Ok cool. Thats much closer to me. Whats the atmosphere? People hanging out drinking beers car show or what?

 

How about that Houma meet one of these weekends?

 

Easily my favorite meet of the year. Hopefully I'll get my paint fixed and some springs before then.

 

It's a chill atmosphere. Essentially any kind of car you want will be out there.

Heres a cool video from this past years

 

Im down for that houma Meet. Especially before the car is gone...

 

I'm down for anything if i'm off work!

 

This app won't let me upload more than a single pic at a time... Finally had a chance to snap a few pics. Nothing special. Just dirty from the garage.

 

Here's another

 

That looks good! I'll take it,black matches my interior.

 

Lakefront hasn't changed one bit when I use to go ..

 

I'm down for the houma meet. Lakefront meet is real chill. People BBQ, set up tents, chairs. Its bring whatever car you want. Most of them are decent enough. Worth the trip I think.

 

Guys, I've got a true genuine GM/SLP chrome Camaro SS ZR1 wheel, a single. Complete with center cap. If you know anyone that needs one, let me know please.

 

Hater 💔

 

Well this is a sad post for me but you gotta so what ya gotta do. I would appreciate if you guys pass on the info to help me out.
But this will also free up some funds so i can do my retro modded 68 GMC truck.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/vehicle-c...l#post18652837

 

Anyone here ever replaced an oil pan gasket? Advice?

 

Easy peasy. Kinda

Loosen motor mounts. Place floor jack on bell housing and lift motor up slightly to give room between pan and K member.

Take the pan down as far as possible. Now there's 2 rivets from GM that hold that gasket on. Take a sharp"ish" flat tip screw driver and knock the head off on the ground side. I'd advise a piece of duct tape or a rag between the inside pan lip and block just in case it pops "up" and that other little piece of rivet pops out. You don't want that in the oil pan.

Then, actually REMOVE the pick up tube and lay it flat in the pan. It's a single nut on a stud that holds the pick up tube. Nothing hard at all. That's the only way you can snake the old gasket out and the new one in.

Once it's in place, put a few bolts through pan and gasket to keep it aligned and in place. Put pickup tube back in oil pump, and THEN reattach to the stud that holds it in place on the windage tray.

Secure bolts to pan/block. Re secure motor mounts.

Crack a beer.

 

Thanks for the write-up, it doesnt sound tooo awful. About how long did it take you?

 

I think an hour? Car was already up for heads / cam anyway. I just did it since the short block had 149k

 

Sounds like we got a project to do...

 

When I swap my k-member, I'm going to do a crank scraper/new windage, which requires dropping the pan. Of course, I replaced the pan when I had the motor out, but didn't do those things... wish I had. Would have been easier. But whigham's write-up is spot on.