I'll keep this thread updated as I put the car back together for (hopefully) Power Tour this year. Just picked up the car Sunday. Paint looks great, went with a darker color than originally planned; it's a BMW color called sparkling graphite. We aren't going to color sand and buff the car for a couple months to let the paint cure some.

Jim Ramirez (my friend who did the body and paint on the car) came over today and shot the bottom with a bedliner product. I was going to do it myself, but since he offered (I ain't no fool! ;) ). Looks great, and should last forever.

The chassis was taken apart and re-detailed Sunday/Monday. I had totally wrapped the freshly powdercoated frame and suspension in saran wrap for the trip to Jims for paint and bodywork. That worked great, no overspray, just lots of dust to hose off. I also added my new ATS spindles and new Touring Classic front brakes with Baer Eradispeed rotors while I had the chassis out; what nice stuff, thanks to them for a great product.

Anyway, I lowered the body back on the chassis tonight and will be going full-speed to get this thing back together. Here's a few pics.

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Looking good. You have definitely been busy. I can't wait to see it all back together cuz that color is pretty killer.

looks good. Im intrested in the rear frame modifications, do you have any other pictures of the frame?

Looks awesome! Love the wheel/tire combo.

Dam man!

looks good. Im intrested in the rear frame modifications, do you have any other pictures of the frame?

Here's a few of how Mark Stielow modded the frame.

http://www.camcojb.com/temp/malitude%20128.jpg

http://www.camcojb.com/temp/malitude%20129.jpg

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Very nice !!! Also nice web site. Question: what are the sizes of the wheels and tires ?

Wilton near Sacramento ?

Very nice !!! Also nice web site. Question: what are the sizes of the wheels and tires ?

Wilton near Sacramento ?

Wilton is next to Elk Grove. The fronts are 17 X 8" with 245's and the rears are 17 X 11's with 315/35-17's.

Jody

Man, is that awesome or what!! Keep the pic's comming I can't wait to see the finished product. One day my 64 will be at that stage. It would be hard to sleep at night having that machine in the garage. GET-R-DONE!! Joel

Jody,

Car is looking great! I can't wait to see it all together. Are those your final decision on rims?

-Todd

Jody,

Car is looking great! I can't wait to see it all together. Are those your final decision on rims?

-Todd


no. I bought these almost a year ago, so they're on the car for now. I'm still looking for a more modern wheel to change the look of the car.

Jody

On the frame mods, where was the center section cut and narrowed? Were the spring / shock mounts just moved inward the same amount? I have a boxed frame that I am probably going to narrow also.
Thanks

On the frame mods, where was the center section cut and narrowed? Were the spring / shock mounts just moved inward the same amount? I have a boxed frame that I am probably going to narrow also.
Thanks

if you look at the pics you can see where he cut and sectioned the area around the tire, moving it in a couple inches or so, then boxed all the areas in. He had to re-locate the body mount area to line up with the factory mount on the body. The body mount on the body is stock location (I think), he just moved it on the frame to match after sectioning.

LOVE the car. I've been debating paint color for awhile. I was actually looking at your renderings to decide if I wanted to go silver or dark gray. I decided on the gray, somebody I know suggested BMW's color. Then on another post I saw you painted it BMW Sparkling Graphite. That is THE color. So I told my paint shop guy to paint my car that color. Hope you dont mind! I've looked and looked and I keep coming back to that color. Looks awesome though...could you please post a few more showing off the paint??? Thanks!

LOVE the car. I've been debating paint color for awhile. I was actually looking at your renderings to decide if I wanted to go silver or dark gray. I decided on the gray, somebody I know suggested BMW's color. Then on another post I saw you painted it BMW Sparkling Graphite. That is THE color. So I told my paint shop guy to paint my car that color. Hope you dont mind! I've looked and looked and I keep coming back to that color. Looks awesome though...could you please post a few more showing off the paint??? Thanks!

I have no problem with anyone else using the color, which is why I posted the name. It is a unique color, and very beautiful in the sun.

Once the car is color-sanded and buffed I'll be taking a lot of pics.

Jody

Looks awesome! Dig that color as well.

What condition was the car when you bought it? Did you just want to redo everything (paint/frame/engine) to your liking?

Also, is that a motor you had laying around or built or was it the one Mark Stielow originally installed?

Going to be a sweet riding car that's for sure. Nice work.

Looks awesome! Dig that color as well.

What condition was the car when you bought it? Did you just want to redo everything (paint/frame/engine) to your liking?

Also, is that a motor you had laying around or built or was it the one Mark Stielow originally installed?

Going to be a sweet riding car that's for sure. Nice work.


The car was nice when I got it. It needed a paint job as the guys who painted it for Mark used three different shades of red, and that showed up in certain lights. Then it had an Electromotive efi system, and I had a FAST unit I wanted to install instead. To get the harness out required dropping the trans and most of the dash, so I decided to go ahead and paint it at the same time. When I started into that it turned out there was a ton of bondo on the car, again supposedly removed by the "pros" who painted the car. I had the turbo LS2 motor left over from my GTO, so then got the bright idea to swap that in.

And so it happened, a simple scuff and shoot paint job :noway: turns into a complete re-do of body, paint, motor, etc.

working on getting the windows and tracks back in.......... :sad: Snapped a quick pic of the motor.

http://www.camcojb.com/temp/malitude%20264r.jpg

That engine is freaking sweeeeeeeeeeet. Should haul some major ass for sure!!! I'd like to possibly do some sort of EFI system.

Question for yah. I notice you have the main hoop for a rollbar inside your car. Are you caging the whole thing? I've been playing with the idea of caging mine. Just curious as to what you did.

That engine is freaking sweeeeeeeeeeet. Should haul some major ass for sure!!! I'd like to possibly do some sort of EFI system.

Question for yah. I notice you have the main hoop for a rollbar inside your car. Are you caging the whole thing? I've been playing with the idea of caging mine. Just curious as to what you did.

Mark Stielow built that 4 point roll bar when he built the car; I'm leaving it as-is.

Jody

Snapped a quick pic of the motor...
http://www.camcojb.com/temp/malitude%20264r.jpg

Wow Jody...freaking moneyshot right there!:thumbsup::yes::hurray::beers:;)

thanks John!

Jody

Does your painter guy shoot other peoples cars? I'd be willing to drive it 30 mins down to him for results like that. PM info if you could.

pm sent.

Looks great!!! I can't wait to see it in person on PT this year.

What paint did you use on the firewall area. Looks good

Also the car is begging for the 10 spokes from the other thread. :D

if you look at the pics you can see where he cut and sectioned the area around the tire, moving it in a couple inches or so, then boxed all the areas in. He had to re-locate the body mount area to line up with the factory mount on the body. The body mount on the body is stock location (I think), he just moved it on the frame to match after sectioning.

Looks like the lower control arms were also moved inward...

I was debating just a notch and maybe filling it in with thicker guage material...

I love everything about the car :thumbsup:

Jody, did you have to run spacers to clear the front calipers? I had to use 1/2" thick ones with a similar set up.

Tom

I love everything about the car :thumbsup:

Jody, did you have to run spacers to clear the front calipers? I had to use 1/2" thick ones with a similar set up.

Tom

It took a 1/8" spacer with the b-car spindle, but the ATS spindle clears with identical calipers.

Jody

Looking good i love that coler. The engine is not to bad eather.

I think I just had sex:o:)

working on the glass and ElectricLife windows this weekend. Took a bit of time to get the stuff figured out as the car has been apart for a long time, and I completely gutted the glass and mechanisms.

Started by using B-Quiet on the inside of the door skins. What a huge difference in the sound of the metal when tapping on it now. Sounds like a late-model car compared to a tin can.

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Then I took a couple shots of the side view of the car as it progresses. The vent windows and rear glass is in on both sides, heading out to install the final two door windows now. The color and wheels are really growing on me, may not need to spend a bunch of cash on modern wheels!

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wow looks great! love it all, did what did you put inbetween the dynomat and the door shells? just a coat of paint?

wow looks great! love it all, did what did you put inbetween the dynomat and the door shells? just a coat of paint?

the doors were sealed inside and out before paint.

Jody

Nice work,car looking very nice! Where did you buy your glass and what color? Tinted green, clear or smoke?

Nice work,car looking very nice! Where did you buy your glass and what color? Tinted green, clear or smoke?

got it from Frank at GP Superstore, he's a forum vendor here on the site. It is factory tint, slightly green. I thought I ordered smoked, but this looks fine.

Jody

those wheels are nice, but the others are much better. just do it.......

This thread is why I love the internet.

Can we get a front on picture? :)

This thread is why I love the internet.

Can we get a front on picture? :)

the only front pic I've taken is this one; waiting until the front sheetmetal is put on to take more.

http://www.camcojb.com/temp/malitude%20264r.jpg

Wicked.

The side shot on the lift - I thought "whats with the mopar rear stripe on that thing across the decklid and rear panel?!?!" but realized its just the lift shadow. :D looked like a black stripe back there at first glance.

cant wait for the first videos of this sucker.

I don't think you've said this already, but are you going with an FAST engine management? If not, what?

How man inches did Mark narrow the rear? I have not seen any article updates when he was building the car.

I don't think you've said this already, but are you going with an FAST engine management? If not, what?

Big Stuff 3 for the LS2.

Jody

How man inches did Mark narrow the rear? I have not seen any article updates when he was building the car.


I do not know the rear end width. I think he widened the tubs, notched the frame, set the wheels and tires in there and then took his measurement for the rear.

http://images.popularhotrodding.com/tech/0312phr_stielow_05_z.jpg

Jody

Pics of the frame notching?????

Pics of the frame notching?????

look on the first page of this thread.

Jody

I do not know the rear end width. I think he widened the tubs, notched the frame, set the wheels and tires in there and then took his measurement for the rear.

http://images.popularhotrodding.com/tech/0312phr_stielow_05_z.jpg

Jody


he narrowed it 2"

he narrowed it 2"


are you sure? It doesn't seem that 17 X 11" wide wheels with 5.5" b.s. would fit inside the fenders if the rear end was only narrowed 1" per side.

i guess i dont understand... whats the point of narrowing the rear if the wheels are only an inch wider than those that are put on it with a stock rear? guys throw 10s on there all the time. whats the difference with the 11s.

tim

i guess i dont understand... whats the point of narrowing the rear if the wheels are only an inch wider than those that are put on it with a stock rear? guys throw 10s on there all the time. whats the difference with the 11s.

tim

I think you just answered you own question. An 11" wide wheel is 1" wider than a 10" wide wheel. Probably isn't space for a 11" wide wheel. That's the point of narrowing the frame and widening the wheel wells.

It appears to me, the frame was narrowed 2" on each side. That's only from my non-technical viewing of the pictures on page 1 of this thread and the picture of the wheel wells in the picture above.

i guess i dont understand... whats the point of narrowing the rear if the wheels are only an inch wider than those that are put on it with a stock rear? guys throw 10s on there all the time. whats the difference with the 11s.

tim

I didn't think you could get 10's on the rear of a 64 Chevelle.......... :confused: 68-later, no problem, but the early cars (64/65) had no wheelwell room.

Jody

been working on the exhaust until my glass shows up. Fortunately I can re-use everything Mark and Stainless Works built other than the down-pipe from the turbos. I wanted to get the exhaust on so I can find someone to fab my downpipes before I put the front sheetmetal on the car. Here's a few pics, I'll get better ones later. It's a snug fit around the upper control arms and coil springs.

Next up is the stainless tank and plumbing the engine.

http://www.camcojb.com/temp/malitude%20280.jpg


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Jody

sorry, i thought we were talking rear end housing, not frame.

couple more pics. Heading back to detail and install the tank.



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well, I'm rolling now............... :D Got the tank cleaned up, looks almost like new. Just a nice lacquer thinner bath and complete scotchbrite rub down.



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What brand of tank is that. It looks awesome underneath there.

Looks SWEET! That tranny(?) pan sure looks low though :eek: or is it just the angle of the picture making it look low?

Looks SWEET! That tranny(?) pan sure looks low though :eek: or is it just the angle of the picture making it look low?


It's not as low as it looks, but lower than I like. It is going to be replaced with a stock pan.

Jody

What brand of tank is that. It looks awesome underneath there.

I am not sure, it looks like a Rock Valley, but with some alterations to work with Marks narrowed frame rails.

Jody

are you sure? It doesn't seem that 17 X 11" wide wheels with 5.5" b.s. would fit inside the fenders if the rear end was only narrowed 1" per side.


sorry i ment to say two inches perside

Thanks for the updates.

Car looks amazing :beers: cant wait to see the progress as it all goes back together.

Andy

thanks guys.

Jody

Its too late to turn back now but I hope you don't run in to an exhaust hanger problem.

Last year I had to fix a guys floor that was mounted similar to yours. After less than a year of street driving one of the hangers stress cracked the floor and pulled about a 4 x 4 section of sheet metal right through the floor.

Its too late to turn back now but I hope you don't run in to an exhaust hanger problem.

Last year I had to fix a guys floor that was mounted similar to yours. After less than a year of street driving one of the hangers stress cracked the floor and pulled about a 4 x 4 section of sheet metal right through the floor.

the car was built 2.5 years ago and I didn't see any cracking or issues. There is reinforcing plates on the inside of the car where these bolt up. Guess it's a wait and see. It is supported in three places per side, which would help a lot compared to most guys doing 1-2 hangers per side.

Jody

He only had two per side so hopefully you will be OK.

ok, windows are in, many thanks to Frank and Lisa at GP Superstore for the great pricing and service.

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I order a classic update wiring harness from American Autowire (again through Frank!) which will be here Friday. It will be much easier to start from scratch than try to splice all my new systems into the other harness that's currently in the car. So in the mean time, I mounted my BigStuff 3 ecu in the glove box along with the trans controller (switching trans controllers in a couple weeks, but I'll fill you in on that when it happens).

http://www.camcojb.com/temp/malitude%20298.jpg

I ran the BS3 harness through the firewall and have cut to length and terminated all the sensors. Am in the process now of trying to hide the wiring as much as is reasonably possible for a clean look.

http://www.camcojb.com/temp/malitude%20309.jpg

I also ditched the dual Bosch fuel pumps. I love the idea of them, running one all the time with the second coming on with boost, but there's just no way to neatly plumb them in the limited room under the car. No matter how I tried there were too many loops, etc. in the system to fit in the required width I had to work with. So I had a new Aeromotive pump, regulator, and pump controller in my shop, and decided to go this way. I regulate the fuel at the back of the car to keep the hot fuel from being bypassed to the tank. Running the fuel through the rails before being bypassed to the tank has caused many issues on long drives like Power Tour, and being that this car is going this year I do not want any issues. And their pump controller slows the pump down during idle and cruise areas, so that further keeps the fuel temps down, and increases the pump life.

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Jody

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Jody

Wow...that is so cool. That engine shot still blows me away. Thanks for sharing pics as you progress. I must say that your car helps me define my own goals for my car once I get to start modding it.

What are you running for heat/air cond ?

Wow...that is so cool. That engine shot still blows me away. Thanks for sharing pics as you progress. I must say that your car helps me define my own goals for my car once I get to start modding it.

thanks!

Jody

What are you running for heat/air cond ?

Vintage Air.

Jody

Jody,

Vintage Air Sure-Fit or GenII ?

Jody,

Vintage Air Sure-Fit or GenII ?

sorry, Gen II.

Jody

wow comming together very clean!

thanks guys, much appreciated.

Jody

I see exhaust coming out the back of the car, but I don't see it coming out the back of the turbos. I'm anxious to see the drivers side photo. You reducing diameter at the muffler, or are you building a reducer of some sort out the back of the turbo to keep backpressure up?

Sorry for the rookie questions. I"ll be taking at stab at this over the summer, but with a big block. Lucky for me though, I won't even begin to strive for your level of cleanlyness! I just want to be one of the fast street cars that become local urban legends. :D

I see exhaust coming out the back of the car, but I don't see it coming out the back of the turbos. I'm anxious to see the drivers side photo. You reducing diameter at the muffler, or are you building a reducer of some sort out the back of the turbo to keep backpressure up?

Sorry for the rookie questions. I"ll be taking at stab at this over the summer, but with a big block. Lucky for me though, I won't even begin to strive for your level of cleanlyness! I just want to be one of the fast street cars that become local urban legends. :D

no reducing, it's 3" from turbos to tails, with 3" mufflers. I have not fabbed the downpipes yet, it's on my "to do" list.......... :D

Damn, and here I was thinking that fuel line was just big. It's the tail pipes that are huge. :)

If you screw up the downpipe, you can always just wrap it and nobody will know... :yes:

I'm wanting to use a hydroboost braking system and I just don't think that is possible unless I scrap an inner fender, which will get really bad when I lower the car and run large/wide wheels.

Looking good!!
I'm not the only Jody on here apparently. :D

Well, Jim (the painter) and I are rubbing the paint out. He did the roof last night.

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I finalized the front fender a few minutes ago.

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http://www.camcojb.com/temp/malitude%20322.jpg

He's gonna be here in a couple minutes and we'll keep at it.

Jody

WOW!!!!!!!!

Andrew

finished up the other front fender and hood.

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Jody

I'll trade ya! LOL!

All I can say is WOW!!!

Very nice, clean, and a little over my budget...;)

Looking good!!
I'm not the only Jody on here apparently. :D

no you're not, welcome!!!!!!! :thumbsup:

Jody

Can't wait to see pics of it on the power tour. Give that Clill guy a hard time...will ya? Maybe another police intervention...? LOL :)

Looking great Jody!

ok, this will be the last paint update until the car is more completed. Today Jim and I finished off the passenger door, 1/4 panel, and trunk lid, along with some misc small stuff. Should be done buffing tomorrow........... :thumbsup:

Here's the trunk; ignore the mess in the background, the shop is thrashed right now.

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here's the door and 1/4 panel; the door is not fully closed but it's taped up so I didn't want to untape it to close it completely...............

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Jody

I would be afraid to take that car anywhere. That paint looks absolutely fantastic. -MATT

Man, that is a great looking car. I cannot wait to see it in person on the Tour.

looking good jody when I have my 65 chevelle together running 315's since I did the same mini tubb a few years ago. we can meet up take pics of our cars. yours is in my top 5 of the best chevelle I like

Looks flawless!

Seeing that fender on the narrow folding stand made me shudder to think a swift breaze might come along and take it OUT. :eek:

I went ahead and registered on Pro-touring.com and turboforums.com The Twin turbo Big Block will be underway soon enough!! :cool:

Awesome work! :thumbsup: Car looks amazing!

Which brand of rubbing compound are you guys using?

how do you get rid of the shine... I can't see the scratches... hehehe ;)

I hope you bring that to the BBQ next month...

Awesome work! :thumbsup: Car looks amazing!

Which brand of rubbing compound are you guys using?


looks like it is the 3m perfect it.

I thought so too, but is it Perfect It II or Perfect It III? :)

I thought so too, but is it Perfect It II or Perfect It III? :)

I've got both, but the car was mostly done with III

Jody

Thanks Jody. Great looking car! :thumbsup:

got the dash in and wired as well as the rear of the car.

http://www.camcojb.com/temp/malitude 345.jpg

Jody

amazing car....

my friend is going with the bigstuff3 for a ls project of his...

As some of you know, I'm selling my Hogan setup and bought the new PMC intake http://www.precision-metalcraft.com/. First thought, absolutely beautiful work. Very unique look. Many will wonder why change as the Hogan's is a great manifold also. I have a few reasons.

I originally ordered a manifold from a pic on their website; they don't use part number per se, so I told him what I was looking for. I wanted a rounded top, but when it arrived it was the standard flat top with bolt on plate. Looked great so it wasn't a big issue.

I also set it up for hidden fuel rails, which meant you needed to use the ultra short LS7 injectors. The largest you can get that I'm aware of is 65#, and that will limit my engine, need a larger injector.

So when Kevin showed the pics of this new manifold I was in love........ :yes: Gives me the rounded top I wanted, larger injectors, uses standard GM throttle body, and uses stock o-ring factory gaskets. I can't say how cool this manifold looks, and at $2250 retail it's several hundred dollars cheaper than the alternatives. It also incorporates some extended runners and stacks inside the plenum which should make great torque. Here's the pics:

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Jody

Neato intake. Looks lots better than the Hogan's IMO... not that the Hogan's was bad (certainly not in terms of construction quality) but appearance wise the PMC is nicer and a much more smooth & flowing look. The stock o-ring setup is very nice too!

Excellent price too considering the machined bits on it.

And I can't help but think... I wonder where I've seen extended runners inside the plenum before... :p

Neato intake. Looks lots better than the Hogan's IMO... not that the Hogan's was bad (certainly not in terms of construction quality) but appearance wise the PMC is nicer and a much more smooth & flowing look. The stock o-ring setup is very nice too!

Excellent price too considering the machined bits on it.

And I can't help but think... I wonder where I've seen extended runners inside the plenum before... :p


yep, someone knows what they're doing........... ;)

Jody

I had some carbon fiber stuff done from Wabbits
http://www.wabbitsww.com/
They did some custom inserts for my console. The consoles are originally chrome plated, and mine had been powdercoated silver like the header coating. I had it painted the dark gray of the dash and engine compartment and then added the carbon fiber. Here's a sneak peak of the rear section of the console, with Mark Stielows custom stainless cup holders added. I'll post up full pics when it's done.

http://www.camcojb.com/temp/malitude%20367.jpg


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I also had them do my steering wheel ring in carbon fiber; I really like the way it looks with the Twist Machine paddle shifter.


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Jody

I like all the carbon fiber. Pretty trick looking.

Good god......

:eek: wow that is going to be a very bad ass ride!!!

thanks guys!!!!!!!!!!

Jody

Looks real nice.

What master cylinder are you running?

I was going to ask you about the hole in the firewall for the vintage air bulkhead... I was going to use the same bulkhead. Is there a reason not to hide it under the fender?

Rob

Looks real nice.

What master cylinder are you running?

I was going to ask you about the hole in the firewall for the vintage air bulkhead... I was going to use the same bulkhead. Is there a reason not to hide it under the fender?

Rob

the master is a late model unit Mark had on the car when I bought it. The bulkhead was installed where it is when I bought the car, and it was going to be a real pain to move it over, so I left it as-is.

Jody

All the in-car and rear of car wiring is done, and everything works. Motor is completely wired along with the trans and paddle shifter. Got a couple friends coming over this weekend to do the downpipes and wastegate pipes, then the front clip can go back on and I can wire the front end. Took a while to figure out how I was going to get to the fuel rails; wanted it clean and there's very little room between the engine and firewall with the engine setback like it is.

Here's how I plumbed the bottom of the Precision Machine intake. Intake air temp sensor is on the left, then a #6 line for power brakes, #4 for wastegates and boost gauge, and then the map sensor.

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This is the 1/2" stainless hard line I fabbed up to "y" the main line into the rear of the rails. Stainless looks great, but is a pain to work with, next time I'd likely opt for aluminum. It looks crooked in the second pic, but that's the camera angle, it's actually parallel to the back of the manifold. Very close fit.

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The last couple pics are the engine plumbed and my new Fast throttle body. Very nice piece.

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Jody

Jeeez thats sharp!!!

exhaust is done. Got a couple friends to come over Saturday; Troy (blown353 on the board) and his buddy (and now mine) Clint from Allied Machine Welding. They were there until 1:00 a.m. but got the downpipes and wastegate pipes completely done.

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looking good jody I deffinetly envy you. But hey maybe once I am done we can go on power tour of 09 of 10

looking good jody I deffinetly envy you. But hey maybe once I am done we can go on power tour of 09 of 10

sounds great, it's a blast for sure! :thumbsup:

Jody

Finally, the pics I've been waiting for! Awesome planning is really paying off for you.

Questions:

Are you going to have the hot side coated inside or out?

What clamps ore on the exhaust, right there at the waste gate? They appear to be hindged on one side and bolted on the other.

Do you have plans to run E85 gas?


Lastly, If I lived within 4 hours of this car, I'd drive to come see it in person! I'm sure my single turbo 540 will not be nearly as clean as this is.

The hinged clamps come with the Tial wastegates. The are very night, machined, v-band clamps.

Andrew

The hinged clamps come with the Tial wastegates. The are very night, machined, v-band clamps.

Andrew

correct, thanks Andrew. I don't plan on coating the hot parts.

Jody

The tial pieces are indeed very nice, both the flanges/bands and the wastegates themselves-- the wastegate bodies are some of the nicer stainless castings I have seen.

I'm still not a happy camper with the outlet flanges for the downpipes to turbo. I did some digging today and it looks like the flanges PT&E sent you are 3-5/8 ID-- why they provided those for 3" downpipes is beyond me. It looks like that is the standard size though!

Jody, if they end up leaking (keeping my fingers crossed they don't) I can machine new ones that are actually the right size... I think I even have some 304 bar stock that will work. It won't be very hard to swap them out... unless you put the front clip back on. :p

Did SPD have some better fitting v-band clamps?

The other route we can take is to have our buddies with the muffler shop bump-flare the downpipes out to just under 3-5/8" OD right at the flange or we could machine reducer bushings to weld between 2 more of the PT&E 3-5/8 flanges and the 3" downpipe.

Next up... intercooler piping. :hurray:

The tial pieces are indeed very nice, both the flanges/bands and the wastegates themselves-- the wastegate bodies are some of the nicer stainless castings I have seen.

I'm still not a happy camper with the outlet flanges for the downpipes to turbo. I did some digging today and it looks like the flanges PT&E sent you are 3-5/8 ID-- why they provided those for 3" downpipes is beyond me. It looks like that is the standard size though!

Jody, if they end up leaking (keeping my fingers crossed they don't) I can machine new ones that are actually the right size... I think I even have some 304 bar stock that will work. It won't be very hard to swap them out... unless you put the front clip back on. :p

Did SPD have some better fitting v-band clamps?

The other route we can take is to have our buddies with the muffler shop bump-flare the downpipes out to just under 3-5/8" OD right at the flange or we could machine reducer bushings to weld between 2 more of the PT&E 3-5/8 flanges and the 3" downpipe.

Next up... intercooler piping. :hurray:

SPD had TWO 3" v band clamps........... :hurray: Just enough for now. The second one failed completely (galled) when I removed it last night. I'm not sure what to do with the downpipes, because as you said now is the time to change them, as the front clip goes on next after some water, oil plumbing tomorrow.

Jody

Any chance of starting it up prior to reinstalling the front clip? It would be a lot easier to fix now if there is a problem-- although once the front clip is back on everything should come out the top if the headers & turbos are removed. It will just be that much harder to get in and tack everything.

Jody a work of art is an understatment. I can't wait to see it in person.

Jody,

Are you using XRP hose and fittings?

Andrew

Jody,

Are you using XRP hose and fittings?

Andrew

yes.

Jody

well, finished up the turbo water and oil lines. Need the front clip on to finish the oil filter and trans lines, so I hung a fender tonight. Started by undercoating the fender with some Wurth coating. Has a great texture.

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Hey, starting to look like a car.....................

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Wondering if you used just base on the firewall and fenderwells. Did your painter add any clear in it? I don't see much shine on them. Not that thats a bad thing, makes cleaning up easier.

Wondering if you used just base on the firewall and fenderwells. Did your painter add any clear in it? I don't see much shine on them. Not that thats a bad thing, makes cleaning up easier.

no, it has flat clear on the firewall, inner fenderwell, radiator support, etc.

Jody

Jody a work of art is an understatment. I can't wait to see it in person.

Any chance you'll have it together and bring it to the TnT and BBQ... Only about 10 days away... ;)

Hey, I can dream can't I?

Any chance you'll have it together and bring it to the TnT and BBQ... Only about 10 days away... ;)

Hey, I can dream can't I?

aaahhhhhhhhhhh.................. :noway: I'll be amazed to have it done for Power Tour. :D

Jody

this just keeps getting better and better!!

Added the drivers fender, Ron Davis custom radiator (they matched the mounts Mark had built for my original radiator), and the intercooler. I painted the intercooler the same dark gray as the engine compartment as it really shows through the front grille. I know some think that's a no-no, but should be fine for this car.

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I'm Jealous.. :yes:

holy cow... thats a show stopper

well, both front fenders are on, and wired the front clip. Only thing left to wire is the a/c switch, horns, and front park/turn signals. Need more progress before these can be done. I converted to HID's since I had a kit in the shop and the car came with H4 halogen drop-out bulbs.


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The plumbing is progressing; water and oil to turbo lines are done as well as all vacuum/wastegate plumbing. Things are starting to get crowded.


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Jody

well, I started on the intercooler, air inlet, and radiator tubing today. Fabbed up the inlet first. Everything is just tacked as I have a guy who can copy my tacked together pieces and make it a one piece tube.

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Then started the intercooler to throttle body. Very tight to get past the air inlet, turbo to intercooler hose, and lower radiator hose, but it clears.

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damn thats tight hopefully things will be easy to acess to in the future

I'm confused.

Got a belly side pic of that intecooler? I'm just wondering how the inlet(s) and outlet(s) are going to work with the Twins.

I'm sticking with a single 91mm on the passenger side of my 540 motor. ok, maybe 88mm. ;)

Believe me... the IC piping is going to be fun. I had a good look at it yesterday while slightly reworking the driver's side wastegate piping.

Things are really, really tight as the turbo inlets point right at the intercooler inlet & outlet... (the IC was designed & fit with the old setup); my guess is manifold "boxes" will have to be fabricated as even with 1R bends on the turbo inlet & IC pipes there will be interference. Either that or the tubes will have to be scalloped & relieved to clear each other.

All part of the fun. :)

Believe me... the IC piping is going to be fun. I had a good look at it yesterday while slightly reworking the driver's side wastegate piping.

Things are really, really tight as the turbo inlets point right at the intercooler inlet & outlet... (the IC was designed & fit with the old setup); my guess is manifold "boxes" will have to be fabricated as even with 1R bends on the turbo inlet & IC pipes there will be interference. Either that or the tubes will have to be scalloped & relieved to clear each other.

All part of the fun. :)

or run the air inlet up first then over, and the pipe from the intercooler down and then over............. just clears. Got the lower rad hose, air inlets, and intercooler to throttle body piping done. Starting on the upper radiator hose. Then all that's left is the turbo's to intercooler, which I may need to borrow Clint to do the merge part.;)

or run the air inlet up first then over, and the pipe from the intercooler down and then over............. just clears. Got the lower rad hose, air inlets, and intercooler to throttle body piping done. Starting on the upper radiator hose. Then all that's left is the turbo's to intercooler, which I may need to borrow Clint to do the merge part.;)

Cool. I knew it was going to be really close with those tubes. Hopefully they can duplicate the bends well enough so you don't have issues, as tight as things are if they're off a bit it might not clear!

As far as a making the merge/Y... just call. Shouldn't be that bad. :)

How's clearance between the DS turbo intake and the fan?

Cool. I knew it was going to be really close with those tubes. Hopefully they can duplicate the bends well enough so you don't have issues, as tight as things are if they're off a bit it might not clear!

As far as a making the merge/Y... just call. Shouldn't be that bad. :)

How's clearance between the DS turbo intake and the fan?

yeah, I'll keep my mock-ups, so worst case if they don't fit I'll have Clint put some pretty welds on them. There's about 3/8 to 1/2" between the up tube and the fans, and 1/2" to 3/4" between the tube and the engine pulleys.

I finished the intercooler to throttle body tubing (made it 2 piece as you cannot remove it as one piece), both radiator hoses, and the air inlets for both turbos. All that's left is the (2) turbo to intercooler lines, merging into one inlet; this will be the hardest part, so I saved it for last............. :yes:

Once finished I'll take all the individual lines I made and have them copied in stainless or steel as one-piece units, so no weld lines.

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Jody

I ordered some Ring Brothers 1/4", 5/16", and 3/8" bolts/washers for the front sheetmetal stuff in the engine compartment, along with the hood hinges and latches. These look incredible..............

They're only $7.40 each, which is cheap considering the machining involved, and the fact that you only need 15-20 for the average car.

I liked the button head stainless bolts and washers I had on there.

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then I got these................


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Thanks to the Ring Brothers for developing parts like these on cars like Reactor, and then letting us buy them!

http://www.ringbrothers.com/

Jody

Those are perty...:) I'll take the ones you didn't use! heh heh

TONS OF ROOM!!!!!!!!!!! :cool: Well, at least 1/2" between the tubes, so for that I am grateful.

This is the passenger turbo outlet tube squeezing around the intercooler and radiator tubes, heading for the drivers side and intercooler inlet.

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Jody

Jody,

It's sure getting busy under the hood. Great workmanship, as always.

Andrew

What are the turbo specs? I skimmed this thread but did not see them. Sorry if I overlooked them.

What are the turbo specs? I skimmed this thread but did not see them. Sorry if I overlooked them.

twin 6776 RE Precision ball-bearing turbos

What's that 67.76mm? same as the GT37R I believe.

OK, just picked up the piping after it was finish welded by a friend of mine, Warren at Midnight Performance in Rancho Cordova. I do all my dynoing at his shop. I originally built these pieces with the intention of having them copied in single pieces, but the compound angle and short distances between bends wouldn't allow most of them to be done as a single piece. That meant welding up what I had; since I can't operate my tig worth a darn I opted to let him weld them up for me.

The hardest piece was the crossover tube from the passenger side, merging with the drivers side into the intercooler inlet. I bought a merge collector and fitted the pieces up. Lots of cutting and really special angles..............

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Here's the rest of the tubing. I'm going to final fit everything tonight and weld bracing brackets to a couple of the tubes that need it. Tomorrow they're off to the powdercoaters for titanium exhaust coating.

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Jody

Can you shed some light on the lip that is pressed into the ends of the tubing? I have witnessed how boost can seperate some couplings and that added lip will certainly help. Was it done post-welding from regular tube, or did you buy tubing that already had the lip in one (or both) ends?

The titanium is going to look great with the grays and blacks in the engine bay. Hopefully it isn't too light of a shade.

Thanks again for sharing the pics with us.

Can you shed some light on the lip that is pressed into the ends of the tubing? I have witnessed how boost can seperate some couplings and that added lip will certainly help. Was it done post-welding from regular tube, or did you buy tubing that already had the lip in one (or both) ends?

The titanium is going to look great with the grays and blacks in the engine bay. Hopefully it isn't too light of a shade.

Thanks again for sharing the pics with us.

I have a bead roller tool to put a bead on the ends of tubing. Really cool and pretty much a necessity with boost, as you said.

Jody

I'm just going to sell my Chevelle. Where's a white towel smilie at when you need it??

Some awesome work there Jody. Thanks for sharing the Mali2ude buildup with us. :thumbsup:

I'm just going to sell my Chevelle. Where's a white towel smilie at when you need it??

Some awesome work there Jody. Thanks for sharing the Mali2ude buildup with us. :thumbsup:

thanks!
:thumbsup:

next, I sent the intake plumbing to be coated with titanium header coating. The color matches well with the car, but it sure scratches and scuffs easily. Might have to re-think that one later on. Big thanks to Steed at Perfect It powder coating in Rancho Cordova for helping me out, getting this back to me in one day.

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added some new turbo heatshield bags. The other ones I had on there didn't fit well, these are much nicer.

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added my heater hoses

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had my headlight frames powdercoated. Changed the halogen bulbs for true HID's, with HID low and high beam on the one bulb. I don't think I'll even plug in the normal inside high beam as it won't match and the two outside lights will be plenty.

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a quick pic of the air inlet tube. Has a little bracket that supports the end, from that small button-head allen screw just above the pipe. Filters are on order. Basically copied what Mark had in the car, seemed to work well.

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Jody

Moving right along Jody! Where did you get the HID lights?

Andrew

Moving right along Jody! Where did you get the HID lights?

Andrew

had a set in my shop, but they were HID on low beam only. Had one bad bulb so I found this guy on Ebay for low/high HID's that worked with my ballasts. He also has complete kits with bulbs, ballast, wiring harness.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360041698950

Hooked up the throttle this morning. I own a tig, but can't weld with it................... so I bought a Lokar cable mount and built a bracket to attach it to the fuel rail support. Turned out nice. The cable has a bit of an angle to it, but that's how the Lokar mount is built, and was the only way it was going to fit.

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Jody

Pretty.

Is it setup to handle E85 gas? What size injectors did you go with?
With such a clean fire wall, where is your fuel psi regulator?

With all of this effrot, you should start to advertise to get some magazine or TV recognition during the power tour!

I'm looking forward to the finished interior photos. :cool:

Jody is a bad influence.... very bad.

As of this weekend I have a buyer for my Procharger committed, I'm already looking at compressor maps for GT-series turbos, and I'm getting prices on material to build my own manifolds. :p

Jody did something like this to me about 5 years ago... I went up to look at his Procharged '69 Camaro on a Saturday and ordered my Procharger on the following week. :yes:

Looks great. Let me know when you get ready to fire it, I want to come back up and check things out (and go for a ride... LOL)

Jody is a bad influence.... very bad.

...I went up to look at his Procharged '69 Camaro on a Saturday and ordered my Procharger on the following week.

I had almost the same experience when seeing Jody's yellow Camaro, except I went home, looked at my bank statement, and then looked in the phonebook to try and guess which divorce attoney my wife would be getting...

Of course, Troy's car brings out the same feeling's in me (envy, inadequacy and delusions of having some of those parts on my car) :D

"I am happy with my N/A "project" car... I am happy with my N/A "project" car... I am...

Pretty.

Is it setup to handle E85 gas? What size injectors did you go with?
With such a clean fire wall, where is your fuel psi regulator?

With all of this effrot, you should start to advertise to get some magazine or TV recognition during the power tour!

I'm looking forward to the finished interior photos. :cool:

this is a pump gas build with 75# injectors. I may have to go larger after seeing the duty cycle, but I had these at my shop so I'm using them initially. As far as I know there isn't an E85 station anywhere near where I live. If there was I'd be tempted for sure.

The regulator is back at the tank along with the pump. Thanks!

Jody

Hey jody I know it might have been there already but do you know were that firewall Heater hose plat came from

Hey jody I know it might have been there already but do you know were that firewall Heater hose plat came from

I believe it's a Vintage Air piece.

http://www.vintageair.com/cat2007/62.pdf

Jody

Thanks jody are the other two you have that are not hooked up are they for the ac which I don't know if your running or not.

Thanks jody are the other two you have that are not hooked up are they for the ac which I don't know if your running or not.


they are the a/c lines. Right now I'm in "get the important stuff done first" mode. Less than 5 weeks till Power Tour, so I'm trying to get the essentials done first. I will be running A/C.

Very cool Jody thanks for the info I will be getting that unit for mine looks clean and professional get us a sound clip when you got her running and keep us posted on updates.

got my front support panel back from the painter (thanks Jim!!!) so now the front end can be finished. Added some Marquez Design hood stops (these are very nice!), finished off most of my Ring Bros. bolts, and fitted the front grille and trim. Only thing left is the bumper, and I'll need a helper for that.

As a side note, you Camaro guys don't know how good you have it with the reproduction parts. The 64 Chevelle stuff is in many cases horrible; quality is crap, very disappointing. All I can get though.

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Here's the front of the car, minus bumper. Getting close, should be firing it this Friday/Saturday.

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Jody

Jody Looks awesome man, wish I had the money to half of what you did to yours!!!!!!!


I would love to see the car in person, I am just in Lodi!!!!!

Is Clint going up to help with anyhting else?

Jody Looks awesome man, wish I had the money to half of what you did to yours!!!!!!!


I would love to see the car in person, I am just in Lodi!!!!!

Is Clint going up to help with anyhting else?

not that I know of, but you are welcome to stop by.

Jody

Looking GREAT! I love the bolts with the fitted washers. Looks killer.
Frank

Jody, was there not enough room to stash the filter up in front of the front tire on the bottom side of the inner fender? It would be hidden from view there both from the top and also from the front of the car.

And I know you're going to hate me for pointing it out now... but now that the front end sheetmetal is back on, the engine compartment is more complete, and there is gray & satin aluminum surrounding everything the cad plating on the brake booster is starting to look out of place in my opinion and draw too much attention only because it doesn't blend with anything else under the hood.

Jody, was there not enough room to stash the filter up in front of the front tire on the bottom side of the inner fender? It would be hidden from view there both from the top and also from the front of the car.

And I know you're going to hate me for pointing it out now... but now that the front end sheetmetal is back on, the engine compartment is more complete, and there is gray & satin aluminum surrounding everything the cad plating on the brake booster is starting to look out of place in my opinion and draw too much attention only because it doesn't blend with anything else under the hood.

I looked at that location as there is nothing under the fenderwell, but the fenderwell is not supported in that area on this car. I'd love to see another 64 Chevelle as there's bolt holes in the edges of the fenderwells but they don't meet anything. Not sure what the deal is. Not sure how much it would move around.

As far as the booster, I thought of painting it the dark gray right from the beginning. Then I started to second-guess myself and never did anything about it. The only guys who paint the boosters are usually street rod guys, and I wasn't really going for that look. But I think you're right, it's the only gold thing in the compartment area, sticks out.

Jody

As far as the booster, I thought of painting it the dark gray right from the beginning. Then I started to second-guess myself and never did anything about it. The only guys who paint the boosters are usually street rod guys, and I wasn't really going for that look. But I think you're right, it's the only gold thing in the compartment area, sticks out.

Jody


mmmm hmmmm...and Cindy Crawford has a mole on her face. Never stopped her and nobody could say squat cause they knew what they were looking at. Name your car "Cindy" ;)

A little character along with perfection never hurts. At least thats what I tell myself when I get out of the shower and watch the steam on the mirror at waist level start to dissipate.....

:D

probably missed it somewhere in the 12 pages or another post, but who makes that accessory drive? great looking car!!!!

Tim

ok, moved the remote filter. Had to build a brace out of 3/16" strap to bolt to the edge of the inner fender to stiffen it up; mounted the filter on that brace and the lower fender brace, completely protected by the bumper when I get it installed.

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probably missed it somewhere in the 12 pages or another post, but who makes that accessory drive? great looking car!!!!

Tim

http://www.synisterproducts.com/

well, so much for my new oil filter location. Forgot about the bumper brace, runs right through where the filter is mounted. Back to looking again............ :rolleyes:

Jody

there's that big mouth look we all know and love.............. :D

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Looks awesome. I love everything about it!:thumbsup:

Thanks,
Tom

Jody...the car is looking great! Keep up the good work...you'll be driving it soon (I bet you have a count down of the days until Power Tour).

air cleaners showed up, and got the breather tanks mounted. I had some nice tanks Mark built that bolted in the wheelwells, but they didn't clear the new air filter location, so I bought some Stefs aluminum breather tanks and mounted them in the area next to the air filters. I drilled and tapped the valley cover on the LS2 behind the intake and ran two #10 lines to the tanks. That's pretty hidden, and is a baffled area of the engine, so there shouldn't be a lot of oil pushed up. I ordered some different breather caps from the tank with a nipple fitting on them, and ran a line from there to the air filter base. This way there will be no smoke or oil smell when the engine is running. I did this before on other cars, and was reminded by Charley, as I think they did this also recently to the Red Witch.

The coils just showed up, so I'm going to see if my mounting idea will work, right after I finish up the trans lines.

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Jody

Jody...the car is looking great! Keep up the good work...you'll be driving it soon (I bet you have a count down of the days until Power Tour).

Looks awesome. I love everything about it!:thumbsup:

Thanks,
Tom

thanks guys!

Jody

Listen dude. Stop showing pics of that rag. Everyone is too nice to say but I will lol. Just yanking your chain. That is a beautiful car and I am jealous.

Listen dude. Stop showing pics of that rag. Everyone is too nice to say but I will lol. Just yanking your chain. That is a beautiful car and I am jealous.

thanks!

forgot to post where the oil filter ended up. That last pic didn't work as the front bumper brace interfered. So it ended up being bolted to that brace. Clears the tire easily, up behind the bumper, not hanging down at all.

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Been looking at this sign a lot in my shop. This has to be one of the most frustrating cars to assemble that I've done. I need to talk to Mark and see if he had the same fun as I am, or if it's just me............ :clonk:


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fastened the intake down after the breathers were finished (had to move the manifold to get to the rear breather ends). Hooked up the fuel line, added 5 gallons of gas to the tank, and set the fuel pressure to 55 psi. Best part, no leaks!

Now I'm on to building some brackets to mount the coils.

Jody

Damn thats beautiful! Damn my car is a such a pile!:D

Jody,

What size tires are on the front? What size are the wheels and backspacing? No rubbing on the sway bar?

Thanks,
Andrew

Jody,
First of all, you are doing excellent work. Thank you for sharing with us. You might have mentioned, but I did not see it, what are you running for an ECU?

If you need any help tuning, one of the best turbo tuners lives in the NW. I've known Brian for a few years and would highly recommend contacting him if you have any tuning difficulty.

Brain runs a nova with a small block, pretty large turbo and is consistantly in the 7s on 10.5 inch tires.

http://www.horsepowerconnection.com/

Next project for me will be a turbo.

Good luck. Sure would be nice to see a video of it's start up and running. Again, thanks for sharing.

Jody,

What size tires are on the front? What size are the wheels and backspacing? No rubbing on the sway bar?

Thanks,
Andrew

245/45-17's on 17X8 wheels. The b.s. is 4.75-5", can't remember which................ :confused: No, it does not hit the sway bar.

Jody

Jody,
First of all, you are doing excellent work. Thank you for sharing with us. You might have mentioned, but I did not see it, what are you running for an ECU?

If you need any help tuning, one of the best turbo tuners lives in the NW. I've known Brian for a few years and would highly recommend contacting him if you have any tuning difficulty.

Brain runs a nova with a small block, pretty large turbo and is consistantly in the 7s on 10.5 inch tires.

http://www.horsepowerconnection.com/

Next project for me will be a turbo.

Good luck. Sure would be nice to see a video of it's start up and running. Again, thanks for sharing.


I'm using a BigStuff 3 system on this one. I do my own tuning, should be fine. If I can get these coils done I'll be firing it; surprisingly ;) there's little room for them............. what fits on one side won't work on the other, trying to keep them uniform if possible.


Jody

working on mounting the coils today. You'd think it would be easy to find a place to put them, but it's not, at least not for me.................

First I made some spacers, and with some 1/4" all-thread I got the four coils for each side as compact as they possibly could be. Thanks to Tony (Nineball) for this idea, saw it on his red 69 Camaro.

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For you Camaro and Chevelle guys you can use the above setup and build simple brackets and bolt them to the back of the heads. They're virtually hidden and pretty simple to do. But on my car the engine has been set back further than normal; Mark had modded the frame pads to slide the engine an addition 1.5" or so, and this makes the passenger head very close to the firewall. I wanted to keep this setback, so the rear of the heads was out. The problem from here was trying to get them in the same area on each side. Originally I wanted to put them in the wheelwells, but Chevelles don't have wheelwells........... :D They're so small you'd have to remove the the wheelwells to put them on or do any work on them. One the drivers side you could build a bracket to bolt to the side of the block to mount them; not on the passenger side, starter is in the way. On the passenger side they could be mounted to the front crossmember, no way on the drivers side. No frame room either side, etc. So this is what I came up with.


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Added some braces and it's very solid. It's tucked up high out of the way of water, debris, etc. and still has plenty of room to get the wires and harnesses in there. Now on to the drivers side; similar deal but will need to be spaced a bit further out to clear the oil lines.

Jody

Very clever Jody. Nice work!

Andrew

very nice thinking jody lets just hope they never get ripped of by and road object.

very nice thinking jody lets just hope they never get ripped of by and road object.

don't think that can happen, they're higher than the frame, oil pan, exhaust, etc.

Jody

yeah but you never know something could pop up in there But I am pretty sure your good.

i was just curious as to why you redone the whole car. i remember the build in phr . was it apart when you bought it , did you just want to change some things, etc. i think your doing a great job by the way.

i was just curious as to why you redone the whole car. i remember the build in phr . was it apart when you bought it , did you just want to change some things, etc. i think your doing a great job by the way.

rather than re-type the entire response, I'm going to copy/paste my earlier response to this question on another board. ;)

a fair question, and I'd guess you're right on the cost factor. I did not intend to do most of the things I've done. I was only going to re-paint the car when I bought it. Then I had a new FAST efi in my shop, and I was unimpressed with the Electromotive setup, so no big deal, let's swap it. To get the harness out required dropping the trans down and removing most the under dash wiring, so why not strip it and do the paint right. Then, as the car is stripped I'm looking at a 402 twin turbo LS2 engine I have sitting on a stand, and start thinking "why not"...................:yes:

Do you see where this is going??!!!!!! Now I'm in full runaway mode, buying different wheels, changing the color since I'm not a huge fan of red anyway, completely powdercoating and re-painting everything on the car; replacing almost all the trim (even though it was in good condition) because it wasn't "perfect". :(

I did keep 95% of his suspension, and kept his trans, dash, and steering column........... I'm not sure where I went wrong, but now thousands and thousands of dollars later, here I am. :D
Jody

i thought it might be like that. funny how things snowball like that lol

i thought it might be like that. funny how things snowball like that lol

yeah, the lovely guys at "Art in Motion" who got all the credit in the magazines for stripping the car and removing the bondo, etc. did none of that. They painted over the top of the old red paint job and the car was still full of the original bondo, nearly 3/8" thick in places. To top it off, they had three different shades of red where the cowl, front fender and door came together. Plus the car was painted in acrylic enamel, except for the drivers door, which was basecoat/clearcoat. Some day I'd like to know the story of how this all came to be....................... ;)

The three different shades of red is why I was going to re-paint the car, and I knew that when I bought it. But the underlying issues were surprises. Not a big deal as I was going to paint it anyway. I ended up buying a whole new excellent condition front clip, and then had the remainder of the car metal-worked by a friend so there would be as little bondo as possible.

If nothing else, I'd bet it's several pounds lighter now!!!!! :hurray:

Jody

well, it's fired up now.................. :hurray: A ton of thanks to John Meaney of BigStuff 3, as there's no way it would have been fixed without his help. I had loaned the computer to a friend of mine who is a BigStuff dealer, and he had changed config settings in a hidden dealer-only menu that we cannot see. John was nice enough to tell me how to get into it, and once I saw all the settings I knew what the issue was. Changed them back to LS stuff, and it fired right up.

Needs tuning, pretty fat, but at least it's running, and sounds good. Glad to know that I didn't do something wrong, but really glad to know it's fixed.

Jody

rather than re-type the entire response, I'm going to copy/paste my earlier response to this question on another board. ;)

a fair question, and I'd guess you're right on the cost factor. I did not intend to do most of the things I've done. I was only going to re-paint the car when I bought it. Then I had a new FAST efi in my shop, and I was unimpressed with the Electromotive setup, so no big deal, let's swap it. To get the harness out required dropping the trans down and removing most the under dash wiring, so why not strip it and do the paint right. Then, as the car is stripped I'm looking at a 402 twin turbo LS2 engine I have sitting on a stand, and start thinking "why not"...................:yes:

Do you see where this is going??!!!!!! Now I'm in full runaway mode, buying different wheels, changing the color since I'm not a huge fan of red anyway, completely powdercoating and re-painting everything on the car; replacing almost all the trim (even though it was in good condition) because it wasn't "perfect". :(

I did keep 95% of his suspension, and kept his trans, dash, and steering column........... I'm not sure where I went wrong, but now thousands and thousands of dollars later, here I am. :D
Jody

Classic project "scope creep!" I hate it when that happens.

Andrew

Painter Jim :yes: showed up today, and painted the small metal section under the rear window in the dark gray matte finish. Now I can have the front and rear windows installed this week.

I also got my carbon fiber console pieces from Wabbits inTexas. Guys do great work, and they got them to me fast. Here's a few pics of how it turned out.

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Jody

Classic project "scope creep!" I hate it when that happens.

Andrew

yeah, so do I............... it gets real expensive!!!!!!!!!!! ;)

Very nice Jody!! Congratulations on getting the car fired up. The center console is looking trick. I keep checking this thread over and over just to see the updated progress. :D

I hate looking at your posts. Makes me want to just burn my garage down car, tools and all. :D

Console is looking excellent

I hate looking at your posts. Makes me want to just burn my garage down car, tools and all. :D

Console is looking excellent

thanks........... ????!!!! :D;)

Jody

Looks great. But with all the CF and the modern drivetrain, ya gotta get rid of those wheels for something more modern. Just nothing with the 3piece rivit look. Something with a polished lip and powdered/painted center.

Looks great. But with all the CF and the modern drivetrain, ya gotta get rid of those wheels for something more modern. Just nothing with the 3piece rivit look. Something with a polished lip and powdered/painted center.

taking donations.......................... I'm broke!!!!!!! :D This is what I want, except no rivets. They offer that now.

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ok, not much as far as pics, but things are progressing. After the hidden config issue inb the BigStuff 3 that Mr. Meaney helped me solve, I then ran into an issue with the map sensor not reading correctly. I'd show 15" of vacuum and the computer showed 3-4", so the tuning was screwed up. I bought a new 2-bar map sensor and installed it, same thing. So I started thinking there was something in the computer.

Again, John to the rescue. He confirmed that I did not have the correct map sensor. I went to the dealer and bought a third one from a part number from John, everythings perfect. What's the odds of getting two incorrect sensors in a row? Don't know, but Malitude is living up to it's reputation................ :rofl:

Here's proof it's running, notice the nice gold color the headers are now. I'll be able to drive it once my new SC&C uca's arrive; needed them as I can't get enough camber with the Hotchkis arms because of the proximity of the downpipe to the control arms.

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Solved another issue. I thought the dipstick was going to be a major pita, as there is no hole in the pan for it, and the hole in the block has been tapped and threaded. I ordered a Lokar ED-5008 LS1 flexible dipstick tube, and with some creative tweaking to the support bracket it works great. The o-ring still fit snug in the hole, and I added a bit of clear silicone just in case. I love the Lokar engine and trans dipsticks as they allow you to move them where they fit for you.

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Front and rear glass goes in tomorrow, I'm going to wire up the speakers for the stereo, and plumb the a/c.

Jody

This may be a dumb question but does ceramic coating not live on turbo pipes?

This may be a dumb question but does ceramic coating not live on turbo pipes?


I haven't seen any that doesn't turn color on a turbo setup.

jody

This may be a dumb question but does ceramic coating not live on turbo pipes?

The only thing that comes close to living is Jet Hot 2000, which is black only I believe. It typically lasts for a while but eventually starts flaking off.

The standard shiny silver stuff won't cut it. One full throttle pass and it's a dull gray and then usually starts coming off in big flakes.

You can usually get away with coating the downpipes and it will live, but the exhaust housing of the turbo and the pipes from the head to the turbo are a really tough task for a coating.

I've wondered that since I saw the video of the twin tubo set-up on a dyno run and the pipes were glowing red!

Here's proof it's running, notice the nice gold color the headers are now.

Jody,

Remember that post awhile back about the vacuum booster not matching anything under the hood?? Guess that's not a problem anymore. :D

Glad you are making good progress. I'm interested in seeing what your setup is for the stereo. (Stereo installations are something I enjoy).

Jody,

Who is doing your glass install?

Jody,

Who is doing your glass install?

Mike, it's an old-school guy named Bob at "Best little wholesalers in town" in N. Highlands. They come to you, and he uses the stock type seal on the older cars, not urethane. I preferred this as it leaves a real nice even edge to the seal, instead of the globby stuff you can see when looking through the windows from the outside. His number is 978-3550

Jody

Jody,

Remember that post awhile back about the vacuum booster not matching anything under the hood?? Guess that's not a problem anymore. :D

Glad you are making good progress. I'm interested in seeing what your setup is for the stereo. (Stereo installations are something I enjoy).

you will be very disappointed I think............. :D It came with two amps, two 10" subs, etc. but I'm just going to run the head unit and four speakers for now. I can add other stuff later, but I don't have time for all the extra stuff. I do not know a lot about stereos anymore, been 25 years since I played with them.

Jody

Looks great. But with all the CF and the modern drivetrain, ya gotta get rid of those wheels for something more modern. Just nothing with the 3piece rivit look. Something with a polished lip and powdered/painted center.

I have been thinking the exact same thing. I do like the 10 spokes better than the ones above though.

I have been thinking the exact same thing. I do like the 10 spokes better than the ones above though.

I did initially too, but then they started looking too European for lack of a better word. I like both actually, but leaning towards a 5 spoke brushed finish with polished lip.

Jody

I did initially too, but then they started looking too European for lack of a better word. I like both actually, but leaning towards a 5 spoke brushed finish with polished lip.

Jody

Either will look much better the current ones that belong on the original Tan concept. I really like the fact that they are offering without the rivets now.

Either will look much better the current ones that belong on the original Tan concept. I really like the fact that they are offering without the rivets now.

I agree, I'm not a rivet guy.

Jody

jody - whose system are you using; fast or bs3? i thought you were using the fast xfi, but you were saying that bs3 helped you program it. did they just help, or did you replace it?

and btw, i am a rivet guy. i think they just add a modern touch.

jody - whose system are you using; fast or bs3? i thought you were using the fast xfi, but you were saying that bs3 helped you program it. did they just help, or did you replace it?

and btw, i am a rivet guy. i think they just add a modern touch.

I'm using BS3. I have a new (old) FAST system here at my house, but it won't work on the LS engines. Never tried the XFI yet.

Jody

Got the windows in today. Man, it really feels good, car looks a lot more complete to me.


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Picked up my speakers today. Going to install them and get the stereo done tonight, so I can put carpet in tomorrow. New SC&C control arms should be in tomorrow, so should be able to start driving and tuning this weekend.

Jody

well, got the carpet, package tray and rear seat in. Heading back out to put in the console and shifter. Looks good to see it getting closer.

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Oh, the car had a stereo in it when I bought it, but it wouldn't even turn on. I figured I'd mess with it when I put the car back together, probably a fuse or something simple. Well, after losing a couple hours testing it, it doesn't work............ So, since it had been remanufactured once already judging by the sticker on the unit, I decided to remanufacture it again........;)

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If you look in the first pic I have a new Kenwood with Sirius capability, and since I have a lifetime membership I'm going to take advantage of it.

Jody

I like your remanufacturing techniques, kinda like mine! :)

I like your remanufacturing techniques, kinda like mine! :)

I agree. So what precision tool did you use on that? Was it the calibrated 12 pound sledge or a smaller, tighter toleranced framing hammer? :D:D:D

The car is looking AWESOME!!!!
Frank

I agree. So what precision tool did you use on that? Was it the calibrated 12 pound sledge or a smaller, tighter toleranced framing hammer? :D:D:D

The car is looking AWESOME!!!!
Frank

just a run of the mill hand sledge.................... :thumbsup:

Jody

well, bought a new camera so this is catch up from this weekend. Basically, got the carpet done, console in, rear seat, door hardware and mouldings, and since painter Jim was over looking for new scratches............... :D I had him help me mount the hood.

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here's a view of the Marquez hood stops; on the Chevelle they had to be all the way down for proper adjustment, which is fine because I was going to have to cut a stainless sleeve to length to cover the threads, now I don't have to........... :D

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Also, in case anyone's interested, the DSE Nova stainless hood pin works on the early Chevelles perfectly...............

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I just finished installing new SC&C upper control arms to replace the Hotchkis ones which didn't play well with my downpipes. I'm heading back out to do an alignment. I get my drivers seat bracket tomorrow from Griffin Motorwerke for the Recaros, so I should be able to take it for a spin.


Jody

Man, that looks great. Get to drive it already and have three weeks to iron out any bugs. I cannot wait to see it in Little Rock.

Looking good Jody, so when do you put it on the trailer and head out for power tour????

The car is looking awesome! I love the remanufacturing of the stereo...I was dying laughing! I didnt expect that.

Looking good Jody, so when do you put it on the trailer and head out for power tour????

truck should be here near the end of the month.

The car is looking awesome! I love the remanufacturing of the stereo...I was dying laughing! I didnt expect that.

thanks.

Jody

If you need a destination for a shake-down run, bring it by the shop.

Looking great.

IMO, it's hard to beat a mostly stock interior in these old cars.

Jody,

Looking great as usual. I, too, approve of the remanufacturing job you did on the radio. I bet it won't act up again. :D

Car is looking spectacular. I wish I could make Power Tour so I could see if and meet you. Best of luck on your shake-down runs and I know you'll be enjoying the cruise in that awesome car.

Jody,

Just saw your car (unfinished) in Popular Hot Rodding. Congrats.

Jody,

Just saw your car (unfinished) in Popular Hot Rodding. Congrats.

thanks Mike, My buddy Mr. Rupp insisted................... :D

Jody

well, after aligning the car ran into a huge snag; the front wheels will not work. I used a 17X8" with the largest bs they offered at 4.75" but it's a no-go with the 245/45 tire. This combo works great on a Camaro, but not the early Chevelle.

So I once again called Frank at Prodigy/GP Superstore and he just happened to have a set of wheels with the proper offsets to work with the car. I'll post pics once I have them on the car. He assures me I'll love them.................. :D I'm like :clonk: Thanks Frank, this was a deal buster as far as making Power Tour. :thumbsup:

Jody

At the risk of sounding stupid, I was wondering; is this and all the cars you have on your site for you? Or do you do work for people that want cars like this as well? Just wondering :) Oh, and great work no matter who it's for!

For reference, I'm using 18x7 with 5" backspace on the front. The tire is a 225/45 Nitto 555 and just clears, but I think a 235/45 will fit with some rub on the sway bar at the locks.

At the risk of sounding stupid, I was wondering; is this and all the cars you have on your site for you? Or do you do work for people that want cars like this as well? Just wondering :) Oh, and great work no matter who it's for!

the cars on the site are ones I've done for myself; don't own any of them anymore, just the Chevelle.

Jody

For reference, I'm using 18x7 with 5" backspace on the front. The tire is a 225/45 Nitto 555 and just clears, but I think a 235/45 will fit with some rub on the sway bar at the locks.

I'm doing an 18X8" up front with the taller AFX spindles and 5.5" bs. This should work according to many suspension guys I've spoken with, but I can always space it out if need be.

Jody,

Are you keeping a 245 width tire with the new front wheels or switching to something else? What was the deal breaker with the old setup...tire rubbing on something? Wheel hitting suspension parts?

Just trying to learn what to look out for when I start modding my car.

Jody,

I also have the tall AFX spindle and the larger diameter Hotchkis sway bar. The steering box has the stock swing. The sway bar clearance is the limit on my setup, not the inner fender well. With 18x8 and 5.5 bs, you'll be 0.5 closer to the sway bar. I think it will work. Also had a problem finding a wheel that cleared the C5 calipers without a spacer. Tried a few.