Fuzzydicerule

ze proof. I got my clutch line and accelerator cable in... Tomorrow morning, if i am able to get up early enough, i am going to try to get my diff in so i can get a measurement for a DS and MAYBE go talk to someone local about getting one made, or i might just sleep in, whatever i end up doing... Sunday my goal is to get the engine management installed and wired, and then thursday, i am going to try and get my headers built and then i might just be able to get a first start up in this byotch

My motor and trans are in. Again no pictures, i am allergic. Ill try and grab some tomorrow before work. everything went together nearly without a hitch, however my clutch line is giving me problems, so im going to have to go get another hose end. I also got my fuel system buttoned up, which was just the last two lines. The one major issue i ended up having was the shifter was very much too far forward, so i pie cut and bent the shifter handle, i may do it a bit more, its still way too close to the dash Shitty update i know, hopefully ill have more soon, it still needs wiring (ugh) and a driveshaft, and exhaust, but it will happen

You dont want to have rtv silicone anywhere near the intake stream, the vacuum from the engine will suck it in, I would remake those gasket and leave them dry

No pics sadly, but i got my engine mounts and radiator today, i was HOPING to get the motor in, but that didnt happen, my engine bay has been ghetto smoothed (holes welded and ground down, some are prettier than others,> and i got all the bits in place, tuesday (or whenever my next day off is) the motor and trans are going in, and im gonna try to get it wired up and maybe get a first fire, and get a measurement for a driveshaft (im going to try and get it done local)

If you plan on using a T56 you need an F-Body oil pan, the bolt pattern on the Truck motors and transmissions are different on the pan

FWIW, im using the stock R180 Mustache with my R200. I just took a die grinder with a carbide bit to the holes, ovaled them a bit and it worked like a charm CArFAn, i was planning on keeping my R200 in there, but if youre in need, i would like to get my 230 swap done and having the 200 sold would be a good motivator, so if your other diff deal falls through, let me know

Rebekah. I am making my own headers. So it's a nonissue, we will find out when my mounts get here what kind of massaging the tunnel needs. I'm not on a be able to get any more work done until Monday anyway Also. On a side note. No decided to put the r200 long nose back on for the time being, mostly because my mustang needs tires and I don't want to spend the 650-1000 to get the r230 in right now. There's more important stuff to buy

After a week and a half or so of procrastination and all around not wanting to work on the car, i actually got something done today First off, i got the boss cut off of the block to clear for the JCI engine mount, unfortunately, i had to do so with a cutoff wheel... once that was done, i got my fuel lines bent and installed with some rivets..., Awesomely, my parents in their infinite wisdom thought it would be a great idea to throw boxes out without looking to see if there was **** in them, Luckily, my recycling didnt get taken out this week, so i didnt have to go buy 40 dollars worth of fittings (AGAIN). However, Igot the fittings on for the feed line, the return line needs to be buttoned up though... My next day off (tuesday ) i am going to try to get some of the superfluous holes in my engine bay shaved, but we will see My Motor mounts finally shipped as well, so once those are here, im going to try and get this knocked out ASAP.

Finished my fuel lines,

They were like 50 bucks or so with gaskets and bolts, on summit cant remember the brand off the top of my head... Ill try to grab as many pics as possible, still tumbling design ideas in my head for them though, not sure what ill go with. Anywho, small text update. I had big plans for today, that turned into getting my buddys B16 Austin Mini running, and clearancing the fenders... and then helping my buddy daniel out with his newly acquired 240, and then just general bullshit, and in the end, the only thing i accomplished was plasma cutting out the stock transmission mount ears. Tomorrow, i plan on picking up some hose holders and making my return line, and finishing up my entire fuel system, as well as getting the superfluous holes in the engine bay welded and smoothed, and doing a bit of cleanup as far as my tweaked front end is concerned (drivers side was nudged at one point and repaired poorly, probably just going to reinforce the sway bar mounts, and the frame behind the crossmember and dealwithit.jpg I also got my F body oil pan and installed it, and the motor is basically ready to install...

Thanks man, its been a PITA but im happy with it Today im planning on getting my transmission mount cut out, and im going to finish my Fuel hard lines and fill some holes in the engine bay.

Belt Number 3 works damnit, Its a 63 3/8 belt, and was still difficult to get on, but once i realized i should to the WP last it slipped right on... Im a big fan of how this turned out, i just wish the company would have provided more information on how to get this bracket to work The back of the alternator is all but touching the head, luckily with this alternator it is the case of the alternator, not a power lead like on the F body and Truck alternators that i tried, all it required was grinding down an extrusion on the back and cutting the pry bar on the electrical plug and it slipped right in. The plug is on the underside, the downside is that i will have to remove the alternator to undo it (which is two screws and taking the belt off, so its no biggie) The upside is that all the wiring will be damn near invisible

your celebratory burnout video shows the exhaust well rebekahsz

I won't really mind if I have fitment issues, I have the capacity to alter the mount Anywho, I am currently 3 alternators and 3 belts deep into getting this high mount kit working. The avalanche alternator was an identically terrible fit to the f body alt( hit the boss on the water pump and te lead were way too close to the head, so a work today I spent half an hour looking through my alternator lookup and out of 30 or so that looked promising, I had one in stock, an Alternator from a 94-96 Buick skylark, and after grinding off a useless boss on the back and trimming the plug, it fits, just barely but it fits. As far as the belt, my original estimate was a smidge too short and I overshot on the second, hopefully the in between will do the trick

that doesnt stop anybody

A small teaser, my car is having a standoff with itself

That sucks about the stub axle too. I'm sure I'll know your pain here soon though

I just purchased one from an avalanche that looks like it will fit for that exact reason, I'm probably gonna have to clearance either the alternator ear or the work boss but its w/e, wiring appears to be identical

Easiest clutch change ever

haha, aint no shop, its my dirty ass garage... Unfortunately, ive been working 40 hours, on closing shifts so i havent had alot of time to do much of anything Thursday night i made my AN clutch line (i had to take a bit of material off of the adapter, it didnt fit quite right), and the Feed line. I decided to run it next to my passenger side frame rail for a couple reasons. 1 being that if i ever have to service it, i dont have to take the transmission out. 2 being that i dont have to finagle it around the ebrake mechanism, brake lines, and other things. it runs very cleanly down the floor rail, up the SFC, up the rear frame and pops above the moustache bar and points directly at my pump. I plan on doing the return the same way down the drivers side. But of course when i was done and went to put it in i found out that summit forgot to send my my -6 > 3/8 Tube fitting, so i couldnt hook anything else up anyway, so i stopped for the night I also got an Email from John at JCI asking me to be patient on my Mounts (He told me when i ordered that one of them was backordered for about 10 days.) and asked that if i could wait until the last mount was in before he sent them in case someone more urgent ordered (the set he pulled was his very last set of mounts). Being that, while i could put the motor in if i wanted to, i still have some cleanup i want to do in the engine bay, i said sure, he offered me a discount on a DS if i waited so i was all for it =) Kinda ruins my plans for getting the motor in this coming week, but so did about 3 other things, so im not going to sweat it. Anywho. Last night i got my Alternator bracket in. The Car Shop is the company that makes it. Its a very nice peice and has quality components, but doesnt come with instructions, so i had to determine what goes where by looking at the inventory sheet, and the picture on their website. My only real complaint is that it doesnt appear to have been made with the F body alternator in mind, as the leads on the back (with the air blower thingy taken off) are about 1mm from the head, and the ear hits the big circular boss on the water pump, so it doesnt line up. However, I love the placement and it will make wiring it that much easier This is the big sucker just above the upper radiator hose outlet, you can see the alt is resting on it(maybe) Thats how far off it is, not much by any means And my Clutch line

you have a PM Zguy

Will do man, I was thinking about it, I'll probably have some by then but if not I'll let you know

Also, i was gonna post a bit of an update last night, but i passed out from exhaustion The rest of my fuel system crap showed up, as well as my water pump bolts and exhaust flanges Got a bit more work done on the motor, got my front fuel crossover in, as well as some very pretty looking Holley valve covers. Exhaust flanges and my cheap-o Spark plug wires. Ill probably change those out eventually New slave and TOB on WFritts suggestion. cleaned the bellhousing a bit (the front of the trans was being a beezy so i gave up on it, i dont care enough... My crowded as hell garage and my bag o bits any my old school white knob, it wont go with my interior at all, but whatever. LASTLY, Anybody interested in these? theyre a set of nameless Fabricated aluminum valve covers. they are very pretty, but they dont have coil mounts or breathers, i was going to use them but then i acquired the holley VCs and decided to use those

thanks for the tip on the pilot bushing, ill go exchange that today As far as the JCI trans mount, i am planning on using a load distribution plate for that reason, and my floors have been replaced with thicker gauge sheet metal, the engine mounts will look prettier than anything i could make so thats why im using them, and i may modify the trans x member to be a better fit. Id much rather start from an existing mount than make my own, been there, done that, hate it. As far as the valve train, im broke and theres more pressing things i need to buy to finish this swap, these things are cake to work on so ill upgrade in the future. Stub axle wise, when do you think youll get them swapped? i will gladly buy those stockers off you if the price is right and it doesnt take a millenia. The only response to my wanted thread was for what i felt was too much (165 for stubs and companion flanges, may very well be the going rate though, i was looking for more in the 100 dollar range, considering i dont need the CF's) From what i can see, neither the fast EZ-EFI controller or the XIM ignition controller have anything to attach to the knock sensors... i guess ill find out when im hooking everthing up though. People have gotten by without the things for a long time =P The setup comes loaded with a stock LS1 tune, so ill stick with that for a while.

i got offered some by RB26poweredzcar for 100 without the companions a while back, unfortunately theyve sold since then... i dont know if he was selling low, or if theyve gone up in price, but thats about what i was hoping to pay for them. In reality its all about what you want to get for them, and obviously if you are going to have trouble selling the companions separately, i wont make you separate them, but if youre willing then LMK