As in... "What are you going to break next?"

Well... since i've been jinxed, like I said I would,...heres the situation.


Broke drive shaft, replaced shaft, started car, idled for 10-15 minutes,..just sitting, got inside, did burnout...which you saw the video,...nothing crazy,..no big deal. Came back, which you don't see, is that I had coolant leaking from my radiator. Next day, found radiator was cracked. Get another radiator,..install,...car temp, shoots up to 230,...shut off,...diag,...air bubble? l... let sit,...start,..etc etc, same ****, temp goes hot,.... work on other projects, jump back to mine,...still no air bubble,..still shoots high as in temps.

Remove thermostat,..still, no coolant temp change. Suspect water pump,...as it's an older design,... nothing,...still gets high in temps,... So,..remove the radiator, again, ...start car,...run hose directly to radiator,...making a giant mess,..but, the car does get cool with cold water running through it. Pressure test everything,...vaccum system for 15 minutes,....holds pressure,...fill system,...start car,...still gets hot.....then....excessive steam starts emmitting from my coolant jug.

Now, in the back of our minds, from the first moment we were hoping it wasn't a head gasket but,....it's looking more and more like a head gasket every second.

All this work, has been done 150 miles away, at our private shop, not FULLY equipped with tools completely yet, therefore, I was limited in what I could do, since I only brought down what I can carry in my truck. So, thi si my third trip,...back and forth,...300 miles round trip each time. The traveling isn't even a big deal anymore. It all over laps into eachother. But, the labor sucks. It's not bad, I like it but, it does suck. Debating about not repairing it,...and just starting fresh sometime in the next 20 years or so.

It still has other possibilities of things that failed but,...more then likely this is it. I have to do one more test,...testing the vapors in the coolant jug for exhaust vapors...just to verify or not.

So anyways,...there you have it. Everything pretty much broke. So,..see you around..... so much for any new videos... so much for the track visit.

(edit:...again, a head gasket isn't the end of the world,....not bitching out....just thinking of if this happens again,...i'm playing with a stock bottom end,...it would suck to have another problem a month down the road).

Peace out.

 

Well, better a gasket than a piston, rod, or worse....ya know?

Lets throw some super sealing head gaskets in that bitch and punish her some more.

 

Andrew found an LS2 for a thousand bucks. Not that I have a grand laying around but... that'd be an option. If I could pick up a motor,...little by little,.. I dunno. Still need SOO many things.

1)turbo blankets(i ruined one, now I need to buy two)
2)MORE FUEL
3)New air filters
4)bottom end
5)Winning lotto ticket
6)cage
7)brakes
8)built trans
9)new tires
10)winning lotto ticket

 

I think you forgot winning lotto ticket....

Actually, at this rate, skip lotto, go to Powerball!!

Wanna go rob a bank after work, OH wait, no can do, we need a fast get-away car! LOL.

 

Sorry to hear about the bad news, and I say we kick the guys *** that jinxed you. Wait a minute that was me. How about we hold off on the *** kicking part.

Again sorry to hear about the dilemma. If its any concellation, its not all rosy up here either, but in August it will be a new dawn. If interested then PM or phone me and I'll explain.

 

It sounds like you have my luck.

Install new motor.... notice a lot of water coming out of tail pipes.

Assured that there is no head gasket leak....

Pulled plugs after a tuning session which showed up another problem and one hole has water all over the plug so I need a head gasket change also.....

Other problem ended up being the slave cylinder ended up shearing off both of its bolts in the trans and that is why the clutch was slipping......

This is going on a year and I still don't have a 100% running car at all between delays and work sending me all over the world.......I feel your pain for sure.....

 

Sorry to hear that

 

damn man real sorry to hear that. atleast that motor doesn't owe you anything right. you more then doubled the factory HP and beat the snot out of it on a daily basis (when it was running) so its not like you did all that work and it broke on you while driving to your next car show.

I'm sure you'll tear into her and rebuild it stronger then it was before.

IIWM I would wait till I had cash for some pistons, rods and a crank, even if it took months, and only go in there once and be done with it.

 

Hang in there, J. It's all part of the game.

 

JDawg,
Tough it out, I bet by year's end the New Administration will be giving away motors to anyone who asks,,,

 

Sorry to hear that man,...it does suck.

I agree. Looking into motor options as we speak. I have LS1 motors laying around, I also have an LQ9 laying around here.... debating about where to go directionwise.

It's either a stock cub'd LS1 or a stock cub'd LQ9.

Debating about the weight of the iron but,...another few hundred horses would probably make me forget about it.


Werd.


....that and a new flat screen tv.

 

Is that the V-Series bailout plan I saw on the news this morning?

Can I get in on that?

 

Hey Jamie, sorry to hear of your car woes.

It seems when you get over 600 RWHP with these C5's everything starts falling apart. To bad duct tape wouldn't help

With the big power you're making and plan to make, I'd do the iron block as it will flex less and take way more abuse.

I would just tear down and start selling off the good parts and then slowly start buying parts and working on it every couple of weeks with the cash you get from parts sales and that you make from the job.

Big powered cars cost big $$$$. With the power you're making you should be looking at C6 Z06 tranny and differntial combo, along with a 2001 torque tube.

With this **** poor economy, it will probably take you awhile to pull the funds needed to finish up the car.

I'm moving slowly with my project car too, as I don't really want to spent a lot of money until I know things are getting better or at least leveling off.

Tony

 

Lots of tears in this thread...

This is a good example of why my TT Firehawk is sold and I'm happy with a clean stock Zo6.

A friend (boosted Firehawk) told me when he heard I bought the Incon kit, "Welcome to the wild, crazy, EXPENSIVE world of forced induction."

How right he was. A $7500 complete kit cost 11 grand when the dust settled. The power still didn't make me happy. F-that.

 

The cost of power goes up exponentially in the C6 & C6's due to the inherent weaknesses in the drive train and fuel systems.

The motors have lousy cast pistons and powdered rods that will not hold up to FI very well.

Any LS1 / LS6 stock motor pushed past 550 RWHP is bound to fail, it's just a matter of time. Some get luckier than others and get a little more time but in the end they just blow.

The cost of going FI in a vette with all of the needed supporting mods is probably around $30K to $40K with you doing most of the wrenching.

Motor $10- $15
FI kit $6 - $10
Clutch $2K
Fuel $1 - $2
Tranny $3
Differential $3 - $5

 

N/a isn't a hell of a lot cheaper if you want more cubes and to upgrade the required stuff.

Oh I missed doing all your own wrenching. LOL

 

These days if you don't do your own wrenching you're SOL.

This economy sucks

 

^ I hear ya.... that's why I no longer frown on a maggie on my car.... Sure a KB is the shizzle with room to grow, but it leads to x..y..Z

Besides, traction is scarce past 7-8 psi

 

It's like that Clint Eastwood movie "Hang-Um High" when they hang that drunk who says booz is evil, once you start the accent into FI you're doomed.

 

Well fortunately in my line of work the worse it is on the streets, the better it is for my job. Even in good economic times my job is safe. Just lucky I guess.