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Re: I'm calling her Mia
Tools are always fun to get...and the camaro should be fun project!!!!
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its just greg
Age: 23
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long overdue update
so after fighting with my headers for a while I finally got them to fit with some cutting, grinding, welding, and a new steering shaft. they look great, but they didn't fit well on mine. the new bolt in mounts are supposed to help that, i have been talking to brp again to get this worked out.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I finally got my rear end finished, when I got it narrowed the shop welded an end on crooked, they fixed it for no cost though. I welded on the spring pads, cleaned and painted it to match the engine, got new e-brake shoes, ceramic pads, and new rotors. now Mia has 4 wheel disks, 3.73s with a posi, and traction bars. ![]() ![]() ![]() I talked to jared and he said the wiring should be here sometime next week, and I have a 3 day weekend this week so I should be ready to put the wiring in when I get it. she still has alot left but she's starting to come togather pretty well. I really hope to have her running mid august before school starts, but we'll see how that goes. |
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
Are those the mid lengths? And I saw the new mounts from BRP they look nice but pricey!!!!
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
So you had to cut a notch in the frame to get the passenger side to fit and a totally new steering shaft to get the driver's side to fit? WTF?? They say they fit perfectly. And that shaft looks like you still has the rag joint....
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its just greg
Age: 23
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
yup they are the mids. wish I would have gone with jareds setup but I didn't have the cash at the time. the new mounts are supposed to help but who knows. they are looking into redoing them.
where does it look like I have a rag joint? is there one in the dash? Last edited by AmericanMuscle : 07-24-2009 at 01:00 AM. |
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
I was thinking it was right where the pic cuts off... but looked again and realized that's the box with the splined shaft coming out of it...And yeah it would be nice to have Jareds but he's not making them anymore ...So I'm S.O.L on that one...
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its just greg
Age: 23
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
once I got my welder it really didn't take much work. some grinding and welding and a few steering shaft parts from speedway. keep in mind I have the luck of someone who broke a mirror when they were walking under a ladder while a black cat ran in front of them. |
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Need LSx swap.....
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
looks good man |
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its just greg
Age: 23
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
I spent half of yesterday and most of my free time today helping my buddy put long tube headers and off road Y pipe on his 2000 trans am, so I didn't get to work on my truck till 6:30.
well I got half done putting my gas tank in today and then I ran out of welding wire. at 8:30 at night on sunday.... so I sanded and painted my inner fenders to match the firewall and called it a night. I still have to move all my furniture out of my house tonight so that the carpet can get installed tomorrow morning. I have tomorrow off so I'll get more wire and get all this stuff finished. tomorrow i'm picking up a battery and a relocator kit and tossing my battery in my bed, or under it if I can find some space. Greg |
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Age: 24
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
Did you just purchase your own bolts to connect the flanges for the collectors on the mid-lengths? I got mine in today and the kit has bolts to connect the headers to the heads but none for the flanges...Was yours like this? Oh and I plan on buying some different gaskets than the ones the kit came with...they look flimsy..Some stainless ones would be nice..One more thing have your header bolts rusted? If they did I'll just buy some split-lock stainless ones...Thanks man...
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its just greg
Age: 23
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
they havent rusted but i'm in arizona, there isnt a spot of rust on my entire truck. use the ones that came with it they will seal better then the steel stock style. I think it came with the hardware for the flange, though it came with the wrong end. they were supposed to be a prebent 3in pipe, mine has a 2.5 in straight short peice. I called brp about it and they are trying to get stuff worked out. I guess they have been having alot of trouble with headman on the s10 stuff. |
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its just greg
Age: 23
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
well I picked up more wire and got the last of my tank mounts finished up, cut the frame for the filler tube, got the rest of the battery relocating stuff, and relocated the charcoal canister. also cleaned, primed, and painted the inner fenders to match the firewall. before I put the front end together I will be painting everything in the engine bay to match the firewall.
I also got news today that my wiring will be here on wednesday! and on to the pics, the tank sits nice and high but still clears the bed without cutting any of the supports. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() more updates to come this weekend! |
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i like (.)(.) & \'/
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
my header bolts rusted already...
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shifting gears
Join Date: Jun 2008
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
it looks good im right being you on a swap |
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
hey jw, what color is that??
the one used on your intake and block, sorry if i missed it... |
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shifting gears
Join Date: Jun 2008
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
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its just greg
Age: 23
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
nice work..
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its just greg
Age: 23
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
Murphy is an asshole!
so I took a few days off work this weekend to get my truck in running or close to running condition. but then... -a pipe broke in my house and is leaking on the carpet I had installed 10days ago. -my wife brought home a dog that reaked havoc throughout my house and yard. -my mom got addmitted to the hospital and needs surgery. -some of the part I needed wont be here when they should have been(again) -my ac is freezing up and needs to be serviced all of this took place in the last few days, out of a 4 day weekend I might have 2 to work on my truck if i'm really lucky.. :end rant: |
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i like (.)(.) & \'/
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
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its just greg
Age: 23
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
long overdue update
well school started and she isn't running yet. so close but so far Hooked up the walbro into my stock sending unit, I ran the fuel lines to the filter, still need to run the last line to the engine. ![]() and now to announce change number 793 I got another new intake! My buddy had an issue with it and was pressed for time so I swapped him my ls6 intake for this baby. I dont have any pictures of it when I first got it, the first thing I did was clean it up and paint it the same color as the last 2 I had. ![]() then instead of getting the 85mm tb I ported the intake out to a 90mm and picked up a bluemaxxx 90mm. there are more wet kit options and it should be worth a few ponies. ![]() ![]() more to come soon, hopefully... |
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no more blazer
Age: 28
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
what intake is it
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On da bottle
Age: 31
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
Your engine is looking very nice
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Need LSx swap.....
Age: 31
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
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its just greg
Age: 23
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
the intake is a proffesional products typhoon
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i like (.)(.) & \'/
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
looking good greg....
i'm waiting on a few more parts to come in so i can take some pics before i start my new thread "my BIGGER build"....lol |
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#229 |
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Age: 24
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
oh and get this thing done already!!!! haha |
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i like (.)(.) & \'/
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
haha...
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i like (.)(.) & \'/
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
well whats up Greg???
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its just greg
Age: 23
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
updates coming soon, i've done quite a bit but havent been able to update the thread. I'm going for cleanest daily driver engine bay, and i'm pretty damn sure I got it too
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its just greg
Age: 23
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
Well I'm not going to update you guys with everything because my camera died, but I have still have some good stuff for you guys.
I had to pull the heads back off to lap the valves in. that sucked... but I got the valves all sealed up. got the heads back on, got the headers back on, dipsticks in, intake and throttle body on, rails and injectors in. wiring done, and most of the front end done with. ![]() ![]() ![]() my coils didn't fit so I took a grinder and a welder to the brackets and they fit great now. these will fit over the injectors between the rails and the valve covers. i'll be cleaning them up tomorrow before they are put on. ![]() also cleaned up and brushed my abs unit. ![]() ![]() like I said I have some more, i'll update more when I get some time between work and school. this thing would be done if it were not for school... |
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#235 |
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
Just a super clean Build I love it.
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Blue-X
Age: 19
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
where did you get the brushed abs cover from?
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i like (.)(.) & \'/
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
^^^ he did it himself
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
///////////// WHAT are you doing with those coil brackets????? where are they going???
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its just greg
Age: 23
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
thanks for the compliments guys.
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
^thats what i thought you meant... So your plug wires still going over the valve covers?
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its just greg
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
yup. those are supposed to be there so i'm okay with not hiding them.
I was thinking about having the coils on the outside of the valve covers on the side of the engine but figured daily driving would cook them after a while. |
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
haha, and tht last picture, your valve cover is an optical illusion. looks like it's a v6!!! haha.
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
man this build is a beast. Keep it up. Can't wait till its done.
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The Deftones
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
Hell yea man..looking really good.
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Blue-X
Age: 19
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
my abs cover is not smooth on top like that, its the retarted one with all the dimples in it.
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Molon Labe
Age: 23
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
Isn't it ironic when people spell retarded wrong?
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
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Blue-X
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
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its just greg
Age: 23
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
mine was not smooth, I just made it that way. it takes a while but just keep sanding. |
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Age: 24
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Re: I'm calling her Mia
With your original steering shaft how badly were the headers hitting and where at???
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