The Purple Camaro

[folkenheath]

I believe the energy suspension captures the mount halves even if it rips apart, but that might only be the motor mount inserts, not 100% sure.

Are your motor mounts good? Bad motor mounts can rip a trans mount, or worse.

 

[Bent77]

Has moroso solids, caged and frame connectors. I just got a bad mount I think.

 

[Bent77]

Just for you Ben. Proof I did something today

 

[centexk5]

You spelled gauge wrong.

 

[Bent77]

You spelled gauge wrong.

I'm not European

 

[Babaganoosh]

Arts and craft time doesn’t count

 

[fourwheelerjeff]

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aren't these the same picture?

 

[Bent77]

Arts and craft time doesn’t count

Sure does when you’re pulling wiring out to do something different. Not only will I know where I started, but I’ll have an actual wiring diagram for the car once it’s running

aren't these the same picture?

Stock photo

 

[fourwheelerjeff]

Stock photo

I thought 1 was "I pulled the engine to replace the pan gasket"
I thought 2 was "I replaced the gasket now going back in"

of course you could have replaced it with it sitting on the picker

 

[Bent77]

I thought 1 was "I pulled the engine to replace the pan gasket"
I thought 2 was "I replaced the gasket now going back in"

of course you could have replaced it with it sitting on the picker

The pan gasket is one of those lube locker style, and it didn’t wanna stay upsidedown long enough to do the pan

You know, no longer than it took to stand it, was easier to do it that way. Also retorqed the heads and intake while it was out

I think the real victory was finding the broken trans mount before it got 100% duty cycle thrown at it

 

[Babaganoosh]

Sure does when you’re pulling wiring out to do something different. Not only will I know where I started, but I’ll have an actual wiring diagram for the car once it’s running


Stock photo

That’s cause you are old, I have everything non stock imbedded into my head on the 82

 

[6872xtc]

That’s cause you are old, I have everything non stock imbedded into my head on the 82

Just wait until age progresses more, and the AZ sun cooks ur noodle more!

 

[Bent77]

That’s cause you are old, I have everything non stock imbedded into my head on the 82

There’s nothing stock in the wiring, plus I have 4 other diagrams working at the same time. Come on up and do work

 

[Babaganoosh]

There’s nothing stock in the wiring, plus I have 4 other diagrams working at the same time. Come on up and do work

Same, I rewired the entire truck

 

[Bent77]

Firewall pass through

Ideas on firewall pass through Wiring bundle is ~.75”, but the PCM head is 1.5”. I hate firewall holes anyway. Only othe option is running the harness to the other side of the car and hiding it under the booster

ck5.com

 

[Bent77]

Update

Few things going on. EFI wiring is in, but almost every wire in the car came out. Lots of special redo for stuff, such as the neutral safety switches reversed so there’s not a standing hot at the transmission, only hot on cranking. That wires also feeds in series through the starter bump switch. Now it only hits the starter when car in neutral

Et al for each circuit


Also, the Saturday before Easter I tore something in my right shoulder. Up until last week, been doing everything left handed, including putting the engine back in and all the rest of that work. Things aren’t going very fast

 

[ktmoutfront]

Nice progress.

And, welcome to "getting older".

 

[Bent77]

Not amused

Fans will work either controlled by the ECM or bypassed via switch using the switch posts as the union point so that there isn’t back feed to the ECM. Lots of heat sleeve

 

[Bent77]

Other progress I haven’t yet posted

Added the new radiator, built new harness for each fan, can override the fan to force it to cool at the track ecm on or off, radiator cover built and painted, shrouded the air through the radiator. Rebuilt the battery cable ends with the ones Luke posted, heat shrink everything.

Pulled the Cole Hearse style solenoid out of the trunk and added the relay. Removed the old tank, welded up and painted the trunk floor, reinstalled the new tank, rebuilding and rerouting the pressure and return. Doing all the electrical terminals with heat sleeve and covering all of them eats an enormous amount of time

 

[ktmoutfront]

Doing all the electrical terminals with heat sleeve and covering all of them eats an enormous amount of time

This is why most people crimp and go. I can not stand when that is done.