My Chevelle build and spot to Rant

NOT A TA said:
I really like that interior concept!
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Thanks I wanted to get away from all black and show off some of my airbrush skills by doing a blackish wood grain. I will make the panels out of composite either carbon or fiberglass I was even thinking about making some molds and selling off a limited set of finished bolt in product on pro-touring or chevelle tech. I have to feel out the waters first. I will wrap them in high end vinyl and some foam to give them I a real high end feel to them. The door latch and lock stay in there stock locations and figured I will be adding power windows to a switch in a custom center console. One the rear you can see the switch on the arm rest. The Malibu emblem on the front is a fender emblem as is the lower SS emblem. on the rear the box closest to the seat is the factory door Malibu emblem. I am still working on sourcing out the stainless, aluminum or chrome trim that will surround the wood grain. I have a set of Jag seats given to me that are that beige and I am not a fan of burning my ass on black leather or vinyl anymore. So the minor imperfections on the seats will be repaired and they will be dyed. If you put on paper you can make it a reality!!! See it already exists not just a thought anymore. The seats are heated and electric want to look into removing the air bags if possible keep the extra weight minimal to what I want hope fully I can balance it out so it does not become a total pig where if I didn't it would be. Street performance is just that it's not a full race car and don't expect it to be but it's not a luxury sedan either. So I need to make my sacrifices and try to get it to where I feel it belongs.

Loves302Chevy said:
Those aftermarket 4 bolt main caps are sexy to me. Is that weird?:confused:o_O
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Nothing weird at all about that. I had my friend pick up the block for me I still ran out for a bit like a little kid to check it out and help grab it off the stand and move it into the my friends shop. The friend that picked it up is one who lost his garage in his rental. The friends who's shop/garage it is in owns that rental. He loves BMW's allot.
 
"Is that weird?"

WELL IN MY OPINION.....yes it is,
maybe you need a refresher course
your spending too much time under a car....
or at the machine shop!
I,m 68 years old and probably senile, but even I know...
for guys...sexy generally referes too,
something pleasing to look at concerning the female human gender and anatomy,

and relates too, the kind of ideas you have when your 19-30 plus,
when you see a gal dressed like this...
BTW at 68 I STILL remember exactly what to do and how and why...
why not, take a break, go get a 4 oz brandy ,
relax,and talk it over with the wife ,
maybe she can help.. refresh the memory?:D:rolleyes:

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ok grumpy you got me there as far as automotive wise they are but there is no replacement for a woman's curves. Even though they have been used in automotive design for years. Still my favorite subject of my artwork also.
 
I see that sexy and raise you DSC_0990-1.JPG DSC_0989.JPG DSC_0988.JPGJust got these pics in my email tonight!! Soon so soon gun drilled lightweight crank. They will be shipped after Lance recieves my Racetec Autotec flat top pistons so he can balance the crank before shipping. I know he plans to overbalance it.
 
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I had asked what the ports looked like on the manifold seeing it is a speedmaster intake. He stated the linkage was good it all seemed tight and well built. Those holes he is pointing to connect all the ports to a chamber under the manifold. You may wonder why it is so you can get a MAP signal for the map sensor and the fuel pressure regulator. With out that getting an ITB efi to work would be very hard to say the least. I am really hoping the ports are close to the ones on my heads as AFR suggests leaving them alone. So porting on the manifold is ok so I will port match it as close as I can to my heads. Notice I said port match not gasket!
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Me either it won't be till January till I can afford to fork up for those slugs. I am aiming for 500-550 ft/lbs of torque not a care about hp. Those numbers fall where they will.
 
He ordered them up to get the crank balanced he is gonna send out the intake as that and the crank is paid for. He will send the rest when I am all paid up. It adds up quick doing it right but will be happy with the end results I am sure.
 
So this weekend this came in the mail I got to get over to my buddies shop and get some better pics for you guys of the ports and other Misc. we will start with a top shot it came with screens and the fuel rails along with the AN fittings on the end. I may replace that as the 2-90 degree and a 180-degree seems restrictive to flow on the driver side and I do not trust the hose being good for fuel that has a 10% ethanol content stainless seems like a much better idea for this. The linkage all seems nice and tight and everything seems to all in sync. I am nor sure yet what I am going to do for air filters yet.
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This is where the throttle position sensor goes it came with a machined aluminum adaptor. That guy there is my friend Matt he is the one that had his garage burn down the truck on the lift is his replacement truck. Bought at $1500 but needs about a $1000 in tlc and fixing of cobb work that was done to make it a strong safe runner. Either way at $2500 invested heck of a deal.
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Did my best to get some pics of the ports you can see where the injector holes are by the throttle bodies the lower holes go to vacuum plenum and they are not as bad as I thought they would be but I will match the ports to my heads and clean them up.
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I did get some more grinding done in the lifter valley also last night and I am almost positive this is the block the car left the factory with. Allot of work left to this but it will be worth it if there are any pics you guy want to see let me know.
 
yes it looks like it will take a good deal of time and effort to get that cleaned up, but like you stated its easily a great deal at $2500 once completed
 
yeah there was some scary cobb work and allot of beating done you could tell it was a mudd truck the lift could have been better installed and it has all the issues you see with an older truck built and used the way it was. Pretty much all new shocks, ball joints, front axles the driver side was rusted so bad it is broke with no u-joint at the king pin. New king pins and welding in new shock mounts to the axles and frame. Discussion on a steering upgrade also. But it was probably built in the 80's or 90's and been beat since long overdue for a fresh chance at life.
 
So I got some more pics for you guys as my Christmas involved me receiving a couple parts for my build first being some premium essex carpet in beige to replace the sun faded hook carpet currently in the car. Also is the first purchase towards my interior design. It is so much nicer then the original equipment. Next is the 1091RR kevko road race pan got some nice pics to share baffling, windage, and a scraper. I am interested in grumpy's opinion on the pan does the scraper need to be specially fit if not is effective. Should I tether up
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check your clearances the crank and the windage screen carefully ,
that appears to be a much better than average oil pan design ,
simply the fact it has slosh baffles, an extended capacity sump,
and a windage tray, with a generic crank scraper, put it well above most oil pan designs
while I prefer the semi circular windage tray designs,
I doubt there would be more than at best a couple horse power difference between the two versions,
and that pan will certainly add durability with increased oil flow to the sump.
 
So I have not been over to work on my engine in a couple weeks but I am getting ready to 4 corner the block to have it Zero decked the modifications are done the lifter valley is grinded down might just do a final polish on it. The oil galleys are all drilled. I need to make sure the bearings all line up to the holes so any modifications can be made there. I have tapped the holes in the lifter valley for vent tube to be installed also I need to drill and tap where the front freeze plugs are for the main and lifter valleys still and will rifle brush out the engine. I plan to have it hot tanked before assembly. I have also decided on an expensive decision on running a custom Solid Roller from Jones Cams in this engine yes it just added on a couple grand to the build more then likely. As I will need new valve springs retainers and locks. A rev kit and girdle will also be installed. It sucks that the heads will need the valve pockets opened up a little to fit the new springs. Plus new 3/8" .065 or .083 4130 Chromoly Heat Treated one piece push rods from Smith Bros. will be installed after measuring for correct height
and discussing what they recommend for my applications and camshaft specs. The LSA on this cam will be a 110 which I discussed with Mike Jones why the 110 over the 106 that is ideal for a 383 with a 2.05 intake valve. It came down to the fact I am really at my heads limits here as the AFR street head does not flow much over .6 and I want to be able to run the engine in to the deep 6000s. The cam will have a .609 lifter with my rockers and a 248/248@ .050. I am hoping to be around 550hp with this engine and a dyno with 500 ft/lbs of tq. will tell the story in the end. I am not sure I will reach that number but should be close I will spin her up to 7000 on the dyno. Here is a similar engines dyno results again I do not count on this my dyno time will mainly before finding ideal timing table and it is nice to have documentation cause everyone has a 500hp engine nowadays with no proof lol. Time slips do tell all!!!! All the power in the world is useless unless you can apply it.
 
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please take the effort to let us know how it all works out, the parts used, the adjustments you needed,
and please list all the details , preferably with a good many pictures once you settle on the final combo.

its the little details,
the FAILURES we learn from,
THE SUCCESSFUL ADJUSTMENTS,
that provide the experiences and resulting KNOWLEDGE,
that results in the best combos
 
I was going to get some pictures last time I was working on the engine but the glass lens protector on my camera broke but I will definitely get some the next time I am there.
 
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