1970 Camaro RS Operation Budget LSx

[70rs]

Ill call you tomorrow evening on that hood solution.

[1970camaroRS]

Changed the oil in the 2000...fired up....pressure was a bit wavy for a bit...then it was strong and normal. Slight....very...very slight ticking noise. I'll change the pump and stat and fix the overflow hose and see what happens. 1970 got it's steering wheel straightened, wires and terminals covered, and the redneck repair of the hood is drying and will be painted tomorrow. Have a line on another 2" cowl for next to nothing that I might grab.

[70rs]

Hood delivery sunday. Hope it clears everything!

[1970camaroRS]

Originally Posted by 70rs

Hood delivery sunday. Hope it clears everything!

And that is why car guys are awesome. Still going to finish the redneck hood. Need it for the trip to the muffler shop on Thursday anyway.

[1970camaroRS]

This update contains 200% more video.

Got the Camaro off to the exhaust shop today. Made it 7 miles or so without any major issues. Only big squawk is a coolant leak from the heater hose at the waterpump. Went between 200 and 205 degrees most of the time. Almost got to 210 at one point. Not bad for an 80 degree day. Steering wheel still isn't very straight and is really loose on center. But I was expecting that from a used box. Going to have to get used to the manual steering, it's not too bad though. Like to try to make multiple lane changes when I only want one... Brakes are a bit soft, I will have to flush the lines and bleed them later. And find and fix the coolant leak. And I should have a replacement hood coming.

You have to love the backyard repair I did to the hood. Can't see it very well in the videos. Actually doesn't look half bad from far away. A little duct tape, some epoxy and the high temp rustolium.

Also, what do you do if your exhaust system you need to have modified won't fit in your car? Redneck it to the top of your car of course!

Videos as promised.

http://youtu.be/TcU2u8vhAsU

http://youtu.be/TRdqwI_wJhs

Oh, and this was WAY too fun for words! Drove it really gentle since this was the first time on a long distance drive...but I can tell it will move out when I'm ready to give it a go!

[70rs]

Its ALIVE! MOVING,UNDER ITS OWN POWER ON PUBIC ROADS!

[Ron in SoCal]

That wasn't too loud...Congrats!

[1970camaroRS]

Made it home after one problem after another on the drive home. Car started missing and chugging while climbing a hill then died on the way down. Found zero fuel pressure when I pulled over. Wracked my brain to try and figure it out. Did my brand new pump take a dump on me?

Had my sister in law come pick me up and I grabbed my tools (should have had the damn things with me) and my 5 gallon fuel can. Figured I would be smart and try putting more fuel in before I went messing with anything else. Well, I'm absolutely shocked that with some actual fuel in the tank the fuel pressure came back...imagine that. Car fired and ran just fine. That's when the 2nd problem occurred.

Earlier, the vent petcock had come loose and allowed coolant to spew all over the place. I tightened it, checked the radiator level and figured I was good. Nope, thermostat opened and emptied the radiator into the block. Temp went above 210, I pulled over and shut down. Sis-in-law once again took me back to my house and I grabbed some more coolant and returned to the car. Filled it up, let in idle for a heat cycle and viola...car is fine.

So, now it is home in the garage and I'm a bit wary of it, but it sounds great, has more power than I was expecting and all the kinks should work themselves out over time.

Video
http://youtu.be/9qzpsv5MFgQ

[68400BIRD]

Sounds great. Now we need pictures with the hood on. Just keep driving the car a little further from home each time and work out all of the small bugs. Before you know it you will be driving any distance and the only thing you will be worrying about is the gas money.

[70rs]

Sorry to hear about the problems. How does that hood I brought over fit?