nitrous project (lots of pics)

[z28rob18]

ok so you guys asked for it wen i joined so here it is.
the car:
95 camaro z28
6 speed
ttops

motor:
383 lt1 (possibly 388)
.060 overbore
diamond pistons
total seal rings
eagle forged H 6" rods
forged eagle crank
clevite bearings
splayed main caps
arp main studs
arp head studs
goin with tea 220cc trickflow heads
and a custom grind cam solid roller

drivetrain:
t56 goin with a few small upgrades
strange 3" chromoly drivshaft
moser 9" 3.70 gears with a locker

chassis/suspension:
spohn chassis mount torque arm with both ds loops
lakewood lca's
spohn drag sway bar
pa racing chromoly kmember
spohn lower a arms
spohn adj panhard bar
strange sa upfront
kyb agx rear(for now)
10pt cage
umi 3pt frame connectors
ls1 front brak upgrade

so it started out as a minor rebuild and this is wat its become. planning on spraying a 200 shot on it. the engine isnt built yet its being finished up at the machine shop most parts ive bought used from ppl spent about 6300 on everything so far and the motor/axels are a total of about 3800 from the machine shop. the axels needed new bearings and studs. i may hav missed some thing. here's a bunch of pics of wat i hav and wats been done so far (not to much on the car more gathering parts then work)
before machine shop
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_torndown3.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=torndown3.jpg)
rods and old pistons
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_torndown2.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=torndown2.jpg)
driveshaft
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_ds2.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=ds2.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_ds3.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=ds3.jpg)
strange shocks
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_shock2.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=shock2.jpg)
ltcc conversion/coils
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_ltcc3.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=ltcc3.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_ltcc2.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=ltcc2.jpg)
suspension
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_ltcc2.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=ltcc2.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_panhardbar.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=panhardbar.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_carpart3.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=carpart3.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_carpart2.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=carpart2.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_car2.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=car2.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_car.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=car.jpg)
rear
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_rear8.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=rear8.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_rear2.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=rear2.jpg)
block wen we got it
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_robs3-1.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=robs3-1.jpg)
cage
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_cage5.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=cage5.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_cage4.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=cage4.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_cage3.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=cage3.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_cage2.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=cage2.jpg)

were hopin to hit 9.80s or better on the 200 shot :devil: ill keep you updated we still need a good amout of parts and alot of work.

[birdflu]

looks good .i would like to see how the coil setup works.is it a LS set?

[z28rob18]

the coils are for an ls car but the whole kit is the ltcc harness and computer

[SnyperBob]

Oh man, that's going to be one fun ride!

[z28rob18]

started to remove the motor last night didnt get to far spent to much time cleanin the garage befor we got to workin. should finish it up tonight.
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_rrrr.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=rrrr.jpg)

[Speed Density]

Why a .060 overbore?

[z28rob18]

i picked the block up off of a guy for a good price the block was already .040 over. they didnt wanna go .050 over because then itd need custom pistons. so they did .060 which im not to thrilled about i feel its wearin the walls pretty thin but cant change it now

[z28rob18]

got the motor out last night finally. bent 2 brake lines:oops: but its out wasnt as hard as i thought now i just hope it goes in easy. here's a few pics
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_motor.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=motor.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_motor2.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=motor2.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_motor3.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=motor3.jpg)

[z28rob18]

well a slightly frustrating night spent on the car. took the trans off the old motor and got the old motor off the kmember onto a stand. got the headers and ory off. the trans was a pain in the a$$!!! pissed me off alot. i was completly covered in old oil cant wait to get new clean parts in. the old clutch was fried! there was nothin left of it. got work tomorrow then i may spend a few more hrs on it. here's the only pic i took
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_car-3.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=car-3.jpg)

[Blubird]

lookin good man,keep up the good work

[z28rob18]

so did a little bit today. cleaned the trans and bellhousing and took all the sensors and lines off the motor. trans looks real good got all the old oil and crap off it and now its stuck on me. the gf cleaned the bellhousing in the parts washer heres some pics
befor
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_trans2.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=trans2.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_trans.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=trans.jpg)
after
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_trans5.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=trans5.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_trans4.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=trans4.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_trans3.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=trans3.jpg)
motor
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_trans6.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=trans6.jpg)
sorry there all upside down and stuff i couldnt flip them

[z28rob18]

well did some work last night and got some new parts. dropped the rear, the gas tank, and all the rear suspension. shouldnt have took long but i did because bolts from 1995 take some work to get out. got the nitrous parts i ordered. here's a few pics some suck cell phone+dark=crap pics
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_stuff.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=stuff.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_stuff2.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=stuff2.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_stuff3.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=stuff3.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_stuff4.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=stuff4.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_stuff5.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=stuff5.jpg)

[z28rob18]

well did more work last night feel lik i got nothin done. more cleanin and powerwashing. got the ac out and just cleaned/moved things out the way to paint. im sick of cleanin cant wait to put it together. here's a pic me doin work and you can see the big hole from the ac
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_me.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=me.jpg)

o and also. wen i talked to the machine shop for the info to order my heads i found out that they only went.041 over. so my dad called back because they said they went .060 because .041 would need a custom ordered piston. well they went.041 and told us they hav the pistons for that on the shelf. then were lik so you want to go .060 and of course we dont. this shop is so retarded we cant wait to get our shit back itll be the first and only work they do for us.

[z28rob18]

well got the clutch and flywheel in. so gotta get the flywheel to the machine shop. also got the bottom all painted black and the engine bay primered to be painted. i forgot to whipe it down with paint thinner though now i feel lik i f'ed it up.
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_clutch.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=clutch.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_clutch2.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=clutch2.jpg)

[z28rob18]

got a bit more done took the weekend off the gf woulda killed me if i worked all weekened. so we painted the engine bay which looks amazing the pic doesnt show how good it is. its a darker metalic grey. and my friend spent 2hrs sand blasting all 4 brake calipers and the upper A-arms painted all them. and polished 1 header to sell. it took all night to do 1 header. wont get much done tonight ill be cleannin up a bit so its cleaner to get the new stuff in. here's a few pics.
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_paint.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=paint.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_paint2.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=paint2.jpg)

[z28rob18]

well last night was interesting puttin the kmember back to get it as a roller. well our hoist broke. we had to use a jack to get the the car down off the blocks my dad almost died. we put a jack on cinder blocksand a 4x4 on the jack not thinkin that the jack couldnt wheel back as we let it down. so as it went down the 4x4 rolled and boom the car came down fast but it was right onto the jackstands and not onto my dad. (please dont tell me how dumb it was i already know) so that was my night i hav one pic.
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_back.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=back.jpg)

[StangeatinZ28]

that's one awesome build man! good luck with this and keep the info coming!! i'm about to do the same thing with my car. it's going in the garage very soon to be stripped down. going LSx so i'll be parting the whole car out

[z28rob18]

do you by chance have an lt4 intake? im on the hunt for one.

[StangeatinZ28]

do you by chance have an lt4 intake? im on the hunt for one.nope, just my stock ported

[z28rob18]

so. went to put the rear together the other night and wen we tightened down the backing plate the axels wouldnt turn. figured the plates were the wrong way but theres only one way for the plates to go. searched and thought there was a shim missing. there wasnt. the machine shop put the backing plates on the wrong axels wen they put the bearings on. im pissed and now kinda worried that they are machining my motor. i pray they do that right.

[z28rob18]

did some work last night. dad worked on the ac box to put back so i hav heat. started the battery relocation install. i cut out a few brackets from the car. about 3lbs worth of crap. here's the stuff i cut out.
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_crap.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=crap.jpg)

[z28rob18]

the heads came!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im excited as hell lol the are beautiful. now i just need a motor to put them on lol. the axels were also fixed today i picked them up. here's the pics the ones flow #s
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_heads5.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=heads5.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_heads4.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=heads4.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_heads3.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=heads3.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_heads.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=heads.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_heads2.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=heads2.jpg)

[AChotrod]

Sweet!! I cant wait for you to finish this bad boy!!! I left my heat in also. I can take the heat, but cant stand the cold!!

[z28rob18]

i want the heat out. ill be in NC for the next 4 winters. and if it gets too cold there oh well ill buy a little heater thing. but its satyin lol

[AChotrod]

Oh I want it out also, just dont want to be miserable driving home late nights in the fall. My car sits in the winters.

[1FASTSS]

One word for you 2 seatheaters...:D

[AChotrod]

I dont think you understand when I say cant stand the cold. When its 60 out I crank the heat.
How much extra weight is the heating system anyways?

[z28rob18]

not to much. i mean that entire boc with the ac stuff is maybe 10lbs and the ac stuff is alot of that

[AChotrod]

Then it stays for now. When it finally becomes a full on drag car I might pull it. I just hate how ugly it is.

[z28rob18]

well after a very late and difficult night the rear is in the car and most of the suspensions on. sway bars off and the tq arm needs new bolts were it mounts on the chassis. we completly did it wrong twice first time we put the springs in and jacked it up tryin to mount the shocks. it took a 2' tumble off the jack. second time we put the lca's on and jacked it up it helped but forgot the tq arm and made it a pain at the end. another problem was missing bolts. either mice are walkin off with them or my friend that helped take it apart didnt put them where they should be. but its in here's a few pics.
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_rear-1.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=rear-1.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_rear2-1.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=rear2-1.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_rear3-1.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=rear3-1.jpg)

[z28rob18]

hung the sway bar last night and check the wheel fitment over the new brakes. the greg welds barely fit over just the rotors and the jegs stars barely hit the calipers. so i need a new set of street wheels. forgot to take a pic of the sway bar finished hangin on the rear so here's the one pic i got.
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_bar.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=bar.jpg)

[z28rob18]

well guys one of the coolest things so far on the build was started last night. our one friend backed out but my dad had another who really really knows transmissions. so we cracked open the trans and he started to rebuild it. got it all apart we stopped because i need to get new blocker rings. but after we took it apart he actually took time to explain some things said it was one of the easiest trans' hes ever taken apart. also said it was real clean inside with not much wear if any.he'll be back sunday to finish it. here's a few pics i took.
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_trans-1.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=trans-1.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_trans2-1.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=trans2-1.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_trans3-1.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=trans3-1.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_trans4-1.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=trans4-1.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_trans5-1.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=trans5-1.jpg)

[duh]

I'd recommend the steel forks out of the viper spec t56, and carbon fiber blockers if nothing else.....It'll help keep that t56 happy against that 9.80 goal of yours...just an opinion

[z28rob18]

i have the steel fork bronze pads new syncros billet keys and now the carbon blocker rings im getting

[duh]

should hold for a little while then, eventually you may need the actual gears, depending on how hard you punish that little 6 speed

[z28rob18]

im hopin it holds till i have more money. if it holds for a year or 2 ill be happy then ill have it built to viper spec or switch to a th400 dont know yet not thinkin that far ahead

[z28rob18]

well today has been AWESOME!!!! one of the best days of this build. we took a ride to the machine shop and picked it all up. it is sweet! have tons of boxes of parts from them and a ton of picks. also had carbon fiber blocker ring kit overnighted so the trans can be finished tomorrow. but the motor should get build this week. and possibly be between the framerails. but i go away on vaca for a week startin the 18th which i was lookin forward to but not anymore since ill be so close to gettin it done. well here's a bunch of pics.
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_part.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=part.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_part2.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=part2.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_part3.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=part3.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_part4.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=part4.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_part5.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=part5.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_part5.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=part5.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_part7.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=part7.jpg)

[AChotrod]

Awesome!! Dont rush it b4 you go it would suck to forget about something simple, then tryin to back track what the hell happened!

[z28rob18]

messed up. forgot these
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_part6.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=part6.jpg)

yea we probably wont even try to start it just get it in

[z28rob18]

well trans is done. went together pretty easy i could never do it but it was cool to see. i also cleaned every part i could find. while i cleaned my dad finished the rear brakes ebrakes and all. i had a pic but i must of deleted it. it sucks because i have a week vaca starting sat right wen things get good.

[z28rob18]

so all the oiler rings are filed and fit. and half the compression rings are. these rings take time and hurt your hand lol

[catchmyz]

I just read you are gonna be in NC for the next four winters. I'm taking this to mean North Carolina, if so what part and welcome to God's country when you get here.

[z28rob18]

I just read you are gonna be in NC for the next four winters. I'm taking this to mean North Carolina, if so what part and welcome to God's country when you get here.
ill be in high point NC at HPU i plan to move down after school id lik to house shop around my jr year the jacksonville area looks good (from my searches)

well all 40 (i think thats all) rings are ground and set right. my hands hurt from it but it was new to me and cool. next idk lol i suppose put the rings on the pistons and rods on pistons

[z28rob18]

so ive been away again but stopped home yesterday and we got the bearings in set the crank in plastic gauged it then torqued down the main caps. we also got a rod put onto a piston. damn spiral locks r difficult.

[z28rob18]

also forgot to mention i got this package before leaving
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_stuff-1.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=stuff-1.jpg)

[z28rob18]

well got some well i think alot done last night not as much as i wanted to yesterday though because of some college shopping. we brought the rods and pistons inside and installed all the spiralox we thought that they'd take all night but turn out simple. then we got all the rings on the pistons. fixed our oil ring problem they didnt sit right thats because the diamond pistons came with a ring for the oil groove to fill space. so tonight they go into the block and the cam might too. i got some pics of my dad puttin the spiralox and rings on because i got a new phone.
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_piston6.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=piston6.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_piston5.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=piston5.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_piston4.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=piston4.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_piston3.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=piston3.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_piston2.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=piston2.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_piston.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=piston.jpg)

[Wooshie]

I have been following this build for a while. I am really interested in seeing the numbers it makes. Good job on everything so far!

[z28rob18]

thanks man. we hope to have a motor by the end of the night we will have a short block and possibly a long block depends how smooth it all goes

[z28rob18]

well last night went well. hit one bump in the road but cruised the rest of the way. we hav a short block. pistons r in rod bolts reclearanced and torqued the cam is in and degreed the whole timing chain set up is on as well. the one thing that we had a problem with is the rods needed to be spun around because there's a thicker side and we had it facing wrong. so here's the pics i took throughout the night. tonight we'll get some play doe and check the valve clearance
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_a8.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=a8.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_a7.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=a7.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_a6.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=a6.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_a5.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=a5.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_a4.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=a4.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_a3.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=a3.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_a2.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=a2.jpg)
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/th_a.jpg (http://s376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/?action=view&current=a.jpg)

[z28rob18]

well we went out last night and played with play dough lol. we actually used play dough to check valve clearance which there was plenty of clearance. then we bolted the heads down. here's some pics hopefully there big.
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/ab5.jpg
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/ab4.jpg
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/ab3.jpg
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/ab2.jpg
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/ab.jpg

[z28rob18]

sorry no action in awhile im down in NC for school. i have a 10 day break in october that we plan to finish the car up in. been makin all new friends some who happen to be famous (nascar) but i got a pic for yall. wat you think?
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/valvecover.jpg

[Wooshie]

What heads are you using? I'm curious because those are perimeter bolt valve covers.

[z28rob18]

yeah i got a piece to convert them to center bolt

[AChotrod]

Sweet!!! I wish my dad would help me out like that!!!

[4thgenowner]

That's badass dude. Brings back a lot of memories from high school. I miss my 383 Z. :cry:

[383 lt1 guy]

those valve covers are really nice, but are they goin to cause any clearance issues

[86LT1]

dude your cars lookin' awesome, can't wait to see it when its all finished!

[z28rob18]

dude your cars lookin' awesome, can't wait to see it when its all finished!
thanks im home on break workin on it tryin to get somewhere. got behind with time and now workin around school is hard. ive been in NC wen the car is in jersey. i started to get the dash back in its takin time workin around the cage.

[z28rob18]

tonight was real successful me and my friend got the entire dash back in the car stereo and all. no more ac or heat all the vents r gone which made it real easy. had to do a little cutting for the cage but not as bad as i thought. i took alot of pics but i was using my new camera that i got and dont have all the software set up i should get them up tomorrow. im takin off of work wed so that i can finish the interior with my friend.

[mpe331lx]

That is a nice build with some pretty good documentation! I hope you meet your goals. It is very impressive to see a 9 second car doing it with a manual!

[z28rob18]

heres the picshttp://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/002-2.jpghttp://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/003.jpghttp://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/004.jpghttp://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/005.jpghttp://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/006.jpg

[z28rob18]

got the carpet bout 90% in today need to make a few more cuts and stuff we got the center console set in as well. we didnt get much done since i had to spend my day unbolting a motor to swap into my truck. here's my friend ironing and workin
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/001.jpg
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/002-3.jpg

[z28rob18]

got all the panels cut and in place today the carpet is mostly done center console bolted down and i painted the deck above the fuel tank black.
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/001-1.jpg
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/001-1.jpg
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/003-1.jpg
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/004-1.jpg

[AChotrod]

Looks good. What carpet is that?

[z28rob18]

the light weight carpet from speed inc

[94ta383]

Looks good, nice work so far

[AChotrod]

You did a good job getting it flat. I like the iron or steam idea!

[jakesz28]

Nice job on the carpet and nice project.


I will be ordering the same carpet shortly.

[harner]

I also like the iron idea on the carpet!

[z28rob18]

the iron was my friends idea after puttin new carpet in his dads 1980 vette he learned a few things we just heated it up put water in it and it helped ALOT the carpet went in kinda easy hardest part was up at the pedals.

[z28rob18]

did a little work last night took the lt1 spindles and brakes off assembled the ls1 spindles and brakes put them on and got the wires in the engine bay cleaned up a bit. also got the right bolts for the kmember so that in there correctly. put on new tie rod ends and went to change the one ball joint but need a press. made a phone call to efi connections looks lik ill be sellin the ltcc and buyin the 24x kit from them. pulled the motor from a truck the other night gotta pull the one outta mine tonight and swap them thats kinda been takin away from car time.

[z28rob18]

well i got wat will probably be the last of my work for this break done this morning. i most likely wont be home again till school is over in the beginning of may unfortunately my truck took up too much time from me. but the ls1 front brakes and spindles r on and the car is rolling again the stance is kinda sick pics dont show it like it is in person. i came upon a small problem for some reason the front studs arent long enough for the skinny greg weld front wheels so thats another thing ill have to end up changin here's a few pics ill update if i get anything if not i wont be in here for awhile:cry:
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/001-2.jpg
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/002-5.jpg
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/003-2.jpg

[z28rob18]

i figured out my problem with the wheels i didnt have the right lugs so here's the pics i had to take them cuz they look so good.
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/001-3.jpg
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/002-6.jpg

[z28rob18]

i just did something had to do with the build so figured id share. i sold my ltcc kit. but i kept the coil packs and i just placed an order with eficonnections for a new wiring harness. i bought a 97 timing cover with the crank trigger. im going to be running a ls1 pcm no more opti it'll be gone completely. ill order the rest of the kit when i get the money for the ltcc

[z28rob18]

ok once again its been awhile but i come home for summer end of this week ill be gettin to work on the car shortly after im home. did a bit of shopping tonight got my ls1 computer ordered and these bad boys
http://www.jegs.com/i/Jesel/549/KSS-336060/10002/-1

[AChotrod]

looking good except that god awful tribal crap on the side of your car:puke: and that rocker set:hail:

[z28rob18]

i liked the tribal stuff it made it different from every other green camaro. it'll be gone soon we'll be painting it after we get it running and on the road/track again

[Fixxer99TA]

Looking good!

Like those wheels too.

[fastfox]

Nice build it should fly

[z28rob18]

i installed the 3pt frame connectors the lca relocation brackets ordered the mcleod blow proof housing and a pcmforless tune so we can start it if ever finished. also got some jesel 1.6rr we put the mounting rails on the heads last night and hope to be working on and rapping the motor up this week

[Paulster2]

i installed the 3pt frame connectors the lca relocation brackets ordered the mcleod blow proof housing and a pcmforless tune so we can start it if ever finished. also got some jesel 1.6rr we put the mounting rails on the heads last night and hope to be working on and rapping the motor up this week
Having never dealt with shaft mount rockers before, I take it you have the mounting rail which bolts into the stud bosses, then the shaft and rockers get bolted to this? No machining needed? Just curious.

[AChotrod]

Yep^^

[Paulster2]

Thanks!

[95zsean]

i installed the 3pt frame connectors the lca relocation brackets ordered the mcleod blow proof housing and a pcmforless tune so we can start it if ever finished. also got some jesel 1.6rr we put the mounting rails on the heads last night and hope to be working on and rapping the motor up this week

WOW!!!! It's been a long road, but your winning.... keep us posted.

[mrbadlt1]

nice rockers

[z28rob18]

WOW!!!! It's been a long road, but your winning.... keep us posted.
it's been a LONG LONG road but its getting there

[z28rob18]

here's the pic i snapped of the mounting rail. at first i thought they wouldnt clear the head bolts but then realized the indent for them.4209

[Paulster2]

What do you feel is the top end stability limit you could use the shaft mount rockers? I'm talking about RPM limit ...

[z28rob18]

the jesel shaft mounts r lik top of the line they can be spun way faster then ill ever spin them but ive seen them on cars that'll spin to 8000+rpm.

[Paulster2]

Rock-on :metal:

[Pro-jection Eng]

the sportsman line... i wouldn't use them past 8k rpm and there's been some failures running them past 600 lbs open pressure. I think jesel only recommends them for like 250/550. They're exactly what the name implies... a sportsman shaft mount. I'm going straight to T&D for my shaft mounts. Spendy but they're top notch.

[z28rob18]

i dont plan to spin it far past 7k rpm thats y i went sportsman and im fine with the spring pressure. there's noway i could afford the better ones. the bellhousing came last night
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[Pro-jection Eng]

have fun with the starter knockout plate ;) lol i was so pissed trying to knock mine out, i called mcleod and yelled at some tech dude. i'm local to them, i should have taken it back but i took a grinder to it and that was that.

[z28rob18]

wat needs to be knocked out i havent looked at it for more then 5 minutes? is it on the other plate? i dont have much patients wen it comes to new parts needing work

[Pro-jection Eng]

yea on the flat plate, you'll see the "punched" out area that will supposedly knock out with some taps with a hammer.

[z28rob18]

ill just take the cut off wheel to it five minute and ill be done. thanks for the heads on the frustration

[z28rob18]

yesterday we put the lifters in pushrods and the rockers on and adjusted the valves and then we put screens in the block at this point we are close to the motor being done.
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[z28rob18]

home on break tryin to get alot done most of the work will be at night but we took the new valvecovers and had to cut the cross pieces for them to fit over the shaft mount. and i gave the car a sponge bath to try and keep us not dusty. will be buttoning up the motor tonight. goal for the week is motor in the car and possible hear brrrrm brrrrrrrm.
before
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/valvecover2.jpg
after
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/valvecover-2.jpg
before
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/dirty.jpg
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/dirty2.jpg
after
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo208/z28rob18/clean.jpg

[Wooshie]

Thanks for the update! I was just wondering what happened to this thread.

[z28rob18]

im at school 9hrs from the car so its slow now. motor is done so we'll see wat we do tomorrow night

[z28rob18]

here's the motor
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[z28rob18]

bit of a change took advantage of a sale and this is on the way to the house http://www.nitrousoutlet.com/catalog...1&product=3418 (http://www.nitrousoutlet.com/catalog/product.asp?category=16&section=64&group=721&product=3418)

[z28rob18]

here's the outcome of the direct port.
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motor is goin onto the kmember tonight and hookin up the trans.

[OVA1]

bit of a change took advantage of a sale and this is on the way to the house http://www.nitrousoutlet.com/catalog...1&product=3418 (http://www.nitrousoutlet.com/catalog/product.asp?category=16&section=64&group=721&product=3418)


Man I heard nothing BUT good things about the guys at Nitrous outlet for YEARS...

I FINALLY decided to drop the coin for the good stuff, called 'em up, everything was great... very helpful on the phone, I bought a Kit which included everything for a wet system... when it arrived I had everything but the plate, which is what sold me on the kit... So I called'em up.

Initially they tried to beat me out of another $50 for the plate, but I explained that I bought the kit because of the plate thing, and that I couldn't care less about the $50, but that I wanted the plate on PRINCIPLE! Ultimately they agreed to send the plate at no further charge...

That was a YEAR ago... I've REPEATEDLY called 'em, emailed 'em and I've heard that they were 'back ordered', 'just sent out for power-coat', etc, etc...

I've just decided that Nitrous Outlet aren't reputable people and do not operate a reputable business.

So BE CAREFUL WHEN DEALING WITH THE CHARACTERS AT NITROUS OUTLET...

They're scammers.

[ItSSlowZ28]

never heard a story like that about nitrous outlet and i've dealt with them several times personally.

OP, did you did all of the nitrous plumbing yourself? it looks awesome

[speedracer2536]

x2 placed my order and had no issues.. The plates where on back order for a while yes

[z28rob18]

yeah plumbed it on the kitchen table. and as far as nitrous outlet I've now bought two kits from them and all my accessories and also asked dave thousands of questions and everything has been the best service I've ever had

[OVA1]

Well I gotta say, that the comments regarding NO, are exactly what I heard before I called 'em...

I'm at a loss to understand why they've chosen to bust it off in me. All I did was pick up the phone, talk to their tech, order what he recommended and give 'em my card info... I don't recall the amount, but it was around $5-600 for a TB plate, gaskets, a couple of selonoids, a pack of jets, some tubing and the missing plate...

Like I said, they initially said they'd take care of it, but after numerous calls and emails we remain short that silly plate. It's been over a YEAR.

LOL... I can't IMAGINE one of my customers waiting a year for ANYTHING they paid for.

Oh well, didn't mean to hijack the thread... just trying to spread the word on my experience.

[Pro-jection Eng]

longest. build. ever.

LOL

[z28rob18]

longest. build. ever.

LOL
Agreed. College has been in the way. Trying to get pics of the motor in the car uploaded

[z28rob18]

got the motor in easiest engine install I've been apart of. gonna start doin things like wiring harness mounting coil packs radiator and all that
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[whocaresracing]

What's the latest on this??

[z28rob18]

well its been a long time but we got issues straightened out. had a weak battery that didn't wanna crank the motor home from school bought an optima it cranks real strong now. plan to fire it up tonight for the first time in like 3yrs now.

[casey20000007]

Man I just read all your post on this build and it sounds bad A i plan on getting some AFR 210 heads in the future, cant wait to hear how it went with start up

[casey20000007]

Any word?

[z28rob18]

still having issues. Timings real messed up trying to figure out how the efi connections works with firing order.

[casey20000007]

I see I see well I really hope you get her running before summer lol, these lt1s are like women they have mood swings and you just gotta work through it and fix it . My car is at the shop been there for a month and they still gave not started on it, I got a miss somewhere that's why it's at the shop

[z28rob18]

we got it fired for the first time two nights ago. the coil harness was all mixed up on the passenger side of the motor

[casey20000007]

How sid it sound man? Are you still having problems

[z28rob18]

i got a vid up its in the thread titled lik after four years it runs.

[z28rob18]

Ordered a set of kirkeys and a wilwood adjustable proportioning valve to replace the abs block

[AChotrod]

Cool Its so much better without the ABS crap in there.

[z28rob18]

Got a package from summit. Proportioning valve so we can get the brakes done and two kirkey economy drag seats
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