427ci LS2 sleeved, dry sump oil pump, engine build & install, 69 Camaro

[tubbed69]

motor is looking good Dale,nice car

[Rick D]

Great job Dale! I love all the detail in your posts. This will be a good blue print for any one wanting todo this kind of upgrades thanks for taking the time to post up for everyone!

[glassman]

Very nice, thanx for the detailed write up. Everything looks first rate and very reliable...

Mike

[DaleTx]

Originally Posted by Sieg

Dale - Absolutely beautiful!

Thank you Sieg... appreciate the compliment!

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Way to go Dale! Looking forward to your impression of the shocks and if the valve covers meet your expectations.

Thanks Ron, I have had some problems with the T&D shaft rockers hitting on the aluminum flanges on the new carbon fiber valve covers... I had to do some grinding to get clearance... I'll post up more details of the fix later on. It's really hard to find valve covers that will clear the T&D rockers. Yeah I'm looking forward to testing out the shocks tomorrow... and the other stuff!

Originally Posted by compos mentis

X2!

Thanks Skip!

Originally Posted by tubbed69

motor is looking good Dale,nice car

Originally Posted by Rick D

Great job Dale! I love all the detail in your posts. This will be a good blue print for any one wanting todo this kind of upgrades thanks for taking the time to post up for everyone!

Originally Posted by glassman

Very nice, thanx for the detailed write up. Everything looks first rate and very reliable...

Mike

Thanks guys... appreciate all the kind words!

[garickman]

Originally Posted by DaleTx

Thanks Ron, I have had some problems with the T&D shaft rockers hitting on the aluminum flanges on the new carbon fiber valve covers... I had to do some grinding to get clearance... I'll post up more details of the fix later on. It's really hard to find valve covers that will clear the T&D rockers.

Dale, just wondering what kind of a pain it was on the those valve covers. I have the Katech covers also and I will be running Comp Cams shaft rockers which I think are made by T&D. All my engine components just arrived to Wegner Motorsports this week. Casey Wegner warned me they were having trouble finding valve covers to clear shaft rockers on another build they were doing. I just got the valve covers so I have not shipped them to Wegner yet. Wondering what the work was to make them work so I can let Casey know.

[DaleTx]

Originally Posted by rickpaw

Dale, I'm using a mount from Scott Drake (bought it from CJ pony parts).

http://www.cjponyparts.com/scott-dra...r-mount/p/FEM/

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Thanks Rick.... I ended up getting a mount from HalGuard that clamped onto my DSE roll bar. This worked out good.











The fire extinguisher is an H3R HalGuard clean agent 2-1/2 lb Halon filled unit, and HalGuard brand mounts. Nice quality parts.


In prep for the track day tomorrow I also installed a digital tach with shift light. The stock tach built into the dash is difficult to see through the steering wheel. I programmed the shift light to come on at 6,900 rpm. The ECM controlled rev limiter is set at 7,200. The shift light is at the upper left side of the tach



The big red light on the far left is a warning light that will come on if my oil pressure drops below 18 psi. The gauge to the right of the light is my wideband A/F gauge. I can pretty much keep an eye on all the important stuff with a glance now.



I'm packed up now and ready to get the car back out on the track tomorrow...




New Contour action camera set up with remote Zoom mic.





I found a nice spot on my helmet for my new Lat-G decal

[DaleTx]

Originally Posted by garickman

Dale, just wondering what kind of a pain it was on the those valve covers. I have the Katech covers also and I will be running Comp Cams shaft rockers which I think are made by T&D. All my engine components just arrived to Wegner Motorsports this week. Casey Wegner warned me they were having trouble finding valve covers to clear shaft rockers on another build they were doing. I just got the valve covers so I have not shipped them to Wegner yet. Wondering what the work was to make them work so I can let Casey know.

Greg... I'll post up some pics tomorrow to show how I modified the covers...

[garickman]

Originally Posted by DaleTx

Greg... I'll post up some pics tomorrow to show how I modified the covers...

Awesome, thanks Dale!

[Flash68]

You go Dale... have a blast and be safe.

[Ron in SoCal]

Post 186, FTW! Have fun and be safe Dale