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My new 67 sedan-project-lots of pics

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#1 · (Edited)
My new 67 sedan- LSX project -lots of pics

This is how it came:
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wont judge you Juan
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After some paint with aerosol cans:
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front clip mounted
any ideas as to why it would sag in the front but be high on the passenger rear? it has newish shocks in the rear but i looks like the same old factory monos
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Bituthene just mocked over the floor:
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any ideas on plan of attack? its the bottom right part of the windshield channel. Ive heard of rustbusters but not sure if that would help.
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I plan to keep the cage, but with the bench seat:devil:
 
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"any ideas as to why it would sag in the front but be high on the passenger rear? it has newish shocks in the rear but i looks like the same old factory monos"

Measure the front. At the bottom of the upper spring cup down to the bottom of the spring mount area. Use the exact points on both sides. Yer pass side front spring may be pushing it up. If you get a variation in measurements push down that high side the ammount of difference and see if that levels it out. If they are the same. Do the same in the rear. Right at the spring mounts or close to them. Two solid points that you can compare to rule out the springs. If the springs are settled equally from side to side you may have a twist in the body. JR
 
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its a bolt on front clip (TCI). i didnt not know if there was going to be any problems pertaining to the frame until this point, the car was \on its nose when i went to go look at it. I am not a frame guy so i don't know much but once the car can move under its own power i will drive it to a frame shop just in case.:eek:

Its a learning experience for me, from finding bad deals to dropping a new distributor in.:D
 
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thought i'd put up some new pics of the car:

OUT WITH THE OLD
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In with the new:
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We were going to try to make the camaro manifolds work but headers seemed the best way to go. i will get some pics of those homemade headers when we make them.


Total ground clearance for the truck pan and 2in. drop spindles.

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The front of the pan needs to get notched to clear the manual rack

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Mo' pics

Pic of the engine, switched to a non EGR intake, BUT it is not drive by wire:( that can be fixed with some inserts to accomodate the bolts that hold the throttle cable bracket.
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Where the truck pan was cut for the Rack & Pinion.

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The 2- 4'' speaker where the stock radio speaker was.

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What the interior looks like but just imagine that it will be clean with the gauges mounted in place of the stock radio. and an new AC system from classicautoair.com :D

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And the total clearance i have for my Hurst V-matic 2
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mo' pics

homemade tool for valve springs install:
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Some goodies the guy in the brown suit dropped off:
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Shorties Clearance:
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DIY trans cross member for the 4L65, stock drive shaft had to get shortened 2 1/4":
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Interior with AC Half Installed. just need to do the wiring and the plumbing.

The condenser wont work with the Summit Aluminum radiator w/ Rich's brackets. Something will have to get made up with that. Next up is the pluming for the fuel system(fittings are complete) we need to bend the steel line up now.:D
 
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The only problem with the truck pan is now it is unprotected from debri from the front(aluminum doesnt dent it cracks) The camaro pan hides nicely up high out of harms way behind center cross member. 200 is cheap insurance.
2" was cut from the truck pan. and it is now 6-1/4 tall compared to and F bodys 5" maybe a skid plate is in order.:D
Chori,

Can you take a pic of your A/C compressor and bracket. I went to bolt up my LS engine brackets on my 5.3 and the compressor and bracket are on the way. Mine is an 04 engine.

Thanks
Keep in mind that this is and 02 engine with its stock Denso compressor and brackets(which had to get cut down a bit so that it wont interfere with the motor mounts. i will still go ahead and get some pics.
Can someone with an LSx and a new front clip measure the vertical clearance between the bottom of the pan and the top of the crossmember? I also need the measurement from the back of the block to the firewall on the passenger side. Thanks!
i think i can get those measurements sometime this week.
 
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Can someone with an LSx and a new front clip measure the vertical clearance between the bottom of the pan and the top of the crossmember? I also need the measurement from the back of the block to the firewall on the passenger side. Thanks!
 
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We have color!

I picked it out of a chip book, not a bad choice. its a 1994 GMC Dark Forest Green in Waterborne made by RM. We painted it with a cheap little harbor freight detail gun. Added new gm badges instead of the original stickers, i think it looks better.
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here it is in the sun:
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Next up is the rest of the interior pieces, gonna spend quite a bit over at Rudy's (Modern Performance Classics) saturday:D Walking in there with a list:eek:
 
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yeah stock and rebuilt 4L65-E:devil: came with brand new torque converter- $500:D yeah it was a deal. I just realized i need to take more pics of the progress.

Hooked up the throtle linkage using the stock pedal but with a 6 cyl. arm. Made a bracket to hold the linkage near the firewall using one of the fuel rail bolts.

The only thing holding us back is mounting the condenser and pluming the fuel system.

will take pics tomorrow.
 
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Busy day Thursday

heres the 6 Cyl. linkage with the corner ground down to allow the cable to spin freely.
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another view:
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could not find a better way to route the cable so this is how it will rest.
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I Think i am the only person trying to use hard line instead of braided line, ive got 4 fittings for each line: Quick Disconnect#3/8 and 5/16 with a -6 end, a swivel adapter with -6 female to male 3/8 to the compression nut.:bored:
If only i could get those quick disconnect with a 3/8 end:mad:

The deciding factor was that i am not about to shell out 100 bucks every 5 or 6 years for fuel line. Worse comes to worse and the leak no matter what, then i will suck it up and buy the braided line. Fuel lines flared and routed:
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Such a beautiful Flare:
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