Next Years Power Tour Car

[kwhizz]

It's not on yet.........Had to watch the Cubs like Dan said.......Tonight I got a few things done....Had to pin the Crank Pulley to the crankshaft.......Now....In the Instructions (yes as I got older I now read them first)....LOL......It said to buy a GM tool to lock the flywheel in place to loosen the pulley bolt.....WTF.....It can't be that tight ......Right ?????.......So....I pull the starter out and put the Tool in place.......Get out the 1/2" breaker bar and go to break the Bolt loose.......LOL......Nothing......In the Instructions it said that a long pipe might be needed for additional leverage.......Boy...they weren't kidding.......took a 3' pipe and even then I had trouble breaking it loose......Ends up that GM has some type of compound applied to the flange that contacts the crank and it must act as a glue also......So .....followed the rest of the instructions and got the dowel pin in...Put in the new bolt and tightened it to Spec.....Put the starter back in and moved on to the top end..........










Now.......The Edelbrock Supercharger Belt/Tensioner routing won't allow for the A/C compressor to remain where it is.....gonna have to mount it down low and run it off the inner belt position so it will be all by itself.......Hope this compressor fits down there......Time will tell.....
Had some time so I started to take the top end apart.....Got the manifold off and changed the Valley Cover to the Edelbrock unit.........Pretty soon I'll get that Black thing in the box installed.......

[Postsedan]

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Dan

[Xplantdad]

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[IM RARE]

you watch baseball you can't sit still that long LOL nice progress

[SuperNovaSS]

Here's a trick for those not afraid to tempt fate. Disconnect the coil wire(unless you are feeling frisky), put the breaker bar on the crank bolt, jump in the car and turn the key to start. The breaker bar will hit the frame and loosen the bolt. I do it on timing belt jobs on late model cars all the time. Looking good Ken!

Jason

[kwhizz]

Took the easy way out today and used the engine hoist to get the Supercharger in position......worked out perfect.....Got everything in position......installed the new fuel rails and injectors......got the adaptors and wiring for the Injectors installed.....everything going smoothly, until installing the coils.........seems the Coil plugs and Injector Plugs are fighting for the same space.........Have to modify the coil mounts brackets to a new position so everything will fit together........Not a big deal but something Edelbrock should have caught..........

[resto4u]

ken, on all girls garage they did the same install on chevy truck. they said to trim the coil mounting brackets. Roger

[kwhizz]

Like roger said........Grind clearance in the Coil Mounting bracket.......Before and after pic's.....








But........The coils and the injector plugs are still fighting for the same space......I was just going to leave out the top coil bolts and rotate the coils to clear.......Until I was going to mount the brackets that hold the engine cover in place......they use those coil mount holes so ..........I don't like the way these plugs are jammed together though........I might end up making my own coil mount brackets that will move the coils and still allow for the engine cover to mount correctly......But...again.......Edelbrock should have supplied brackets to allow for this situation.......I can make new brackets but what about the guy doing this in his Garage and doesn't have access to a machine shop to do the job correctly.......Poor Engineering on Edelbrocks part.........Just say'in........


You can see in this picture the upper coil bolt is out and the coil is rotated back to provide clearance........you can see the issue....





But......on a better note.....I installed all the pulley's and tensioner........The old belt was a little short so I guessed on the size and went to Autozone and had to go thru the &quot;Sir....What year make and model car routine&quot;........I asked if I could just go and look at the belts.........Guessed at 101.5&quot; .......brought it back home at it fit perfect.........the old belt was 99.7&quot; and just missed going on.........got Lucky !!!!............I got the passenger side Engine cover on........then I decided to reinstalled the radiator band throttle body..........again........everything clears.......








Enough for today........LOL

[resto4u]

Ken, give vic a call and tell him the problem. Maybe you can make a coil bracket for him to put in the kit. At the very least, give them your feedback.

[earntaz]

You would think if you paid this much $$ for a system -- it would bolt on with having to mod something as simple as brackets ... it appears the R&amp;D folks were taking a break ... TAZ