[Project] Live-On

[Redsdime]

well i think its time to make this finally. some may have seen me mention this in other posts. My friend Jimmy passed away this past couple of weeks, he was going 120 and lost contol. ripped through a a telephone pole. But i know if jimmy was going to go it would be flying in his camaro. this 94 z28 cam was his dream car, he always wanted a lt1 6 speed and finally got it. You will see in the pics it was struck on the side. the motor and tranny are ok, i know he wouldnt want the car to be crushed. So i got it to put the motor and trans in my s10. Now you know the story and the name behind it








then of course here is where its going

[Slappy McNasty]

120? sounds like the whole nick hogan scenerio. sorry to hear it man. best of luck with it, and slow down if and when you get it all done.........

[heeter_33]

good for you man

[Woody22]

thats gota be tough rippin that car apart when you know exactly what happend and who's it was...

gona be killer when you get it all completed though!

[Blazin00Jimmy]

gonna keep an eye on this and hope to stop out and see in sometime when ya get it completed. goodluck man!

[lee-mill]

damn sorry about your friend. good luck on the swap. not being a dick but how did u talk to his parents and ask them to get the motor. if that happened my paretns wouldnt want my friends putting the motor in their car because of what happened to me(going fast)

[wagonproject]

Nice project.

But I don't think I could tear it apart after a friend died in it.

[Br&on's Z]

I hate to hear about your friend, I lost a friend in a crash last year. I hope that everything works out. Be careful when you get it out on the road. Good luck I'm gonna keep an eye on this thread.

[woody]

I'm sorry to hear about your friend. I hope this is a life changing lesson to you. Having said that. I know that in life someones loss is another ones gain but this is just weird to me. I agree with Woody22 and wagonproject.

[Redsdime]

yeah i know it is very different, jimmy loved this car and finally got it. i know he would not want it to be crushed.

lee mil, a couple of friends and me went over to see his mom a day after the funeral. jimmy had 3 cams at the moment before he passed. and she was talking about what she was going to do with them. she mentioned that this one was going to get crushed. then asked if it was in fixable condition. i said maybe the motor. she then asked if we new another that would be interested in any of the parts. i said i might be in the motor to put in my truck. then she said well if you pay the tow bill you can have it. so i paid it and the whole family loves the idea of me putting the the motor in my truck. they are waiting to see this done so we can go lay a patch infront of his grave.

yes it was very akward to get in it and tear it down. all of our friends are helping and my friend chris who was with jimmy in the car when it happened.

[90blueS10]

Ill be looking forward to this project. Great tribute to a friend

[Redsdime]

thanks guys for the comments

[Redsdime]

i got most of the dash out and some of the heater core. i shoud be getting the rest out soon. and sunday having hopes of pulling the motor

[Kovz]

Sorry to hear about your loss.

Good luck with the project. Looking forward to seeing it when it's finished.

[Br&on's Z]

I like the idea of this project. I'm going to go ahead and subscribe to keep track of how it turns out. Are you gonna do some sort of sticker or personalized tags in memory of him or just tell people if they ask about the swap?

[Redsdime]

alot of my friends were talking about that. i planned on making something to take to shows the has info on the story.

i was thinking a sticker that says "for Jimmy" i think that fits well

[Redsdime]

thanks mike and i would like to get it done before droptout

[ASquared]

Cool man, good for you

[Restoration]

That's really cool what your doing. It's a nice way to remember your friend.
Good luck with the build.

[Independent]

Very cool. Rest in Peace to your friend

[leadsled2020]

i had a friend die in a similar situation in a camaro. and my buddy bought the car for the motor.... the kid who died was tyler, and he put "powered by tyler"
on the rear window

[Redsdime]

thanks for the comments guys

i just want to rip the motor and get the car out of my garage, its starting to get to me

[Kovz]

Quote: Originally Posted by Redsdime

thanks mike and i would like to get it done before droptout

That would be really cool. I'll be there all weekend. Better start hauling ass on this thing. Oct. 3rd deadline...

[Redsdime]

yes i know. its going to be close i wont know until i pull the motor so

[Br&on's Z]

Remember to take plenty of pictures of the pull out of your old motor and installation of the new one!

[orangesonoma]

im not going to comment about the 120 on a public road with a passenger..

but should be a fun build and a nice tribute

[Redsdime]

i will try to get as many pics as i can

and brian i know it was not a good idea at all, my friend chris (passenger) is blaming him self for this.

[orangesonoma]

no one to blame but the person in control of the car

[rbryant4]

yosh!

speeding is dangerous. especially double the limit. lol
but i do feel bad for everyone who knew and loved him.

sad to loose someone.. in anyway.

[Redsdime]

thanks guys

the thing that keeps replaying in my mind is that when i went to his work to see it. as we were standing around looking at he said finally got my lt1 6speed. i said jimmy you becareful cause this car is going to kill you. my friend pete (truess) brought it up.

time for bed pulling the motor after breakfast at 8

[Redsdime]

pulled the motor yesterday i will have pics up when i get off work

[koeberle04]

sorry for your loss. but good luck on your swap. i liked the idea someone said about ''powered by jimmy'' lol.

[DrptS10]

Sorry to hear about your loss man. But on a good note lets see the pics, i think im doing a 383 this winter in mine.

[Nitemare]

that sucks man. but this will be really cool when it's done.

lets see some pics

[DrptS10]

I see your from Ohio I am too, you got any friends with dimes? we'll have to meet up sometime.

[Blazin00Jimmy]

where you at in ohio man? not kevin i know where youre at haha

[DrptS10]

I live in vienna, just outside of youngstown.

[Blazin00Jimmy]

youre a little while away from us. we are both near canton/akron. but yeah itd be cool to catch up sometime

[DrptS10]

ya thats about an hour away from me. When i get mine painted and stuff we will have to meet up, i dont plan on driving it much with primer.

[Redsdime]

thanks for the good word on the swap idea

now on with the pics!!!


first we jack up the weight of the motor


they were trying to take pics of me



slowly let the motor down after completely unbolted. we just un bolted the cradle. seemed the easy way. my friend ricky lowered the tranny as i lowered the front




got her out!



missing something?


tryed to un bolt the bell housing and pull it. but it didnt work that way we had to un bolt the tranny from the bell.

[Redsdime]

then took out the pressure plate fly wheel and clutch (needs a clutch)




then unbolted the cradle and disconectted the rack lines




so much easier to put the stand on the motor then the other way around


then it was time to cut the car up




yes this is the whole car on the trailor





now its time to get parts i guess. if any one has any info at all on this lt1 let me know. i am very new to it. i couldnt have done this with out my dad and my friend ricky, thanks guys

[OneLowSdime]

sweet parts car lol

[Redsdime]

yeah it was a lil more than a parts car orignally

[Blazin00Jimmy]

bet your happy that thing is out of your garage now man

[Redsdime]

yeah, and now i can put my truck back in there too

so what issues do you think im going to run into with the swap?

[Restoration]

so much easier to put the stand on the motor then the other way around - that's smart, I wouldhave been the dummy and done it the other way around.

Make sure to keep us posted with lots of pictures.

[Redsdime]

yeah i ll keep it posted up when ever i do stuff.

now i got to price some things up figure out what i got to do with the motor

[Redsdime]

well i went to summit today since its 15 mins away

i priced the wiring harness at 700 +tax from painless

and also priced a tuned harness and custom cam for 1500 from painless

sounds like a good idea?

[DrptS10]

Do It!

[01Blue]

keep the pictures coming and remember to save some copies for yourself to look back on later down the road....sorry for your loss man but definitely a great way to keep his name alive....r.i.p