need day time pics , looks good

[RK82]

looks good. fuck!!, I can't wait to go work on my car the only problem is its 4 hours away in castlegar and I am in penticton, plus I got a bunch of new parts sitting here collecting dust.

[MonkeyWrench]

shit i might work on my car tomorrow after work. your getting me motivated

[Dunout]

i would never work on my car outside. SHOP !

[Josh_M]

its terrible !

[Dunout]

build is coming along.. is your mustang friend going to race you ?

[Josh_M]

build is coming along.. is your mustang friend going to race you ?

Not a race when you know whos gonna win ;) Yea, we're gonna go to mission.

[Sheldon Hamel]

thing looks good for a rattle can job does it look even? in the daylight

[Dunout]

Not a race when you know whos gonna win ;) Yea, we're gonna go to mission.

that should be a good match i cant waite to get my car out and run slow times lol

[Josh_M]

that should be a good match i cant waite to get my car out and run slow times lol

lol im hoping to break 12s one day, more realistically 14s and 13s though haha....13's would be swell pretty sure itll be possible with drag radials

[Dunout]

lol im hoping to break 12s one day, more realistically 14s and 13s though haha....13's would be swell pretty sure itll be possible with drag radials

yah thats same with me.

[RK82]

lol im hoping to break 12s one day, more realistically 14s and 13s though haha....13's would be swell pretty sure itll be possible with drag radials

yah thats same with me.

Same here..lol thats funny we all have the same goals for our cars

[Josh_M]

Same here..lol thats funny we all have the same goals for our cars

yupp...12s are nice

[Josh_M]

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/cowlday.jpg

[90_383]

sick

[Sheldon Hamel]

looks good man

[SkullcrusherR7U]

Looks nice. Lots o room under that there hood.

[90_383]

if its cut out , right now theres room for a tall air cleaner

[Josh_M]

if its cut out , right now theres room for a tall air cleaner

And thats all its gonna get for now.

If im feeling up to it after work tomorrow im gonna finish my d-shaft and torque arm as well as the bell housing bolts. Then i can drop it down and see how she looks. Any tips on getting that bushing onto the torque arm ? Its a real bitch... Also, am i gonna have to unbolt my d-shaft from the rear end or can i drop the tranny x member a bit and slide it in ? Thanks

[Josh_M]

fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck. fuck. huge problem. Stripped the top hole for my torque arm mount.

[90_383]

shitty deal , im sure you'll figure somthing out .... you have to you own a camaro

[RK82]

try heli-coil it or re-thread it one size bigger, thats what I did with mine, clutch dumps and torque arms don't get along to well.

[Josh_M]

So I get home from school today to see my stepdad just sitting down, he spent all afternoon in the pissing rain fixing my shit ! Retapped,threads hold great now. I went out threw the driveshaft in it, hooked up clutch slave, clutch is good, ujoints on d-shaft are great, fuckin psyched !!!! Its back on all 4's, i love the stance !

[Dunout]

So I get home from school today to see my stepdad just sitting down, he spent all afternoon in the pissing rain fixing my shit ! Retapped,threads hold great now. I went out threw the driveshaft in it, hooked up clutch slave, clutch is good, ujoints on d-shaft are great, fuckin psyched !!!! Its back on all 4's, i love the stance !

more pics!

[Josh_M]

Heres all i got, but i forgot my exhaust was under my x member so its still wheelie'n...took the pic im like wtf my front end is high fuck ! haha had to take it out and by that time i was wayyy to soaked to take more pics. :

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/caroffstandsSmall.jpg

Count the chevys ! Inline 6 in my big truck, 383 in the black one on the right side, 350 in the s10, and a 355 in my car haha...mmm4 chevs. We've got one more down the street, a chevelle next door (cousins), and another 1 ton next door :D

And for the record, its funny no ones noticed my grille. I finally got an iroc one a little while ago, also got iroc tails from my lady for my bday, they're like brand new ! so stoked.. gonna do my dynamat tomorrow, throw in my temp gauge, wire the sensors, try to put on my water pump, all my serp shit, distributor, msd, but we'll see how far i get !

[90_383]

good shit

[Josh_M]

Got more done today :

Did some dynamatting, still have more left, havent done the 1/4s yet :

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/DSCF2413Small.jpg

Put the seats back in :

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/DSCF2417Small.jpg

My dash. Autometer monster tach, phantom water temp, sport comp oil pressure, clarion tweeters in the corners ;)

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/DSCF2416Small.jpg

Got all my serpentine stuff onto my engine :

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/DSCF2412Small.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/DSCF2418Small.jpg

A present from my gf :D

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/DSCF2421Small.jpg

Simply badass

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/DSCF2419Small.jpg

[Bvanbo]

looks good!

[90_383]

gettin closer , looks good

[Josh_M]

Carbs rebuilt, gonna TRY to get it running tomorrow, not sure if thats gonna happen though

[bcash]

1) licence plate frame is dubm, yo car has a 5L in it...well 5.7 if you want to get technical
2) finishing painting the licence plate cover (overspray on the camaro)
3) do something about those "flaming" flames.
4) get rid of he canadian tire steering wheel, looks like something off the go karts at castle fun park


other then that, your car looks good.

[Josh_M]

1) licence plate frame is dubm, yo car has a 5L in it...well 5.7 if you want to get technical
2) finishing painting the licence plate cover (overspray on the camaro)
3) do something about those "flaming" flames.
4) get rid of he canadian tire steering wheel, looks like something off the go karts at castle fun park


other then that, your car looks good.

I dont get the painting the license plate frame thing ? The flames will be gone soon enough, i wanna get it running and driving, then its getting painted. You dont notice them very much anymore when your looking at it, the hood attracts most of your attention, but i hate them too. And the steering wheel is uber gay, i need a new one, but again, money thing, so once the drivetrain is good..

[Josh_M]

Got a lot done today. fuel press reg, some fuel lines, carb on, headers, msd, distributor, all my wires. Still have a bunch of little things to do, getting paid on wednesday so hopefully wednesday or thursday night itll be alive.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/motoralmostdoneSmall.jpg

for the record im gonna hide all the wires, but thats the general look of whats goin on under the hood right now

[Josh_M]

Tomorrows judgement day, hopefully by this time tomorrow night my headers will be shootin flames !

[Dunout]

i wish i went with a serpentine setup on my camaro.

[camarokid]

car looks tits josh good work!

[kness_30]

yupp...12s are nice

there is a select few that have gone 12's in a skidmaro on this site :p and im in the club woohoo lol

[Josh_M]

there is a select few that have gone 12's in a skidmaro on this site :p and im in the club woohoo lol

Ya fawker ! I hope i can..with the centerforce and drag radials im hoping to hook, but what it comes down to is ive NEVER been down the 1/4 before so im expecting high 13s..

[90_383]

im gonna try for 12s in reverse ... hope i can pull it off

[kness_30]

lmao nice and u might be able to tune it to a 12 hopefully

[90_383]

haha

[SkullcrusherR7U]

So did you get it going today?

[FMaro]

lol its camaro, he is probably still under there saying "what the FUUCCKKKK!!! :mad: "

[Josh_M]

Shitty deal, itll be running tomorrow.

Huge issue that i overlooked. Its an old block, so staggered bolt pattern starter, and 153 tooth flywheel that needs straight bolt pattern starter. So we need to drill/tap a hole tomorrow, then the starter can go in. Then i need to run a couple wires, drop in the rad, i think tomorrow will be the day boys n girls.

[90_383]

tommorow never comes josh ... we own camaros

[Josh_M]

tommorow never comes josh ... we own camaros

Its comin buddy its coming !

[FMaro]

Its comin buddy its coming !

you go ahead and believe that, tell me how it works out

[90_383]

i hear ya , mine should be together soon to

[MonkeyWrench]

i just like to put mine together and take it apart repeatedly

[90_383]

hows that goin ?

[MonkeyWrench]

its in an apart stage at the moment

[90_383]

hah what happened ? last i seen it needed the tranny put in and ??

[MonkeyWrench]

oh i did that. then the starter broke, so i fixed that. then reverse fucked up, so i took took out the trany and fixed that. then i found and oil press prob, so i am in the process of figuring that out and fixing it and taking out all the stock computer wiring as i am replacing it with c950 and its own harness. but the oil cooler in my truck decided to bite the dust so i had to PUSH her out side well i rip in to my truck.... dam 6L's

[90_383]

wow , well its gonna be nice when its done

[Josh_M]

LOL camaros <3

[Josh_M]

starter problems done with hopefully it meshes good exhaust is 90% done should be on the road tomorrow night

[Dunout]

should be on the road now.

[Josh_M]

Gonna get to work now just got off work, just insured it, goal is to have it driving by midnight will post vids !!

[Sheldon Hamel]

lets go for a ripppppppp!

[Josh_M]

So my midnight goal wasnt achieved. I got a shit ton of work done today, but theres no spark, its turning over, everything inside works good but yea, no spark, me and my pops havent done an msd tomorrow so were gonna sleep on it and hopefully tomorrow will be the big day:D

[Josh_M]

wow im stupid i cant believe i forgot to put power to my MSD box yesterday :rofl: Rewired all of it it sparks it sputter lets getter done just waiting for my battery to charge a bit and its gonna run ! I AM gonna drive this thing TODAY.

[90_383]

lol you better

[Josh_M]

Ohh fuck yea ! Shes alive boys ! carb needs some adjustments but its fuckin rank im so psyched !! Couldnt have done it without awesome friends and an awesome dad :) Ive got a vid of it running im uploading right now .

[FMaro]

woooooooooooooooooooooo, great to hear it Josh

[Josh_M]

Here we go :

http://vimeo.com/8964312

[Josh_M]

sounds so fuckin awesome i love it !

[kness_30]

sounds good now get her all tuned up in time for the track

[kness_30]

really not a fan of the gear drive thoo

[FMaro]

that does sounds awesome!

really not a fan of the gear drive thoo

lol give it time, and he wont be eather

[iroc22]

I don't mind gear drives, but I doubt Id want to drive one with a gear drive. Id get tired of the sound.

[Josh_M]

Gear drive is sooo mint interior is dynamatted so you dont hear it that much its a quiet one

[Sheldon Hamel]

cars souds great

[SkullcrusherR7U]

sounds so fuckin awesome i love it !
haha Right on

[Josh_M]

has a couple tiny fuel leaks. needs more carb tuning but oh my god does it ever scream !!!!!! Cant drive it till all that stuffs fixed though

[kness_30]

fuel leaks=
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v260/193/54/749490132/n749490132_3306026_1036.jpg

ps my buddys truck not mine

[Dunout]

hahaha its funny cause its not my truck....


i think jesse said it one time, now i know how true that quote is.

[Josh_M]

such a big fail:ohboy: hopefully everyones okay

[Josh_M]

Got my factory tach and water temp wired today. Found out my autometer one doesnt work ! Anyone know about these things.. :( Threw in the iroc tails my lovely gf got me :D

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/industrialSmall.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/industrial3Small.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/industrial2Small.jpg

Best for last

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/industrial1Small.jpg

[IROC-Z]

lookin good buddy

[90_383]

nice

[CamaroGirl]

looks good!

[FMaro]

love the car

[SkullcrusherR7U]

Does the tall hood hamper your visibility when driving much? Maybe the pics are making it look taller than it actually is.

[90_383]

its tall

[SkullcrusherR7U]

its tall
It should be in the NBA

[90_383]

it could be

[chevyman]

lol


so how does she go?

[Josh_M]

lol


so how does she go?

feels like my 305

Does the tall hood hamper your visibility when driving much? Maybe the pics are making it look taller than it actually is.

Its pretty big, perfect cowl size imo. I can see over it fine

[Josh_M]

Tried to get some nice shots :

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/casinoSmall.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/casino1Small.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/casino2Small.jpg


Annnd the money shot by far :

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/casino4Small.jpg

[SkullcrusherR7U]

Someone is stoked! lol Ever think of blackin out the headlight thingies? Guy here painted his gloss black and they look trick. Get the fuel leaks sealed up?

[Jessev]

ya if you're doing any paint PLEASE do the headlight buckets black...

[Josh_M]

Someone is stoked! lol Ever think of blackin out the headlight thingies? Guy here painted his gloss black and they look trick. Get the fuel leaks sealed up?

Yup, not gonna spray bomb them though. When i get it painted i want them black.

[Z1LE]

Had mine done in gloss black....looks good but you get alot of bad light reflections from the headlights. It gets in peoples eyes etc.

[90_383]

looking good josh , havent got around to the wiper motor , to wet out .... but i guess you already know that

[Josh_M]

looking good josh , havent got around to the wiper motor , to wet out .... but i guess you already know that

Yea man whenever you get to it until then i just use rain x :)

[Dunout]

still didnt get your car tuned. i cant wait for mission to open up. hope the gears will make my car better this year.

[kness_30]

still didnt get your car tuned. i cant wait for mission to open up. hope the gears will make my car better this year.

get some slicks too jackass

[Josh_M]

Just picked up some ceramic coated hooker headers, stainless y pipe, pro 5.0 short shifter, three rivers aluminium driveshaft, tubular subframe connectors. :rofl::rofl::rofl: so psyched

[90_383]

ahhh so you paid adam a visit lol

[Josh_M]

ahhh so you paid adam a visit lol

yo know it :rofl: threw the shifter in, its sooooo short... i cant stop slamming gears help me !!

[Josh_M]

Trans, clutch and flywheel are out, im thinking it was loose flywheel bolts. Picking up a new clutch in case, and back in she goes !

[Dunout]

get the flywheel done if its glazed or something.

[Bvanbo]

loctite the bolts....

[Josh_M]

bad pilot bushing :rofl:

[MonkeyWrench]

you can get a bearing instead of a bushing

[Josh_M]

Heres what happened. When i put it back together it TOTALLY slipped my mind, Upon further inspection pilot bushing appeared to be the wrong size, and totally demolished ! Getting those things out is fun. What i ended up doing was renting a puller from canadian tire, POS felt like it was gonna break and it wasnt worth my $55 so i took it back. Took a bolt that just barely fit, hammered it in to get it started, threaded it all the way in and it pushed itself out like a dream, too easy. Trannys in now, just have to hook up torque arm, x member and little things, but i have to do inventory at work tonight until midnight, and i work until 5 tomorrow, so it wont be fixed for a while yet...yuck.:ohboy:

And on a lighter note, to anyone doing a tranny swap, it is 100 times easier to bolt the bellhousing to the engine, then the trans to the bellhousing, rather then connecting trans/bell to engine. We messed with it a bit then decided to just try bolting the bell to engine, and wow was it ever easier.

[IROC-Z]

Heres what happened. When i put it back together it TOTALLY slipped my mind, Upon further inspection pilot bushing appeared to be the wrong size, and totally demolished ! Getting those things out is fun. What i ended up doing was renting a puller from canadian tire, POS felt like it was gonna break and it wasnt worth my $55 so i took it back. Took a bolt that just barely fit, hammered it in to get it started, threaded it all the way in and it pushed itself out like a dream, too easy. Trannys in now, just have to hook up torque arm, x member and little things, but i have to do inventory at work tonight until midnight, and i work until 5 tomorrow, so it wont be fixed for a while yet...yuck.:ohboy:

And on a lighter note, to anyone doing a tranny swap, it is 100 times easier to bolt the bellhousing to the engine, then the trans to the bellhousing, rather then connecting trans/bell to engine. We messed with it a bit then decided to just try bolting the bell to engine, and wow was it ever easier.

why would you even consider doing it any other way lol

[Josh_M]

why would you even consider doing it any other way lol

Lol i dunno..but man was that puller a piece of shit. I cant believe I forgot to change the pilot bushing, i was just psyched to get the thing together and i slipped up :eek: Stupid 2 dollar part cost me this much work:rofl:

edit: are you talking about tranny install ? lol. that went woosh

[Josh_M]

Holy fuck im broke now. Brand new carb today, holley 600, vac secondarys, electric choke, chrome ! What a fucking dream, bolted it on, hooked up the choke, had to adjust the idle a tiny biit but fuck, more power, most likely better gas mileage, and no bogs...i swear to god it feels like fuel injection !!

[Dunout]

be good to see what it dose at the track.

[89vert]

Heres what happened. When i put it back together it TOTALLY slipped my mind, Upon further inspection pilot bushing appeared to be the wrong size, and totally demolished ! Getting those things out is fun. What i ended up doing was renting a puller from canadian tire, POS felt like it was gonna break and it wasnt worth my $55 so i took it back. Took a bolt that just barely fit, hammered it in to get it started, threaded it all the way in and it pushed itself out like a dream, too easy. Trannys in now, just have to hook up torque arm, x member and little things, but i have to do inventory at work tonight until midnight, and i work until 5 tomorrow, so it wont be fixed for a while yet...yuck.:ohboy:

And on a lighter note, to anyone doing a tranny swap, it is 100 times easier to bolt the bellhousing to the engine, then the trans to the bellhousing, rather then connecting trans/bell to engine. We messed with it a bit then decided to just try bolting the bell to engine, and wow was it ever easier.


put the bellhousing up and hook up the clutch slave,
that way when you get the tranny in the splines of the clutch disc, and it won't go into the pilot bearing, just get somebody to puch the clutch pedal a little bit, it slides right in.

and the top bellhousing bolts are way easier to get when the tranny is not attached to it,

to get the pilot bearing out fill the center with grease find a bolt that fits tight in the bearing and give it a tap it in and keep stuffing grease in till it pops

[Dunout]

to get the pilot bearing out fill the center with grease find a bolt that fits tight in the bearing and give it a tap it in and keep stuffing grease in till it pops


thats a a good idea never even tried it.

[Josh_M]

to get the pilot bearing out fill the center with grease find a bolt that fits tight in the bearing and give it a tap it in and keep stuffing grease in till it pops


First thing i tried, didnt work ! :ohboy:

[89vert]

a dowel works better, I've done it a bunch, works good

[90_383]

worked everytime i tried it , my old man taught me that years ago

[Dunout]

fuck i got this slide hammer and it works but that sounds way more simple.

[Josh_M]

Thing is this one was seized in there like fucking crazy....I couldnt even get it out with a proper puller

[89vert]

howes makes the best piss

[Josh_M]

random updates...got an msd billet distributor, holley mech. high output fuel pump ( i had no fuel pressure fried my pump :( )..russel braided fuel lines (NOT CHEAP). Throwing the new pump in tomorrow...taking the old one outs gonna be fun.