Mark's LS1 2nd Gen Camaro build
01-05-2013, 05:37 PM
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Just in case anyone else wants to do this mod, you have to remove the ratchet part from the retractor otherwise if you pull it all the way out, it will retract and jam. The cover to remove is the one that faces the front of the car. If you take of the wrong one the spring goes flying. Not good. Trust me.
01-05-2013, 06:32 PM
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Mark,
I just seen your drag race video. Have you ever had a uncontrollable urge to PHONE HOME?
LOL
I just seen your drag race video. Have you ever had a uncontrollable urge to PHONE HOME?
LOL
01-05-2013, 08:35 PM
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The inertia device still functions. In some cars if you pull the belt all the way out to it's endpoint the gears I removed make the belt like a one way ratchet strap. I think its so you can use the belt to secure cargo or a baby seat. Because when my belt was let all the way back in, it wasn't as far as it was designed to be let in, and didn't unlock the ratchet part.
01-06-2013, 11:33 AM
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After welding in the sail panel filler plates, I tapped the holes. I did this after welding to ensure the threads didn't get damaged. To transfer the location of the holes to the sail panel exactly I took a bolt that fit the newly threaded hole and spun it in a drill while running a grinder on an angle to get a cone shape on the bolt. I put the 'cone bolt' into the hole, threaded it out just a bit, fitted the plastic sail panel and being sure the plastic panel was in the exact finished postition I gave the plastic a good thump with the palm of my hand over where the cone bolt was. The cone will stamp a dimple into the back of the plastic and act as a perfect guide to drill a matching hole in the plastic panel.
02-08-2013, 05:57 AM
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How good is the fuel tank working because I'm looking to do a inline fuel pump into my 79 Firebird, I put a LS1 engine in it so if you could hit me back and let me know.
Thanks
Rich
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Rich
Here's my completed intank dual fuel pump setup. If it doesn't work as well as I want I will cut the tank open from above and build some chambers, and weld in tabs to mount the pumps. I can actually flip this setup upside down and shake it around and the pumps stay put.
02-14-2013, 09:14 PM
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I ended up re-doing the fuel tank with baffles and different mounts but only because 1 pump failed for no apparent reason. It's still working fine and never cavitates or runs dry even when driving hard on low fuel. It's way easier to run an inline pump externally if you are not running a super high flow system (say 600hp plus) and the new inline pumps are pretty quiet.
04-25-2013, 09:34 PM
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I've been driving the Camaro pretty much every sunny day and my transmission sounds like it's going to blow up soon. Anyone reading this thread have any personal experience on T56 upgrades?
04-25-2013, 10:59 PM
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Sadly, no. But I talked to an LS-based shop here in the valley asking about damaged T56s to rebuild (because I love **** like that), and they advised me that some parts (gearsets especially) can be costly. I forgot- you're running an f-body trans, right?
Edit: Found a thread (below) with some good ideas. On the phone in the garage, so I can't embed the link. Also, I vote you have it faceplated, for no reason other than because faceplating.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1281625
Edit: Found a thread (below) with some good ideas. On the phone in the garage, so I can't embed the link. Also, I vote you have it faceplated, for no reason other than because faceplating.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1281625
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05-30-2013, 05:24 PM
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And if your considering a sequential trans, check this out! Now you can convert your T56 over!
https://ls1tech.com/articles/mti-rel...b_source=pubv1
https://ls1tech.com/articles/mti-rel...b_source=pubv1
05-31-2013, 06:53 PM
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It's true... I'm looking into a sequential... That MTI unit looks good but so far no pricing and it's corvette only... The quaife is do-able, over $12k though, so I need to sell some of my other toys to pay for it...