Funny how their company logo is a 5th gen, but no water pump for us. :facepalm:

Wow Indy, Love your how you used the braided sheath for your coil harness! That's so much better than what I did :thumbup:. That's whats great about us sharing our idea and how we are doing things. Because the next person that comes along can piggy back and come with up with a better idea on how to do things. So we all benefit, GREAT job again Indy :thumbup:. To quote Ph4r, when it comes time for him to tackle his project, he has a "great reference".

Great write also. I agree, this biggest challenge was trying to drill the hole on the drivers side. Simply because of all the hard lines. Now if you would have taken 572HP's advice and pulled out all your front drive, then it would have been a piece of cake :paddle:

Synner, good idea.

OK, I was able to make some time to work on the fuse box bracket. Again big SHOUT out for Kyle aka NC-V!!!!!!!!!!! If not for his help and guidance, I would be totally lost............Thanks again Bro :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

These photo are my mock up........ I going to do a final version once I get all the measurements I need. I am using a 1.25" strip of 16 gauge stainless. Some of the stuff I did, I didn't take pics because I get hung up on doing the work vs thinking to take a picture of each step.

The first thing I did was to get measure the degrees I would need to bend the stainless strip. I used my I-phone to get these reading.

NOTE: I will document all these angles and degrees when I'm done. This will save anybody attempting to do this from taking out their wheel wells 20 times to fit and test fit everything to make sure the box clear the hood strut, etc...... I lost count how many times I had to install and remove the wheel well.

Once I had the degrees down, I clamped the strip with the vise grip and used the I-phone to tell me how much I would need to bend the strip.

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/...319/004-13.jpg

I used a piece of wood to tap on with the hammer protecting the stainless from marks. It also gave me a crisp line vs just pushing down and applying pressure on the strip to get my bend.

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/...319/008-10.jpg

So a little more measuring.......

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/...319/006-10.jpg

And a little more ........

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/...319/007-11.jpg

I did my first bend for the upper mount in a straight line. As you can see from this picture.

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/...7319/018-8.jpg

Well, after doing a test fit, what I didn't realized was the top frame were it will be mount is curved. The curvature is enough to throw off were I was going to bolt it o the lower frame rail by about an inch. To compensate, I re-straiten the strip and made a new bend at an angle.I knew how much of an angle I needed by placing the piece on the bottom were I was going to mount it. Than measuring the gap between the strip and the frame which was about a quarter of an inch. That's the difference you're seeing below.

NOTE: I wish I had taken more pictures to make explaining it easier but it hard to remember when your enthralled in the mist trying to figures this out as you go yourself.

What your seeing here is the top section that will be mounted to the top frame. The straight line was I made my first bend. When I did a test fit, I realized the because the frame is curved, if I just made a straight bend, the degree of the curvature in the frame would through off were I was going to be bolting the strip on the lower frame rail. So I had to compensate for the curvature by making my top bend at an angle.

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/...7319/021-9.jpg


I had to stop and make a run to Home Depot and get some angle iron. I cut two pieces to put between the vise so that the teeth wouldn't mark up the strip when I clamped it down.

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/...7319/024-6.jpg

This is a shot of my mock up.....

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/...7319/028-5.jpg

I went ahead and got rid of my over flow tank while I was at it.

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/...7319/032-5.jpg

This shot shows how nasty the factory paint is. Also the harness for the head lights looks like crap. From the factory, the heads lights a marked with a several different color markers which also looks like crap. So I already know I will be removing them along with the front end and cleaning/ detailing that whole area. I know, I know :paddle::paddle::paddle:

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/...7319/033-4.jpg

To mount the bolt to the top frame, there's no access to put a nut behind it. So again thanks to Kyle, he recommended I use a nutsert. I didn't even know what a nutsert was or what the heck he was talking about till I goggled it.

I did blow about two hours going to HD, Lowes, Aces, Auto-zone, Napa and nobody carried them. I finally found a local hardware store, "Hanks" that had them. The only challenge is they were oust of the size I needed. So I'm have to called them on Monday to see if they can order me the size I need. I hope they can sell me just one, because they had them in quantities of 25 for $21, OUCH!

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1230104.jpg

Thanks again Kyle for all the guidance and help, can't thank you enough!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Stay tuned.....

bro you are going all out huh? looking good man

Great write up and pics. Going to help me a great deal when I start mine.:thumbup:

hey nathan i have some 1/4 -20 steel nutserts if you need one

Sorry Nathan! I forgot to put that angle for the upper mounting point in the email, my bad. Looking good though! Really looking forward to seeing all this work come together!

Does anyone have a size for the factory bolts for the coil packs? I don't have access to my car at the moment and would like to get some order.

Thanks in advance!

Thanks bmbbl! unfortunately the bolt I'm using is 3/8 :(

Seriously, come on man! Your the only reason I had the confidence to attack this is because how detailed you explained everything to me. So what if you left one small step out the complete outline you gave me. Kept it interesting for me.

I know 572HP replaced his so he should have the size. When he post, I'll update the OP to include those for future reference.

6-1.00x25mm

Here's the part number ARP 770-1002 and link below.

http://www.summitracing.com/search/?...770-1002&dds=1

I'll confirm that size. I bought 134-2301 (LS1/LS2 Coil bracket bolts kit black oxide). This kit contains 10 bolts that you won't use...so don't waste your money on the kit. Just buy that size bolts.

Never heard of nutserts...learn something new every day!

Looking very good Nathan! Indy, your coils look awesome!

I'm going to order me one of the black anodized overflow tanks. NC-V, where did you mount this? Down low on the frame by the radiator outlet? This isn't too far down to be able to draw coolant back up? I've got to get rid of that overflow tank! I want to use the space to install me a small fuse/relay box for add-ons. I'm planning on putting the new fuse box down close to the frame where the overflow bottle was. I'll probably have to access it by removing the wheel and inner liner. I may create a shield so that you won't see the new box from the engine bay.

I have already cleaned up the back of the headlights and put on the braided sleeving for that wiring. I also installed the JDP RGB halo kit. I have torn apart their harness, and wiring it in a little better for my taste. Great kit by the way.

I didn't get a whole lot done with the car this weekend, but I think I have all of the parts now. I went over to Mike's today (thepowdercoater.com) (yeah...Nathan, you know him well). He powdered my tank and a few brackets. Awesome work, as usual. I think it looks just as good as having it anodized, and it was 1/7 the cost.

I spent a little time trying to get the AC belt back on. I don't have the special tool. Any tricks from anyone?

Thanks guys! I figured if I put a lot of the thoughts I had running through my when when I installed them - it might help somebody in the future. I used Nathan's pics and guidance quite a bit on it. Mine was just a bit more challenging because I did not have as many things removed as him - but it is still doable (and requires patience)! ;)

Just like everybody - I have had a few of my own "oh crap what have I gotten myself into :confused0068:" moments.. But the end result is gonna be awesome and further my cars "unique factor"! After all, CAMAROFEST3 is coming to my hometown - I gotta be ready (maybe I will even meet some of you guys)!:drinking: