you guys.... :grouphug:

happy new year too all!!!

Thanks Mike. I asked Doug if I could just copy/paste his reply since he wrote first. :BlahBlah:

It does suck, but it is what it is and happens to the best of us (Doug) and the worst of us (me).

:sieg:

With respect to the replies you and Dave gave, class act as Todd said. Always look forward to seeing the changes for you Camaro.

X2 !!! Very well said Todd ! You are the man Doug!

Well said. I'm glad the car is going to get finished. I only asked the question about the photos as I've just fitted my torque arm rear in my 69 and my diff is hard up to underside of the crossmember. I want it to be sitting quite low so wanted to pinch a few ideas that had been done to yours. Hope that's ok.

Cheers

Luke

Thanks Mike. Will see about maybe getting the pics back in the future if possible.

D

Luke, I can click off some pics if you need them---glad to help if I can.

D

Thanks brother---glad you are approaching the finish line with yours---still have my most favorite purchase from you sitting in my race room ---they should be going in this coming year.

D

Thanks Corey---will put up more pics as soon as we start to finish up the mini tub.

Merry Christmas--

D

Merry Christmas to you and your family Doug.
Good luck going forward with the car in the future.

Well played guys. Time to focus on the future and the road ahead. The past is the past.

Here's to an exciting and fun 2015

Doug that would be awesome. I remember seeing a pic of the crossmember raised to above the rails I think to give clearance. I think a problem I have too is my sheet metal housing must be quite a bit bigger than a standard 9inch housing which isn't helping. Feel free to post as many pics as you like. Cheers

:thumbsup:

Luke

Posting an update to my dead thread, because I finally have a legitimate one.

I purchased a motor for the car from a member here, and in typical fashion for me, it was an unbelievable deal. I am still sticking with the one modification at a time plan, and putting the pieces together slowly over time to put in my DSE front subframe--but when I make this mod, I will rewire the car at that time along with a couple other things, including installing the latest acquisition.

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Nice lookin' engine there Doug. The LS motor is going to look right at home in your engine compartment. I'm still diggin' you're one mod at a time philosophy, good stuff.

Nice score! Glad you're still plugging away at the car, Doug.

I always knew you were smarter than Gordon.

And, of course, if it's on an engine stand in the garage, why not pull it apart to check it out.

I wanted to verify parts from the list to ensure crank, cam, rods, pistons, etc all checked out to spec's. Thus far, all is very well internally with the motor--Pistons are Wiseco forged/coated blower specific, rods are legit, etc.. My plan now is to stud the heads and mains here at the house, and give the heads a once over since I may be pulley this motor for some additional boost. This motor had about 400 miles or so on it.

To that end, I pulled the heads and have them over at the FUEL GOD here in So Cal, Bob McCray. He is verifying the previous work done to them; double checking valves are what they are supposed to be from build sheet, porting and bowl work is legit, springs for height, valve job, etc., then do some flow checking for me.

Hopefully I can start putting this back together in the next week or so.

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So far, the LS is pure joy to work with--except for all the metric crap. It's way easier than the SBC I was used to dealing with.

BW

I should take some pics of the stuff I have put together over the past couple of years under this build philosophy. One of the by products of having done my (ongoing) build this way has been the amazing deals I've been able to make. Patience does pay off in this mode. It's not for everyone, but it's worked for me so far.

D

Thanks Trey! More to follow--

He should be... he didn't get hired as the assistant to the traveling secretary for the Dodgers for nuthin.

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Really?

Some guy on the interwebs around here (who claims he has some quasi NASCAR connections) sez that them LS'sss are a lot tougher to work on than them SBtoos.

Nevertheless, yer budget setup is lookin' good BiggDubU.

:hello:

and who are they having them built by???? just sayin

That is one sweet engine you picked up. Like the direction you are going with the build.

R DICKEY Motorsports?

Not so far my brother-----everything has been pretty straight forward, although it's still early.

I just wasn't thinking I would be reaching into my metric tools to take the motor apart---good thing I had them. :ohsnap:

Moderator Gordon, are you the NASCAR connection here on Lat G?

He's the biggest Redneck for sure. :trophy-1302:

He could be one of several. :unibrow:

Yeah, and a #BigRed redneck too. Not that there's anything wrong with that. :BlahBlah:

If you need someone to hold beer as you put that engine and subframe in, let me know. I'd be happy to help!

I can see where this is headed.... Matt wrenching and Big Wanda holding the beer...

I would be okay with that. He has not one, but two running 69 Camaros. Elvis once crashed one of his parties. He doesn't always drink, but when he does... It is worth it for the rest of us.

If by connection you mean driving an old truck to Payton's house to have him take us to the Nascar used junk parts resellers, then yes.

Surely a compliment is in there. :lol:

The Nor Cal Redneck. NCR stickers should be made. I would use them to replace my "Camaro Performers" one I still have stuck to my rear windshield.

I'll replace it when I put the subframe in---sometime soon---:sarcasm_smiley:

Perfect, there will be approximately 6 of you operating in that capacity thus far.

Love it when a plan comes together.

It's a safety thing....right?

Ya, that's what I would call it. The safety brew.

Time for me to post a few more legitimate updates on the progress of the new motor for the car.

So, after I got the heads pulled off, there were several items I decided to upgrade.

Starting with putting in head studs.

I purchased the ARP thread chaser and started in

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I followed the process of chasing the threads, pulled the chaser out, blew it off with compressed air, then chased the threads again. Upon the second chase, there was very little material showing up on the chaser. I would then use the compressed air to clean out the threads inside the block, followed by filling up that hole with carb cleaner, letting it sit while I chased the others, then blew it out upon completion, followed by one last chase and blow out. After inspecting each one, they were indeed free from any material.

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Below is what the chaser looked like after each first pass. There is some form of factory Loctite or sealer on the stock head bolts. It's crucial per ARP to ensure you have all of this cleaned out before installing the head studs.

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After ensuring all was clear, I went ahead and began the actual head stud install. I've got the Part Number here for anyone who decides to do the same.

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The kit includes both the small and large studs for each side along with their proprietary assembly lube.

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Per the instructions, and just like on the SBC in the race car, just put them in hand tight--but ensure they are run all the way down.

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I did a lot of asking, and after speaking with a couple of friends, in addition to several shops--the LS9 GM gaskets were the best choice for me. These are 9 layer MLS type gaskets, which two friends are running right now, respectively, in a 416 TT & and a 427 with a Pro Charger making well over 1200---for more than 2 years. Always nice when you can get real input from folks actually using the stuff you are considering. So, anyways, these went in place.

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These are clearly marked in terms of orientation.

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So, after inspection, the heads had not been touched in terms of porting, and had a poor valve job done to them.

The good news, they did have Inconel Exhaust Valves and a good set of Manley Valve Springs.

So, I went ahead and had them blown apart for inspection. We blended the bowls, new valve job, changed out the intake valves for some Manley's, and checked the spring heights. One intake was missing the shims under the spring--it's like the builder just forgot about it. Anyways, they are setup now as they should be in my opinion.


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Here are couple of shots to show the light bowl blending on both the intake and exhaust ports. These heads flow pretty impressive numbers right out of the gate. With the valve job and bowl blending, we picked up about 30 additional cfm.

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