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GKDINC
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OCT 18, 05:10 PM
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Bump.
Any new progress?
Thanks Gary
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Jake_Dragon
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OCT 18, 07:22 PM
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If you were closer I would come over and help with your welds  LOL They dont have to look good just make sure you get enough on there 
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Alex4mula
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OCT 19, 12:14 PM
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Thanks Jake. Here is the bumpstick and part ready to take to machine shop. Later I found out that I orderd the wrong cam and wrong valve cover gaskets. Oh well... Summit is making profit of my mistakes  Soon I'll post pics of the known clearance issues with the trany and cradle.
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KissMySSFiero
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OCT 22, 01:42 AM
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Alex4mula
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OCT 22, 10:54 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by KissMySSFiero:
looks good so far.
Will you dyno the car when you're done?
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Thanks. Oh yeah. It will take a while because I will need to tune it. Depending how far is the current one will tell how much time. Hopefully by December. I was expecting my engine back this weekend but because of some mishaps with wrong ordered parts (all my fault) and me traveling I won't get it back until next Friday. I hope to clean up what is left (little things here and there) and have it on the ground no later than by end of November. Will see...
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Alex4mula
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OCT 22, 02:30 PM
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So here was the trany mockup o check clearance. Much easier with the trany alone on the cradle. You can clearly see the problem area towards the rear of the cradle;
Here is the solution. Cut and move crosmember in;
Still after that it was slightly touching so I had to cut a slit in the area to push it inward. No problem after that. More later 
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Alex4mula
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NOV 03, 05:26 PM
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Engine is back 
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WoR
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NOV 03, 06:00 PM
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Alex4mula
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NOV 12, 11:16 AM
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Back again but progress is slow. I always forget what a pain all this is. If it wasn't for that very bright light and feeling at the end of the tunnel I would sell this thing as is and go to the beach instead.... Oh well. When you change parts the things that worked before has a probability to not work with the new parts. Well it is happening on and on. A bolt too long here, one too short there, a bad thread to tap, etc. etc. all is happening  Even at the machine shop I found out that I ordered the wrong cam (pre-87) and that the nice GMPP rockers would not work. All delays. At the end I went with some Summit narrow body rockers to ensure no issues with my center bolt valve covers.. I hope they do fine.
Here the new heads holes are shorter so the alt bracket bolts didn't work. No big issue, just time consuming. Now I have to go back to the HW store to get new ones. Also the bracket holes didn't align well so it had to be modifeid. more time..
Here is the clutch assembly finally installed and ready to receive the trany. No issues here.
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Alex4mula
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NOV 12, 11:26 AM
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In this area I spent about 4hrs alone and only the top runner is bolted on and lower intake was already installed. Several bolts too long, 9 threads needed tap, the EGR cover needed to be grinded, and then the valve covers to be taken out because otherwise you can't tighten the lower runner bolts. Two things caused that, runners are thicker and the valve covers are about 1/4" taller. What a pain would that be if any service is needed in the engine bay
How the hell you put a bolt in there!!
Then a mistake that I hope I won't have to pay later. I grinded this area too small and a wrench won't fit. I hope I got that starter alignment right...
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