New build progress..........(pics)
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Le Mans Master
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From: Shreveport/Bossier Louisiana
St. Jude Donor '08
New build progress..........(pics)
Some of you may know, but my #7 rings were shot so Im prepping for a new motor and some other upgraded goodies 
Here are some disassembly pics for your viewing pleasure. Oh, and dont make fun of my jacking methods holding the diff and tranny up haha, Im going to buy a motorcycle jack tonight. 
Here are some disassembly pics for your viewing pleasure. Oh, and dont make fun of my jacking methods holding the diff and tranny up haha, Im going to buy a motorcycle jack tonight.
Pro
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It was just a few weeks ago that my car looked very similar to yours. We had the front cradle out from under the car while doing heads/cam.
We suspended the engine from the trusses in the garage with a chain and tow strap!
Good job on the support methods!
We suspended the engine from the trusses in the garage with a chain and tow strap!
Good job on the support methods!
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13
Pro
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '08
It looks like im Going with a LME forged 347 and about a 150 shot of nitrous
Tony Mamo at AFR is helping me tremendously with some recommendations and I must say, he gives me honest answers that are sometimes hard to find Thanks man
Last edited by Corvette-Chris; Apr 11, 2008 at 11:49 PM.
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '08
Its barely touching. I just wanted to help support it a few minutes while I zinged the motor mounts, starter bolts, ac compressor, etc off
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Chris how'd you find out #7 was shot? Were you spraying this motor?
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Le Mans Master
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I was in the same boat bother... I like the mechanical stuff, but having to deal with paint shops is tough when the work is out of your control and things aren't going smoothly. Many a day I wished I had a JSB '08 in the garage, but now that things are back on track I'm excited about my car again
Chris how'd you find out #7 was shot? Were you spraying this motor?
Chris how'd you find out #7 was shot? Were you spraying this motor?
As for the motor, I did a leakdown on #7 and it showed 30% leakage, then when I added a squirt of oil to the cylinder it dropped to about 14%. That means rings are shot.
I was spraying this motor but everything was PERFECT before I added heads and had it retuned. I dont want to get into bashing anyone but I will say I truly believe it could have been prevented had they spent a little more time on the tune Anyway, its been a while man, hows the car coming?
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^ Pretty good... still alot of putting it back together to do... very easy to rip it apart and bag/tag the stuff, but trying to put it all back together w/ the manuals can be trickey... much easier with a buddy over esp a buddy who has a C5 for reference.