02-12-2012, 10:13 AM | #309 |
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Pack your bags, You're coming to do my car!
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02-12-2012, 04:25 PM | #310 |
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Hey Nathan, I am done with mine. I didn't take to the level you did but you did inspire me and I got some good ideas from this thread.
Relocate heater hoses (12 Camaro factory hoses, p/n 19259242). Remove intake manifold cover and flip fuel rails 180 degrees. Replace Fuel supply hose with Corvette SS braided hose (p/n 10401798). Red powder coat coil brackets. Install billet strut retainer washer and nut cover. LSR Performance. (replacements, not covers). Replace all coil brakets and coil pack screws with bright button head socket screws. Relocate and hide evap solenoid under fuse box. Install Elite Engineering oil catch can with SS hose and AN fittings. Install Cold Air Inductions intake. Reposition drivers side wire bundle for coils and fuel injectors. Reposition two passenger side wire bundles. Replaced some body color and black body bolts with bright button head socket screws. I think thats it, here are some photos. This is what I started with.
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02-12-2012, 05:22 PM | #311 |
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Looks good Paul. Once the warmer weather comes, I'll have a go at mine.
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02-12-2012, 08:56 PM | #312 | |
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Thanks guys, coming from my peers, that a huge compliment! All I can say is that I wish somebody else would have blazed the trail beforehand, LOL. I will agree that having access to a thread like this would have been a huge benefit for me. It would have saved me a tremendous amount of time. Just knowing what parts to get from the get go would have made thing a lot easier. So I'm glad I if I can help anybody else by doing this. |
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02-12-2012, 08:58 PM | #313 | |
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Really Nice job Paul. Now tell me, don't those cast iron manifold stand out more now! That's how it all starts, LOL. |
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02-12-2012, 09:44 PM | #314 |
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Some folks had asked me how I cut the coupler in half. So I thought I'd post a mini DIY.
Here is everything I used..... Peekaboo, I see you. My little sister "Faith". First slide the coupler into a piece of PVC piping from Home D. Than I ran a piece of tape across the sidle. I used the tape to make marks around the perimeter. These marks became my reference to make sure the clamp was tighten straight and not at a slant were I would get a even cut. Next, I put the knife against the clamp. I didn't move the knife, I just rolled the coupler forward and kept the knife in one place. And there you have it. Two pieces evening cut in a straight down the middle. Hope that helps Last edited by Moreno1; 02-12-2012 at 10:08 PM. |
02-12-2012, 10:05 PM | #315 |
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Up date:
1. Mailed the clam shell back to Mike http://thepowdercoater.com/ to do another test. We are going to do have in Gun Metal and the other in Jet Anthracite. Looking to pick between those two the color for the intake. 2. Cotemplating polishing the water pump or going with a Mezicier unit. 3. Polishing bracket for alternator and replacing bolts with ARP's. 4. Extending throttle body and map sensor harness and running them rerouting them. 5. Rerouting Alternator harness under the engine. 6. Replacing dip stick tube with a Billet specialty unit. 7. Long tube Headers 8. Redo intake injector harness 9. Body work and paint inner fenders. 10. Replace fender bolts. 11. Paint power steering reservoir tank. 12. The window washer tank. 13. Create a closeout panel for driver's side. There's a few more things. Other than that, I don't have much to do, LOL. Just trying to take the ugly out. |
02-12-2012, 10:37 PM | #316 |
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Did Lokar finally tell you if one of their dipsticks would fit or are you going with another companies?
Also I blame you for me wanting to disassemble the front half of my motor to polish all the aluminum. Luckily I'm moving soon so I'm not going to take it all apart. Maybe that'll be my winter project next year. The Meziere will be a lot cleaner in the long term since it's visually more appealing and smaller but my love of autocross and sustained high rpm means I'll be sticking with OEM and probably polishing it. |
02-13-2012, 08:49 AM | #317 |
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I swapped to a polished LS1 water pump with an awesome polished pulley for like $279 off ebay. I had to lengthen the upper radiator hose and enlarge the the thermostat bolt holes slightly, but other than tht it was a easy swap. I will post pics later for you.
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02-13-2012, 08:37 PM | #318 |
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Hey guys, I had recently purchased Corvette Fuel Rail covers.... Has anyone put these on? I know I need a few things, I'm just not sure exactly what. I'm trying to buy the things I need so I can throw these on. So far I have the heater hoses. I believe there are some brackets? Which I don't know where to buy or how many.... And is the only other thing the fuel line over top of the plenum? And what do I need to re-route that. Any help is appreciated as I can't wait to throw these covers on
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I need to wait till I install the headers so that I can remove the stick and call them with the measurements. I will keep you in the lop. Quote:
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02-13-2012, 09:35 PM | #320 |
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Time for a happy dance , I got the final piece I need to start the car and she started right up! Took her for a ride and she running as strong as ever.
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02-13-2012, 09:48 PM | #321 | |
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I should have a bunch of stuff from Casper Electronics http://www.casperselectronics.com/store2/ tomorrow to finish all the harness work. This is what they look like before heating. Here's a few shots on the connector. Till tomorrow..... |
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02-13-2012, 09:51 PM | #322 |
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This is for PaulSS, One of the guys was talking about your rusty looking exhaust manifolds.I used to put this gray colored paste on my rusty looking manifolds on my C4 corvette years ago when I used to take it to shows.You just rubbed the stuff on and it gave those rusty looking manifolds a gunmetal gray look.And it was heat resistant too.Damn if I can remember the name of the stuff.I am sure somebody still makes it.Tt--
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