Chad's 68 Camaro V3.0 build. LS3 & TCI goodies

[Mkelcy]

Originally Posted by Chad-1stGen

Mini update from work over the weekend.

I got the oil pan off the motor. Decided it was easier to take the hood off and hoist the motor up a few inches than drop the rack. However, my confidence in the cheap/easy fix is shaken. The oil pump pick up tube o-ring looked to be in perfect shape and installed correctly. Just to be on the safe side I picked up two new o-rings from the dealer on the way to work this morning.

GM makes 3 different sized o-rings. My online reading has shown that all of the oil pumps are the same size but that the pick up tube itself has different sizes and you match the o-ring to the pick up.

Stolen from a 2009 Ls1tech.com post:


The green I believe is even thicker than the red design but can't find those specs right now.

My Autokraft pan came with the blue o-ring but I bought both a blue and red o-ring today at the dealer. The fit with the blue o-ring that came with my pan just doesn't feel that snug when playing around with it this weekend. So tonight I will try both the red and blue o-ring. My online research showed some folks and shops/dealers using the red o-ring even in fbody/corvette applications with better success rates.

Copied and saved in my LS Info file. Thanks.

[Mkelcy]

So, no posts because fabulous progress ; or no posts because in the abyss of depression?

[Vince@Meanstreets]

just going back to the thread thing, we used these at the dealership for thread repair damaged stuff on Vipers. Easy to use and work like a charm.

http://www.timesert.com/

Hang in there Chad!!!

[Chad-1stGen]

Originally Posted by Mkelcy

So, no posts because fabulous progress ; or no posts because in the abyss of depression?

Ha ha. More of the latter sadly. I did get the flywheel and PP combo back from the shop. Flywheel was off 12 grams and PP 7 grams so that could cause some vibration. Ran the motor with just the rebalanced flywheel and it does feel a bit better but not 100% what I was/am expecting. I need to get everything back together to really tell.

The oil o-ring looked perfect. I tried the larger red o-ring and it was a no go. I did notice that the bracket off the pick up tube to the main stud was not perfectly aligned so I drilled it out. Maybe that will have been the difference.


Still fighting a few gremlins. I'm having trouble getting the transmission back in with the exhaust there. I also, managed to somehow ruin my brand new braided power steering pressure hose. Hoping I can figure something out other than a new $200 kit.

Will post a real update once it is back together.

[boostin05blacks]

Any update on this Chad? This is one of my favorite threads...Hope all is back together and well..

[randy]

sorry to ask again but what size rims are you running 18x11 or 18x12 and what about the front?

[Chad-1stGen]

Originally Posted by boostin05blacks

Any update on this Chad? This is one of my favorite threads...Hope all is back together and well..

I will be posting an update later today. I need to at least take a pic to make it interesting ha ha.

Originally Posted by randy

sorry to ask again but what size rims are you running 18x11 or 18x12 and what about the front?

I'm currently running 18x11 in the rear with a 315 tire. Fronts I'm planning for 18x9 with a 275 though for now its an 18x8 with a 245 until I fix the clearance for the 18x9 with 275...

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by Chad-1stGen

I will be posting an update later today. I need to at least take a pic to make it interesting ha ha.
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Car's looking great Chad! You'll be on the road in no time

[randy]

Originally Posted by Chad-1stGen

I will be posting an update later today. I need to at least take a pic to make it interesting ha ha.



I'm currently running 18x11 in the rear with a 315 tire. Fronts I'm planning for 18x9 with a 275 though for now its an 18x8 with a 245 until I fix the clearance for the 18x9 with 275...

mine are ordered. 18x11 and 18x9.5. ill let you know what needs to be done to put a 18x9.5 on the front. 9.5 is perfect for a 275 tire

[67zo6Camaro]

I just gotta say..... Loved it. Mucho power and pulled strong even with just 1/8th to 1/2 throttle roll on to 4,500 rpms.

I can't even imagine what a full 1/4th throttle to a full WOT roll-on would feel like. I was just being easy on this thing and it felt goooood.

Damn, I'm reminded once again why my.... well only 400 hp at the flywheel is just not enough!

Thanks Chad for stopping by and letting me work on your project again.