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09-11-2010, 03:57 AM
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mattcossel29's build thread This is a slow budget build I have been working on for quite some time now.. I figured I would just copy my build info off of another site and post it here for you guys..
I want to get a shout out to Austin (355z28) on here for all the help he has been in helping round up the parts and helping keep me motivated throughout the entire process!
Anyways, here is the info:
Just loading it up..
I dont have any shots of the tear down..
Because of a few setbacks I have not had the chance to make much progress on the Formy..
But here are a few teaser shots of what has been done so far!
Boxes boxes everywhere :teeth:
355 LT1 with Speed Pro hyper eutectic -5cc pistons, Comp Cam cc306 grind, OEM rods with ARP rod bolts, OEM crankshaft.
Still jackstand ballin.. :sad:
Its not a pretty build but its mine and I am proud of it!
Update: 9/11/10
Got my heads back.. Lightly ported stock heads milled and has Manley 2.02/1.60 valves, comp 918 springs/retainers, Comp Cams roller tip 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum OEM length push rods.
Pictures with heads on motor:
Update: 9/20/10
Didn't get much done.. Just got the rear main seal housing, oil pan, and optispark bolted on. I did have the IM bolted on it but then I noticed glass beads from when my friend bead blasted it in the intake manifold. So I took it off and painted it.. As well as the block and oil pan.
10/1
Over all tonight was a pretty productive night. I had a few setbacks but all in all progress was made. I was finally able to clean up the intake manifold and get it put back together and bolted on. I also got the accessory bracket cleaned up and bolted it back on again. Got the motor mounts on and dropped it in the cradle. Put the stall converter in the transmission and got that bolted onto the engine. I am hoping if things go as planned it should be going in about a week!
Update 10/7/10
I just buttoned things up getting ready to lift it back up into the car.. Things such as the power steering pump, ac delete pulley, throttle body, headers, fuel rails and injectors..
I also did some touch up painting to the engine bay.
10/9/10
Big update!
Got all the sensors and little things bolted up and the wiring harness ran, changed out my injectors, and put it in the car and got quite a various things done.. Coolant lines ran, vacuum lines, driveshaft, etc...
I want to get a shout out to Austin (355z28) on here for all the help he has been in helping round up the parts and helping keep me motivated throughout the entire process!
Anyways, here is the info:
Just loading it up..
I dont have any shots of the tear down..
Because of a few setbacks I have not had the chance to make much progress on the Formy..
But here are a few teaser shots of what has been done so far!
Boxes boxes everywhere :teeth:
355 LT1 with Speed Pro hyper eutectic -5cc pistons, Comp Cam cc306 grind, OEM rods with ARP rod bolts, OEM crankshaft.
Still jackstand ballin.. :sad:
Its not a pretty build but its mine and I am proud of it!
Update: 9/11/10
Got my heads back.. Lightly ported stock heads milled and has Manley 2.02/1.60 valves, comp 918 springs/retainers, Comp Cams roller tip 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum OEM length push rods.
Pictures with heads on motor:
Update: 9/20/10
Didn't get much done.. Just got the rear main seal housing, oil pan, and optispark bolted on. I did have the IM bolted on it but then I noticed glass beads from when my friend bead blasted it in the intake manifold. So I took it off and painted it.. As well as the block and oil pan.
10/1
Over all tonight was a pretty productive night. I had a few setbacks but all in all progress was made. I was finally able to clean up the intake manifold and get it put back together and bolted on. I also got the accessory bracket cleaned up and bolted it back on again. Got the motor mounts on and dropped it in the cradle. Put the stall converter in the transmission and got that bolted onto the engine. I am hoping if things go as planned it should be going in about a week!
Update 10/7/10
I just buttoned things up getting ready to lift it back up into the car.. Things such as the power steering pump, ac delete pulley, throttle body, headers, fuel rails and injectors..
I also did some touch up painting to the engine bay.
10/9/10
Big update!
Got all the sensors and little things bolted up and the wiring harness ran, changed out my injectors, and put it in the car and got quite a various things done.. Coolant lines ran, vacuum lines, driveshaft, etc...
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09-12-2010, 06:30 AM
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Now thats an interesting car! Its actually my dads. He built it as a project back in the mid 80s(before I was thought of). It is actually a 66 Chevy II wagon that has been chopped and shortened into a two door.. He even chopped the doors in half and used the rear half of the rear doors and mated them to the front doors for the dog leg of the wheel well. It was finished with a mild 454/th400/3.73 rear end..
Now it is undergoing all new wiring, a cage, and a new drivetrain. It is getting a pretty stout 355 with a th400 and a dana rear end with 5.13 gears..
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09-12-2010, 03:47 PM
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You guys should see the bottom of the bumper 
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My dad actually made that shroud, he is a sheet metal fabricator and he does these sort of things for a living..
...My dad actually made that shroud, he is a sheet metal fabricator and he does these sort of things for a living..
09-21-2010, 06:34 AM
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If you have not bolted that fresh painted intake down, please check under the allen head plugs on bottem of intake under the steel pan. They are 14MM allen head plugs that hold a ton of sandblasting media down there. If you did pull them good deal as im just looking out for you and your new build as I have found tons of crap down in them after porting a crank load of them.
Sweet Nova also!!!
Sweet Nova also!!!
09-21-2010, 06:09 PM
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If you have not bolted that fresh painted intake down, please check under the allen head plugs on bottem of intake under the steel pan. They are 14MM allen head plugs that hold a ton of sandblasting media down there. If you did pull them good deal as im just looking out for you and your new build as I have found tons of crap down in them after porting a crank load of them.
Sweet Nova also!!!
Sweet Nova also!!!
