LQ4/4L60E into 67 Chevelle
12-02-2009, 05:14 PM
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Very well done! Nice project.
It's so cool reading you are driving it everywhere, most people don't take their projects out 'till it's all painted and shiny. -cuz they wont look cool-
I'm tired of glossy perfect paint jobs!
Leave it like that, don't paint it. I'll do the same with my 68 Firebird.
This is also a cool car:
It's so cool reading you are driving it everywhere, most people don't take their projects out 'till it's all painted and shiny. -cuz they wont look cool-
I'm tired of glossy perfect paint jobs!
Leave it like that, don't paint it. I'll do the same with my 68 Firebird.
This is also a cool car:
12-04-2009, 09:51 AM
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LSfan70s,
thanks for the kind words and yes I will drive the hell out of it the way she looks now, but ultimately, she will sport a straight body and nice shiny paint. I like nice paint, but to me, paint doesn't make the ride. Some people will look at my chevelle and their first thought is "what a piece of *****", while others who know that the amount of work I have put into it has made it a good foundation for the future. My car is all brand new from the frame up to just short of the sheet metal
. A couple more patch panels, rims I like and a shiteload of elbow grease and she will also look good too.
I have painted one car and don't know if I want to do it again. I may just do all the body work and give it to someone to squirt.
As for the car in the pic above, uhhhhhhh........... , nice ride.
Rob
thanks for the kind words and yes I will drive the hell out of it the way she looks now, but ultimately, she will sport a straight body and nice shiny paint. I like nice paint, but to me, paint doesn't make the ride. Some people will look at my chevelle and their first thought is "what a piece of *****", while others who know that the amount of work I have put into it has made it a good foundation for the future. My car is all brand new from the frame up to just short of the sheet metal
. A couple more patch panels, rims I like and a shiteload of elbow grease and she will also look good too.I have painted one car and don't know if I want to do it again. I may just do all the body work and give it to someone to squirt.
As for the car in the pic above, uhhhhhhh........... , nice ride.
Rob
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12-04-2009, 01:41 PM
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How bad is to keep a car on prime? Is it enoguh to not get it all rusty for a while.
Hey John, cool sig: "MEASURE ONCE BUY TWICE", ha ha ha... funny sarcasm!
About the ride on the pics, that's Peter Steele's car, inspired by trains and poisonous animals, lol:
Hey John, cool sig: "MEASURE ONCE BUY TWICE", ha ha ha... funny sarcasm!
About the ride on the pics, that's Peter Steele's car, inspired by trains and poisonous animals, lol:
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01-31-2010, 01:25 PM
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Yo John,
Sorry but there are no updates whatsoever. Everything is exactly as it was a few months ago. I have changed the all settings in PCM for the LS1 intake and the LS1 Injectors which made it run better. I don't know how close to how it "should" run I am. I bought the Greg Banish DVD on tuning to learn how to do this. I just copied and pasted LS1 info into my LQ4 PCM. I need to rebuild the rear end, it is howling a little bit, never heard it until [of course] I got it on the road and then got the exhaust done. I had been driving it qutie a bit in the summer and fall, but now that it is cold and wet outside, I haven't driven it much lately.
I need to get on aligning panels, rubber seal kit [it gets windy in there : ) ] interior and body work. I've got the heater working, but not the AC yet. Big swap meet here in the valley this weekend. I hadn't done any work on it for months, but walking around the swap meet has given me a little motivation and of course I had to buy a few things. We will be moving soon, so don't knnow if anything will happen in the coming months.
How bout you John, how's things coming on yours?
Rob
Sorry but there are no updates whatsoever. Everything is exactly as it was a few months ago. I have changed the all settings in PCM for the LS1 intake and the LS1 Injectors which made it run better. I don't know how close to how it "should" run I am. I bought the Greg Banish DVD on tuning to learn how to do this. I just copied and pasted LS1 info into my LQ4 PCM. I need to rebuild the rear end, it is howling a little bit, never heard it until [of course] I got it on the road and then got the exhaust done. I had been driving it qutie a bit in the summer and fall, but now that it is cold and wet outside, I haven't driven it much lately.
I need to get on aligning panels, rubber seal kit [it gets windy in there : ) ] interior and body work. I've got the heater working, but not the AC yet. Big swap meet here in the valley this weekend. I hadn't done any work on it for months, but walking around the swap meet has given me a little motivation and of course I had to buy a few things. We will be moving soon, so don't knnow if anything will happen in the coming months.
How bout you John, how's things coming on yours?
Rob
02-03-2010, 07:53 PM
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Just chipping away , got all the ac hoses, heater hoses and rad. hoses finished, installed radio , started on getting the power top squared away. shopping for wheels and tires , Hope you get back to it soon. JOHN
02-04-2010, 10:45 AM
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what power steering lines did you have made....(the size of the fittings).....im trying to figure out the correct sizes right now on my build......(I cant figure out what the factory gm steering box sizes are....)
thanks
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02-04-2010, 04:12 PM
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70cartruck,
I had an earls AN type fitting that is made with the proper thread to fit the GM high pressure side [5/8-18 I believe], attached to some earl's high pressure stainless braided teflon tubing [the fittings and hose are different than the normal AN ends and stainless braided rubber tubing] and an earl's metric fitting attached to the pump end of the tubing. A guy at our local hot rod shop did it for me.
Rob
I had an earls AN type fitting that is made with the proper thread to fit the GM high pressure side [5/8-18 I believe], attached to some earl's high pressure stainless braided teflon tubing [the fittings and hose are different than the normal AN ends and stainless braided rubber tubing] and an earl's metric fitting attached to the pump end of the tubing. A guy at our local hot rod shop did it for me.
Rob
02-14-2010, 01:49 PM
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Lots of work and usefull information.
THanks for posting all your progress and insites.
I'm putting a 4.8 with truck pan in a 67 CHevelle Wagon. It clears the frame fine. I'm not
lowering the car much so ground clearance won't be a problem.
Steering is a problem up front on the pan.
I'm going to look into using a drop Idler arm and Pitman arm to get it down. I'll remove
that front lip on the frame. I think this will sove the steering to pan problems.
I don't think it'll hurt my bump steer. I'll let you know how that turns out.
~Scott
THanks for posting all your progress and insites.
I'm putting a 4.8 with truck pan in a 67 CHevelle Wagon. It clears the frame fine. I'm not
lowering the car much so ground clearance won't be a problem.
Steering is a problem up front on the pan.
I'm going to look into using a drop Idler arm and Pitman arm to get it down. I'll remove
that front lip on the frame. I think this will sove the steering to pan problems.
I don't think it'll hurt my bump steer. I'll let you know how that turns out.
~Scott
02-28-2010, 11:17 PM
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Any more updates???
You wont believe what happened to the truck... My buddy decided it would be cheaper to rebuild it then to buy one. So with my help he put the whole thing back together.... You wouldnt even know it was the same truck.... It was costly but still not as expensive as get a comprable truck in good shape.
How did you like the tuning DVD from Greg?
You wont believe what happened to the truck... My buddy decided it would be cheaper to rebuild it then to buy one. So with my help he put the whole thing back together.... You wouldnt even know it was the same truck.... It was costly but still not as expensive as get a comprable truck in good shape.
How did you like the tuning DVD from Greg?
05-08-2010, 08:37 PM
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So the truck is on the road? Awesome! I am glad to hear that!
The tuning dvd taught me how to change the proper tables needed due to the LS1 intake and injectors. I still need to get it dialed in, runs great though.
the headers are close to the floor. Passenger side floor gets hot. We don't have any interior in yet.
No updates, been driving it quite a bit. Need to get a rubber kit, interior, spare tire and jack so the kid can start driving it. After all that, it is time for body work and paint. Pretty low on funds for now though.
Rob
The tuning dvd taught me how to change the proper tables needed due to the LS1 intake and injectors. I still need to get it dialed in, runs great though.
the headers are close to the floor. Passenger side floor gets hot. We don't have any interior in yet.
No updates, been driving it quite a bit. Need to get a rubber kit, interior, spare tire and jack so the kid can start driving it. After all that, it is time for body work and paint. Pretty low on funds for now though.
Rob
05-08-2010, 09:05 PM
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So the truck is on the road? Awesome! I am glad to hear that!
The tuning dvd taught me how to change the proper tables needed due to the LS1 intake and injectors. I still need to get it dialed in, runs great though.
the headers are close to the floor. Passenger side floor gets hot. We don't have any interior in yet.
No updates, been driving it quite a bit. Need to get a rubber kit, interior, spare tire and jack so the kid can start driving it. After all that, it is time for body work and paint. Pretty low on funds for now though.
Rob
The tuning dvd taught me how to change the proper tables needed due to the LS1 intake and injectors. I still need to get it dialed in, runs great though.
the headers are close to the floor. Passenger side floor gets hot. We don't have any interior in yet.
No updates, been driving it quite a bit. Need to get a rubber kit, interior, spare tire and jack so the kid can start driving it. After all that, it is time for body work and paint. Pretty low on funds for now though.
Rob
So did you guys end up moving?
I know how the whole funding thing is. I didn't actaually start my 55 project until 2005 when I saved up enough to buy all the main expesive parts to build the chassis. Once I got all those parts and put the chassis under it and started the cage I ran out of money to do the Interior sheet metal. I Had to trade that truck to my buddy, and help him fix it, just so I could get my 55 back into his shop. Its been there since september 09 and he's barely started working on it again. Hopefully next week I will get a chance to build the 9 inch housing for it. I beleive I finally tracked down an 80E to go behind the 6.0 I have for the 55. Gonna use a stock harness to get everything running. then I will Get a custom made one once every thing is in., finalized and working. Once I get more progress I will start a thread.
Glad to see your still at it. I can't wait to see more updates when you get to them.
staying tuned! 
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As She sits today It has been far too long for an update........
These are pics I took today with new wheels and tires I got this morning.
She's come a long way and this forum taught me how to do all of it.
Rob
These are pics I took today with new wheels and tires I got this morning.
She's come a long way and this forum taught me how to do all of it.
Rob