The official swap thread of my Camaro.56k ,RUN!
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Okay , today , I installed the 4th gen gas tank. I wanted to keep use of the charcoal cannister and evap solenoid so I drilled out the rivets that held the fuel pump /fuel level sender harness , made a template and cut a larger hole . Afterwards , touched up the screw holes and bare metal of the cut with POR-15 then installed new harness. Here's the result:
There are 3 seperate plug in this connector you only use two. 3rd is for ABS which I won't be using.
Then I installed the 4th gen tank , it fit perfect . You will need to trim the rubber filler neck down a bit as it is too long.
And finally installed the aluminum 4th gen driveshaft , also fit perfect .
There are 3 seperate plug in this connector you only use two. 3rd is for ABS which I won't be using.
Then I installed the 4th gen tank , it fit perfect . You will need to trim the rubber filler neck down a bit as it is too long.
And finally installed the aluminum 4th gen driveshaft , also fit perfect .
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nice setup
i wish i knew enough about cars to work on 1/3 of the stuff you know how to do lol.
and what do you do job wise to afford all this. win lotteries?
and what do you do job wise to afford all this. win lotteries?
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Camaro 3.9.5
Higher gen than 3rd, not a 4th though, yet more tech slapped onto it than the 4th gen so it gets the additional .5 !
I am debating if it gets the beta moniker. Maybe it gets it until you take it out to have it dyno tuned...
Higher gen than 3rd, not a 4th though, yet more tech slapped onto it than the 4th gen so it gets the additional .5 !
I am debating if it gets the beta moniker. Maybe it gets it until you take it out to have it dyno tuned...
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Originally Posted by GXPPOWER
i wish i knew enough about cars to work on 1/3 of the stuff you know how to do lol.
and what do you do job wise to afford all this. win lotteries?
and what do you do job wise to afford all this. win lotteries?
#226
Originally Posted by badjuju342
If you're mechanically inclined at at all , you CAN do this swap after a little research.
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I've got to install brake lines, fuel lines , wire the car, exhaust and finish the cooling &A/C , so we are getting fairly close.
Can we get a read-out on your suspension mods? Like sway-bar diameters, etc?
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Originally Posted by Genesis_26317
Can we get a read-out on your suspension mods? Like sway-bar diameters, etc?
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Originally Posted by badjuju342
Look at most of the Spohn catalog for 3rd gens, Eibach Pro kit , BMR adjustable panhard and that's my suspension . I also have a Hawk's tubular K-member.
How's the tubular K-member? I haven't heard anything but problems with cracking welds from the drag racers to a sloppy front-end by the street/track drivers.
That was before they upgraded the K-members to address the problem, I noticed that a lot of them also list it as semi-streetable/race.
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It bolted on pretty solid and seems fairly sturdy to me. I bought on of the first ones. I haven't had a chance to test it because we're still at the build point. I was told by other people using the stock A-arms are really difficult to bolt on to the K member . The Spohn tubular A-arms fit really good and they are vastly more stout than the stockers.
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Originally Posted by badjuju342
It bolted on pretty solid and seems fairly sturdy to me. I bought on of the first ones. I haven't had a chance to test it because we're still at the build point. I was told by other people using the stock A-arms are really difficult to bolt on to the K member . The Spohn tubular A-arms fit really good and they are vastly more stout than the stockers.
I heard good stuff about the A-Arms being tough and nicely made.
I just couldn't afford them at the time!