Holy crap, long time no updates!!!!
Wow, where to start?
Well, being one guy working pretty well solo with the occasional bit of help from the wife and oldest (9 year old) son, it took a while but I got the 307 and 2004R out of the car.
It took me about a year to get around to this point because I didn't have a lot of time, or drive, to work on the car
After I got the engine and trans out, I got to work on assembling the new engine. I purchased a preassembled shortblock from a friend that was destined for a car of his but he changed directions. The engine has an XE274HR cam in it ground on a 110LSA, so it should be pretty mean.
I got a set of heads from an 88 Trans Am to use for temporary to get the car on the road, and had them cleaned up and better valve springs put on them. Got the heads painted and bolted to the block. The newer heads means that the center bolt holes are drilled at 90*, so I needed a different intake. So I ordered a Summit Stage 1 intake, an Edelbrock 1406 (600cfm) carb, and an air cleaner, for the engine.
I decided I want to run a serpentine belt setup from a late 80's F-body, so I got the brackets and such, and the engine was looking good with black and silver, so I had the accessory brackets wheelabrated at work and painted them black. I painted all the pulleys black too. Painted the HD water pump silver. I had the black OE center bold valve covers sand blasted and painted them silver, and used black bolts on them.
I picked up a set of $75 long tube headers for the car, that were in a semi-rusted condition, and rather than spend $300 to have them coated, I spent $20 to have them blasted and painted them myself.
So here's how the engine looks nearly fully assembled on the stand:
I have received all the parts I need to rebuild the 2004R to handle some decent power, and I have the 3200 RPM lockup torque converter here too.
I have a 3.73 posi rear from a Monte SS in the garage by the car, waiting to go in, with a girdle cover for it too.
Just got some suspension parts too:
Bilstein HD shocks front and rear
Eibach Pro Kit springs
and Suspension Techniques 35mm front and 25mm rear sway bars.
I'll post about the adventure on the front sway bar later... Got to run for now.