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Post by DEATH on Mar 22, 2007 14:38:30 GMT -5
I may have some pics and a video up of the Cutlass later. I've got a new front end for it (to replace the damaged one it came with), installed new air shocks in the back (to lift the back end), a new electric fuel pump system and a few other thingees. I will be coming to NE in May to shows it off and apparently have to show Mike Holtz what the Cutlass will do to a Eclipse.
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Post by The Shadow on Mar 23, 2007 12:44:22 GMT -5
Upgrades FTW...Holtz and his Jap cars...did you know he came to work at Gallup?
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Post by DEATH on Mar 23, 2007 21:11:33 GMT -5
Interesting....
Did he stay there very long?
As far as his car, yes, foolishness indeed. Given that the Cutlass is a full second faster than the Camaro in the quarter mile (and the Camaro took down many non-turbo Eclipses), and seems to be faster yet with the new suspension and fuel system, methinks obliteration shall befall him. If you'd like, you could accompany me as a cameraman for the race.
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Post by DEATH on Apr 19, 2007 12:09:56 GMT -5
I founds a killer deal on a brand new motor for the Cutlass to replace the ailing THE GREATEST's 350 of 330,000 miles abuse, and will document some of the swap. The new motor is a 305, but has a large amount of aftermarket parts and is bored 0.30" over (technically increasing it's cubic inch displacement to a 310 cubic inches, instead of 305). It will most likely surpass the old motor in terms of power by a large margin, as everything from the crankshaft up is aftermarket performance equipment including the camshaft, and apparently has had a sizable amount of machine work done to the cylinder heads. Although due to the elimination of oil burning by substituting a new motor for a very worn one, I'm afraid I will no longer pollute with the strength of 27 regular Cutlasses like I have been for the last 2 weeks, when one of my rod bearings was destroyed in the 350, causing excessive smoking, heating and knocking. Even before the rod bearing, the oil burning from the sheer mileage of the motor gave me the strength of at least 5 Cutlasses in pollution, so this is a sad change indeed. But I will enjoy not purchasing motor oil other than when I change my oil, which will probably start to happen a lot more often (like, more than annually), now that my car won't require constant replenishment of it's supply.
Also, mourn not for THE GREATEST, as it's motor is going to be stripped down to the block and eventually bored and stroked to 383 cubic inches and rebuilt, and probably installed one day in the Cutlass, or in Rebecca's truck.
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Post by The Shadow on Apr 19, 2007 12:38:26 GMT -5
Reduced pollution?!? I doubt you're ever going to be able to vote Republican again after this sickening display.
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Post by DEATH on Apr 19, 2007 23:56:10 GMT -5
Yes, I'm afraid even the more radical camshaft in the new motor cannot help bridge the difference in pollution, though it will make it sound and drive mighty nice. I'm going to do some progressive updates in photos. I also have done a before video, but it will be up and paired with the after video later. Today was a matter of driving to nearby Springfield to procure an engine hoist or "cherry picker" as they're commonly referred to, assembling the cherry picker, returning the F**d truck that I borrowed from my friend to haul the motor and the cherry picker to the house, and at the end of the day doing some quick preparation and trying to get as much of the motor unbolted from the transmission as possible before dark. The pics:   The replacement motor. Fresh from the shop, it has less than 10 miles usage thus far (long explanation) the headers are rusted because they are used, and some of the paint on the motor (the original owner painted it orange) is tarnished. It was quite heavy, and even with 4 of us lifting it out of the truck it about killed us. The 350 was carried with 3 people during the first swap. The weight difference is due to the new internals on this motor being made of forged iron as opposed to cast iron like most motors. Forged metal has much higher density and tolerances than cast metal, and thus is often used for it's durability in high performance and industrial applications. Also, it is freaking heavy. We sat the motor on top of those two tires last night, but somehow it fell off over night. Not to worry, it landed in mud and will be fine. Had it landed on the concrete that may have caused some problems, but the mud is forgiving. I am leaving it there as such until I hoist it into the Cutlass because it would be difficult to set on the tires where they are with cherry picker.   The truck and the boxes for the cherry picker. The boxes were kinda heavy, though I don't know which kilogram number is right, why they are even weighed in freaking kilograms when sold in the USA, and how many pounds those quantities translate to. Also, the red F**d truck belongs to a friend. And I fully expect the plastic lawnmower to play an important part in the swap.   Pictures of the Cutlass with the new front end. The new front was actually acquired from a red Cutlass in the junkyard. I spray painted it with some auto body spray paint from O'Reilly's. Looks good from a distance, but not exactly shop-quality work up close. The passenger side chrome thingy that goes around the headlights is more faded than the one on the driver's side, as it was from the Cutlass in the junkyard.  My current dash setup for the new fuel system. The switches above the radio are for the dash lights and new electric fuel pump. Still got some wiring to organize there. As you'll see in the following photos, my engine bay may be wires galore, but I like to keep the interior somewhat orderly.    The 350 in all it's glory, about to be partially disassembled and made ready for removal.  The GM casting number for the 310, as it shall now be called.  A peculiar sticker from the cherry picker with instructions on "BLEEDING RAM". Whether they are talking about the wild animal, the popular Dodge truck, computer memory or possibly how to weaken the effects of "WE'RE GOING TO BE RAMMED!", I'm not certain.  The cherry picker in it's initial form.  The cherry picker in it's assembled form.  What the 350 looked like at nightfall today. I need only a few bolts from the bellhousing removed, as well as the motor mounts and torque converter bolts and this motor will be out. The hood was also removed from the Cutlass to better facilitate the dropping in of the new motor. |
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Post by DEATH on Apr 20, 2007 16:32:48 GMT -5
YAY for Rebecca's first post! (FINALLY!!!)  Today has had some irritating setbacks due to not having the right tool when I needed it, and thus having to improvise (which sometimes takes a lot of thinking). However, the 350 is finally out, and the 310 is about to go in. Julie actually helped with pulling the 350 by standing on the base of the cherry picker. Because of the small size of that concrete pad, I can't extend the legs on the cherry picker, and thus it doesn't have much leverage and the back will come up off the ground when you lift a motor. That will make putting the new one in interesting, to say the least, if I can't find a person to help with it (Julie has since gone to work.) GRRR to Julie's camera which I'm using since mine broke, as it does not allow you to choose which photos to copy from it (or even register as a USB Mass Storage Device, like most cameras for whatever reason), and instead copies ALL photos off the memory card, including yesterday's. You'll notice I decided to just roll the motor into an upright position. It took some good pushing. Anyhow, here's some pics:  The new and old motor beside the Cutlass, which you will notice now rides a bit higher in the front.    The engineless engine bay.  Because of these stupid things being used as the header bolts, I'm going to have to go to Springfield or Bolivar to get an Allen key set, as the location of the ones at my house is unknown. Though I'm going to try a few tricks with other tools to see if I can get these off any other way before I waste an hour or half hour going somewhere to buy more tools. Hoping to get the motor in by nightfall, doubting that it will be ready to drive to work tomorrow, however. Probably will have to finish this up on Sunday and Monday, depending on how it goes putting the new motor in. |
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Post by DEATH on Apr 21, 2007 0:12:59 GMT -5
The 310 is in! I found an old set of allen wrenches at the house and got the header bolts off, but had a few other setbacks to slow down the schedule. I used a few lights to work after dark here at the house.  HIT THE LIGHTS!  The intake manifold that came with the 310 won't work with my carburetor, unfortunately. While I have the Edelbrock Performer, it's a Performer RPM, and is superior to the Performer. However, intakes come in 2 flavors, either it will or won't work with the GM Quadrajet. This particular Performer RPM was the wrong flavor.  So thus, the 350 sits here on the ground with the Performer RPM, as it's Performer is now on the 310.   Because of the absence of Julie, I had nobody to use for my anchor on the cherry picker. Thus, I had to substitute a few rocks to anchor it. As you can see, the small rock at the very back was key to the successful hoisting and lowering of the motor.  The 310 in it's new home. It's not quite on the motor mounts correctly, as can be seen by it's uneven seat in the bay, but that will have to be fixed after work tomorrow. Just need to bolt stuff back together and rewire stuff, and then the new setup will be in business. |
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Post by The Shadow on Apr 22, 2007 18:43:12 GMT -5
I particularly like your use of color in these photographs, and feel they convey volumes of emotion. It all speaks to me in a really special way. At the moment, I am following the rules set forth in one of your previous photos to begin the process of BLEEDING RAM from my house, which has recently been infested with seemingly unstoppable RAM.
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Post by grimmacemain on May 7, 2007 6:07:54 GMT -5
so uh, i'm back. i guess.
um, brett, i'm trying to slightly fix up my F-ord mustang... cuz that'll be cheap, to get the engine good. the O2 sensors were what was causing it to run like poo. so i'm seeing if mom can take it to terry spadowski for a tune-up, o2 sensor swapparoo, and other stuff that might be cheap to make it a champ... or not so crappy.
thinking of getting a complementary car to go along with the 'stang. like an old truck or suv... like a bronco/chevy copy of bronco... can't think of name.
if i get the stang running good, and cheap, i may sell it for an early 90's camaro, i like the body style, and it is a chevy, so that would suit you. that or a mid 90's pontiac, which was an option between the stang and it.
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Post by DEATH on May 7, 2007 10:01:08 GMT -5
I commend your return to TEH BOARDS, Keenan. I didn't think you'd ever come back! 02 sensors sounds a little weird for the problems it was having. Yes, they will make the car run rich, but they wouldn't explain the stalling and whatnot. If you haven't already, you need to have your fuel pressure regulator and pump tested. They can test the pressure in the line. As far as a Camaro, I would commend that decision, of course.  I wish I could have sold you mine, because even though FOR THE MOST PART they are very reliable, there are bad apples in every bunch and at least I could guarantee you a good reliable one. However, I think if you are careful, you can still find one good. Also, the motor is in this new car, everyone, but there a bit of story accompanying the whole thing. I will explain all later today! |
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Post by grimmacemain on May 14, 2007 2:50:34 GMT -5
well, the reason i believe that to be the problem is because the f0-rd mechanics ran the diagnostic on my car, and 11 of the 15 codes that came up were 02 censors.
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Post by grimmacemain on May 27, 2007 8:28:43 GMT -5
course, they said it would cost $600, as well... so maybe they were trying to get money out of me.
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Post by DEATH on May 30, 2007 19:57:23 GMT -5
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Post by DEATH on Mar 6, 2016 19:30:20 GMT -5
Man is there some updating to do in THIS thread. I still do have automotive thoughts. Installed a few sweet items on the IROC this week, desperately needed: - Pioneer Double DIN car stereo - www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Car/DVD-Receivers/AVH-170DVD- Rear view camera for said car stereo - repurposed old car amplifier from 442 - Set of sweet bookshelf speaker enclosures El Gene gave me for FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeee. The stereo I'm most happy with since I'm a music freak. It has USB connectivity so I've just loaded up my entire music collection on a 32 GB flash drive and now the days of CDs and/or using my phone BE GAHHHHHHHNNNN!!! Backup camera was a cheap novelty. It's kinda neat. These speakers with the amp punch really well. System sounds great now. Massive improvement over the OEM stereo, which as Sheldon knows, had the sweet feature of not working below about 20* F. I have some mischief in mind for this thread after the end of the month. |
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