Enterra "Dark Shadow" Restore Thread (Page 40/65)
troyboy OCT 09, 05:55 PM
now time for a few more goodies, Lisa and I always felt the Enterra needed a nose badge but could not think of what to use. Then this came our way


it's a solid bronze Pontiac Masters metal and should work just fine because at the heart of every Enterra is a Pontiac. We also like the fact that it can not be traced back to a specific model.

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Archie OCT 09, 07:48 PM
I'm not sure Troy can handle an update in just 3 days but He'll have to take a pill.

Over the last couple of days we've been putting together a lot of black & chrome parts.

We've attached trhe engine to the transmission, painted the Alt. & the Starter & some other parts. Then mounted the assembly onto the engine cradle. Planned & ordered mostly Fragola Black anodized fittings for the fuel rails, P.S. steering pump connections, fuel lines, trans. cooler lines & fittings & P.S. hose hardware & fittings for the ZR1 P.S. rack.

The headers got back today from being Ceramic coated. The plan for tomorrow is to install the headers then dry fit the engine into the car one more time. We need to layout the wire harness, fuel line locations, locations for the other lines as they connect to the driveline. Then we can design & build the front bulkhead cover. Once that's done, we have to paint the engine compartment & we can install the engine for the last time.

Here's some pics.



Installing the powdercoated front crossmember



Painted all the AL parts of the new Alt. mount.





Assembly on cradle



Got the tires mounted on the wheels





It's hard to get good pics of the details when almost everything is gloss black.



Putting the radiator back in with the newly powdercoated mounting brackets





Kris woirking on modifying the wheel well liners.



New front shocks, Poly bushings & ball joints being mounted with the powdercoated "A" arms.



Headers & crossover pipes





Archie
Fierofreak00 OCT 10, 06:53 AM
Believe it or not a double post from yesterday....

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Danyel OCT 10, 08:44 PM

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Originally posted by Patrick:



Welcome back.



Guilty too
diabloroadster OCT 11, 07:31 PM

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Originally posted by fieroguru:

Looks great! What size camshaft did you end up going with?



I also would like to know, also did yall change up the torque converter also?

That LS4 is nice looking!!!!!
Archie OCT 11, 09:08 PM

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Originally posted by diabloroadster:


I also would like to know, also did yall change up the torque converter also?

That LS4 is nice looking!!!!!



The cam is a Comp cams 54-456-11.

The trans & Convertor were built by Triple Edge Performance

Archie
troyboy OCT 16, 06:50 AM
Archie OCT 16, 05:03 PM
OK,

We had to buy like 36 different fittings & braided lines to hook up things like the fuel lines all the way to the tank, the P.S. fittings for the engine & the P.S. rack & the transmission cooler lines.

Here are a few.

Fuel





Vacuum





We put the exhaust back together for the last time...











It was decided that we want a front bulkhead cover & we had to make it before we could work on painting the engine compartment. So, another trial fit of the engine into the car so we could fin out how much room we had & also figure out where the wireharness, fuel, vacuum lines & cables were all going to be located.







The take the engien back out.



Building & trail fitting bulkhead cover.







Trial fit again to see how the cover fits.











Also been finishing suspension assembly.





Archie
troyboy OCT 17, 08:04 AM
Thanks for the update Archie! Looks like we are on the homestretch.
1988holleyformula OCT 17, 10:17 AM

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Originally posted by Archie:


Archie



No boogers on the shiny parts!

Thanks for the updates and all the pictures, I'm sure I'm not the only one that appreciates seeing the work that's being done to this car.