KLaBz steeLtX
 

Call me a slacker, lazy, etc. Its Mid may and I have a shit ton to get done to the Z28. I just finished with this whalloper of a semester at school and now I'm gettin to it! You know the deets, heres what I gotta do:

• Remove stock catted y-pipe, exhaust manifolds, and AIR system (delete).

• Extend the 02 sensors.

• Install the LPP stainless longtube headers and off road y-pipe. <---- shitshow!!! sent back and bought pacesetters and put those in EPIC FAIL!

• Remove intake manifold, remove EGR system (delete), bolt on the block off plates and paint the intake black and polish the fins.

• Tap a line for my mechanical oil pressure gauge.

• Re-install and reseal (fixing rear AND front intake manifold leak)

• Clean up cluttered wires and basically make the top of the motor look nicer.

• Get some different valve covers and put those on.

• Run the lines and wires for the oil pressure and coolant temp gauges.

• Take apart the "new" 3.42 rear and install new axle seals and bearings.

• Wire brush the shit out of it and paint it all black.

• Get a rear diff cover and plop it on.

• Add new fluid.

• Then just drop out the old 2.73 rear and put the new one in, connect all the brakes back up and put the catback back on, then mount the sexy CME valence and tips and make up some pipes to work with it.

• Finally plug the laptop in and with tuner c.a.t.s. remove the codes for the egr/air delete and calibrate the speedo for the gear change from 2.73's to 3.42's. and according to Pizza I have to change the shift points... hmmmm

But on a side note I've been doing some epic preparation for this challenging endeavor. I have severely upgraded my "work area" and basically transformed it from a shitty area of dirt with a roof over it to a semi garage/shop. Here are just a few pics from the beginning stages, I have more updates to come with the addition of my parts shed and windblocker wall and progress on my giant home made ramps.

Basically how it used to be. Cutting an edge to hold back the load of crushed stone I'm about to lay down:
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The brown bomber once again gettin the job done. Old reliable. One load of the like 6 truckloads I've got over the past 3 months. This is to make a level surface to build a floor platform to work on, all while neatening up around my house and making things look much nicer:
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Level surface achieved. mmm sweet illumination:
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the floor/platform before the 3 coats of durable grey paint. Multiple 2x10x10's ontop of a 2x4 and 2x8 constructed frame. Perfect solid floor to roll jack around on without worrying about shit sinking into the dirt:
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mmm sweet flourescentness
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and my poster I made at work:
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These are all the pics I have right now, but everything is already done and I have such a better work area now, its literally like an outdoor garage just with no walls. I'll take more pics of everything tomorrow to show you guys how cool it is, then I'll get back on track with the thread and post up Camaro work progress. Damn a.d.d.

yes... u need to adjust line pressures in the trans

Well that sucks I thought it was a swap gears and calibrate the speedo job but its gonna be a pita now.

it can be done in tuning

Get to work! lol

Dont worry I'm a slacker too mines still on jack stands.

good idea klab now just get the car in there and ripped apart haha

looks like u got a nice list kev.

nice little set up!

klab the tuning side of it is easy. its not like you're messing with air fuel and spark. that shit stays left alone. just a few minor tweaks so you dont hit the limiter on shifts.

Yeah I know, but hey when the time comes can you help me with using that program? Maybe take a ride up here and hang around and have a LTx work/detail day? Maybe some whiffleball at the baseball field on my street :D

P.S. Today I didn't make any progress. Rainy weather led to work cancellation and got a lot of errands done, then spent hours polishing a scattershield for my friends DSM. Made a few bucks to put towards an alignment for the saturn :c

yeah man im done fo sho. and if im around on the weekend while your doing the work ill come up and watch/help if needed.

no progress today. worked all day. Tomorrow! woooo

Get to work, dammit!!!! :haha: I fixed exhaust leak and did hid fogs today. Bwahahahahaha!

AIR system and y pipe are out! Wasn't bad good use of a decent chunk of my day. Next is to take out all the plugs starter and alternator off and get those manifolds off. And suggestions/tips on best way to finagle those bitches out of there?

manifolds will come right out threw the top easy after unbolted

its swinging the headers back up=fail

hahaha equals fail.

So now the manifolds air pump and everything is out! This project has gone pretty good so far just time consuming and a lot of trying to figure out how the feck to get at most of the bolts lol. The manifold bolts came out no problem almost like they were already loose lol. So far I must say the biggest pain in the ass so far for some reason was getting the oil dipstick out! Jesus of all the shit to be challenging, I got the drivers side manifold off and the passengers side one unbolted and ready to get out but the dipstick tube is there in the way of pulling it out. I tested putting in the drivers side header and itll be a piece of cake just gotta drain the oil and take the filter off. wondering how the hell im gonna do it tho if I should put the plugs in first so I don't gotta try to put them in after the headers are in or will they get in the way of the header install if I put the plugs in first...

Anyways! Now I just gotta clean up the motor and trans a bit of that gunky oil shit from the rear intake manifold leak and then get everything ready for the headers to go in. Then after they're in drop it back down off the ramps and do the intake manifold. Next post will be pics of the progress lol.

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They're out!
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The essentials, old school boombox and service manual:
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Under my awesome ramps, I found some rust under there :c
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The LT1 parts shed, free score just had to assemble it:
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Inside:
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FUCKIN SWEEETTTTT!!!!!1 good job kev bag!!!

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YEAAA goodbye AIR pump and all those tubes!
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PS pump and accessory bracket still there...
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nice kev. those ramps scare me.

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Epic mess from leaky rear intake manifold seal. Gonna clean this up a bit and reseal the intake and keep an eye on the "cleanliness"
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The only injury so far (knock on wood) besides when I sizzled my fingertip on a glowing red exhaust flange, but got no blister from being a guiar player :D
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Had to have my tasty meat pies:
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P.S. in the 4th pic those are the only plugs i needed to remove and you can tell the passenger side plugs are old with 55k on them by the color lol I only did the drivers side when I first got the car got fed up trying to get at the passengers side.

They look scary but, if you saw how they were made and the frame under the plywood your be like DAMN. They're pretty beefy, trust me I'm Mr. Paranoid when it comes to being under a raised vehicle!

i like the fuck u pic hahaha

looks like its comin along good!

Thanks Maddie! Feels good to finally have time to do work on it :D

just wait .... you'll get em in there and scare yourself (or at least the neighbors) from all the new sounds it's gonna make.... lol

haha when I get them on im gonna drive down the street with open headers! Turn it around back it in and swap the rear.

Looking good man. When I just got my car running again I started it with open headers in the garage. It sounded like John Force was parked in there. LOL!!! Keep it up and you will discover that working on lt1/ls1s arent that bad if you take your time. To me its just a bunch of nuts and bolts now. If something is in the way, just take it out of the way and put it back when your done.

or treat it like a mustang and take it out of the way... and leave it there.

I want the boombox!!!!!!!!!!1

nice! looks like its coming along pretty good!

Looks like it's coming along nicely, but, I have to ask, why did you pull the bumper cover off?

Just for room because I got to use the ladder to work from the top and with it off it brings me like 2 feet closer to what I need to work on with less leaning over. That and I don't wanna scratch it up :P

Yank those supports out while you're in there.

so whats the status on this thing buddy?> you get it done yet?

No progress kinda had a vacation all weekend and waiting on my new o2 sensors to come in and header bolts >.< i was unprepared. tomorrow I'm detailing my boss's wifes car :x

fuk the bosses wifes car yours is more important!!!!!! (yeah starting a header project without the parts that hold them to the car is kinda ..... )

lol

Go with the ARP 12-pt stainless header bolts and Fel-Pro 1406 gaskets.

Already got gaskets but went with ARP 6pt stainless bolts... And the boss's wifes car was more important today because I made money to pay for the stuff I need to buy... :D