It is coming...
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Avon Park FLORIDA
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
You better believe it! This thing is going to FTD in autocross at Winged Warrior! And by FTD I mean DNF every run because it gets no traction before 80MPH 
Then it will get slaughtered by all the trailer queens on slicks at the drag strip... But in the end I will drive it back 1000 miles to NJ, and life will be great 
Then it will get slaughtered by all the trailer queens on slicks at the drag strip... But in the end I will drive it back 1000 miles to NJ, and life will be great
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 6,149
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From: Greater Detroit Metro MI, when I'm not travelling.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 6,149
Likes: 11
From: Greater Detroit Metro MI, when I'm not travelling.
Got the engine in, thanks to Roberto (Stage7) coming over and giving me a hand. Thanks!
Pulling it out of the car was easy. Getting it back in... Not so much!
6 Hours later:
Lining up the transmission input shaft with the clutch is very difficult, I am convinced if I do this again I'm going to drop the engine out the bottom along with the rest of the drivetrain.
Now the easy part
Pulling it out of the car was easy. Getting it back in... Not so much!
6 Hours later:
Lining up the transmission input shaft with the clutch is very difficult, I am convinced if I do this again I'm going to drop the engine out the bottom along with the rest of the drivetrain.
Now the easy part
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 950
Likes: 3
From: Chesapeake Virginia
Got the engine in, thanks to Roberto (Stage7) coming over and giving me a hand. Thanks!
Pulling it out of the car was easy. Getting it back in... Not so much!
6 Hours later:
Lining up the transmission input shaft with the clutch is very difficult, I am convinced if I do this again I'm going to drop the engine out the bottom along with the rest of the drivetrain.
Now the easy part
Pulling it out of the car was easy. Getting it back in... Not so much!
6 Hours later:
Lining up the transmission input shaft with the clutch is very difficult, I am convinced if I do this again I'm going to drop the engine out the bottom along with the rest of the drivetrain.
Now the easy part
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 790
Likes: 63
From: Ft Worth TX
You are on the downhill slide now
I would have never thought it would be so tough to line up the input shaft. It's usually the unexpected things that waste the most time for me. I know I spent a good 4 hours trying to shoehorn an LT1 into an 87.
I just kept taking more and more things off the car and motor until it went. I thought it was going to be a 20 minute job...
Just a lot of wrench turning left now. Hopefully everything will fall into place without too much trouble.
Can't wait to see how it turns out.
I just kept taking more and more things off the car and motor until it went. I thought it was going to be a 20 minute job...
Just a lot of wrench turning left now. Hopefully everything will fall into place without too much trouble.
Can't wait to see how it turns out.
Racer
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 398
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From: forney texas 725rwhp/768rwtq
Nice build. What clutch is that exactly ( street twin carbon, street twin carbon lite, billet carbon twin ( bc2). I'm about to get a clutch and was wondering what your clutch is rwtq rated for. Thanks and good luck with your install.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Greater Detroit Metro MI, when I'm not travelling.
)and weights 40lbs (16lbs lighter than stock 
Next time I'm in Carolina, I want a ride. 
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Greater Detroit Metro MI, when I'm not travelling.
Update!
Got the steering rack back in (MAJOR PITA, second worse thing about the whole job so far), the ABS module and bracket, the front swaybar, all wires, grounds, plugs, sensors, my PFADT Silicone hoses (they are nice!), radiator fan, etc...
It is basically done except for the headers, intake manifold and supercharger! I'm going to install the headers as well as my Meth injection kit and a permanent wideband next week, then wait for A&A to send me my passenger side feed intercooler and finish it off!
These are exciting times
Also, as a side note:
Corvettes are incredibly simple cars!
Its amazing how few components there actually are under the hood! The entire cooling system is 5 hoses, the engine has 4 grounds, there are 4 or 5 sensors, etc... It is tight and time consuming to get everything hooked up, but the actual parts count is amazingly low when you compare it to anything European
It is basically done except for the headers, intake manifold and supercharger! I'm going to install the headers as well as my Meth injection kit and a permanent wideband next week, then wait for A&A to send me my passenger side feed intercooler and finish it off!
These are exciting times
Also, as a side note:
Corvettes are incredibly simple cars!
Its amazing how few components there actually are under the hood! The entire cooling system is 5 hoses, the engine has 4 grounds, there are 4 or 5 sensors, etc... It is tight and time consuming to get everything hooked up, but the actual parts count is amazingly low when you compare it to anything European
Racer
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 405
Likes: 1
From: SPRING CREEK NEVADA
Got the engine in, thanks to Roberto (Stage7) coming over and giving me a hand. Thanks!
Pulling it out of the car was easy. Getting it back in... Not so much!
6 Hours later:
Lining up the transmission input shaft with the clutch is very difficult, I am convinced if I do this again I'm going to drop the engine out the bottom along with the rest of the drivetrain.
Now the easy part
Pulling it out of the car was easy. Getting it back in... Not so much!
6 Hours later:
Lining up the transmission input shaft with the clutch is very difficult, I am convinced if I do this again I'm going to drop the engine out the bottom along with the rest of the drivetrain.
Now the easy part
