1994 3500 6 Speed ZR6

SummitBalt08 · Post by **SummitBalt08** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:40 am

Me too

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Post by **3X00-Modified** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:51 am

I'm telling you, don't set crazy deadlines... Just work on it till it's right... Take time away, then work the following weekend... The more you rush it the more you'll regret it in the end.

SummitBalt08 · Post by **SummitBalt08** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 11:28 am

Trust me Jon, I am not setting crazy deadlines.

The worst decision I ever made was letting Tyler talk me into leaving my Z at his house for the swap. He said that way he can work on it during the week since James and I work alot.

Up until last week, he never touched the car other than when James and I were there.

Keep in mind, my Z has been at his house since May. He was gone all month at his Moms in June but other than that he hasnt touched it hardly unless we were there.

Then there were times when he didnt tell us one of his buddies borrowed his stuff until we got there. One time we had to leave early because he didnt have a jack and another was because he didnt have a torque wrench. Both of those things he usually has but he didnt tell me he didnt have for when we were there. I could have easily grabbed mine from my garage and brought it with me if I would known.

Everytime I go to his house there is marks all over it people running their hands across the paint and rubbing against it walking by. Then he had his buddys car 2 inches from mine.. and now his red Beretta is next to mine. If it wasnt for his GTU mirrors folding you wouldnt be able to get between our cars in his garage.

No offense to Tyler.. but I cant stand my Z being like that. If it were here it would have my entire 2.5 car garage area just for it. Where its currently sitting you can barely walk by on the passenger side let alone open the passenger door.

Dont take this as hating on Tyler. I'm not at all. I understand everybody has their own lives and all.. just bothers me when people say this or that and agree to it and dont stick to it. Especially when you paid them (with parts) to help you out.

This is the 3rd summer in a row that the Z has been down during a majority of the summer. I am seriously tired of it.

When we are working on it, we arent pushing to the point of hating working on it. The worst day James and I had up there was this last Sunday. Tyler lives in the middle of no where and there is only one place that sells food and thats a local pizza place. We usually order from there but for some reason they were closed last Sunday so we worked all day without food but it could have been worse.

It really gets old driving 45-50 minutes to work on your car.

Post by **heavywoody** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:37 pm

I would just trailer it back to your place and finish it up. I went through a similar situation several years ago before I brought my car to NC. It's better to have it in your hands or ones you really truly trust (thanks Cliff!)

Rettax3 · Post by **Rettax3** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:57 pm

heavywoody wrote:Wait, so you gasket-ported the lower intake with the intake still on the engine?

I did a porting job on the 3400/3.1 hybrid on my '90 turbo 'Retta's engine with the heads on the block, both intake and exhaust side. Exhaust isn't as much of a worry anyway except for the turbo (which was brand new), and the intake wasn't a problem either -I used an oil-damped rag to grab any shavings or chips that got passed the dry paper-towel on top. Everything wiped out very cleanly. Stuff like this can be done safely, so long as attention is paid to the details... I'm sure I had the intake off the engine for the port-matching for the upper-to-lower plenum ports, but I wouldn't worry about doing that assembled, again so long as precautions are made.

SummitBalt08 wrote:I didn't like the idea either. That was all Tyler. He put towels in the ports so nothing would get down in the motor.
To me it was a waste of time. I just wanted to get the car done so there was a lot of time wasted on that while James and I worked on other things.
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It doesn't look from the pictures that he did much port-matching there, but every little bit will actually help. In the long-run, little bits like this make a difference. The wide-port manifolds flow so well anyway that no, it isn't super-critical on your engine -for me, using a 3.1 LG5 top-end, severe porting was a serious must, but I still only have a fraction of the flow your manifold has stock.

woody90gtz · Post by **woody90gtz** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:10 pm

Agreed. As much as a car in pieces can drive you nuts...it takes time to do everything right. Rushing was how I killed a clutch and TOB right before Bfest 09. haha I've been in a similar situation this summer and you just have to bite the bullet. Trailering it your place sounds like a necessity though. As much as I'd hate a long drive to work on the car I think the wife would like it even less. haha

SummitBalt08 · Post by **SummitBalt08** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:18 pm

SummitBalt08 wrote:

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I been waiting on someone to catch something different about this pic...

woody90gtz · Post by **woody90gtz** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 4:39 pm

No FPR? Doing braided lines then?

SummitBalt08 · Post by **SummitBalt08** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 4:49 pm

woody90gtz wrote:No FPR? Doing braided lines then?

Actually just haven't installed the FPR. Keep looking its right there lol.

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1988GTU · Post by **1988GTU** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 5:38 pm

Something going on with the thermostat?

SummitBalt08 · Post by **SummitBalt08** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 5:40 pm

1988GTU wrote:Something going on with the thermostat?

Nope. Getting closer though! I will post the full picture after someone notices what I am talking about.

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Post by **heavywoody** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 5:45 pm

Installing upper W-body style mounts?

SummitBalt08 · Post by **SummitBalt08** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 5:52 pm

heavywoody wrote:Installing upper W-body style mounts?

Bingo! But why?

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1988GTU · Post by **1988GTU** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 6:34 pm

I spotted that, but thought it was just left on out of pure laziness. LoL

SummitBalt08 · Post by **SummitBalt08** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 6:39 pm

Nope. Its going to be serving a purpose.

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