MONTE CARLO "COPO" Monte Carlo SS - Turbosaurus Build (Swinging Dick Racing's c*ck got bent... she bounced a little too high & hard, & came down awkwardly)
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So just a quick update on the cam in the 4.hate. Tilt your noggin:
Tilt it to the right, dummy.
So what? Well here's an equally "large" cam in a 4.8L and how it makes/carries the power:
Basically you're going to need to shift it around 7400rpm to make use of the area under the curve.
Tilt it to the right, dummy.
So what? Well here's an equally "large" cam in a 4.8L and how it makes/carries the power:
Basically you're going to need to shift it around 7400rpm to make use of the area under the curve.
Need some floor space for the next stage of the project - so I cleaned up the PS fender liner and gave it a little protection, and slammed it in place.
I love _-_-_-_!
I love _-_-_-_!
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The next stage of this project involves a few initiatives:
1. Fix the floor;
2. Paint and swap the dash (gut the insulation)
3. Change the quarter glass and trim;
4. Do some more of the colour change;
5. Build a shifter/console bracket;
6. Swap out the bench column for a tilt unit; and
7. Install floor shifter and console.
With the loss of my air compressor I am dealing with some serious setbacks. Never realized how much I came to depend on it over the last decade. Thankfully I still have my wits about me... and tools powered by magic pixies.
Anyway... I pulled the seats and carpet out, scraped up the useless seam sealer (hint: your rust free G-Body isn't), and assessed the situation. Overall it is as expected - and only have one small patch to make on the driver's front. Typical stuff. I'll POR-15 it and call it a day.
Note that little white pad on the floor board - in all my years of working on these cars I have never seen that. Probably exhaust/cat insulation for the Buick V6. Weird.
Other than that I just slid under the car and laid there for a while coming to grips with the fact this car will be back on the road again this year. Wild.
1. Fix the floor;
2. Paint and swap the dash (gut the insulation)
3. Change the quarter glass and trim;
4. Do some more of the colour change;
5. Build a shifter/console bracket;
6. Swap out the bench column for a tilt unit; and
7. Install floor shifter and console.
With the loss of my air compressor I am dealing with some serious setbacks. Never realized how much I came to depend on it over the last decade. Thankfully I still have my wits about me... and tools powered by magic pixies.
Anyway... I pulled the seats and carpet out, scraped up the useless seam sealer (hint: your rust free G-Body isn't), and assessed the situation. Overall it is as expected - and only have one small patch to make on the driver's front. Typical stuff. I'll POR-15 it and call it a day.
Note that little white pad on the floor board - in all my years of working on these cars I have never seen that. Probably exhaust/cat insulation for the Buick V6. Weird.
Other than that I just slid under the car and laid there for a while coming to grips with the fact this car will be back on the road again this year. Wild.
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Where there was once a hole now there is none.
You can taste the quality.
Good enough for the girls I go out with.
Goop a little seam sealer in there and call it a day.
You can taste the quality.
Good enough for the girls I go out with.
Goop a little seam sealer in there and call it a day.
So I started shopping online for some seam sealer, and next thing I know I have a couple of quarts of epoxy primer and black paint on the way from Eastwood. How does a $7 tube of seam sealer turn into a $250 paint order? Damn you free shipping to Canada... damn you!!!
Also you guys are going to be so disappointed if you think this is going to be a nice spray job. LOL. Gonna be functional at best - assuming it doesn't fly off with the pressure washer.
Also you guys are going to be so disappointed if you think this is going to be a nice spray job. LOL. Gonna be functional at best - assuming it doesn't fly off with the pressure washer.
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