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pontiackid86
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DEC 21, 03:50 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by seajai:
According to 060calculator.com , 250 HP in a 2800lb car should give me a 5.5 second 0-60 time, I'm sure the real world time will be a little higher. What sold me on this swap, power-wise, was a ride in a 3800sc car that was pretty close to stock. I thought it was plenty quick with just enough power to make it a fun ride. Besides, I got size 15 feet, and too much HP underneath them just means more speeding tickets for me. |
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You wont be disappointed. My 1st time over 100 MPH was with one of these motors in my dads 300M special... and i was well above 100 in it...did not take long to get there.. if you can see about finding the tune for the 300M special... it will pump a little more power out of the car.. Also i see that you are using the LHS trans... how do you plan on incorporating the auto stick feature?
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seajai
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DEC 21, 09:18 AM
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For the autostick, I may just install the floor shifter from the 300 because it already has the hall effect switch built in, but I have been kicking around a paddle shifter idea as well. It will just depend on how much energy and ambition remain when I reach that part of the build. [This message has been edited by seajai (edited 12-21-2012).]
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seajai
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DEC 26, 08:00 PM
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Reached another milestone in the project with the end of the major metal fabrication work.
First up, I had to cut a hole in the tunnel to make room for the fuel sender outlet and electrical connector. This required the fabrication of a small dome to cover it.
I bent it using a home-made brake, the results were ok but I thought it could be better. I had been looking around for a real finger brake, and luckily, I was able to score a Di-Acro 24" brake that can bend up to 16ga material, and I got it for a song. It's missing a couple fingers but I should be able to track them down.
So, armed with my new brake, I could fab up the pieces needed to box in the firewall. First off, the cam covers needed clearance on the top so I made a angled box for that.
This is where it needs to go:
Clamped in place:
Both sides spot welded in place:
The center area needed to be built out for radiator hose clearance and have a removable panel for access to the hose and other components.
View from the engine side:
The lower structure had been cut out to make room for the balancer and drive belts. That area was boxed in using 16ga material.
After all that I re-installed the engine/trans for what seemed to be the 10,000th time to check clearances, and all is good. So now its on to the other stuff like wiring and finding new spots to run the throttle and shift cables as well as a new pass through for the wiring harness. I talked with Arrington Performance in Martinsville VA, and they can do all the mods to my PCM for $350 bucks, so I think I'm good to go on that front.[This message has been edited by seajai (edited 09-28-2023).]
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85sliverGT
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DEC 27, 07:17 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by seajai:
According to 060calculator.com , 250 HP in a 2800lb car should give me a 5.5 second 0-60 time, I'm sure the real world time will be a little higher. What sold me on this swap, power-wise, was a ride in a 3800sc car that was pretty close to stock. I thought it was plenty quick with just enough power to make it a fun ride. Besides, I got size 15 feet, and too much HP underneath them just means more speeding tickets for me. |
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Seajai I forgot to tell you, when we went out in my car at the moa meet the car still had a few bugs to be worked out, it now pulls a bit harder like it should.
Your project is looking great! I had some doubts when you told me you were going to do this, but my doubts are long gone. Excellent problem solving going on here. Think she'll be ready for summer? I'd like a ride!
Blake
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seajai
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DEC 27, 08:47 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by 85sliverGT:
Seajai I forgot to tell you, when we went out in my car at the moa meet the car still had a few bugs to be worked out, it now pulls a bit harder like it should.
Your project is looking great! I had some doubts when you told me you were going to do this, but my doubts are long gone. Excellent problem solving going on here. Think she'll be ready for summer? I'd like a ride!
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I'm hoping to be done by April-May sometime, barring anything major happening. Rides for sure!
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mrfred8
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DEC 27, 08:58 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by seajai:
I'm hoping to be done by April-May sometime, barring anything major happening. Rides for sure! |
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Are you going to bring it over to Frazee for the Shipman show, I would love to see this swap.
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--Jeff aka mrfred8 aka (Hat tip to Mr. J. Jones!)
http://jalopnik.com/5901950...or-her-sweet-sixteen
- 88 Yellow GT
- 86 Silver SE
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seajai
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DEC 27, 09:46 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by mrfred8:
Are you going to bring it over to Frazee for the Shipman show, I would love to see this swap.
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Plan on attending a few more shows for 2013. Is there a date set yet for Frazee?
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mrfred8
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DEC 27, 09:54 AM
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seajai
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DEC 27, 10:01 AM
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Thanks for the link, got it bookmarked.
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Tony Kania
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DEC 27, 11:07 AM
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Impressive fab skills. 
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