My APS TT Install Thread
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From: clio mi
Looks good. Sorry I didnt make it or call last night, I finaly had a chance to make it to stanton last night. They didnt get any rain. It was a big disapointment thou. I'll give you a call in a little bit.
Originally Posted by KWIKKAR
Dont forget that you need to drop the oil pan and tap it out before you put the K member in. Lookin good. Got my heads and pan off last night.
Originally Posted by n2ojunkie
Looks good. Sorry I didnt make it or call last night, I finaly had a chance to make it to stanton last night. They didnt get any rain. It was a big disapointment thou. I'll give you a call in a little bit.
Originally Posted by WS6 John
Are you using the KM003 BMR k-member?
Made some good progress last night. Many thanks to James (n20junkie on LS1tech) who came down and assisted me. We dropped the oilpan and drilled and tapped the oil feed and drains. We also dropped the fuel tank so I can install my new pump. Prior to his arrival I re-assembled the motor mounts with the urethane inserts. They look nice now that I painted them! My new plug wires and plugs also arrived via UPS today. Woohoo! It's coming together! Should see lots of progress this weekend as I have nothing planned except for working on the car. Hoping to have it as close to complete as I can by Monday.
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Originally Posted by TNTramair
lookin good. so...so far the only small issue you've run into was the AIR pump correct??
you didnt get to the cutting portion as of yet, right?
you didnt get to the cutting portion as of yet, right?
Originally Posted by mterveen
did you get the kmr003 or the kmr001? i thought the kit came with its own motor mounts?
http://www.bmrfabrication.com/K-Members/km003.jpg
Updates from Friday 31Aug07 Today the UPS man was VERY good to me!!!! The wheels are here!!!! Unfortunately one of the rear wheels has a gouge in it so they are drop shipping me another one. But 3 out of the 4 looks SWEET!!!! This is gonna be badass!!! And there is a preview of the brakes that will end up on the car later on. They will of course be painted Orange! But I think I still need spacers to clear these monsters. That is a mock-up F-body knuckle I have those mounted on for now to check clearances.
Also started routing the Racetronix hotwire kit tonight. It doesn't have any directions so just looking for the safest, most logical routing. Think I have it. Will get more pics tomorrow.
Also started routing the Racetronix hotwire kit tonight. It doesn't have any directions so just looking for the safest, most logical routing. Think I have it. Will get more pics tomorrow.
Updates for Saturday 01Sep07 Got the tires mounted to the 3 good wheels this morning. And I gotta say they look AWESOME!!! I am so excited to get the car back on the ground with these on it. The replacement wheel should be in Tues or Wed and I will get the 4th tire put on then. Many thanks to Ryan at Belle Tire for the tires/mounting/balancing. It was a better deal than getting them from the wheel/tire source I got the wheels from.
Next item of the day was finishing the routing of the Racetronix hotwire kit for my fuel pump. I think I found a pretty good routing and well hidden behind the factory heat shielding. Not bad if I do say so myself. Almost looks like it was meant to be there.
Ran the line for the turbo coolant from the engine block on the pass side.
Finished trimming the crossmember for the intercooler installation. Added the rubber stripping and installed the intercooler. Bolting those IC brackets on was a pain in the rear!
Also snapped some shots of my hoodlatch cable that is routed under the fender so it will not be in the engine bay anymore. It will be between the fender and plastic fenderliner.
Next item of the day was finishing the routing of the Racetronix hotwire kit for my fuel pump. I think I found a pretty good routing and well hidden behind the factory heat shielding. Not bad if I do say so myself. Almost looks like it was meant to be there.
Ran the line for the turbo coolant from the engine block on the pass side.
Finished trimming the crossmember for the intercooler installation. Added the rubber stripping and installed the intercooler. Bolting those IC brackets on was a pain in the rear!
Also snapped some shots of my hoodlatch cable that is routed under the fender so it will not be in the engine bay anymore. It will be between the fender and plastic fenderliner.
Updates from Sunday 02Sep07 Today was another busy day!! Alex dropped off my trimmed bumper. Painted the cut metal sections and set it aside.
Reinstalled the oilpan.
Installed the LH side coolant line. Needed a 17mm allen key to get that plug out of the block! It's huge!
Installed the battery tray, and coolant reservoir in the car. Subassembled the air deflector and washer bottle. This washer bottle looks pimp!
Valve spring & pushrod swap was next. Installed LS6 valve springs and stock length TSP pushrods. Big thanks to my buddy Tony for his assistance there.
And the final task for tonight was to hang the turbos on the car!!!!! Yeah baby!! It's looking good!!!!!!
Reinstalled the oilpan.
Installed the LH side coolant line. Needed a 17mm allen key to get that plug out of the block! It's huge!
Installed the battery tray, and coolant reservoir in the car. Subassembled the air deflector and washer bottle. This washer bottle looks pimp!
Valve spring & pushrod swap was next. Installed LS6 valve springs and stock length TSP pushrods. Big thanks to my buddy Tony for his assistance there.
And the final task for tonight was to hang the turbos on the car!!!!! Yeah baby!! It's looking good!!!!!!
Last edited by Hugger Z; Sep 4, 2007 at 10:00 AM.