I'm calling her Mia

[AmericanMuscle]

shaved it with sanding discs and then buffing disks, then brushed it with scratch pads. I used a small high speed rotory tool like a dremel but its an air tool. a friend of mine let me use his stuff so I don't know all the details

[Yogi]

What's wrong with the notch and motor mounts?

Timing cover looks awesome! Now that WILL show!

Congrats on the stripes, and thank you for your service to our country!!

[Kampz69]

yea that stuff is looking sweet...nice man

[lower90xcab]

looks good....nice score on the 6.0l.......

[AmericanMuscle]

thanks, the mounts are huge, so headers are going to be a pain to fit in, plus they are very high. they are nice poly bushings so when my buddy gets back next week i'll just have him help me modify them to work. the notch is alright but again just needs some modification, i think i'm going to just run a square tube in place of the cross member, but i'm not sure on that yet.

[rellik_jre]

Congrats on the promotion, welcome to the Backbone.

[AmericanMuscle]

been away on orders for a while, update tonight.

i talked to someone about headers today :top secret: should be here in a few weeks.

[AmericanMuscle]

Update!
so the headers are finally getting coated and will be here in a few weeks. Later then I wanted but I think it was worth it. I ordered the long tubes but i'll post a pic of the Mids in case anyone else is interested.





A place called brp hotrods is making them, pm me if you want details and contact info. they will be available in 2 weeks and will be coated. they also made 2in primaries for anyone making a drag only truck. they were designed on the old body style but i will be testing them on mine to see how they fit on the new body style s-10. oh and they fit with the stock ac system. the lt's are equal length and both sets are 1 3/4.
on to my other small updates, I notched for ac and tore her down a little farther, I'm done with the valve covers except for painting the stripes to match the engine block. I
ground off the old engine mounts, the guy put them on very well, too bad they aren't what I needed. I''ll be plating in the notch, fixing the oil pan notch, fixing my ac box and hopefully painting the firewall this week.






I still need to clear them and the rest of the covers, but I am happy with the way they came out. i'm ordering my gaskets head bolts and everything else I need to finish putting the engine togather, if anyone has a hookup at a tucson az dealer shoot me a pm. if not i'll be waiting a week till everything is shipped to me.

[Gearstix]

Wow, very nice job on the brushed parts. Can't wait to see this all together..

[Booregardy2]

Nice job man. Lookin good.

[s10-den]

I tuned in now....lol

[generics10]

It looks like the longtubes might have a primary that goes outside the frame... (like the old sbc longtubes) Am I right?

[AmericanMuscle]

it does look like that, if thats the case i'll change to the mids, I was told they tucked into the frame though.

[caviness]

looks good so far get back to work,lol..

[AmericanMuscle]

Quote: Originally Posted by caviness

looks good so far get back to work,lol..

i'll get right on that, you helping to fund it ?

just waiting on part for now.

[caviness]

ill pay for it if you can take care off the 16000.00 i just spent on my 2000 camaro SS???

[AmericanMuscle]

okay guys, so I cleaned out the garage today and got a few parts in.
hardware

fuddle 3000 stall

also did the stripes on the valve covers, I think it turned out really good.

I tried to clear the valley cover and timing cover but they are coming out with really bad texture/orange peel. anyone know how to get rattle-can high temp clear to come out smoothish?
and lastly I started shaving my intake. it will be painted to match the block and I will be adding an aluminum strip over the top next week to match my covers.

my gaskets, pushrods, and valve seals are all on there way, so now i'm waiting on an ls2 oil pan and like everyone else headers to start real progress.

[AmericanMuscle]

Quote: Originally Posted by caviness

ill pay for it if you can take care off the 16000.00 i just spent on my 2000 camaro SS???

I just might take you up on that, but I warn you my plans would change dramatically.

[denali_on_26's]

i ordered my 1 7/8 full length headers from the same place and he told me 1 of the primary tubes are outside the frame but wouldn't affect wheels or turning...

[CPWire]

I hope those headers are everyone's wet dream so I can stop making mine. I'd be happy if someone else had a good set out there.

[Zerocool350]

Looking good so far. I want to hear some sound clips with the headers!

[AmericanMuscle]

My house currently has 7 people in it because of a friend of the family is getting married, there for Greg now has his out of town family at his house. needless to say progress is slow. but onto my small update.
installed my valley cover, ls2 timing chain, ported oil pump, timing cover, new front and rear main seals, and got in my head gaskets, exhaust, and intake gaskets.
intake in primer with lots of holes

intake all done.

and a little teaser


I should have used darker primer on the intake so that the final color would have been closer to the block. But when I can spend the money i'll be getting edelbrocks new setup, or a fast so it's not a big enough deal for me to repaint. The heads are my old ones just sitting on there for mock-up, my heads are at the machine shop getting surfaced and jet washed. after they get back the long block will get assembled. other then that i'm just getting loose ends taken care of. i'm ordering the last of my parts on sunday and monday.
next weekend is a 3 day for me and my buddies that are working on Mia. As long as the sky refrains from falling progress will be made.

Greg

[NateZQ8]

So did you decide to go with the duals or the single????

[NateZQ8]

I like the intake by the way........is that aluminum in the top? Would be awesome if you were able to get something scrolled into it......like 6.0.....400 hp.......i dunno.......but very nice

[Kampz69]

yea that intake looks good man, x2 on nates question (aluminum on top)?

[s10-den]

Damn, moving right along.Whats the scope on the fitment of the headers?They do look like the old Hookers do tho, back tube outside the frame.BUT,if they are welded solid, you aint taking them apart????!!!(I dont see no slip tubes)??

[2001xBlazer]

where abouts in tucson are ya...my pops lives over in vail

[AmericanMuscle]

nate and kampz, yes it is aluminum on the top of the intake, I cut out the vacuum ports on the top and put it on the side(look at the rear port in the pick where its primer). I had to seal them up so I grabbed a small paice of scrap aluminum from work and started cutting and bending it to fit. I roughed up the manifold and the underside of the aluminum and jb-welded it on, then filled any holes that were left with gasket maker. then brusked the aluminum, taped it and painted the manifold.

Nate- I think i'm going to run the 3.5 single, I'll talk to the exhaust shop first, but i've already found a cutout, cat and muffler. The duals will be alot more without a performance advantage.

s10 den- They do have a primary outside the framerail, those were the mockup, the headers are slipjoint. denali-on-26's is going to run the lt's. I'm still talking with brp about getting more fitment pics, but i'll probably be running the mids. 1 5/8th primary mids should be fine for my build, plus they are $450 coated. if the t'l dont have issues with running zq8 sized rims and tires in the front then i'll still go with those.

2001xblazer- I'm in NW tucson, close to the Oro Valley area

[AmericanMuscle]

small update

got my heads back from being milled, had .025 taken off wich ended up giving me a little over a 61 cc chamber. which means I will be running at just under 10.6:1 compression. got them assembled with my dual springs, and got them put on the engine. after all that I found out my pushrods that I just got last week were too long. so I called up texasspeed and had a new set 2 days later(I've only had good experiances with them). then I installed my pushrods and roller rockers, one od my rocker bolts got in a fight with my heads and the bolt won. after I pulled out the bolt with the threads from the head I went and found some helicoils and a tap and got that fixed. Then cut all my rocker arms down that were sticking into my intake ports.



-anyone need a set of 7.4 hardened pushrods?

[Yogi]

Quote: Originally Posted by AmericanMuscle

........-anyone need a set of 7.4 hardened pushrods?

Try the Classifieds on PerformanceTrucks.net. You shouldn't have any trouble selling them there.

[BudRacing]

or LS1tech.com

[AmericanMuscle]

I know, it was more of a sarcastic comment, just irritated with myself for ordering something before I knew what I needed.

[rellik_jre]

Quote: Originally Posted by AmericanMuscle

I know, it was more of a sarcastic comment, just irritated with myself for ordering something before I knew what I needed.

It happens.....

[99,4.3vortec]

this thing is going to be sweet!

[slodime]

builds lookin sweet man!

[extremetoy]

where are you going to put your map sensor. it usually goes on the top of the intake in the back.

[AmericanMuscle]

Quote: Originally Posted by extremetoy

where are you going to put your map sensor. it usually goes on the top of the intake in the back.

in the rear of the intake where the large plug is.

[AmericanMuscle]

found an 8.8 3.73 with a posi today for $65, should be picking it up tomorrow or tuesday. also ordered drop leafs, traction bars called daggers, and a 4 cyl gauge cluster thanks to kampz. just waiting on everything...

[BudRacing]

Holy crap that's an awesome deal on the rear. It's exactly what I want too.

[badnoma16]

cant wait to see this one done.. its gonna be sweet

[denali_on_26's]

Quote: Originally Posted by AmericanMuscle

found an 8.8 3.73 with a posi today for $65, should be picking it up tomorrow or tuesday. also ordered drop leafs, traction bars called daggers, and a 4 cyl gauge cluster thanks to kampz. just waiting on everything...

I STILL NEED ONE

[zx9rgreen]

Quote: Originally Posted by denali_on_26's

I STILL NEED ONE

LOL...they wouldn't work for you (year) I think you asked about them before.

Steve

[AmericanMuscle]

Quote: Originally Posted by zx9rgreen

LOL...they wouldn't work for you (year) I think you asked about them before.

Steve

sorry I said it was from kampz but the cluster was from you. don't know how I got you mixed up.

[zx9rgreen]

Quote: Originally Posted by AmericanMuscle

sorry I said it was from kampz but the cluster was from you. don't know how I got you mixed up.

haha....no biggy, have you recieved them yet?

[caviness]

coming along real good caint wait to see more

[AmericanMuscle]

Quote: Originally Posted by zx9rgreen

haha....no biggy, have you recieved them yet?

no i'm still waiting on everything , headers, trans cooler, cluster, leafs, i'm currently stripping down my frame and wheel wells to paint them. everything will probably get here when I pick up my rear end with my luck. then I will have everything with not enough time to do it. I guess its my own fault for ordering everything right before Christmas.

I'm just hoping I get at least a few things by this weekend, i'll have 3 or 4 friends to help me out, and 4 days to do stuff. But that only does any good if I have something for them to help with....

[Kampz69]

Quote: Originally Posted by AmericanMuscle

sorry I said it was from kampz but the cluster was from you. don't know how I got you mixed up.

yea i didnt know what the heck you were talking about when i read that LOL

[AmericanMuscle]

small update,

got my guage cluster in from zx9rgreen and installed it. took me longer to figure out which one to install then it did to put it in. thanks bro



got my rear all stripped down, taking it to get narrowed after I finish this post.



got my posi out and torn down, and installed the ford motor sports carbon clutch kit. if you do this do not handle the friction modifier without gloves, it is the worst smelling stuff I have EVER used and it soaks into your hands. seriously its still making my feel sick.




other then that i've just been doing detail work, cleaning stripping and painting stuff. hopefully I'll have some real progress soon. should be starting on wiring this weekend

also I have another cluster with a 7k tach, if you can figure out what year it goes on please let me know. i'm sure someone on here could use it, below is the tag and numbers on it.

[zx9rgreen]

^^^^^ Glad you could use the cluster, Maybe you could pass the favor on to a fellow member with the other one

[tiresmokinV8]

I hear you on the ford friction modifier. I thought the gear lube smelled bad then I opened up that little 4oz bottle of modifier and my god it was vile!

Your gonna love the carbon clutches. Makes the rear so tight. Turning sharply on loose gravel or any loose surface makes you think its a locker with the inside wheel scrubbing.