My 69 Camaro - Going back together again

[HRS]

Here are a few pictures of the tank going back together. The baffles are now welded together and to the top of the tank. I also added a flap to limit fuel going up the fuel inlet pipe. The middle baffle between the side baffles has a some space above and below so fuel can still flow into what I'll call the pickup chamber.

[HRS]

I got the tank back all welded up. Click on the pictures to see them better.





Don't have any pictures yet to share - Worked on the engine yesterday. Got the deck surfaces cleaned and ARP studs installed, ready for the new Trick Flow heads. These: https://www.trickflow.com/parts/tfs-30210007-c00

[HRS]

More progress. Had a fan shroud fabricated to fit my existing radiator - a local metal shop cut and bent the overall shape. I did the final welding and assembly. I had been running a water pump mounted fan until now. Switching to electric with a PWM controller. Fans are 12" Spal's that I got from Summit - they were mounted to a Derale shroud on the demo sale rack. Just need to add the mounting holes and paint it black.

[WSSix]

Nice work. That should provide plenty of cooling. Be sure to seal the radiator to the shroud or get it really close anyway.

[HRS]

Originally Posted by WSSix

Nice work. That should provide plenty of cooling. Be sure to seal the radiator to the shroud or get it really close anyway.

Thanks.
The top and bottom will be attached flush to the radiator. On the sides, I'm going to use a pinchweld seal gasket on the shroud to close off the tanks.
The fans I'm using are rated at 2000 CFM each at full speed.

This is what I started with: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/d...SABEgKWnvD_BwE

[HRS]

Engine is almost back together. Still an old school small block 383.
Upgrades for 2024:
Trick Flow DHS 200 CNC heads
Melling shark tooth oil pump
Canton road race oil pan
ATI Super Damper
LS7 roller lifters
Comp Gold roller rockers

The headers are 1-3/4" Stainless Works. They need to re-polished - steel wool and WD40 is what I use.

I run my spark plug wires under the headers for a cleaner look.

The short block was built by Ohio Crankshaft back in 2003. I started with a used ZZ4 block and bought the rest.




Here's the TKX that's replacing TH350 auto my car had since I bought it in '89:

[camcojb]

Nice!

[camcojb]

Originally Posted by HRS

More progress. Had a fan shroud fabricated to fit my existing radiator - a local metal shop cut and bent the overall shape. I did the final welding and assembly. I had been running a water pump mounted fan until now. Switching to electric with a PWM controller. Fans are 12" Spal's that I got from Summit - they were mounted to a Derale shroud on the demo sale rack. Just need to add the mounting holes and paint it black.