I'm curious to see if the '83 bellhousing will work with the stock fork as well. Looking forward to that update. Thanks again.
IROC Wagon Project
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I’ve been cleaning parts I already have and hunting down the parts I don’t have. Probably the biggest deal I’ve been working on is the engine.
I have the roller block, roller lifters and fast burn aluminum heads.
Have the roller rockers, stud girdle and guide plates.
I have the rods but they need to be bronze bushed for floating pins.
I have a ported Tuned Port intake manifold and plenum.
Have the nodular iron flywheel, the Center-Force clutch cover and disc.
I have the adapter to use a two piece rear main seal crank in a one piece rear main seal block.
Have the polished Z28 Valve Covers don’t know for sure if I need an inch or three quarter inch spacer to clear the roller rockers.
I’m chasing down leads on TPIS, AS&M or Accel intake runners. Also looking at a Scoggin-Dickey TPI intake. Haven’t decided on the specific camshaft yet or whether I’m going to use a small journal crankshaft or trade for a large journal crank. Need to purchase domed pistons to get to 12.5 - 13.5 - 1 end compression ratio. I’m going to run E85 so the high compression should be a breeze.
I’ve decided to use the Corvette exhaust manifolds for now. I’ve taken them apart and they’re headed for the powder coater. I can always change to the headers after I get them so they're worth looking at.
Dug the interior down of the shelves and have been purchasing pieces I don’t have or need to replace.
The rear floor cover is a whale to manhandle. This side looks good, unfortunately, the side that faces up, not so much.
Dug all the stainless out and need to send it out to be banged on and polished.
Finally found some clamps I didn’t have to remortgage the house on.
I let the chassis sit outside on Saturdays so it can keep its tan through the winter.
Once I get the bullet built and in the chassis, I can finish the exhaust and set the body down on the frame for the last time. Elbow grease, money and a little know how is all it takes to build one of these deals from the ground up, not necessarily in that order. …
Thanks for asking. … 8)
I’ve been cleaning parts I already have and hunting down the parts I don’t have. Probably the biggest deal I’ve been working on is the engine.
I have the roller block, roller lifters and fast burn aluminum heads.
Have the roller rockers, stud girdle and guide plates.
I have the rods but they need to be bronze bushed for floating pins.
I have a ported Tuned Port intake manifold and plenum.
Have the nodular iron flywheel, the Center-Force clutch cover and disc.
I have the adapter to use a two piece rear main seal crank in a one piece rear main seal block.
Have the polished Z28 Valve Covers don’t know for sure if I need an inch or three quarter inch spacer to clear the roller rockers.
I’m chasing down leads on TPIS, AS&M or Accel intake runners. Also looking at a Scoggin-Dickey TPI intake. Haven’t decided on the specific camshaft yet or whether I’m going to use a small journal crankshaft or trade for a large journal crank. Need to purchase domed pistons to get to 12.5 - 13.5 - 1 end compression ratio. I’m going to run E85 so the high compression should be a breeze.
I’ve decided to use the Corvette exhaust manifolds for now. I’ve taken them apart and they’re headed for the powder coater. I can always change to the headers after I get them so they're worth looking at.
Dug the interior down of the shelves and have been purchasing pieces I don’t have or need to replace.
The rear floor cover is a whale to manhandle. This side looks good, unfortunately, the side that faces up, not so much.
Dug all the stainless out and need to send it out to be banged on and polished.
Finally found some clamps I didn’t have to remortgage the house on.
I let the chassis sit outside on Saturdays so it can keep its tan through the winter.
Once I get the bullet built and in the chassis, I can finish the exhaust and set the body down on the frame for the last time. Elbow grease, money and a little know how is all it takes to build one of these deals from the ground up, not necessarily in that order. …
Thanks for asking. … 8)
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You've got alot of bits & pieces there. Its looking pretty good though. I love those valve covers when they're polished up like that. I have a pair on my Monte, and they're starting to look a bit tired. I'd like to get them cleaned up & shiny like yours. Must be nice to have your chassis keep its tan in the wintertime. Can't do that up here (at least you can't most Saturdays). Good luck with the parts hunting.
Well, I'm a little deflated. I couldn't figure out where all my photos went that I had linked onto the site from webshots . Apparently, webshots was sold and the new owners gave the users until 01 December to get their junk copied. I totally missed all that and thus the reason for the big gaping holes where photos used to reside that now say Temporally Unavailable.
I really liked webshots, all my photos were stored there, each project or restoration in a separate file. The new site is called Smile, looks like some touchy-feely site I’m not gonna like and oh yeah, I’m not smiling. I read that a lot of the photo sites (Flicker, Snapfish, Shutterfly and etc .) are having a time of it staying afloat. That said, not sure what the answer is other than maybe cloud storage. Even that seems questionable if one ponders it for too long.
Truth is I barely have the time to post in the first place let alone have to go back after the fact and reinvent the wheel. That said, I don’t know if I’ll go back and fill the holes or not. Note to self: Keep your photos on the site your blog is on.
Got some time off for the holiday, but I’ve been working more on the shop than the car. It’s easy to let stuff slide when your eye is on the ball. Not like the roof was cavin’ in or anything, just a lot of things I’ve been meaning to do. Hang up some pegboard, wheels for hanging hoses, and sorting through all the crap in boxes on my racks. Not only do I have stuff you didn’t know I had, I got stuff I didn’t know I had.
I was going to wait until the motor was done before I dropped the body back on the frame but have since decided to plow forward. Can’t really work on the interior while it’s hanging and it’s holding me up. I’m not going to rush the motor so I’ll rethink my plan a little. SO, next week, I plan to do the body drop. I'll be sure to post some photos once I get going.
Wanted to say also that every single piece/part/component I’ve purchased from members of this site and/or Malibu Racing has been as advertised and in a lot of cases better than advertised. SO much so that I’ve bought some parts I don’t even need….yet. What a great bunch of folks to be associated with!
Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas or a great whatever you celebrate. …
Scott. … 🙂
I really liked webshots, all my photos were stored there, each project or restoration in a separate file. The new site is called Smile, looks like some touchy-feely site I’m not gonna like and oh yeah, I’m not smiling. I read that a lot of the photo sites (Flicker, Snapfish, Shutterfly and etc .) are having a time of it staying afloat. That said, not sure what the answer is other than maybe cloud storage. Even that seems questionable if one ponders it for too long.
Truth is I barely have the time to post in the first place let alone have to go back after the fact and reinvent the wheel. That said, I don’t know if I’ll go back and fill the holes or not. Note to self: Keep your photos on the site your blog is on.
Got some time off for the holiday, but I’ve been working more on the shop than the car. It’s easy to let stuff slide when your eye is on the ball. Not like the roof was cavin’ in or anything, just a lot of things I’ve been meaning to do. Hang up some pegboard, wheels for hanging hoses, and sorting through all the crap in boxes on my racks. Not only do I have stuff you didn’t know I had, I got stuff I didn’t know I had.
I was going to wait until the motor was done before I dropped the body back on the frame but have since decided to plow forward. Can’t really work on the interior while it’s hanging and it’s holding me up. I’m not going to rush the motor so I’ll rethink my plan a little. SO, next week, I plan to do the body drop. I'll be sure to post some photos once I get going.
Wanted to say also that every single piece/part/component I’ve purchased from members of this site and/or Malibu Racing has been as advertised and in a lot of cases better than advertised. SO much so that I’ve bought some parts I don’t even need….yet. What a great bunch of folks to be associated with!
Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas or a great whatever you celebrate. …
Scott. … 🙂
Thanks very much for the update. I know that even though our projects are near and dear to us, life still goes on.
I've dealt with some of the members here, and had the same success-good people to deal with.
Merry Christmas to you & yours Scott. Hope your project continues to progress in 2013.
I've dealt with some of the members here, and had the same success-good people to deal with.
Merry Christmas to you & yours Scott. Hope your project continues to progress in 2013.
Hey Scott,
Good to see that you're still with us. Sorry to hear about your online photos getting lost in cyberspace.
Keep us updated on your progress.
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays. All the best in 2013.
Good to see that you're still with us. Sorry to hear about your online photos getting lost in cyberspace.
Keep us updated on your progress.
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays. All the best in 2013.
Well, as previously stated I went ahead and dropped the body on the chassis today. I have to say it seemed a little anticlimactic after working on the chassis forever or at least so it seems. Anyway, with the body sitting comfortably on the frame and a couple of bolts started, I called it a day.
Tomorrow I’ll start measuring so I can get the thing squared up on the frame and ultimately cinch it down for good. 8)
Tomorrow I’ll start measuring so I can get the thing squared up on the frame and ultimately cinch it down for good. 8)
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I started off looking for a set of AS&M runners for my Tuned Port. Had a deal going with a guy and I wasn’t sure it would work out so I made a deal with another seller. Both deals came through and so I ended up with a set of Accel and a set of AS$M runners.
The differences are subtle and that, in my opinion, is what makes them so cool. If a person looks under the hood of a car with SLP, Lingenfelter or Edelbrock runners, they can tell right away the motors been heated up. With the AS&M or Accel runners, one would have to be particularly up on the L98 Tuned Port to notice the difference. Every little extra bit of air through the motor means more power. :arrow: :arrow: :arrow: :arrow:
The differences are subtle and that, in my opinion, is what makes them so cool. If a person looks under the hood of a car with SLP, Lingenfelter or Edelbrock runners, they can tell right away the motors been heated up. With the AS&M or Accel runners, one would have to be particularly up on the L98 Tuned Port to notice the difference. Every little extra bit of air through the motor means more power. :arrow: :arrow: :arrow: :arrow:
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