80LS1T Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 Ok well I am trying my hardest to find someone to do my exhaust system. I took it to a local shop but they said they wouldnt do it because I dont want to put a cat on it. So then I asked "well who would do it?" They told me a shop in a near by town would do it no questions asked. So I go to this shop but I didnt even bother going in because the place was a dump! I was not about to let someone who cant even keep a clean shop work on my baby! So then I ask a guy that I work with who I should go to and he tells me to go to "Performance Hot Rods" and says that they may charge more but you get what you pay for. He says that he does the best work that he knows. And that he can do stainless steel if I want it. So I get the number and address an head over to this place after work today. I go in and see 2 guys working on a drag car. I dont know what it was but it looked fast, scary fast! Anyways...So I start talking to the owner about my car and what I want and he says yeah he can do it but he wont be able to do it until late July or Early August and that it would cost somewhere between $600-$800 for regular steel(mandrel bends not crushed) :shock: He told me that stainless would be three times as much! So I asked him who does good work as far as bending tubing(crushed type) for custom set-ups? So he gave me the name of the place and now I have to call them tommorow and see if he can do it. My intake set up is almost done. I just have to find a pipe to go from the 1LE intake elbow to the filter. I think I can get that at one of the local parts stores no problem. I still have to get the 2 knock sensor connectors for my harness. I went to a junk yark this last weekend but they said that they dont cut appart harness and that I would have to buy the whole harness! Since I need 2 of them and there is only one per harness I would have to buy 2 complete harnesses just for those 2 connectors. So I ordered them at work yesterday and they should be here this week sometime! I also still need 2 of the injector clips that hold the inject harness on the injector. Its like a C-Clip. Does anybody have 2 of these laying around that I could have? If so drop me a line at ggrenfell18@yahoo.com or here in a PM! Oh and I think I need to redo my tranny mount because I made it so that it goes below the framerails instead of tucking it between the framerails. So I only have like 4" of clearance right there at the mount. I dont think its enought to get over speed bumps! This time I am going to use a U-Channel peice of steel and mount it between the framerails! I also need to fine tune the gas pedal because it is not in a very good positioin. When I go from the brake to the gas pedal I hit the edge of the gas pedal instead of jus "sliding" over to it. It just needs to be lower/moved back towards the firewall. Is it possible that the LT1 is creating too much vaccum for my brake booster? The pedal goes down really far and it doesnt really brake all the well. I still want to bleed the brakes again before I do anything with the braking system. And I dont know about you guys but I just cant seem to line my hood up! I have tried everything but it just doesnt seem to close like it used to. I had to come in from the garage last night because it was making me so mad! I knew if I stayed out there I would have broke something or done something stupid. Anyways I think "thats all" I have to do to get it driveable! Its right around the corner! Just tying up loose-ends now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 The injector clips are pretty universal. Just go to a self serve JY and pull a few of them, same thing for the Knock sensor plugs. As for the exhaust, you could do a couple of things: Either keep looking for a shop to do it for you, Go back to the first shop and have them put in the system with the CAT, then remove it yourself and make a length of exhaust to put in it's place, Or just make your own system. And as for your tranny mount, check your driveshaft angles before you go moving things around. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted June 11, 2003 Author Share Posted June 11, 2003 Well as for the exhaust...the first shop already knows what my intetions are so they said that they wont do it at all! Thats ok if they dont what my $$$ then thats their loss! As for the injector clips I might have a guy who is going to ge them from another guy(one of those deals, so I will probably end up going to a different junk yark to get them myself). What about my brake situation? Too much vaccum possible? Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 Nah, I doubt it's the vacuum. Will it pump up? (get more solid when you pump the pedal)? If you've replaced the master cylinder, check the adjustment rod setting and bleed again, starting with the right rear (furtherest point away from the MC), then the LR, then RF, then LF. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted June 11, 2003 Author Share Posted June 11, 2003 Well I had the MC off to clean it out and to polish it up but thats all. I didnt think that the vaccum would be too high. I am going to bleed it out tommorow so I will find out then! I did bleed the MC first and then the brakes just like you said, when I put it all back together. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruxGNZ Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 Guy, If you stuffed that engine into your car, then an exaust system will be a piece of cake. I thought doing an exaust was hard untill I helped put a 3" exaust system on my buddies GN powered '64 Skylark Special. It was really easy and fun! He bought the mandrel bends and a couple lengths of pipe from a place in Milwaukee and we just simply measured, cut, and welded the thing up. Only took a few hours to make it. You should give it a shot. It's a lot easier than many people think. !M! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted June 11, 2003 Author Share Posted June 11, 2003 I have thought about doing it my self...I am just scared that I will do a shitty job! If I dont find someone by the end of the week I might just end up trying to do it myself. I try the beginning of the system and if I cant do a good job on that then I will be forced to keep looking. Heck if I can make my own exhaust I might just try making my own headers! Great now you got me thinking Mat73GNZ! Heck with the money I would save by doing it myself I might be able to do it in stainless steel! 8) Guy Ok now I might go to the exhaust shop tommorow to check on prices of pipe and mandrel bends! Its all your fault Mat73GNZ! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 Guy, Do you have the facilities to weld SS? That would be cool! You could just tack it all together, then take it to a shop to get finished up if you're worried about it. If you do plan to do it yourself, make sure that you have a metal chop saw. It will make your life much, much easier. When i made my headers, I only had a 4" grinder with a cutting wheel....it took much longer than it should have because it makes it more difficult to make perfectly straight cuts. Actually everything I've done on my car I've used my little 4" cutter....it's a little gem, but I wish I would have purchased a 14" chop saw in the beginning! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baddriver Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 Take the liscence plate off, put it on a car dolly or trailer, take it back to the first shop, and tell them it's an off-road only car. It's not there job to monitor what you do with the car when you get it back. They can simply write "off road use only" on the sales reciept. It's worth a shot, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted June 11, 2003 Author Share Posted June 11, 2003 Well I have an appointment for my exhaust system. The guy I talked today was really nice. I am bringing it in on Thursday! I was going to do it myself but I found someone to do it for me instead. I almost bought the stuff to start making it today but the shop that I went to didnt have the collector flange or mandrel bends so I send screw it and I called the shop that is now doing my system. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted June 15, 2003 Author Share Posted June 15, 2003 Ok well I have my new tranny mount in and set up! I made that on Wednesday and Thurday night(I was up till 2:00am on Friday morning finishing it up and then I had to get up at 6:30am to go to work! ) So Friday was a loooooooonnnnnnnnggggggggg day! But I got it finished! I had all my relatives over for my Graduation from Tech party today and boy was it fun! I got to show off my car all day! I only wish I could have given some rides. I loved hearing how great of a job I did/am doing on it! Everyone was really impressed and they cant believe that I did it all by myself. Well I did like 95% of it anyways. My step dad painted the engine bay. I was talking to my uncle and I told him that this wasnt your typical Import and he was like "ya no kidding, this car is actually going to be fast!" All I have to say is...all you guys who are doing a swap, get it finished up and do a great job the first time! That way you can show it off to everyone and talk about your car all the time! LOL I talked a lot about my car today but everyone kept prevocing(sp?) me! LOL Anyways I still have some small issues to deal with but they will be taken care of before I take it in for exhaust. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted June 15, 2003 Author Share Posted June 15, 2003 Ok I just took my car for a 1/2 mile drive! Even though I dont have an exhaust system. As I pulled back into my drive way there was a chick coming down the road on her bike, I cant imagine what she was thinking when my car came roaring down the road and pulled into my driveway! 8) It wasnt running the best so I brought it back and popped the hood to read any codes out that might be in there. As I popped the hood a big cloud of white smoke rolls out. The heater lines werent tight! WHOOPS! So anyways I go to read the codes out and the only one in there is CODE 22..."low TPS signal" So I think I am going to pick up a TPS tommorow at work and see if that fixes it. I dont think I can be out of adjustment because the stock one isnt adjustable...is it? Oh and my electric fan and water pump work! I have them on a temp controlled relay and they popped on at 160 degrees and stayed on till it cooled back down to 160, even with the key off! I really like this set up. That way it will turn off when it cools down not when the key is on or off. I recommend this method. Man I cant wait to drive my car farther than a 1/2 mile! Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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