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Old 03-09-2015, 07:56 AM   #15
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For the record, cam and lifters looked fine. Nothing wrong there. Next on the list is suspension. I mean, it's been on the list, but I have yet to find a setup that fits my needs. Pedders would have been my choice had they not closed down. Penske and detroit speed are both awesome, but I can't justify 7k for a car that will still be driven on the street.

I'm hoping pete releases something with his new venture, so I'm sitting on the sidelines for now.
I'm in a pretty similar situation to you, my car gets driven on the street, and it'll be seeing the autocross frequently, along with some occasional track time, and 7K is just too much for coilovers, at least for me. I think Pete is working with one of the coilover manufacturers to come up with a set that will work with his equipment, so that might be worth waiting for. If I were you, I'd call Pete and look at either of the following setups:

Z/28 suspension, and Pete's drop knuckles. Granted, this setup will probably also run you 7K, but it'll be a complete suspension, and a very good one. The Z/28 stuff works very well together, and with the drop knuckles, you'll get the increased front track, lower cg with corrected geometry, and all the other benefits. The suspension won't be adjustable, but I think it'll be good enough that you won't miss it.

RideTech Triple Adjustables and the Knuckle Drop. again, an expensive option, which won't have quite the minute level of fine-tuning that the Z/28 setup will have, but you'll be able to soften if up for the street, tighten it up for the track, and corner-balance it.

As for me, I got an exceptional deal on a used set of Pedders XAs, so now I'll be saving my pennies for the knuckles
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Old 03-17-2015, 12:31 AM   #16
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I'm in a pretty similar situation to you, my car gets driven on the street, and it'll be seeing the autocross frequently, along with some occasional track time, and 7K is just too much for coilovers, at least for me. I think Pete is working with one of the coilover manufacturers to come up with a set that will work with his equipment, so that might be worth waiting for. If I were you, I'd call Pete and look at either of the following setups:

Z/28 suspension, and Pete's drop knuckles. Granted, this setup will probably also run you 7K, but it'll be a complete suspension, and a very good one. The Z/28 stuff works very well together, and with the drop knuckles, you'll get the increased front track, lower cg with corrected geometry, and all the other benefits. The suspension won't be adjustable, but I think it'll be good enough that you won't miss it.

RideTech Triple Adjustables and the Knuckle Drop. again, an expensive option, which won't have quite the minute level of fine-tuning that the Z/28 setup will have, but you'll be able to soften if up for the street, tighten it up for the track, and corner-balance it.

As for me, I got an exceptional deal on a used set of Pedders XAs, so now I'll be saving my pennies for the knuckles
Yeah I'm only a couple of hours away from Pete.....okay more like 4-5 hours, but we're both in Va. Lol. I'm looking forward to the knuckles being released.

Back at it this weekend.

Got a few rockers in and noticed that the clearance of the rockers weren't where they needed to be.



Had to take a dremel and remove some material from the valve cover rail to make room. I also found while checking the wipe pattern that the bottom of the rocker was hitting the stamp on top of the stand bolts. Below you can see the mark on one rocker after just a few revolutions.




Here is the culprit. You can see where the rocker was hitting the bolt head.



Problem solved. Just smoothed the top of the head.



Rockers in and lash set


Timing cover and damper installed


Headers and valve covers going back on

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Old 03-17-2015, 12:33 AM   #17
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I could've gotten this thing started this weekend, but I'm unsure as to what I'm going to do with the intake manifold. Last minute I decided I would try to find a sheet metal intake.
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