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Nice!

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I finally got the engine home (Thanks Gary !!).........So, the first thing I did was to swap out the stock oil pan for the Holley 302-1 pan.........Gotta love the new gasketing systems........a heck of a lot better than the old cork and rubber leakers......LOL...While changing the Pan I noticed that GM left out a plug in the block that was meant for the Integral Oil pan Oil Cooler .......The engine didn't come with that cooler so I don't understand why they didn't put it in.....not a big deal, but I had to order one and it mounts behind the motor mount adaptor plate and the motor mounts....so...If I install the engine and it just happens to work out that everything fits......I would have to take back out again to put that stupid plug in.......So....I started getting the new A/C system ready for install....then in looking at the original wiring and fuse panel under the dash, I decided to basically rewire the car and get away from the Glass Fuse system.........I was amazed at how simple the original fuse panel is with limited fusing and circuits.........I will leave the rear body harness alone and rewire the rest using an American Autowire Classic update system.........Oh Well........I have to do it correctly......with the dual fan set-up for cooling and the Intercooler pump,Fuel Pump and everything else that go's with the new drivetrain.......it just makes sense.......Also....I sent the dash cluster out for stripping of the Chrome.....It's stripped, now I need to get it painted for the Dakota Digital Gauge install.......


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You go Ken!

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he can probably do these in his sleep now [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/santa.gif[/img]

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Nice!

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Subscribed [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] or was I already [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Dan

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While waiting for the new wiring kit to arrive I converted the stock heater controls over to the Vintage Air electronic set-up......I could have installed the A/C unit but I figured it would have gotten in the way while rewiring....also while the engine was out.....I noticed that the frame mounts that were welded in by the original builder were not parallel to each other......and I noticed that the rubber engine mounts had taken a set to the angle being out of position........I figured that since it worked before...........LOL.......As you can see in the pictures the engine fits in the 57 perfectly with the stock Camaro exhaust manifolds .........got Lucky.....Till I went to put the motor mount bolts in...........Close but no cigar.........Gonna pull the engine back out and cut the mounts out and do it correctly..........Just can't put it together in that &quot;Bind&quot; condition.........


Stock Heater controller


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with the Electronic conversion


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Wow you work quickly! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

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Nice - you know that it's a great build when attention is paid to the details that no one will ever see. Way to go!

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Well, other than &quot;wow&quot;, all I can say, with as much affection as can accompany these words: &quot;I hate you.&quot;
1. You make me feel like a fossil for doing my old school build on the 68 El Camino.
2. I passed on a few Nomads over the years, and now the prices are just out of sight. I am jealous.
3. Today, I have to make my third trip to the machine shop. Tonight, I will be setting up the cam button, and installing a crank. Pistons and rods go in tomorrow nite.
4. MAYBE tomorrow nite will have time to degree the cam (thanks for the cool Crane roller Eric) and checking rocker geometry so I can order push rods.

All the while you get to play &quot;connect and cruise&quot; and will probably have this thing on the road before I get custom length push rods delivered.

Don't know if you are ever on the Garage Journal site, but they have a saying over there: YOU SUCK.

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LOL...............Yep.....It's that time in my life to enjoy what I have worked for all my life........Charley taught me how to spend &quot;Her&quot; money..........LOL

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Hey Ken, purely curious... I've noticed in a few builds you've used exhaust manifolds and not headers. Any specific reason why? I have only dabbled with the LS platform once and am seeking education.

Thanks,
Dan

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MosportGreen66</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hey Ken, purely curious... I've noticed in a few builds you've used exhaust manifolds and not headers. Any specific reason why? I have only dabbled with the LS platform once and am seeking education.

Thanks,
Dan </div></div>


If I was going to race the car then I might have considered Headers......But.....Cast manifolds eliminate a lot of clearance issues ...........Plus......She's catching on and starting to hide her purse.........

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Wow, lots of cool new parts into this old ride.
Gonna be a great driving Nomad!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kwhizz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Plus......She's catching on and starting to hide her purse......... </div></div>

Time to get that woman a bigger purse! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

Re: 57 Nomad Project.........
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kwhizz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Plus......She's catching on and starting to hide her purse......... </div></div>

Time to get that woman a bigger purse! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img] </div></div>

OR pay particular attention to her sleep habits! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/cool.gif[/img]

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Things are moving from the waiting for &quot;Stuff&quot; mode to the Get'r Done mode.......... Thanks to Donny Bock at American Autowire I now have the right stuff to upgrade the Nomad......


We are going to replace the &quot;Old&quot; with the &quot;New&quot;


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Then........It's kind of hard to see how far out the frame mounts are......I made the Aluminum Jig to the 16.5&quot; centerline as required and the mounts are way out.......I cut them out and will modify them correctly......


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Also.....after test fitting the engine in the car.......It became apparent that my plan to mount the A/C compressor down low like I did in the Chevelle just wasn't going to work.......Darn......Mounting the compressor up high on a LSA engine is not that simple.........so.........I decided to bite the Bullet and buy a Concept 1 front drive system.........and with this system I had to remove the front snout assy from the engine so I can send it to Lingenfelter to get a new Hub installed on the Supercharger shaft for the Concept 1 Pulley......


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Here we go............

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[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

Re: 57 Nomad Project.........
 

I finally got the motor mount situation corrected.......Lets just say the old engine fit.......but it wasn't correct....I cut out the mounts and basically raised the mount position 1/4&quot; to give me a little more pan clearance and made the mounts the same height relative to the frame (there was 3/16 difference)........I welded the spacer plate to the cut off mount......used my Jig and bolted the mounts in ......after everything checked out I welded them in......Side story........I have a good 110 volt Miller wire welder and got an education about extension cords......LOL.......I now have a new 12 Gauge wire one in the garage..........&quot;I are Smart&quot; now.........


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Cleaned and painted the mounts and put the engine back in.......Fits &quot;Perfect&quot;.......Still waiting for the Supercharger &quot;snout&quot; to come back from Lingenfelter with the pulley mod for the Concept 1 Front Drive set-up......So...I started the wiring process with American Autowire Classic update kit ....Here are some pic's


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Ken, your motivation on these projects is incredible.

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Jeepers! And I thought I was motivated today installing the new bumper on my Suburban out in the driveway. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Jeepers! And I thought I was motivated today installing the new bumper on my Suburban out in the driveway. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] </div></div>

If you're in New Jersy -- the weather is not norm to working out in the drive bolting stuff on your truck ... enjoy the change!! TAZ

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70 degrees and working in a dirty tank-top in true Joysey Style, baby!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VintageMusclecar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ken, your motivation on these projects is incredible. </div></div>

Times two!!

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In retrospect..........I can't even imagine trying to get all the electrical power required for this conversion thru the stock fuse panel.....Thanks to Donny Bock at AAW for pushing me into the rewire....In the mean time I have a good portion of all the wires run ......the mass of wires in earlier pictures are now in place and just need to be zip tied in place after getting the Dakota Digital modules wired and in place........I also have the new A/C unit installed under the dash and everything wired......the Supercharger snout should be coming back from Lingenfelter next week and the new front drive should be showing up also.....I also did some checking on Transmission dimensions and it looks like I have to move the trans mount back 3 1/2&quot; on the frame from where the 700R4 was........Time to move the car's around and get the 57 up on the lift ........

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That brake pedal looks lonely... Crash

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Ken. Now that Crash brought it up: Does GM sell this engine kit with a 6 speed?

I really like being &quot;involved&quot; with the car.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xplantdad</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VintageMusclecar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ken, your motivation on these projects is incredible. </div></div>

Times two!! </div></div>

Agreed!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lynn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ken. Now that Crash brought it up: Does GM sell this engine kit with a 6 speed?

I really like being &quot;involved&quot; with the car. </div></div>


Yes.........

Re: 57 Nomad Project.........
 

A little update......Still waiting for the new Front Drive to show up,...The Supercharger snout is still at Lingenfelter Performance for mod's....and the stock dash gauge housing was sent out for stripping to get the chrome off and ready for paint.....that will be painted and ready for final assy in the Dash next week ....so.....After finishing up the basic wiring under the dash.......the next big wiring issue is getting the Dakota Digital modules in and wired........there are three modules....the main VHX module......the Fan Control module.........and the GPS Speedometer module........Got everything hooked up and decided to take the Speedometer module out of the box and plug it in........ The Voltmeter guy does it again....Got Lucky (so Far) as the basic functions even work........LOL


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Speedy LS guy!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xplantdad</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Speedy LS guy!</div></div>

Normally, Imodium will provide relief ... LOL (sorry, had to) TAZ

Have a HAPPY AND SAFE NEW YEAR!!!

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Got a few things buttoned up today.........Got the modern Wonder Bar radio installed.....am/fm stereo, Sirius, Bluetooth........Neet !!!.....Also go some neat Speakers and Tweeters that are matched to the system.....I also got all the OEM converted Heat/ AC controls in and finished all the internal wiring....dash lights are all hooked up also......Time for a Nap!!!

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Ken -- do you ever sleep??!!!?

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: earntaz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ken -- do you ever sleep??!!!? </div></div>

he took a nap!

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Ya with one eye open LOL

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I finished off a lot of little details on the inside of the car that take time, but don't show well with pictures.........I have all of the wiring for the A/C unit completed........also got the front and rear speakers all wired up and installed.......I bought some custom autosound kick panels that were set up for speakers.........I ordered them without the speakers as I already bought my own.....Killer sound system.......Now I'm back into the waiting mode for more parts to show up....But...The break in the action was good because I had the time to get all the wiring details wrapped up.......also got additional courtesy lighting under the dash installed and finished.......

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You ever consider building hotrods for a living?

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VintageMusclecar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You ever consider building hotrods for a living? </div></div>


Eric...................Actually, back in the mid 80's we had a Street Rod shop.....We were pretty successful......Did work on the 86 or 87 NSRA Give Away car........Built a car for Willie &quot;G&quot; Davidson and others (for the time High End cars)..........unfortunately......my Partner was a crook and we all know how that works out.......Pretty Sad.....But...Life goes on........Like that old saying goes....&quot;The trouble with Partners &quot;IS&quot; Partners&quot;

Ken

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That definitely explains things. I really admire your ability to see these projects through so quickly and thoroughly--now I know where that comes from lol.

You certainly have &quot;the knack&quot;. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]