My shop has a Camaro in it

[gpena]

Fixing the mess under the hood.

He’s getting big Chris


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[BLACKFINTURKEY]

Dude that c10!

[Mtltx]

That is too cool!

[Schubert6689]

That’s a couple of sweet rides.

[chrisgunguy]

One day if work and it is so much better. This car was severely neglected. It now has some paint on the engine. A new and correct water pump. Correct alternator bracket. That got rid of the squeal. New plugs and wires. Removed all the strikes wrapped hoses and blue wire loom. I don’t have a good before pic. Trust me this is 1000x better.

[airehead]

Good job Chris & Aaron

[Atfulldraw]

I'm glad you got it

I was willing to "hold" it for you for a while if you couldn't get the financing worked out

Probably better that it ended up in your garage anyway

[Floor Man]

Welcome to the club. I own a first gen money pit as well. 68 RS Z28



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[Texas Grown]

[J Loves Huntin]

Looking good

[chrisgunguy]

Welcome to the club. I own a first gen money pit as well. 68 RS Z28



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Beautiful car.

[Floor Man]

Thanks- I’ve always wanted one and the right car and deal finally came along a couple of years ago.


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[Hogwild84]

Nice toys!

[chrisgunguy]

So I took the engine out last week. It was running strong. Car is pretty quick. It did have a bad vibration that I thought might be flywheel or a harmonic balancer issue. It leaks oil from most places it can. Most importantly though I found two flat bits of metal off the magnetic frail plug in the oil pan that were the size of a pencil eraser. Had me concerned. After taking the engine down I found a severely loose motor mount (frame side, not motor side). The metal bits were part of a previous dip stick. Pulled a main and rod cap. Bearings are awesome and the clearance was spot on so I left the crank and pistons in it. It’s a standard bore 4 bolt main. Aftermarket iron heads with 220 intake runners, 2.02 and 1.6 valves. 64cc chambers should leave it about 9:1 compression. Forged pistons. Cast crank. All what I was expecting to find. It’s all put together. Should have it back in in the next few weeks.

[chrisgunguy]

Well I didn’t keep the car together long before tearing it down to become better. I have a long way to go but I’ve now acquired the new centerpiece. This is a Texas Speed LS7 all aluminum 427. Has 11.5:1 compression aggressive cam all the good stuff done to the heads. Should be 750hp at the crank. I’m really considering making this a trans-am tribute car with a cage and number 55 on it. Wife and I are still discussing. I’ll be pulling the front clip to redo all the front suspension, steering, and prepping for the new engine next.