LarsV8

Okay, so long story short, 1995 Z28 was my high school car. It was totally neglected while I spent 8+ years in college. Opti started going, money got tight, so into storage it went.

Here she is washed after sitting in the garage forever. Bad battery, gas, dry rotted tires, etc. But still looks salvagable, even kinda nice when you cant see all the little scratches and what not!

Purple stripes, what was I thinking! I blame the 1990s....








So, naturally as college was winding down and a first paycheck was in sight, I started dreaming about starting up an old hobby! Obviously if I am going to change opti, I should do plugs and wires. If I am in that far, might as well do the cam, can't really do cam without the heads. This is a slippery slope indeed! The collection of parts slowly began...eventually I ran out of things that I should "do while I'm in there"












MMmm powder coated and polished delicious'ness











But how can I possibly do this without the proper tools! Oh well, off to Sears to make sure I have everything I need!






Organization is key:



And here goes the tear down!









Ruh roh! Chipped cam bearing. Guess its time for a rebuild. Probably smart since the LE2 package will provide so much extra power anyway. And out she comes:









2 weeks later, one trip to the machine shop, and a lot less cash later:












Thanks for reading, more to come!

Valkyn

iTrader: (8)

Very nice...what valve covers are those?

93TAJ.C.

iTrader: (1)

props man, that looks sick

LarsV8

That would be the unamed ebay special.

brucer

engine looks awesome, hope it runs great for you also..

after looking at the pics more, i think i would leave the vette covers off so you can see those fuel rails and more of the intake, the intake looks too nice to not show it off..


the purple stripes are well, hawt, Big Boy LOL

LarsV8

lol

rbaksi

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That table full of parts.... I'm sooo jealous.

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moderate Z28

Looks like college is paying off already!! Keep us updated.

Johnny-LT1-runner

iTrader: (15)

Damn, this is a great thread. Beautiful engine, hope it does more than look pretty.

merim123

iTrader: (11)

nice work, looks like those valve covers are notched for the alternator. What about the valve cover gaskets, are they the same?

weaklt1

iTrader: (11)

looks good

Puck

iTrader: (17)

This is why you have to go to college these days kids .

LarsV8

Same gaskets as the standard LT1. VC's needed major clearancing though.

MasterTomos

iTrader: (15)

looking good man, good luck...keep us updated

flatbird

iTrader: (11)

...Pimptacularly Purple...Jealousy rages within my soul!!!

slomarao

iTrader: (6)

nice car, get rid of those stripes off asap.

brucer

yep, so you can get a job and get credit cards and max them out and be in debt up to your eyeballs.

Dadic 78

Hope you got a killer degree to pay for all that stuff on your table!

Looks like you've outdone yourself. Enjoy the ride!!!

flyinZ

iTrader: (15)

Engine looks good! Keep up the good work!

FNSlow

iTrader: (4)

nice work