it's gettin' close!
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 2,608
Likes: 0
From: Webb City, MO...out in the garage
Thanks everybody!
I just finished bleeding my brakes and clutch, that triple disc is pretty stout, i hope i can stand driving it all over the place...
Hopefully tomorrow i'll finish the welding and get it on the ground. i'm trying to get it back at my house this weekend since all the real work is done. I haven't ordered a new throttle body yet, waiting on my tax return to be deposited for that.
All i've got left that i CAN do right now is wire up my line lock, weld out the TA brace and DSL, and put the wheels back on it. That should all be done this week. i also just ordered my shift **** to accomodate the linelock:
I just finished bleeding my brakes and clutch, that triple disc is pretty stout, i hope i can stand driving it all over the place...
Hopefully tomorrow i'll finish the welding and get it on the ground. i'm trying to get it back at my house this weekend since all the real work is done. I haven't ordered a new throttle body yet, waiting on my tax return to be deposited for that.
All i've got left that i CAN do right now is wire up my line lock, weld out the TA brace and DSL, and put the wheels back on it. That should all be done this week. i also just ordered my shift **** to accomodate the linelock:
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 2,608
Likes: 0
From: Webb City, MO...out in the garage
96mm NW TB came in today, pics below...i've got some serious clearance issues with my torque arm, driveshaft, and floor pan. not a HUGE deal, but i'm going to have to cut it back apart (just tacked, not welded) and re-fit it slightly different than it is.
i'm going out to work on it now, gonna port the intake to match the TB and probably get the hole drilled a bit bigger on the blade then see if the car will learn how to idle on its own. i can't explain why it did in the video i posted, that's the only time it has.
On a slightly related note, overtime has bombarded my shop, so i'm working a TON of hours. not good for car progress in terms of time to work, but awesome in terms of expendable cash to buy parts with....not that there's much left.
Edit: I also have the shifter ****. i sold my 3" in-4" out Flowmaster Y-merge and bought a 3 1/2" in-4" out...the 3" inlet merge was for my 1 7/8" headers, i forgot i sold them for 2" headers that have 3 1/2" collectors
i'm going out to work on it now, gonna port the intake to match the TB and probably get the hole drilled a bit bigger on the blade then see if the car will learn how to idle on its own. i can't explain why it did in the video i posted, that's the only time it has.
On a slightly related note, overtime has bombarded my shop, so i'm working a TON of hours. not good for car progress in terms of time to work, but awesome in terms of expendable cash to buy parts with....not that there's much left.
Edit: I also have the shifter ****. i sold my 3" in-4" out Flowmaster Y-merge and bought a 3 1/2" in-4" out...the 3" inlet merge was for my 1 7/8" headers, i forgot i sold them for 2" headers that have 3 1/2" collectors
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
Be careful when you install that ****. If you screw it down too much, you will cut the wire. Ask me how I know 
Thanks everybody!
I just finished bleeding my brakes and clutch, that triple disc is pretty stout, i hope i can stand driving it all over the place...
Hopefully tomorrow i'll finish the welding and get it on the ground. i'm trying to get it back at my house this weekend since all the real work is done. I haven't ordered a new throttle body yet, waiting on my tax return to be deposited for that.
All i've got left that i CAN do right now is wire up my line lock, weld out the TA brace and DSL, and put the wheels back on it. That should all be done this week. i also just ordered my shift **** to accomodate the linelock:
I just finished bleeding my brakes and clutch, that triple disc is pretty stout, i hope i can stand driving it all over the place...
Hopefully tomorrow i'll finish the welding and get it on the ground. i'm trying to get it back at my house this weekend since all the real work is done. I haven't ordered a new throttle body yet, waiting on my tax return to be deposited for that.
All i've got left that i CAN do right now is wire up my line lock, weld out the TA brace and DSL, and put the wheels back on it. That should all be done this week. i also just ordered my shift **** to accomodate the linelock:
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 2,608
Likes: 0
From: Webb City, MO...out in the garage
^ good call....i'll be careful. What i was actually thinking about doing though, is taking my shifter to work and boring a hole in it, then drilling another hole into that one at the base (under the shift boot) and running the wires inside the shifter handle and out the bottom, so you couldn't see them coming out of the ball and down into the boot....i may not mess with it...but i might...i need to actually look at the stick and see what i can do.
^ good call....i'll be careful. What i was actually thinking about doing though, is taking my shifter to work and boring a hole in it, then drilling another hole into that one at the base (under the shift boot) and running the wires inside the shifter handle and out the bottom, so you couldn't see them coming out of the ball and down into the boot....i may not mess with it...but i might...i need to actually look at the stick and see what i can do.
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 2,608
Likes: 0
From: Webb City, MO...out in the garage
Got some good progress done today: the torque arm and driveshaft loop are welded in...still gotta shoot some paint on it, but it is welded and done. Clearance issues are resolved: i got a shorter bolt for the TA mount up front and a low profile nylock nut, then cut the brace back off and re-fit it so the bolt no longer hits the tunnel or the driveshaft. Tomorrow i gotta get the LCA relo brackets welded in and try to align the front end a bit. At that point, it will be going on the ground
Cell phone pics, camera was dead, but you get the idea...
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 2,608
Likes: 0
From: Webb City, MO...out in the garage
LCA relocation brackets are in:
got some bugs to line out with the front suspension/steering, but it's coming along nicely, almost ready for a drive
got some bugs to line out with the front suspension/steering, but it's coming along nicely, almost ready for a drive
