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blake-b · 01-04-2015, 10:25 PM

I'm going to relocate the ground cable from the passenger head to the driver's head. I'm just going to get the same size cable, only longer, and run it to the frame rail. I'm going to install a weld on nut to attach the cable to the frame.

There are many places to get a longer cable made or you can just buy one. I haven't gotten one yet because I'm not sure on the length I need. I'll know that after I get the engine back in.

TwentyTen2SSRS · 01-07-2015, 06:19 PM

I really need some help with "where to start" with cleaning out my engine bay. Hoping to get this accomplished by show time.

For those of you who tackled this where did you start? I don't think I'll ever get to the level of some of you guys but what are the major things to do:move to make the best appearance?

Also, what pieces have people painted? Mechanically inclined but a little nervous about ripping whole engine apart..

Moreno1 · 01-07-2015, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwentyTen2SSRS

I really need some help with "where to start" with cleaning out my engine bay. Hoping to get this accomplished by show time.

For those of you who tackled this where did you start? I don't think I'll ever get to the level of some of you guys but what are the major things to do:move to make the best appearance?

Also, what pieces have people painted? Mechanically inclined but a little nervous about ripping whole engine apart..

Hey Bud, welcome to the club

A lot of stuff you can get done on the weekend without having your car down.

This should keep you busy for a while, LOL

Relocate coils
Get rid of engine cover
Redo fuel rails
Relocate EVAC sensor
Relocate negative battery cable
Do some nice valve covers
Reroute injector harness to the back of engine
Redo some of the factory plastic wire looms with braided

BTW, all this stuff is in the thread in a DIY form. You'll just need to take the time to go through it.

Moreno1 · 01-07-2015, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwentyTen2SSRS

I really need some help with "where to start" with cleaning out my engine bay. Hoping to get this accomplished by show time.

For those of you who tackled this where did you start? I don't think I'll ever get to the level of some of you guys but what are the major things to do:move to make the best appearance?

Also, what pieces have people painted? Mechanically inclined but a little nervous about ripping whole engine apart..

Quote:

Originally Posted by blake-b

I'm going to relocate the ground cable from the passenger head to the driver's head. I'm just going to get the same size cable, only longer, and run it to the frame rail. I'm going to install a weld on nut to attach the cable to the frame.

There are many places to get a longer cable made or you can just buy one. I haven't gotten one yet because I'm not sure on the length I need. I'll know that after I get the engine back in.

I have the cable I had made in the garage. I just need to pull it out to measure it. It longer then the factory cable. There's picture in the thread of were I mounted it. I think I paid $10 including shipping.

TwentyTen2SSRS · 01-07-2015, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nathan Moreno

Hey Bud, welcome to the club

A lot of stuff you can get done on the weekend without having your car down.

This should keep you busy for a while, LOL

Relocate coils
Get rid of engine cover
Redo fuel rails
Relocate EVAC sensor
Relocate negative battery cable
Do some nice valve covers
Reroute injector harness to the back of engine
Redo some of the factory plastic wire looms with braided

BTW, all this stuff is in the thread in a DIY form. You'll just need to take the time to go through it.

Thanks! Are you saying the diy for the things you mentioned are in this thread or in the diy section in seperate thread?

Thanks! I'll have to spend some time. Some of it looked pretty intense to do. My engine cover is gone and now I'm looking at the engine and its a bit overwhelming and just wasn't sure where to "start"

Thanks for reply!

Moreno1 · 01-07-2015, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwentyTen2SSRS

Thanks! Are you saying the diy for the things you mentioned are in this thread or in the diy section in separate thread?

Thanks! I'll have to spend some time. Some of it looked pretty intense to do. My engine cover is gone and now I'm looking at the engine and its a bit overwhelming and just wasn't sure where to "start"

Thanks for reply!

Yes its in this thread. Thats why the moderators made it a sticky. So that folks could use it a reference. Feel free to ask any question as we all start somewhere. There's also a bunch of great folks on here that will help you out.

But my first recommendation is to go through this thread as a lot of what your looking to do has been documented.

Oh BTW, we all love pictures around here so the only prerequisite is that you post pics, LOL! I'm laughing but I'm not kidding. This

is pretty popular around here if we dont see pics.

TwentyTen2SSRS · 01-07-2015, 11:40 PM

No problem I will definitely post before and afters. I read through first oages and then it seemed to be a lot of people's experiences and so many pages!

I'm excited and hope to get started this weekend!

blake-b · 01-08-2015, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nathan Moreno

I have the cable I had made in the garage. I just need to pull it out to measure it. It longer then the factory cable. There's picture in the thread of were I mounted it. I think I paid $10 including shipping.

Please do! That would save me a little time!

Moreno1 · 01-08-2015, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TwentyTen2SSRS

No problem I will definitely post before and afters. I read through first oages and then it seemed to be a lot of people's experiences and so many pages!

I'm excited and hope to get started this weekend!

Hit us up with any questions

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Originally Posted by blake-b

Please do! That would save me a little time!

Dont worry about it bro, when I send you the pulleys I will just throw it in the box.

Its 16"

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blake-b · 01-08-2015, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Nathan Moreno

Hit us up with any questions

Dont worry about it bro, when I send you the pulleys I will just throw it in the box.

Its 16"

Wow... THANK YOU!

Moreno1 · 01-09-2015, 05:16 PM

Here a question for everybody. Any feedback would be great!!! I get PMs with this same question a lot.

Let’s say you’re starting off in your quest to clean up things. What would be some of the first things you do if you had an initial budget of say $300”?

Again, any feedback would be greatly appreciated as this would help a bunch

chriscamaro69z28 · 01-09-2015, 08:08 PM

me get rid of engine cover
do the fuel rail flip gets rid of a lot of unnecessary mess there c6 fuel line about 20-30 bucks
evap relocation from katech I think was 20 ish
reroute injector wires to back of engine about 20-30 in wires and soldering
nice holley valve covers about 180-220
paint coil packs 20 bucks
total is about 300 and makes it look a lot nice

TwentyTen2SSRS · 01-10-2015, 12:05 AM

Wow that is JUST what I needed although not to comfortable with the soldering part. Are holly valve covers come painted?

TwentyTen2SSRS · 01-10-2015, 12:06 AM

This is going to sound so bad... But what are the "coil packs"

01-07-2015, 06:19 PM	#2858
TwentyTen2SSRS Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,972 View My Garage	I really need some help with "where to start" with cleaning out my engine bay. Hoping to get this accomplished by show time. For those of you who tackled this where did you start? I don't think I'll ever get to the level of some of you guys but what are the major things to do:move to make the best appearance? Also, what pieces have people painted? Mechanically inclined but a little nervous about ripping whole engine apart.. __________________ Cold Air Inductions CAI • Stainless Power LT's with HFC's • Flowmaster American Thunder Cat Back • APEX Scoop and WW Relocation Kit • VMAX Ported Throttle Body • Custom Dyno Tune • Pfadt 1.25" Lowering Springs • ZL1 Rims on 275 front 315 Rear • custome underlay vinyl wrap • Anvil Spoiler • heritage grill • APR Front Splitter • Custom Emblempros emblems • ZL1 Side Skirts • 416.5 whp 410 torque (CURRENTLY) Up Next: BTR Stage 3 Cam and supporting mods (in garage now)

01-07-2015, 11:40 PM	#2863
TwentyTen2SSRS Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,972 View My Garage	No problem I will definitely post before and afters. I read through first oages and then it seemed to be a lot of people's experiences and so many pages! I'm excited and hope to get started this weekend! __________________ Cold Air Inductions CAI • Stainless Power LT's with HFC's • Flowmaster American Thunder Cat Back • APEX Scoop and WW Relocation Kit • VMAX Ported Throttle Body • Custom Dyno Tune • Pfadt 1.25" Lowering Springs • ZL1 Rims on 275 front 315 Rear • custome underlay vinyl wrap • Anvil Spoiler • heritage grill • APR Front Splitter • Custom Emblempros emblems • ZL1 Side Skirts • 416.5 whp 410 torque (CURRENTLY) Up Next: BTR Stage 3 Cam and supporting mods (in garage now)

01-09-2015, 08:08 PM	#2868
chriscamaro69z28 army life Drives: 2018 hyper blue zl1 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: clarksville, tn Posts: 868	me get rid of engine cover do the fuel rail flip gets rid of a lot of unnecessary mess there c6 fuel line about 20-30 bucks evap relocation from katech I think was 20 ish reroute injector wires to back of engine about 20-30 in wires and soldering nice holley valve covers about 180-220 paint coil packs 20 bucks total is about 300 and makes it look a lot nice __________________ Mods: lingenfelter 15% overdrive pulley, ATI balancer, kooks headers, DSX low side aux pump, DSX flex fuel, GPI stage 2 cam, trans tune, cat delete, rear seat delete, rotofab cai

01-10-2015, 12:05 AM	#2869
TwentyTen2SSRS Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,972 View My Garage	Wow that is JUST what I needed although not to comfortable with the soldering part. Are holly valve covers come painted? __________________ Cold Air Inductions CAI • Stainless Power LT's with HFC's • Flowmaster American Thunder Cat Back • APEX Scoop and WW Relocation Kit • VMAX Ported Throttle Body • Custom Dyno Tune • Pfadt 1.25" Lowering Springs • ZL1 Rims on 275 front 315 Rear • custome underlay vinyl wrap • Anvil Spoiler • heritage grill • APR Front Splitter • Custom Emblempros emblems • ZL1 Side Skirts • 416.5 whp 410 torque (CURRENTLY) Up Next: BTR Stage 3 Cam and supporting mods (in garage now)

01-10-2015, 12:06 AM	#2870
TwentyTen2SSRS Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,972 View My Garage	This is going to sound so bad... But what are the "coil packs" __________________ Cold Air Inductions CAI • Stainless Power LT's with HFC's • Flowmaster American Thunder Cat Back • APEX Scoop and WW Relocation Kit • VMAX Ported Throttle Body • Custom Dyno Tune • Pfadt 1.25" Lowering Springs • ZL1 Rims on 275 front 315 Rear • custome underlay vinyl wrap • Anvil Spoiler • heritage grill • APR Front Splitter • Custom Emblempros emblems • ZL1 Side Skirts • 416.5 whp 410 torque (CURRENTLY) Up Next: BTR Stage 3 Cam and supporting mods (in garage now)

01-04-2015, 10:25 PM	#2857
blake-b Drives: 2009 ZR1 Join Date: May 2010 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,205	I'm going to relocate the ground cable from the passenger head to the driver's head. I'm just going to get the same size cable, only longer, and run it to the frame rail. I'm going to install a weld on nut to attach the cable to the frame. There are many places to get a longer cable made or you can just buy one. I haven't gotten one yet because I'm not sure on the length I need. I'll know that after I get the engine back in.

01-09-2015, 05:16 PM	#2867
Moreno1 Drives: G5.R Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,377	Here a question for everybody. Any feedback would be great!!! I get PMs with this same question a lot. Let’s say you’re starting off in your quest to clean up things. What would be some of the first things you do if you had an initial budget of say $300”? Again, any feedback would be greatly appreciated as this would help a bunch

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