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Oh ya, once you swap the seats, your speedboat will be light as a feather. LolQuote:
Originally Posted by Catmaigne
Every little bit counts. I ripped the AC condenser, trans cooler, and some heat shields out... next will be the power antenna, seats, aluminum heads... The hitch is gonna undo all of that though. If I can get it down to 5th gen weight somehow then I'll be happy.
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New color scheme for G-ma. Stripped the clear coat, polished the lip, painted the rest black. Need to hit the junkyard and find 4 good center caps too.
Also have a good front bumper for it, just needs to be repainted. I'm hoping my folks will get off my back about the car if I make it look decent.
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Have these for the center caps.
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Why are they giving u a hard time about the car???
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Because it's ugly and the neighbors complain. Also hasn't moved since winter because I stole the opti for the Camaro. Slowly working on getting it running and looking... better.Quote:
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Fk the neighbors! Ur fam should b on ur side thoughQuote:
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Take payments?Quote:
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My parents are not car people and want it gone. Neighbors are mostly retired and spend all day tending to their manicured lawns, hobbies include bitching. Neither find G-ma amusing like I do.Quote:
Originally Posted by popo8
Hahaha maybe in the future. I at least want Matt Farah to drive the car first. Dunno how long I can keep this up for though, especially considering my rotator cuff has been totally jacked up for more than a year. Made getting the Camaro running hell but now that OCMD is over I'm gonna take it easy and do what I can to keep the folks at bay.Quote:
Originally Posted by SSlowBoat
If u need a place to keep it, I have a concrete pad out back of my house...
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Thanks for the offer, but I seriously hope it never gets to that point. Really trying to hold on until I can get my own place which will hopefully be within the next 1-2 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by popo8
Ok... well seriously then bring it here so they get off ur back. U can work on it out there.
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I will think about it. Hoping to have it in the garage and running again within the next week or two.
Finished painting the rest of the wheels today. Found out one of them is a rep and not a real GM wheel as the lip was a little different. Shouldn't be that noticeable. Here's what it looks like:
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This is what I want it to look like:
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Have to make a junkyard trip for some bits and pieces. Need center caps, rocker panel, inner fender, fender trim, a ton of interior parts, etc.
Like the dark wheels alot!
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I dont think the car is an eyesore at all man.
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Some friends have been helping me get Gma back on the road. I hope to have it up and going in the next day or two depending on what is salvageable in the diff. Looks like the Yukon posi shit the spider gears from all the wheel hop... My bad lol. If the pinion and carrier bearings are alright then we'll be throwing a spare Auburn in there for now. We are also putting the Vogtland springs up front and 9c1 steering box.
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I gave u a whole set up, right?
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We're using the posi you gave us with the 3.73s that were in there already. So far the gears look fine but I have yet to clean the diff out and really inspect it.Quote:
Originally Posted by popo8
Also, one of the brake lines from the master to the abs block burst. I guess it's better that happened now vs on the road.
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Ok cool. I have u 4.10s with that, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Catmaigne
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Yeah we have those as spares also.
So as of right now I have the auburn posi in and the backlash all set up. Ones of the axles has been fighting me and doesn't want to go in. I'll figure it out tomorrow.
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Grandma is back and more slammed than evar
Also, big pile o weight reduction
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I've got some work to do but this is a start
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That is a thing of beauty.
Damn man... sinister!Quote:
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I put some plastidip on the grill/headlight chrome to see what it would look like... I dig it
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I have a super long list of crap to do on this car and have been trying to get the little things out of the way like weight reduction and aesthetic stuff. I pulled 15-20lb of sound deadening out from under the interior carpet earlier this week, ripped out 2 of 4 horns (why so many???), rewired the water pump so it looks less rigged, removed the ugly prinstripes, painted some centercaps, cleaned the engine bay a little, and cleaned up the front bumper. The PO thought that drywall tape and spray paint was an acceptable way of fixing the giant crack in the bumper so I've been trying my best to make it look less fugly. Apparently non-acetone nail polish remover from Rite Aid removes spray paint really well. I also added drift stitches for +143894598 scene points, yo!
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Check out my new decal lol...
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Grandma is a "classic" now lolololol
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I got the car inspected and have been fixing a ton of little things lately. Tightened up the steering box for less slop, readjusted the tow because it was totally out of whack/darty as hell (PO hit some curbs), rewired the tach, horns, installed a better shift boot/knob, swapped the passenger seat to manual rails (no more power), etc. Tomorrow I will put in my new oil pressure gauge and figure out whether or not the H/C will be going on this shortblock. If the pressure is good then that'll happen during thanksgiving break. I also need to delete the ABS, convert the other front seat to manual rails, remove other odds/ends and get this piggy on the scale.
Trying to get the car somewhat together because there's a Regular Car Reviews meet at the end of this month in Orwigsburg. Maybe he'll wanna drive it again??? lol
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Surprisingly, motor has 25psi at hot idle. Figured the missed shifts, overheating, and huge amount of abuse from the PO would've done something... I guess H/C is a go. Gonna see if I can trade these 1.6 rockers for 1.7s to make up for puny towing cam.
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Currently hoarding parts for the upcoming H/C swap I hope to get done around Thanksgiving. Scooped these guys up for $150 new on fleabay.
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Current plan looks like this:
LE1 heads
Home ported intake
Crane 10308-1 spring kit
36lb Bosch injectors
CC304 cam (daaaaaawwww)
1.7 ratio Scorpion rockers
7/16 studs
Guideplates
Cloyes C3039 timing set
70psi oil pump spring (GM white)
Hardened oil pump driveshaft
Around 11:1 compression
I also want louder mufflers (superturbos are too quiet) so I'll be stalking CL for 2.5" ones that'll fit
Dick Miller triangulation braces
4.56 Motive gears
MMX driveshaft from a Crown Vic (shortened)
New spider gears for crappy Yukon posi
I need me sum dem 36lb boschersQuote:
Originally Posted by Catmaigne
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I lost some teeth there... Oops. Clutches look pretty good though so I'll be reshimming the posi and running it with new spider gears in a 4.56 diff.
Slew of parts coming my way right now. Hopefully I can do the rear at the same time H/C goes on.
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Doh!!!Quote:
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I measured the bore in the cam snout of this L98 CC304 I have and it's already 0.5 x 1.062"... no machine work needed which is cool. Comp sent me a longer dowel pin for free so that needs to be hammered in.
Just dropped more than a rent check on a bunch of car parts and I'm still not done. I hope next week goes somewhat smoothly. Gma will be back with 33% more power and a ton more gear. Car is already kinda terrifying and it will only get deadlier lol.
Also, I'm on the lookout for some stock Impy SS rear coils. @popo8 Let me know when you get those Eibachs in and I'll buy the stocks off you. I've been itching to get rid of these Vogtlands and copy the setup on Gpa.
No problem... do u not like the drop of ur current springs?
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I don't mind the drop. It might be a touch too low but my real issue with them is that they're floaty, need something firmer.Quote:
Originally Posted by popo8
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In my experience, if the springs hold the car up, theyre adequate. To control the 'floaty' run stiffer shocks. A set of KYB Gas-A-Justs should do the trick.
Kyb.....keeps you bouncingQuote:
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It already has monroe super sports aka poor mans bilstein. The vogtlands are progressive with starting rates that are much lower than stock SS. The final rate on the front is still lower than the eibach kit all the time and that is 100% compressed. They are more geared toward ride comfort but I want a firm ride with linear rate spring so it's more predictable in the corners.
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Oh ok... cause I was gonna say I wouldve traded u b4 if u dont like ur drop.
I have the eibachs now, which if they are like the ones in the camaro they will be nice and stiff.
Ill let u know when i pull the stocks...
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A bunch of parts came in earlier today just in time. Forming a big pile of car parts in the living room, roommates aren't happy lol.
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So 4.56 gears, ratech rebuild kit, yukon posi shims, ratech solid pinion spacer, replacement spider gears, 1.7 scorpion rockers, ARP cam bolts, comp spring shims and valve stem seals, etc.
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