Re: 73 CHEVELLE SS PICS

by G3NUT Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:08 am

update:
I've been working on this like crazy, it doesn't seem to end.
The biggest thing is the wiring and making it all come together, but i'm getting there. here's some recent pics.
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by 77mali Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:08 am

Looking Good!

by Limey SE Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:51 am

looking good bro pretty soon you will have a video of it running

by G3NUT Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:12 pm

It's alive!!!
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by 77mali Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:22 pm

Whoa Nelly!!! That's Freakin' Awesome.

by Malicruiser Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:40 pm

What headers are those?

by gpoetx Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:25 pm

Think about doing this in a few months to my son's Laguna. How much modification was necessary as far as engine mounts?

by G3NUT Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:47 pm

Malicruiser wrote:What headers are those?

No headers. I ended up using the factory 98 camaro manifolds.

by G3NUT Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:51 pm

gpoetx wrote:Think about doing this in a few months to my son's Laguna. How much modification was necessary as far as engine mounts?

I used the factory motor mounts with a set of 1 inch set back adaptors.
I had to notch the frt crossmember on the pass side to clear the pan.

by 1973 454 MONTE Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:42 pm

wheres the video???????????????????????? scratch

by 77mali Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:50 pm

1973 454 MONTE wrote:wheres the video????????????????????????

X2..........let's hear it!

by G3NUT Sun May 20, 2012 9:10 pm

77mali wrote:
1973 454 MONTE wrote:wheres the video????????????????????????

X2..........let's hear it!

Here you go.

by 77mali Sun May 20, 2012 10:35 pm

I'm glad you found your camera bro! Sounds "WICKED PISSAH!"

<----is jelous.

by Joe73 Mon May 21, 2012 11:30 am

Looks awesome. Nice car !!!

by G3NUT Thu May 24, 2012 10:06 pm

Hey thanks guys. it's a never ending project, I think everybody on this site can relate to that.

by jerry46765 Thu May 24, 2012 10:51 pm

That body looks laser straight and that is a very tidy transplant.

Where did you hide the ECU?

How does it run?
What did you do to the motor as far as mods?

Thanks -

by G3NUT Thu May 24, 2012 11:47 pm

jerry46765 wrote:That body looks laser straight and that is a very tidy transplant.

Where did you hide the ECU?

How does it run?
What did you do to the motor as far as mods?

Thanks -

Thanks,
The ecm is mounted inside uder the heat box on the passenger toe board.
It runs and drives mint.
No mods yet it's bone stock. I'm going to pull it out this winter and go through the engine. heads,cam,intake etc etc. But for now i'm driving the hell out of it.

by G3NUT Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:07 pm

I had a busy weekend.
Frame is out and new one is ready to go in.

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by Brainstain Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:28 pm

What heads, intake and cam are you looking at? You're going to replace those current heads with some 241's or 243's right?

The LS1 I have has a 230/224 .585/.563 111 lsa cam and I just bought a Magic Stick 4 that's a 239/242 .649/.609 113 for my 408. Smile

by G3NUT Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:52 pm

.I have a set of 243's allready rebuilt and ready to go.
I bought a weiand intake. I haven't bought the cam yet but i plan on buying a cam from engine power systems to match the heads. I can't remember the specs but i know it's a 112 lsa and i think the lift was around 600.
I tried to load pics but they won't work from my phone.
I ended up buying a 6.0 liter and i going to build that instead of the ls1.

by Brainstain Mon Nov 19, 2012 12:26 am

Awesome. Keep us updated. I'll be interested to see everything once it's done.

by JiMi_DRiX Mon Nov 19, 2012 1:05 am

Looks awesome! Sounds good too!

How did you get the tach mounted to the column? and does it spin when putting the car into gear (floor shift)? I need to put a tach in my 76, but I want to make sure I do it right.

by G3NUT Thu Nov 22, 2012 9:33 pm

JiMi_DRiX wrote:Looks awesome! Sounds good too!

How did you get the tach mounted to the column? and does it spin when putting the car into gear (floor shift)? I need to put a tach in my 76, but I want to make sure I do it right.

Thanks jimi_drix
Big clamp you can buy them at lowes or home depot. looks like a over sized hose clamp.
i cut a notch in the clamp for the ignition switch so i could slide it up past the part that turns.

by G3NUT Thu Nov 22, 2012 9:34 pm

i picked up the 6.0 yesterday i'm going to tear it down tomorrow.

by Joe73 Fri Nov 23, 2012 8:43 am

I see the engine hoist in the trunk latch area. How did you go about lifting the body. I usually lay a 9' 4x4 on top of the cowl and put some rope around the door hinges on each side. Then a 10' 4x4 slides between the top of the frame and the top of the wheel well. I just have three guys lift at the tail light area and another slides the 4x4 in. Then 2 guys on each side of the wheel well lift and slide some cement blocks or ladders on each side for the 4x4 to rest on.

How did you go about lifting it off? Thanks

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