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BlackChevelleSS wrote:well, I hope you got a good air compressor and impact cause it sucks if ya dont.
heres what I did.
1. Remove the 8 bolts (4 on each side of car, 2 on each side of bracket) that hold the bumper to the shocks, if you can remove the 2 larger bolts, itd be easier, but I couldnt get them out with the filler installed

2. Remove everything attached to the bumper...brackets and all except you can leave the parking lights. make sure that you note where they all went

3. After removing the 20 thousand bolts across the bumper reinstall all of the chrome plated head bolts with some oil or anti-seize so it makes them easier to install and remove later on. So now all thats on the bumper is those bolts and the parking lights

4. Now I hope you noted where the brackets were located. Take the inside brackets that held the bumper to the shocks, swap sides and turn them inside out so they protrude inside the bumper, leave the attaching bolts loose.

5. Now install the bumper back on the shocks with those brackets and leave those bolts loose.

6. The fun part...now to get the bumper lined up. Itll move up and down and side to side. So get it lined up how to want to and tighten all the bolts.


There hope that helps. Dont think I left anything out. If you have questions ill be as much help as I can with answering them. If you like, take pictures as you do each step and post them up for others to follow. You have a big pile of brackets and bolts left over which is alot of weight loss.

2fat2fly wrote:

prostreet75 wrote:Your car is bitchen! Super Clean and well done. The stance is great! Don't be scared of the cage though, you can still do it and keep it clean and functional. I pick up my kids from school all the time. As soon as I finish installing the rest of the safety equipment, I'll be up in you neck of the woods at famosa.

That's great to here your just a few from b-town and ya when you come in for
Famoso, drop a line, I'd come watch that 75 run. I'm not sure what my car would run, I know I need to put it on a diet. Reading something Keith Seymore wrote about the hardware behind the bumpers and losing 65 lbs., and then going with the fiberglass bumpers I'm sure that helped also, Seems like I just keep adding weight. I think it's awesome you guys are getting these cars into the 9's & 10's. The last time I weighed my car it was at 4350 with me outside. I would like to check out the cage in your car to see if it would go in the 73. I'm not so much into the 1/4 mile but I kinda would like to test it once in awhile. It's all legal with the other stuff butttttt no cage, just haven't seen one that might fit in without tearing up to much, anyways good luck on the 10's. Whats the weight of your car ?, torque conv. stall ?, whats the motor packing ? and how about the diff. info.. My nephews 72 chevelle runs into the lower 10's with just motor. It's running a 545 100 over, 13-1, dart heads, davinci 1150, solid roller, lemon headers, 5250 stall, 456 with spool, 35 spline, 12 bolt & weighs in just under 3500. We actually took the solid roller lifter out and put in hyd. lifters on top of the solid cam & according to Comp.cams it ok, you just lose a bit of the top end. Did it so he didn't have to mess with having to keep an eye on the adjusting part, he's not a hands on guy. He likes to run it on the street some and or fire it up for his friends in the garage and ends up wasting the plugs, had to show him what indexing was about. ( I bet your kids like it when they ride to school in the 75 ). real quick, which dragstrip's are you running on

prostreet75 wrote:

2fat2fly wrote:

prostreet75 wrote:Your car is bitchen! Super Clean and well done. The stance is great! Don't be scared of the cage though, you can still do it and keep it clean and functional. I pick up my kids from school all the time. As soon as I finish installing the rest of the safety equipment, I'll be up in you neck of the woods at famosa.

That's great to here your just a few from b-town and ya when you come in for
Famoso, drop a line, I'd come watch that 75 run. I'm not sure what my car would run, I know I need to put it on a diet. Reading something Keith Seymore wrote about the hardware behind the bumpers and losing 65 lbs., and then going with the fiberglass bumpers I'm sure that helped also, Seems like I just keep adding weight. I think it's awesome you guys are getting these cars into the 9's & 10's. The last time I weighed my car it was at 4350 with me outside. I would like to check out the cage in your car to see if it would go in the 73. I'm not so much into the 1/4 mile but I kinda would like to test it once in awhile. It's all legal with the other stuff butttttt no cage, just haven't seen one that might fit in without tearing up to much, anyways good luck on the 10's. Whats the weight of your car ?, torque conv. stall ?, whats the motor packing ? and how about the diff. info.. My nephews 72 chevelle runs into the lower 10's with just motor. It's running a 454 100 over, 13-1, dart heads, davinci 1150, solid roller, lemon headers, 5250 stall, 456 with spool, 35 spline, 12 bolt & weighs in just under 3500. We actually took the solid roller lifter out and put in hyd. lifters on top of the solid cam & according to Comp.cams it ok, you just lose a bit of the top end. Did it so he didn't have to mess with having to keep an eye on the adjusting part, he's not a hands on guy. He likes to run it on the street some and or fire it up for his friends in the garage and ends up wasting the plugs, had to show him what indexing was about. ( I bet your kids like it when they ride to school in the 75 ).---- real quick, which dragstrip's are you running on

The engine is truly old and LOW budget. I might have $3000 in it. Its the first complete engine build I did 17 years ago when I just got out of high school. Lots or used parts, including the pistons, but I made it work. It had to be a driver also because it was the only car I had then. Little tweaks over the years and this is where its at now.

468 cu
10:1
Clay smith 304B (258 @ .050) .615 Lift
Crappy Stock Heads with 2.08 intakes but does have Stainless valves
Victor Jr. Intake with an 850 double pumper
MDS ignition
Just added Nitrous (150 shot)
Hooker Headers with 2" primaries, running through dual 3½" exhaust with dynomax bullets on them.

Car weighs 4110

All runs through a B&M 400 tranny with a Continental 3,500 stall, a 12 bolt with 4.11s and an Eaton Posi.
Track tires are Phoenix 28.5" x 14" wide Slicks. Stock suspension all the way around. (Currently modifying the rear. Putting in HD Springs, 50/50 drag shocks, and adding Lakewood lift bars)

It runs 11.90s on the motor, but not sure what it will do on the NOS. I really haven’t got to tweak the NOS yet. I got ejected before I could really test anything or play with timing. Hence, the addition of the cage and other equipment. Roasting the tires it went 11.30 before they pitched me. I did learn though that the rear suspension needed to be beefed up for the NOS Hit. After I do the rear suspension, I’m heading up to Fomosa to see if I can stick and rip off a 10.90. I’ve been running at Fontana and it's a really SLOW track.

Below are the pics of the cage. You can keep the armrests and the window cranks clear and work perfect. And if you run prosteet rear bars, the back seat is still functional. I installed this myself so if you have any questions, let me know.

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74Malibu383 wrote:Finally got around to reading this. Wow - Love the F2! ProCharger is definitley the way to go! Would love to see a couple more motor pics if you have them. I'd like to see the intercooler mounting if possible.

Also - Have you had any issues with the transmission? I'm looking to up my boost, but I don't think mine will hold up to the beating.

I went with a D1SC w/intercooler on my 383 as a complete afterthought. Knowing what I know now, I would have done it differently and stepped up to the F1 or F2.

74Malibu383 wrote:Yes, a F2 is definitely too much for a 383... Long story, but a big block was always the plan for my car. Oh well... next revision.

I went with ProCharger's serpentine set up, so I'm good on all the brackets.

74Malibu383 wrote:Thanks. Yes, people are definitely surprised. The blower smoothed out the idle a lot, so it doesn't even sound like 660HP. Sure sounds like it when I'm in it though. Yes, the pop off valve is hidden and points towards the ground down by the steering box.

The intercooler is actually right in front of the radiator, between the core support and the radiator. However, I currently have it torn apart to move it out front. Once it hits 110 down here in AZ, she runs a little hot. I took out the center grill support last week and I am fabbing up new brackets to replace it.

With that said, did you replace the center grill support, or are you running with out it. I was debating running without it, but didn't think the four bolts holding the header pannel to the headlight buckets was strong enough. If it was just an around town car, I wouldn't worry about it. I'm planning on a couple long trips though, and don't want any issues.

74Malibu383 wrote:Thanks. Yes, people are definitely surprised. The blower smoothed out the idle a lot, so it doesn't even sound like 660HP. Sure sounds like it when I'm in it though. Yes, the pop off valve is hidden and points towards the ground down by the steering box.

The intercooler is actually right in front of the radiator, between the core support and the radiator. However, I currently have it torn apart to move it out front. Once it hits 110 down here in AZ, she runs a little hot. I took out the center grill support last week and I am fabbing up new brackets to replace it.

With that said, did you replace the center grill support, or are you running with out it. I was debating running without it, but didn't think the four bolts holding the header pannel to the headlight buckets was strong enough. If it was just an around town car, I wouldn't worry about it. I'm planning on a couple long trips though, and don't want any issues.

74Malibu383 wrote:Just saw these. Looks good. I just finished moving my intercooler from between the core support and rad, to where yours is. I started a few months back, but only completed it two weeks ago. I just couldn't find the time to work on it. Unfortunately, the cooler weather has moved in, so I can't really do any testing. Time will tell....