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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Well......I guess I was Lucky that the car didn't have a posi unit in it when I bought it (if it did I probably wouldn't have taken it apart)

.......After getting a posi unit and dropping the rear end off at Chassis Service for installation........... .........I go over there today and I was shown what was going on in the assy...........In disassembly the shaft that has to be removed to get the axles out was marred and scored so bad it to be cut off with a cut off wheel to get it out......also the rear was filled with motor oil rather than heavy weight oil.......and both axles are shot in the bearing area..........so......New Ring and pinion, bearings , and axles are on their way........Darn$$$$$$$</div></div>

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That'll buff right out! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

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Better call the guy you sold the motor to and tell him to make sure the gear oil didn't wind up on the wrong end.

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Surprised there weren't banana peels in there... or was that sawdust the oldtimers used to fix a noisy rear diff? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]

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holy crap your having all the fun !!!

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Yikes!!

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Got the Dyna-mat installed today.......Got the front sway bar re-installed......and the new fuse panel from American Autowire installed along with all new wiring started........Engine/Trans go's in tomorrow....


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Ken

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Started out the day with the goal of getting the Holley pan on and getting the engine test fit in the car.........I anticipate having to notch the pan for the steering linkage so I just bolted it on with a couple of bolts........the Camaro also comes with a pretty neat oil cooler, if I have the room I'm going to try and keep that option as with the Holley pan there is a reduced oil capacity and it would be only a good thing..........The cooler uses engine coolant and circulates it and the oil thru the Heat exchanger to cool the oil.....the fitting that feeds the coolant to the unit is on the side of the block and it was going to be in the way of the Dirty Dingo slider mounts......so .....when taking everything off and removing the fitting........the threads &quot;Galled&quot; up and created another issue to be corrected downstream........LOL........


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Ken

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Aluminum threads are very sensitive......

&quot;Gall&quot; Darn it.

Ryan

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An easy fix for you....if you got past the NU-Yawker....everything else is a piece of cake [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

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So.....Now I'm getting excited.......All the issues are close to being exposed......I go to move the engine into the car and one of my Chinese casters on my Chinese made Engine Lift decide break off at the swivel plate.......I hope the Company that made that extra money by selling me that piece of Chinese &quot;Crap&quot; is happy.......as I am stupid for buying it.......Damm......I'm this close and dead in the water.......LOL..........I end up welding everything back together and continued back on..........My biggest concern was if the Supercharger would fit under the stock hood.......I didn't bolt the trans on at this time as I know I will have to do some hammer clearance and just wanted to deal with the engine issues first.........Since the stock Camaro exhaust manifolds worked out perfectly in the Impala.....I thought I would give them a try here also, But......it seems the mounting flanges are about a 1/4&quot; per side too wide to fit in the frame as installed on the engine.....so I removed them for a future modification.........I dropped the engine right in at this point.....plenty of pan clearance and it appears there is plenty of clearance on top so the hood should clear also.............Feeling pretty good right about now.....The stock Chevelle frame engine mounts extent forward of the crossmember and everything fits.......But.....they get in the way of the oil cooler fitting and take up space needed for my A/C compressor .....(Can't mount the Compressor high because of the Supercharger Belt system).....so......after getting the trans in.....I'll make a new engine mounting system so the mounts are centered on the crossmember ...........Feeling Pretty good right about now!!.....


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Well Done! She looks Right at Home [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

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&quot;Excited&quot; Guy. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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Looking good Ken! Was great meeting you and your wife at Muscelecar adventures. Enjoyed visiting with you and like I said , it is great following your builds online! Dave

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Crazy cool Ken! BTW, Hi Dave!

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Back at ya Bruce. Follow you and Holly and pretty cool you have her involved and she is doing well.

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Thanks Dave...You've had/have some crazy cool cars sir! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

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I got the trans installed today (from the bottom) and it ended up that having the Dirty Dingo slide mounts worked out pretty good as I needed a little more clearance in the bellhousing area so I just slid the engine forward about an inch and gained all the room I needed............I also took the stock crossmember and bolted it up to the trans ......Cool.....Just need to drill some new holes in the frame when it hits the sweet spot....LOL......although we are pretty close right now.......I also have plenty of room with the 4L70E trans to shim the trans mount to get the correct drivetrain angle later..........Too Cool!!!........Time for a Nap!!!


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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xplantdad</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks Dave...You've had/have some crazy cool cars sir! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img] </div></div>



Dave......Send Pic's and the story of your Nickey car to Bruce to post in members rides.....

Ken

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kwhizz</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xplantdad</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks Dave...You've had/have some crazy cool cars sir! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img] </div></div>



Dave......Send Pic's and the story of your Nickey car to Bruce to post in members rides.....

Ken </div></div>

What he said! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

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That's what I call a Great Day!!!!!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/Can-I-Have-It.gif[/img]

Dan

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Ken, what's up with the firewall? Did it have cowl induction air cleaner? Roger

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He removed the factory air conditioning suitcase.

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Still waiting for the rear axle assy to get finished up so I can get the rear suspension finished.......I got all new brake lines installed (exciting).....LOL.........I also bought the Kwik-Performance raised alternator kit that has the LS power steering pump built into it.........when I ordered it and talked to Wayne at Kwik and explained that it was going on a LSA engine assy out of the new Camaro......He explained that there were some issues with the alternator not clearing the Coil-Paks........I said don't worry about it I will deal with it.........So......I get the brackets installed and try to install the alternator........I can see it will hit the coils.....I open the hood on the Impala to see what the difference was and noticed right away that the alternators were different..........The new Camaro unit had a different body and shape........So....Rather try and re-invent the wheel I just bought the same unit that is on the Impala............Problem solved........I also like the way Kwik has incorporated the Power Steering pump into the brackets.........The LSA engine assy I bought didn't use a pump as the Camaro's have Electric Power steering........so....I killed two birds with one stone..........

The next issue that I'm working on is the placement of the engine mounts......The stock Chevelle engine frame mounts extend forward of the front crossmember.......and.....I need that room for my A/C compressor.......so......I'm making a set of adaptor plates for the engine and frame to center the mounts in the middle of the stock crossmember which will move the mounts back about 3 1/4&quot; and give me the room I need.......Should have everything finished next week.........


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Ken

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Measure 5 times.....then cut and weld [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

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Cool as heck!

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That manual sure is getting a work out! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/whistle.gif[/img]

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The new Alternator showed up.......installed it and everything is good to go.....The old Belt is just a tad short of working (84.24&quot;)........gonna get the next size larger and we are good to go.......I also set the core support on and as of right now I have plenty of room........I'm making some brackets to mount the Radiator and A/C Condenser on the engine side and the Intercooler for the Supercharger on the Grille side.....Should work out .....I designed the lower A/C compressor mount today also......so.....by the end of next week all the parts should be falling into place...........I also received the Shiftworks cable assembly to retrofit the stock console shifter for the new trans........the base of the shifter assy had a lot of surface rust on it so it go dunked over night in a bucket of Evap-o-rust..........Great stuff....looks like it was just stamped out yesterday.......Lot's of action next week........the rear axle housing should be back from Powder Coating so Jimmy can put it all back together......


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Ken

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You are working quickly! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

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Looks great Ken! You do indeed work fast!

Just a thought and perhaps you have had better luck and certainly more experience than I have but I would suggest running either a braided flex line or at the very least one with a full loop in this area. There is just enough flex between the body and the frame that in time it may stress crack the brake line and that could get ugly. You built street rods for a living so you feel otherwise. I had an issue with it once so that is why I mention it.


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Hummm!!!......That's why the factory had loops in their lines.......Never thought of that.......Gives me another chance to use my new Flaring Tool......Thanks

Ken

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The Shiftworks conversion kit showed up to change the console shifter over to a cable mechanism with the proper detent plate to match the 4L70 along with the correct neutral start and back-up light switch......Got it in and installed.........I also stopped at Chassis Service and the rear axle assy will be picked up on Thursday..........I'm still waiting for some material to come in to finish the motor mounts.......So.....I had a little time to mess with the A/C compressor mounting......I used a small front drive style compressor to keep from notching the crossmember....It ended up being so simple and the Belt even lines up........having a digital caliper around to use makes everything easy...........I just need to make a simple upper adjuster for the compressor to tension the belt.....Pretty Simple.....


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Ken

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Turn off that flash-lite, it's making me crazy [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img]

Dan

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I picked up the rear axle assy today from Chassis Service......Powder Coated.....and everything new including axles....Jimmy installed the rear brakes at the same time..........

Saved me some time..........Brought it home and mounted the Ridetech rear Coil-over brackets and just kept going.....got it installed.......Also got the new motor mount engine adaptor plates and frame mounts finished......the adaptor plates worked perfect.....but ....I have to modify the frame mounts to fit the rubber mounts.....I should of had one at the shop to check what I was making........LOL.......



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Ken

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Cruisin' right along! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

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Got the new motor mounts finished and installed today.........As you can see in the first picture the Dirty Dingo slider mounts on the stock frame stands were up to the front of the engine.........I needed that room on the passenger side for the A/C compressor......so....the slider adaptors and the frame mounts had to go............in the following pictures you can see the new adaptor plates and frame mounts I made to shift the mount position to the center of the crossmember to give me the room for the compressor.........I made a couple of simple mounts and a RH/LH heim end tensioner to get the stock belt tight.......I also made some new brake lines at the master cylinder with the coil in them for body/Chassis flex (thanks Rick).......Getting ready to pull the engine out for the last time for a couple of loose ends then it go's in to stay.....


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Ken

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Nice!

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X2 [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]

Dan

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Power Tour Rides by Ken.

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Dang everything looks great going to have to come on over and to a look at this beauty