1980 Pontiac LeMans Station Wagon - G-T-faux (stuck with it, and can't shake it... like a bad case of herpes)

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motorheadmike

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What kinda wheels are they?

Ronal R15 aka the same wheels that came on the early 90s Pontiac Firehawk. Because this is a Poncho inspired build after all.
 

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What are the adapters for?​

Fitting the NPT sending units to the metric block. Those adapters cost about $12 new.
 

motorheadmike

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Ah I miss read . Thought they were wheel adapters​

Oh yeah, those too - LOL! I was just using those for test fitting purposes. Depending on how much the tires bulge on the rims (some is expected/wanted) I may have to run a spacer/adapter to make it all work. I will be rolling the fender lips soon (rubbing is okay, cutting is bad).
 

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If you couldn't tell in the pics the garage was turning into a pig-sty. So I spent the afternoon cleaning up... after I installed the freshly painted balancer and pinned the crank. I really appreciated the pneumatic drill I picked up before Christmas which helped make short work of the job. Added a drop of red Loctite to the pin, and set it flush with the hub (because if this ever needs to come apart I want some material to work with/weld to).

Because you never know when you might want to supercharge something.

Then I ran in the ARP balancer bolt and torqued it down. Tried torquing downward to get the 235ft/lb spec, but that lifted me off the ground. Went the other way and did a healthy deadlift to get it done.
 

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Supercharging is always the right thing to do....I tried to talk a friend into letting me install one of my spare m90s on his cavalier once lol
 

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Pinning the crank is a gimmi when you have be it the far apart.
 
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motorheadmike

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...and this is why we mock things up before attempting to install them in the car. The AC compressor bracket interfered with the PS mount and adapter plate. So a little chopping, drilling, grinding, and swearing and we have some much needed room. I opened the mount up to accept a 3/4" bolt which should work out just fine. I may or may not add another bolt to the mount/adapter, as this is the compression side of the engine it is unlikely that it will be necessary.

Also got the rest of the accessories test fitted, the steam line run (requires paint and clamps), 160* thermostat in, Turnone pulley on, and the nitrous install started.
 

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