Build thread SmokinSS!!!!

[smokinss]

Well just to clarify this is going to be a long thread as its going to take a while before it starts coming together. Started doing some tear down today after work. Nothing to crazy but just a start. Not too sure what's going to happen as far as a engine. Time and money will dictate that.
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2012-09-27_18-00-23_129.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2012-09-27_19-59-29_297.jpg

[ls6monte]

Going to be fun!

[KB93z28]

Yea buddy! thats what I like to see, get that beast back in the game!

[941LE]

Shouldn't this be a tear down thread? Lol

[smokinss]

Slowly but surely it will be back together.

[DemonWithin99]

^^looks like slowly but surely it will get taken apart... lol

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

Good shit man nice you have the garage now! Hope its a bunch of bent push rods!! Easyyyyy fix haha

[black heartbeat]

I misread the thread title and thought it said project snookimss

[smokinss]

Good shit man nice you have the garage now! Hope its a bunch of bent push rods!! Easyyyyy fix haha

I wish. The garage is definitely nice to have.

[smokinss]

Made some more progress this morning.
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2012-09-30_12-07-35_350.jpg

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

push rods not bent?????

[smokinss]

Nope push rods all looked good. Did notice some oil coming out the front of the tb.

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

Oil in the ports too?

[smokinss]

Yeah just thinking its from the pcv system.

[ls6monte]

Nice! Getting there!

[smokinss]

Yeah that's about where it stops. Haha

[smokinss]

Did some more work on the car. Got the drivers side head off.

Looks like some detonation in another cylinder.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2012-10-10_20-34-36_600.jpg

[Slowhawk]

I would guess plenty of detonation throughout the years on nitrous. Probly just hammered the rod bearings to nothing.

[smokinss]

Probably right Don.

Got something up my sleeve. Still going to be a while but what I have in mind should make for a nice ride while getting my bang for the buck. No more nitrous this time.

[smokinss]

Little more progress today. Cam, oil pump etc all off.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2012-10-28_14-21-53_567.jpg


Found this when I took off the oil pump. Explains why my oil pressure always was up and down. Not sure how this happened.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2012-10-28_15-03-07_365.jpg

[ls6monte]

At least you found something. That could have ben part of the problem possibly.

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

that can only happen when installing the tube. easy to do really. they are a mother fucker to get on there.

[smokinss]

Yeah but when I did the last cam swap I didn't remove the oil pump. Factory fuck up maybe? No big deal though.

[smokinss]

Going with a different look in the engine bay. Murdered out look. Still need to do the rest.
Good news is if I get the new job I've been interviewing for I can start driving my wife's z28 and sell my Saturn and put that money towards a engine. Woohoo!!!!


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2012-11-12_06-25-55_807.jpg

Also got the transmission plucked out
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2012-11-10_15-41-34_252.jpg

[LSX-Nation]

Congrats on the new job man!

[ls6monte]

Nice and good luck!!!!!!!

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

Good Luck Man!!!!

[smokinss]

Thanks guys. Job is between me and 2 others right now.

[smokinss]

Well I finished spraying the strut towers and radiator support. Picked up a engine stand today and the block is coming out this weekend.
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2012-11-21_16-36-08_767.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2012-11-21_16-38-17_556.jpg

[ls6monte]

Looking sweet!

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

yeah looks good all murdered out!!!!

[smokinss]

Yeah its getting there

[frankzlt1]

I like it, are you painting the engine at all.

[smokinss]

We will see. Might do the Holley black crinkled valve covers. I picked up a polished wieand/lingenfelter manifold for dirt cheep. Going throw it on and try it out. I know some are totally against it because of heat soak. The way I see it is its no different than a victor jr or any other metal manifold. It does add some weight though.

[84ta406]

I would invest in a JW Ultrabell for that tranny. Ive seen a bunch of TH350s tear up the cases before.

[Slowhawk]

We will see. Might do the Holley black crinkled valve covers. I picked up a polished wieand/lingenfelter manifold for dirt cheep. Going throw it on and try it out. I know some are totally against it because of heat soak. The way I see it is its no different than a victor jr or any other metal manifold. It does add some weight though.

Yuck, re sell it and make some money. Heat soak is an issue but the intake is just garbage.

[smokinss]

Well more good news. Got the job. Starting Dec 10 and selling the Saturn that weekend and picking up a 30k mile ls1. As long as the car deal comes through.

[ls6monte]

Sound sweet! Congrats!

[frankzlt1]

Congrats man

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

Congrats!!!!!

[smokinss]

Motor is out. Spun #6 rod bearing. You can see it over lapped the other side of the bearing.
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[frankzlt1]

Wow what a mess lucky thats all what happened. Know you can build a hell of a motor.

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

sleeves still good?????????? good core block to make something NASTY Out of piece by piece!

[smokinss]

Sleeves are good. Might keep it for a long term project

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

thats what im saying man!!! Do it! 408+ screamer! haha

[smokinss]

Can't go more than a 383 without resleeving the block

[smokinss]

Well going to pick up my short block on Sunday. Came out of a 2000 vette with 32k on it. Looking pretty clean.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/IMG950760.jpg
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[ls6monte]

Sweet!

[frankzlt1]

Nice!!!

[smokinss]

More goodies. New in box stainless off road y pipe. Stripped and coated my headers oil pan and valley cover. Plus the timing cover and valve covers.
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2012-12-13_16-49-52_777.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2012-12-13_16-54-21_498.jpg

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

looks good! whens the motor showing up??

[smokinss]

Picking it up on Sunday Mike.

[smokinss]

Well I got the motor today. Thing is super clean. Also it turns out that the gentleman I bought it from is the owner of a shop called Anti venom and his name is Greg Lovell. He does all the project cars for GM high tech magazine. Got to see a bunch of the project cars. Nice guy too!!!

[smokinss]

Well sending out the heads tomorrow for a clean up and valve job. Going to see how much he can deck them to bump compression up. Here is the motor. Home safe and now time to put it back together.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2012-12-16_19-46-56_230.jpg

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

Kick Assss!!!!!!! looks Nice!!!!

[Slowhawk]

You need the heads I have. Smaller chambers which run more compression without losing P/V and they flow better to boot.

[smokinss]

You need the heads I have. Smaller chambers which run more compression without losing P/V and they flow better to boot.

I need a Christmas present from Slowhawk and a Slowhawk performance sponsor sticker!!! Haha

[TrickrTreat]

You need the heads I have. Smaller chambers which run more compression without losing P/V and they flow better to boot.

you should look into these heads, the amount youll have to mill to get the compression you want will tighten up the P/V considerably, and for the $ youll get better head flow and ...................Shit What don said. haha Good luck though with the build!!!:sCh_eleguitarist:

[smokinss]

you should look into these heads, the amount youll have to mill to get the compression you want will tighten up the P/V considerably, and for the $ youll get better head flow and ...................Shit What don said. haha Good luck though with the build!!!:sCh_eleguitarist:

Yeah its 150$ for the clean up job on my heads. Don't have the extra money for the heads and then to have those cleaned up too

[Slowhawk]

Then take your time and save money. Rushing always costs more.

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

yeah you arent kidding. buying shit twice.

[Motaboata]

Then take your time and save money. Rushing always costs more.

Completly Agree with this. Going through this right meow!

[smokinss]

Some more parts. Polyurethane motor mounts and gaskets showed up.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2013-01-10_06-58-46_448.jpg
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[smokinss]

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2013-01-12_16-30-26_866.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2013-01-12_16-30-39_570.jpg

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

engine looks almost as pretty as the car!! haha

[smokinss]

Thanks Mike. Trying to do nice without spending a shit ton for paint and powder coating

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

i spray bombed all my shit gets the job done for My budget! Nothing wrong with that!

[frankzlt1]

I like the bare aluminum look myself. Coming along good, how long until the heads are done.

[smokinss]

Picking them up today or tomarrow. They are all done. Ordered my head gaskets, bolts, and plugs. Should be going in the car end of the week.

[Slowhawk]

Better be getting ARP bolts.

[smokinss]

Not unless your paying for them. Lol.

[smokinss]

Got the heads back from TEC today. Looking good now. Bolts and gaskets will be here Friday.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2013-01-14_18-27-05_306.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2013-01-14_18-27-19_309.jpg
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http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2013-01-14_18-45-17_423.jpg

[frankzlt1]

Looks good. How big of a cam are using.

[smokinss]

Same as before. 236/240 113+3

[CamaroRacing12]

id cough up the extra greenbacks for the ARP bolts

[smokinss]

Well when you have a kid, mortgage, car payment, etc you will understand what building on a budget means. Even a extra 150$ here and there adds up quick. Never ran them before and I am not going to be making any more power really.

[smokinss]

Back in the hole

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2013-01-20_10-26-52_792.jpg

[frankzlt1]

Halfway there!! Looks good

[Slowhawk]

Hurry up, my plane leaves thursday. LOL

[smokinss]

Haha. Yeah I got the headers in and the power steering back on. Got to get the trans back in.

[ls6monte]

Looking good!

[smokinss]

Thank you sir. Soon enough.

[smokinss]

More progress today. Transmission, converter, exhaust, drive shaft all in.


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2013-01-24_19-42-00_274.jpg

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

NICE!!!!!!

[frankzlt1]

Awesome you must be getting a little excited lol

[ls6monte]

Getting there! Hurry up! Don is already down there waiting for that piece to be done!!! Get with it man!!!!!! lol

[smokinss]

Got the water pump, alternator, intake, fuel rail, nitrous, coil packs, radiator/fans, trans cooler,wires installed tonight. Just have some misc electrical stuff and fluids.


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2013-01-25_21-45-40_422.jpg

[frankzlt1]

Awesome running this weekend.

[frankzlt1]

Do you run the ac?

[smokinss]

Nope no AC.

[Motaboata]

Nope no AC.


YEA EFF AC!

[smokinss]

Its alive and running!!!

[ls6monte]

Congrats bitch!!!

[ILuvPizzaTimes10]

Congrats!!!!!

[smokinss]

Thanks...

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/2013-01-26_20-51-44_915.jpg

[941LE]

that didnt take to long

[frankzlt1]

Congrats man hows it sound.

[smokinss]

The clip got cut short

http://s56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/camaro00/?action=view&current=2013-01-27_11-20-43_574.mp4