73 Camaro Z/28 Type LT (Massive scope creep inside)

[will69camaro]

Originally Posted by dipren443

William,

I stopped counting receipts long ago. I figure as long as I am happy with the result, at this point I am already so far in I just need to finish...

The Holley HP EFI was the latest in splurges. I figured I went out of my way to weld in O2 bungs on the headers and buy a tank setup for EFI that I should just go ahead and do the EFI too.

Yea fully understand there. I tore mine down 4 years ago for a build I was expecting to be 15-20k...I may have set a record for overspending amount...

You'll like the HP EFI. Friend installed it on his turbo foxbody build and it's very simple setup to tune on and very powerful. I went with the Dominator setup as I will be using DBW with mine.

[GregWeld]

What a neat project! Not sure how I missed it when first posted up -- but way to go!!

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by dipren443

Some random pics from the recent reassembly process.

Motor/trans dropped in



Lug nut selection... You guys feel free to comment on which you'd prefer as I would love your input. The hub pad on the wheels is rather thick. The lug nut on the right is longer than a standard open ended unit. The one on the left is an off the shelf piece from race shop.



Custom bracket made to hold prop valve and clutch reservoir



Prop valve and front brakes plumbed



Battery Mount installed



One rear tire sitting next to tires for my Subaru




Tire fitment tool for determining proper offset for rears



Wheels mounted!!!

Nice work Nick!!

[waynieZ]

Looking Good , nice work!

[dipren443]

Thanks for all of the kind words gents. Now if I could just get back home so I can work on her.

[tubbed69]

looking good,nice car

[dipren443]

Ok, it has been ages since an update. I just haven't been able to work on the car. The daily driver got in the way a bit too as I needed to do an evap/heater core job. BAH. I ran into issues trying to make the V belts work with the Type II power steering pump, short water pump and passenger A/C. Ditched it in favor of a Vintage Air Frontrunner assembly. We knocked it out last night as it was pretty easy to install. Needless to say, I am very happy with the outcome. It looks great and is so much cleaner than the setup I was running before.

[BigJoe]

hell yeah, its great to see someone making progress on their car. my funds have been crushed for the last few months. great looking project!

[dipren443]

Originally Posted by BigJoe

hell yeah, its great to see someone making progress on their car. my funds have been crushed for the last few months. great looking project!

As I already have most of the stuff I need to put this car back together, lack of time is my biggest enemy. I have everything I need to plumb the fuel system, which is my next big project. After that, it is time to wire the car and I already have the AAW harness. I have a weeks vacation planned this month and don't plan on going anywhere. Sole purpose of that week is to thrash and make a ton of headway. Maybe even fire her up.

[Rick D]

Looks great!!