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[turbohf]

got the bushing that i fucked up in the tailshaft housing replaced.

cleaned the shit out of the transmission and started playing with that crap. putting the trans back together is a bitch. you need to assemble most the shaft then drop it into the case. its heavy, and no good way to hold onto it. and in fucking around with all this i seem to have manged to break the sprag. or it was just junk and i was trying to hold on. idk. damn bearings keep falling out. i gave up.

so ordering a sprag.

most this other shit looks like ill have it here before the weekend. so maybe ill get some heads on the motor this weekend.

[ratcityrex]

Did you get the upgraded Sprag or stick to stock?

[turbohf]

i ordered the cheapest one that looked like the one i have. checked for th400 and 4L80e. $13.

the upgraded one didnt look like a direct replacement, didnt feel like searching what was needed or not to put it in. one i seen was $58.

[turbohf]

PARTS!!!

GM Performance LS1/6 headgaskets, couple headbolts i was missing to make a set (motor came with most of a new set), and oil passage plug i buggered up. also not pictured is the sprag for the trans, just OE style replacement, no fancy 34 sprag whatever thing. $13shipped off ebay lol.

and a little win before the weekend

not sure you can tell but the clip is in, and holding that shit down! abvouisly i got the new sprag in there, and hopefully the trans is together the right way so i dont have to pull it back out and try again. lol.

thats it for now. ill probably finish engine/trans work sunday/monday when im off.

[turbohf]

MINT 

looks like i forgot to take a pic of where i left off, so here she is tucked away for the night.

threw the intake on to feel like more of a win. still need to clean the valve covers out really good, and put the pushrods/rockers in on the right side.


 

[turbohf]

im pretty pumped up, excited, stoked, whatever. maybe its because something is actually together and has taken shape.

i sent request to TCI on converter selection. once they hit me back im sure ill just buy whatever they recommend (as long as its not 1000bucks). looking to order a couple other things. and hit the junkyard for a couple.


I NEED THESE PARTS! PLEASE LMK IF YOU HAVE THEM FOR SALE.
steam port tube
knock sensors w/wires
coils w/wires&brackets
starter (smaller the better)
truck manifolds
411 ecu? (dbc)
engine harness for that ecu



 

[ratcityrex]

Ebay starter

[turbohf]

yup. saved already.
steam port shit - $60
starter - $40
truck manifolds - $80 (should be cheaper somewhere)
coils - seem to go for around $80-100...would like to find some for like 60
ecu - got one saved on ls1tech for $63


always looking for better deals you know... 

[crxvtec91]

Looking good.  What year coils are you looking for?

[Tim]

I have an ecu and harness, have to look at the number though.
truck manifolds.
Knock sensors

[turbohf]

Looking good.  What year coils are you looking for?

ones that work, and bolt to my valve covers.    ok, havent done much research on that. lol

I have an ecu and harness, have to look at the number though.
truck manifolds.
Knock sensors

cool, lmk.

[turbohf]

went to the junkyard this morning. lots of win, and fail...


so, lets see what we have:
-complete, uncut, was just sitting lonely in the engine bay of 2000 Silverado 5.3... and was the ONLY thing really still there worth a damn.
-throttle cable from the silverado. think it should work.
-throttle pedal from S10 Blazer. think i remembered denmah/Matt saying he used one on something and it was easy enough
-relay box from round body Taurus
-air temp sensor w/pigtail off Blazer
-turn signal plug off the Silverado (to maybe replace my burnt one in my Silverado, if i ever get around to it)
-alternator plug, and ~12" of battery lead off that.

total: $48.97 (with 9.something assrape sales tax) plus like $6 back if i can find the junk Galant alternator to return for core.

phone says i walked 1.21miles. damn.

the fail:
still no power steering pump
didnt look to hard for electric fan




that alternator is from a 2000 S10 Blazer 4.3L... and as you can see it fits 100% perfect. good plug location. uses all bolts, hell even uses the extra bracket on the back (i had it, so why not). its a 100amp alternator (vs the 102 of Camaro), and this one tested mint at 14.69v at autoparts store. and they are all over the junkyard. S10/Astro/Blazer 99-01 it looks like are same.
there you go. solid TECH/INFO. i swore i seen someone say they used one, and in lots of searching i seen one guy with one mounted.


relay box. again, seen someone on ls1tech talking about these. should work great for fan/pump/ign in my new harness.

forgot these the other night.

i heated this up and gave it a 180* turn so its not pointing at what is hopefully the spot for a turbo.

speaking of turbo

im just gonna put these right here... these are some Delphi 50lbs injectors that where in a box that came with my motor crap.


little test fit of all the accessories. i still need a timing cover gasket before i torque all this down final.


so thats it for now. OH.. i need an ECU (red/blue plug) for a 2000 Silverado now, obviously.

[turbohf]

ok, so i had to see it in the car...





 

[ratcityrex]

Looks good man!!

[Ntrain2k]

Looks good man!!

[turbohf]

ok this weeks mid weekend update (i have sun-tue off)...

went to the junkyard again

got a bunch of misc crap. some TH400 (it might have been a 350? whatever) linkages/brackets/hardware i needed. handful of OEM plastic EFI fuel hoses i hope to make work. what else? oh, a mild sun burn.


modulator bracket i got at the JY, cleaned up, installed mod. then took back off and lost the fuckin bracket. awesome. anyway these seem to be difficult to find for some reason?


shifter arm bracket thing. whatever, mine was missing.


tapping this sucked. taping holes in things isnt for me lol. going slow, precision, etc. bah.


transmission how i left it. waiting for a plug i should have ordered weeks ago. to plug of some feed something. internet told me to do it.
also ordered a new oil pan. so i guess im waiting for that also. but i can bolt the valve body on tomorrow at least.


this is cool. looked like one wasnt connected when i went to pull the column. and another ripped out.


more room now... but i pulled the column to make mods to it so it will work with aftermarket/mustang front end stuff. but sure will help not having it there to fab up a gas pedal.


pile of junk thats probably not going back in. 90* sweep gauges are junk.


oh, thats cool. steering wheel with cracks in it. along with the horn ring thats broken, this wont be going back in either.
or the broken parking brake thats not pictured.

at least the floor is solid...

found this when i pulled the stock gas pedal. after vacuuming, and poking it with a screw driver. anyway. ill throw some sound deadner over this soon, and the problem will be solved.

looks like im out of pictures.

ordered a couple parts that wont help the big picture, think i came up with a fueling solution. still have 3-10k in parts to order/fab/install, so stay tuned!


 

[ratcityrex]

So I guess from what I've read that the 68 and newer nova pedals Bolt right in to the factory spots on the firewall of the gen 1 and 2 novas. Then you just poke a hole in your firewall and run the cable in. Gonna check into that once I get to that point with mine.


BTW, local hardware stores and my local napa carry cup plugs for the valve body. And it wasn't the size that Jake said in his write up. It was a different size. Go back to my thread where I was molding the valve body. I wrote down the Dorman number. Think it's 005 or 006 or something like that.

[turbohf]

yup, i ordered it off your post lol. its at the parts store, just need to go get it.


shit. there have been a couple of those novas in the JY also. oh well. S10 pedal fits like shit. one of the bigger issues im seeing is where the throttle cable will poke thru. doesnt seem to be a legit spot. lots of angles on the nova fire wall that are the wrong direction. and one spot i liked the motion of the arm hit the heater box...or some metal thing behind the dash.
then i broke the pedal. lol. i went and got another one out of a venture or something.hope to hack the 2 together for some kind of win. or order the lokar shit. whatever.


im just going to sit here and stare at my intake manifold...

maybe touch myself some. 



btw. after waiting a month, im over it, and that is probably going to sit for a while before i even attempt to install it...

[turbohf]

throttle pedal...

tried a couple different things. S10 pedal, Venture pedal...dug the stock pedal linkage shit out stared at it. got ideas. threw that halfass back in. held all them up to it. mmm.

cut the S10 pedal up some. i think i can make it work almost stock style (more 68+ or lokar). shaft is the same size. etc. then im looking at the venture one after i had taken it part to cut up. throw it back together...



i got slightly creative. but mostly how GM made the pedal. i shimmed out the mounting holes to the firewall, ground the pedal arm for more pad (still needs little more). cable needs a little shimming also, like the piece i broke at the JY 



dont think im going to be running a booster with this setup lol.

[ratcityrex]

Looks pretty good man.

[turbohf]

transmission is together!

now lets hope the damn thing works LOL. as you can see i bought a brand new oil pan w/drain. black of course, dont line shiny. think its all together. all the brackets, mount, etc. just needs a converter, lines, yoke...?

oh yeah, is there, or should i buy some magnets to throw in the bottom of this pan?


and the left over parts...

some gaskets and orings also....and a whole bag of orings that never made it into the trans lol. not sure where they went, but i think i replaced them when i noticed.
it does have new:
oe style sprag
pump oring
pump gasket
shift shaft seal
valve body gaskets
rear housing gasket
rear housing seal
rear housing bushing
oil filter, gasket, pan.
Jakes free mods.

so i think my total is around $250 into this transmission.

going to call Jakes in the morning and hopefully buy a converter. 

[ratcityrex]

Dope. Let me know what converter he recomends. Because I'll probably need close to the same...lol

[turbohf]

Dope. Let me know what converter he recomends. Because I'll probably need close to the same...lol

talked to Josh @Jake's. he ran me threw it all. spent a bit of money, but whatever.
~3500 rpm stall (at 600hp)
billet cover
tig welded fins
anti balloon plate
9.5"
etc.
think he said 550 (might have been 650) + 30 shipping.    not very jew. but also from what i have read, going to be worth it. from what i have noticed most seem to spend between 550-750 for same billet goodness, 900+ for triple billet racing ballerness.

thats a lot of money between like $400 of motor, and 250 of trans lol...

[DSharp]

Transmissions don't really need all those damn parts.

[ratcityrex]

Your gonna love your converter. Going to make your car drive like a million bucks. Wish I had money to spend on mine.

[turbohf]

little update here, probably wont get much work done this weekend as im sick.

i did do a couple small things to the motor. put the front and rear covers, accessory drive, etc.



steering linkage stuff. ordered a 12" DD shaft, looks like it needs to be about 8.5" or so, probably needs a couple more test fits before any cutting.


i got coils. they are truck coils i think. fuel lines need a little tweak to clear, no big deal.


my converter showed up from Jake's Performance also:



~3500 rpm stall (at 600hp)
billet cover
tig welded fins
anti balloon plate
245mm/9.5" core
etc.


 

[ratcityrex]

Fuck yeah!!

[Random Hero]

if im doing it, im not putting needle bearings back in.



and really in my searching all i find is broken comp bearings, not stock ones. so not even sure i should bother. but for $160 its almost worth my piece of mind. also matt commented that he only does springs and has never had a failure.

you are retarded if you use those over the summit ones. the old comp ones failed because the snap rings they where ordering from china where to thin and would break when they got hot. summits are very thick. you will regret it if you leave them stock. i've probably seen 50+ of them sitting in the valve cover. get the summit ones.

[turbohf]

ok. so late weekend update. i didnt get too much done. but the shit i did get done was big win. at least in my book.

first off i bought some more things i needed. shipping UPS sucks as its like 8days from east coast. then i forgot that PA = rust...


so thats a lake a PB Blaster (my fav). probably spray that shit down some more over the next couple days. no real big deal with the manifolds, kinda would like the O2's broke free. but ill just weld them in like that if needed lol. speaking of, i might go sloppy status on my crossover pipe, there is plenty of 2" pipe under the Nova right now that someone was calling an exhaust system    anyway:
truck (aka turbo) manifolds w/EGR. not first choice, but got hooked up with deals.
O2 sensors
knock sensors
00'ish ECU.... from the looks of it it can be OS updated to 01+? to run the 3bar, fans, etc.??

got all that for like $90 shipped.



ok...so ill need to dig out some info here because someone asked about this....


this is:
MustangII drop spindle.
65'ish Nova front DRUM brake hub, turned down to fit into 98+ Camaro 12" brake rotor, and some extended Dorman studs (forgot the part number, but easy search)
Speedway wheel bearing kit for GM 11" rotors to MII spindles... should be this ~> http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Bearing-Seal-Kit-GM-11-Inch-Brakes-to-Mustang-II,9814.html

part numbers on studs and specs on the drum hubs might be in my build towards the beginning, but also all over the internet.

ok, so thats the simple part. just SWAP THE RACES! and pack bearings, etc. all pounded together like it should (ok, i have never done this before. but seems like it should).

me mocking up my brakes.

yup, some zip ties holding the pads in, got a couple bolts holding the caliper bracket at ok height. etc. precision. i tried to just eye ball the caliper to the center of the back side of the spindle, quick mock on the car shows to have a ton of steering angle before caliper bolt hits the lower arm. and even then im running 215's up front, sure they will hit the rail first.

helpful tip, only assemble one spindle at a time

making cardboard caliper brackets on the other side spindle.


trimmed down. all super ghetto. anyway. trimming it down to this L shape also helped me to only use one piece of 4x12" steel plate. so that was a bonus. also way easier to cut out. and only like 10bucks lol.

so it was hot in the garage. grinder started to sound like crap (was hot as hell), both my batteries died for drill, and i gave up right there.



btw. i have the set of caliper bracket adapters for the STOCK GM drum spindles/hubs to 98+ Camaro brackets for sale. only bolted up and driven around the block once lol.

that badass template may be for sale too when im done. gotta be worth like 100bucks+ lol....


 

[highroller54]

What made you go mustang deuce spindles?

How much are those brackets you are selling?