Found it if anyone else is interested.

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Don

Ken, we have an Impala with factory A/C and a LS3 swap. Would we benefit from the hose bypass?
Thanks

Don't think it's a necessity but if GM designed the system that way I feel they had a good reason to do it......

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Ken

Been a while since a update...... Got everything hooked up and wired in the engine compartment....... Next we have to pull the Dash out of the car for the Dakota Digital Gage conversion and adding the modules.....Still waiting for the Hydra-Boost system to arrive for completion........ The wiring in the Engine compartment has mostly been cleaned up enough to be presentable without cutting up the GM harness.......Here are some new pictures......
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Looks like you will be ready to fire it up soon!

Andrew

Yep....... Just need the Hydra-Boost to get the Power Steering pump connected

The part I have been putting off is now here...... Time to get this mess cleaned up.... The good thing is with the Dakota Digital stuff going in 75% of the wires you see will be non functional........

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Ahhh the old spaghetti project lol. Been there, done that. :confused18:

LOL....... We have all been there .......

Ken, what is the brand of radiator you use. I really like it, thx


Tim

LOL..... Bought it 15 years ago and it was not one of the name brands ..... Don't remember but they are no longer in business..... Yes.... Very high Quality and construction.....

Ken

Update....... Pretty much finished except for the Hydra-Boost system which hopefully will be here next week......... Got the wiring under the dash under control.... LOL.... The steering column cable shifter is adjusted and works perfectly..... Gas Pedal installed and hooked up....Under hood wiring all cleaned up.....One of the big surprises is the new Dakota digital features now available is the programming of the fan controller module using a Blue Tooth app.......So easy and simple..... one of the past concerns with these modules is having access to them for changing the settings....... Not required anymore.... Bury it in the dash with no concerns for access...... Great Job Dakota !!!!!!Got the dash installed and the new gauges .....Too Simple.....the Neutral Safety switch is now controlled by the Dakota gear position indicator....... Hit the key and everything works as it should..... Didn't want to start the engine yet as the power steering pump is not hooked up yet and don't want to ruin it......

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Done..... Just waiting for the Hydra-Boost now !!!!

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Still waiting for the Hydra-Boost to show up.......... In the mean time I noticed I wasn't getting any fuel pressure to the rails and the engine wouldn't start...... Humm!!!......I hot wired the power feed on the Vaporworx controller and Bingo had fuel pressure..... Hummm !!!! After checking the only thing it could be was a bad controller or the wiring on the Delfi plug assy........ Ended up that when I cut the harness to suit and pinned the wires in the plug.... I had all the wires in the right position but didn't notice that whan I plugged it together I had to rotate the plug 180 degrees to get the key feature on the plug to align........ Luckily Donnie at Frame-Up explained how to unpin the plug and get the wires in back to the correct position....... Duhh!!!........ Hit the key and the engine started immediately...... Don't want to run it until the power steering pump has fluid in it so I only ran it for a few seconds....... Video to follow when the Hydra boost shows up.....

​​​​​​​Ken

Are you waiting for a Hydratech hydra boost system?

Don

Yes........ Ordered on 10/30....

10/20 ;)

And was told 60 days at time of order. Story was the billet firewall plates were hung up at the machine shop where there was a Covid related shutdown.

At least it it's the best kind of problem, A fixed one! Glad it was and easy fix.

Worth the wait........

Chris mentioned that there was wheel bearing noise coming from the front end during the Road-Tour last fall..... Had some time so I figured I would take a look at replacing them....... Then I realized that when I built the car 15 years ago I put a stock GM front disc assy on the car..... Hummm!!!.... As long as we are updating everything we might as well give the Hydra-Boost system something to work with...... LOL....

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New brakes installed....... Still waiting for the Hydra-Boost..... But now I have another issue that I have never experienced before......... The transmission has an issue, when starting the car and putting it in gear the trans has no function at all....... adding more fluid doesn't do anything...... The fluid level on the dipstick is above the full line but after starting and running thru the gears the level stays high and never goes down..... It seems the pump isn't working ........ no tire rotation at all..... Converter was filled with oil per spec before installing and keyed into the trans pump..... Humm...... Time to pull it out and take it to a trans expert to figure it out........

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The car looks great. Hopefully the transmission is a simple fix. I think your rotors may be installed backwards. Usually the arrows on the wilwoods are supposed to point forward.

Yep....... Corrected..... Had a Senior Moment !!!!

Sure sounds like the converter isn't all the way into the pump. I know you know this already. Or the shifter pawl came disconnected inside the trans, but I don't think you had the pan off and any of that linkage touched.

My first thoughts also.... But, if the converter isn't all the way in and engaged with the pump it would cause interference with the flexplate and not let the trans to bolt in contact with the block........ I'm thoroughly confused !!!!!!


Thanks for your input.....

Ken

I had one that wasn't all the way in but still barely cleared the flexplate and the trans was flat to the block.

I'm pulling the trans out this weekend and now I am second guessing myself....Darn..... This car stuff is hard !!!!

Trans update....... Had to take the exhaust system down.....and pull the trans out....... Everything looks fine but the trans pump absolutely had "0" function...... the trans fluid would just stay at the level as added while running the car without any trans function.....The Connect and Cruise systems come with a warranty so I called the Performance Tech center in the Detroit area and spoke to a Tech..... I explained everything that was happening and my assemble procedure....... I explained the adding of fluid to the converter prior to assy..... The clearance 3/16" between the converter and flex plate prior to bolting it together.......then the filling and no results experience....... He asked if I had a Chevrolet dealer in the area..... Said yes.... Told me to go there and talk to one of the service writers to get the car in....... he then explained that since I didn't buy the assy from them they might not agree to look into the issues..... Then he explained that if they did agree to get it in and found out it was something I did wrong I would be billed at Shop rate for everything done at the dealership....... Easier to pull the trans out and take it to a local trans shop for them to look at...... So.... That's where we are at now........ Still waiting on the Hydra-Boost also.....Here I thought I was a couple of hours from completion..... LOL

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So what's the point of a warranty if it's useless?

Andrew

x2.

It's great for the sales pitch that there is 'product security' but that reply from GM has me thinking not so much.

Most GM dealership service departments won’t touch a GMPP warranty repair. Too many variables.

Don

So...… I Are Smart...…. Found the problem...…. I thought I knew everything as I have done this many times in the past...….. Let's just say I ruined the converter and the trans pump and leave it at that...…. It's in the hands of Experts now being fixed...… Ends up I didn't have the pump engaged properly with the converter......Darn this car stuff is hard and $$$$$$$

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Sorry Ken. Fortunately you have your answer and it'll be fixed. :thumbsup:

Yepper$$$$!!!!!!! ....... I would have Bet money I was no the cause....... Lesson Learned...

Sorry to hear this, but it will be fixed.

Just be glad you didnt take it the dealer for something you can easily do.

Got the transmission back and and a "Lesson" well learned......100% my fault because I didn't have the converter positioned correctly..... How can that be, I have done this many times before...... Seems that with the converter not in correctly and mating the trans to the engine while tightening the bell housing bolts it pushed the converter into the trans and broke the parts inside the pump..... I used a electric ratchet and didn't feel the resistance of the bolts telling me "Hey Dummy" stop you have a problem here..... After tightening the bolts and putting the Converter to Flexplate bolts in everything seemed normal....... Duhhh !!!....... So.... If you think you know everything like I did,,,,, Double check as it was an expensive fix...... and Embarrassing !!!!!

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Don’t beat yourself up too badly. I wish I had all the money back I’ve had to spend on stupid or careless mistakes I’ve made over the years. We all do it... car guys, plumbers, fishermen (I have a friend that lost his boat on the highway because he didn’t get the hitch completely latched). The only one of us that hasn’t done something like this is a liar!
Except pilots... they have to be more careful! :)

Glad to hear that it’s fixed and ready to go - sh*t happens, as they say, and it happens to all of us!


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Hey Ken,

Another great Chevelle build!:thumbsup: Looks great. Sorry you had the converter problem, that sucks.

I'm running the Vaporworx tank like that. Is that a pressure sensor or something coming off that fuel line? What's that hook up to? I don't have that.

Thanks