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Made a blockoff plate for the wiper motor hole in the cowl. Once I cut that part of the firewall out it would have been a waterfall inside the car! Also got some standoffs on Amazon to mount the EFI HEI coil on the firewall...I think it will work out nice.
Cut off the wings on the rad support, widened the opening and then bolted them back on. Should keep the air right where it needs to be...and if I have to take them off at some point it's just 4 bolts. I also finalized the radiator mounts and drilled some drainage holes so it doesn't fill with water. Picked up an AMD deck filler too and WOW it fits like ****! I'll be better off fixing my OEM one and sending that POS back. http://www.motortopia.com/files/141/...a/IMG_0206.jpg http://www.motortopia.com/files/141/...b/IMG_0213.jpg http://www.motortopia.com/files/141/...6/IMG_0208.jpg http://www.motortopia.com/files/141/...3/IMG_0210.jpg http://www.motortopia.com/files/141/...1/IMG_0215.jpg http://www.motortopia.com/files/141/...3/IMG_0211.jpg |
And I've been working on a brake retrofit. I did the 13.4" C6 Z51 brakes up front and it made the 11.6" Blazer rotors out back look tiny. So I wanted to engineer an interchangeable rotor combo for drag & street wheels. C6 Z51 rear rotors are 13.0" and I found that C6 Z06 rear rotors are 13.4"-and a visual match to the Z51 fronts. So the graphic designer in me has to make it happen.
The ebrake shoe is the same between Blazer and Vette. Check. Center bore is the same. Check. Offset is way off - but a spacer behind the backing plate will fix that. Rotor thickness is about 0.200" different...but shaving pads will fix that. There is enough difference in radius between the 11.6 and 13.4 to make an extension bracket to hang the Blazer caliper further out on the big rotor. So I made some templates out of plastic at work and got it all figured out. I just need to fab the final ones out of steel. By using the Blazer caliper and pads (which are bigger) I can swap between street & drag brakes without bleeding the calipers or popping out the axles. Should be a 10min job per side. I like the sound of that. Oh - and I found GG friction rated Blazer pads at Advance so I'm all good to go there. Maybe this car will even stop after the rebirth! http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...psgnsh5ixg.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...psvujddbzo.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...psk2x8ob9j.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...psr2l0ppuu.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...psohr9vkze.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...psb9ogvsns.jpg |
Yes, I'm a dumbass. Just wanted to throw that out there first...
So, I caught the car on fire! And didn't even know it. I was almost finished welding the holes in the inner fender a couple nights ago right when the wife got home from work. So I finished the last couple, took off my helmet & gloves, turned off the welder & gas, shut off the radio and went inside to have dinner. Came out a couple hours later to a garage full of smoke. One of the last welds must have slowly started the towel on fire. It burned the whole thing. Luckily there wasnt anything flammable but the towel in the immediate area. And it looks as though the only real casualties are the control arm bushings, ball joint boot and a caliper slider boot. Could have been a lot worse. So, a few parts, some refinish work, and a welding blanket later I'll be all set. And BTW, oven cleaner works awesome for fire damage cleanup! http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...pswlqzhkt1.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...pstnvvaxk8.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...psszge8f8s.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...psh128wftw.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...psz6fkums5.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...psi4dtoxqs.jpg Used the fire as an excuse to buy tall upper ball joints. And got new pivots from SPC to get it all back together during my second sheet metal mockup. Those new door skins have moved everything around... I'm waiting for a body guy buddy to come over and give a little guidance. I'm still not happy with all the gaps yet. Picked up some button head bolts for the inner fenders to give just a little bit more tire clearance just in case. Every little bit helps right? And I dont think I've ever posted pics of the ugly fab work for the inner fenders for the extra tuckage. So here they are. Also figured out my mounting for the Aerocatch pins. By moving the fender brace under the header panel now it clears the hood and the Aerocatch assembly, and gives me a solid place to weld on a tab for the pin and adjust height. http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...psbyeu2imb.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...pspxcjpmii.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...pslaff9gcb.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...pszqb7gbim.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...psaf6eyvzc.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...pstz576rmm.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...psavw0k23e.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...pslepnzfpo.jpg |
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Yeah, your car is like a cousin to mine. You're way ahead of me on body mods but you're doing the same stuff I want to with mine. Aerocatch latches, modifying the inner fender for clearance, and switching to pan head bolts. At least I now know it all works. Thanks! :D
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Guess it's time to update this thread again...even though it will be depressing how little I've had time to do! haha
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