Been a long time...heres what happened back in april

[83Z28T76]

well one day after some adjustments i decided to take it for a ride and once in 3rd gear at wide open throttle there was an empty moment where i didnt hear anything...then all of a sudden i saw smoke out the exhaust and hear a rattling noise from under the hood......i was able to coast 3 miles before i had to park it and walk less than a 1/4 mile home.....once i got it home and took it apart i found this...

[83Z28T76]

and here is the progress from the past 7 months...


welp...here are some pics of the progress over the past 7 months..

some forged pistons and h beam rods


forged crank

assembled lower end

[83Z28T76]

rebuilt Dart iron eagle platinum 200's with race valves and Howard dual valve springs that are a little stiffer than the last ones.

[83Z28T76]

engine in the car...slow progress


i picked up a tko 600 that had some shifting issues...here it is apart on my bench


also picked up a lakewood bell housing

[83Z28T76]

transmission is rebuilt...(400.00 in parts)...had to replace the blocker rings and the 1-2 +3-4 synchro sliders along with and and 3rd gear.....LIbertys gears was excellent with getting me the correct parts.....


heres the trans installed

[83Z28T76]

fabbed up the waste gate dump tube back into the down pipe


here it is finished

[83Z28T76]

i also had to pick up a new turbo since the t76 turbo ate quite a few piston peices.....should have the completed engine bay pics this week

[ls6monte]

It's coming along nicely! It will be better when it's done!

[83Z28T76]

yeah im hoping so too.....once the body is redone then ill have the rest of the interior to finish

[ls6monte]

Nice. Mine's been at the bodyshop for the last 5 weeks. They are taking their time and it's not even getting completely done. lol