Ken my Connect and cruise kit had the same converter with it. Did you get the motor with the ZL1 lid on it, mine came with the CTS V lid? It's fun opening all those goodies!
All the Crate motors now come with the Camaro Lid on them............
I finally got the engine home (Thanks Gary !!).........So, the first thing I did was to swap out the stock oil pan for the Holley 302-1 pan.........Gotta love the new gasketing systems........a heck of a lot better than the old cork and rubber leakers......LOL...While changing the Pan I noticed that GM left out a plug in the block that was meant for the Integral Oil pan Oil Cooler .......The engine didn't come with that cooler so I don't understand why they didn't put it in.....not a big deal, but I had to order one and it mounts behind the motor mount adaptor plate and the motor mounts....so...If I install the engine and it just happens to work out that everything fits......I would have to take back out again to put that stupid plug in.......So....I started getting the new A/C system ready for install....then in looking at the original wiring and fuse panel under the dash, I decided to basically rewire the car and get away from the Glass Fuse system.........I was amazed at how simple the original fuse panel is with limited fusing and circuits.........I will leave the rear body harness alone and rewire the rest using an American Autowire Classic update system.........Oh Well........I have to do it correctly......with the dual fan set-up for cooling and the Intercooler pump,Fuel Pump and everything else that go's with the new drivetrain.......it just makes sense.......Also....I sent the dash cluster out for stripping of the Chrome.....It's stripped, now I need to get it painted for the Dakota Digital Gauge install.......
Great project! Thanks for sharing the step by step! And showing that it doesn't just fall together in a weekend. And that we all have to wait on parts from time to time....it's reality.
Great project! Thanks for sharing the step by step! And showing that it doesn't just fall together in a weekend. And that we all have to wait on parts from time to time....it's reality.
Some times I get comments about "Whining" too much..........But......I'm just documenting the reality of what happens during the build process......I'm just a "Garage" builder guy.........Just think of the Professionals that are building multiple cars at a time and think of the problems they have to deal with on a daily basis with purchased parts.....It really disrupts the "Flow" of the project.......
I have to second what Ken says. I've built a ton of cars at home using my own tools and hands in my cramped garage / shop, stuff rarely fits. The problem is magnified when you are trying to do things few people, if anyone has done before. I honestly don't understand how someone without decent fabrication skills can build a car without farming it out.
While waiting for the new wiring kit to arrive I converted the stock heater controls over to the Vintage Air electronic set-up......I could have installed the A/C unit but I figured it would have gotten in the way while rewiring....also while the engine was out.....I noticed that the frame mounts that were welded in by the original builder were not parallel to each other......and I noticed that the rubber engine mounts had taken a set to the angle being out of position........I figured that since it worked before...........LOL.......As you can see in the pictures the engine fits in the 57 perfectly with the stock Camaro exhaust manifolds .........got Lucky.....Till I went to put the motor mount bolts in...........Close but no cigar.........Gonna pull the engine back out and cut the mounts out and do it correctly..........Just can't put it together in that "Bind" condition.........
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
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