That looks proper good! Ignore the purists, whose car is it anyway? 
Just enjoy it!
Just enjoy it!
My 1978 Z28 Camaro (I Know Not A Firebird)
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Well forward and backward progress. I picked up a polished intake as the edlebrock one that's been on the motor had a casting problem and it had a thin spot. While I had drilled it out, tapped it and put a plug in, wasn't sure if I wanted to trust it so I was wanting to put a good intake on. Well, new intake didn't remotely line up correctly, so put the edlebrock back on. seems though I screwed it up and have an intake manifold leak now, so gotta take it back apart and try again.
In forward news...I got the brackets figured out and installed for the bumpers and got them installed. Also got one side headlight in.
In forward news...I got the brackets figured out and installed for the bumpers and got them installed. Also got one side headlight in.
I didn't take any photos, but the intake came back off, and I cleaned the crap out of the gasket surface area and this time used an air scuff pad to damn near polish it. I got her back together and the leak issue is solved. my timing light took a crap, but I got the timing close enough that she starts and runs. Brother in law is bringing his timing light and we will get it set properly.
Glad u got the Intake gasket leak issue sorted
Often a problem on older engines especially when u don’t know their history.
Buy yourself some different weight timing advance springs & have a bash at recurving your distributor.
It’s an interesting project to learn on & gives good results.
Often a problem on older engines especially when u don’t know their history.
Buy yourself some different weight timing advance springs & have a bash at recurving your distributor.
It’s an interesting project to learn on & gives good results.
more pieces to the puzzle to create the car of my dreams. Still cant believe I found someone cutting up an early camaro in order to score oem quarter ends, but got em. gonna get these grafted onto the camaro soon...
My legendary auto order arrived today. Definitely a long wait, but well worth it. Crazy to think these costed more then the entire body costed me lol.
couldnt find a single flaw to complain about gonna take the car up a notch for sure.
couldnt find a single flaw to complain about gonna take the car up a notch for sure.
Not much to report this week. Got my DMV appointment coming up on Tuesday. I have to trailer the car in for its vin inspection. Shouldn't be any issues, and assuming theres not, After I get registration, Ill drop the car off at Les Schwab to get an alignment job. Once its aligned, Im going to finally drop it off at my house instead of it being at my in laws. which means Ill be able to start putting some miles on, and working out bugs / dialing it in. The big car show I wanted to take her to is coming up in the 31st...not sure yet if will make it. Hopefully dmv and alignment go right, and then can see. Cant register for the show without a license plate number lol. I also talked to the guy doing my seat cover install and hes a bit backed up, so will have to take it to the show with the fubar seats...was hoping to have the seats done before but doesn't look like thats happening
Well, huge milestone has officially happened. She is road legal! Dmv handled. While I did manage to do the mechanics lien process to secure paperwork since I bought shell with no title, I definitely don't recommend it. Talk about a series of headaches. But, its done.
I had to trailer it in for its vin inspection, and then after that, I got her dropped back at my in-laws. I wired tied the hood shut, and took her on the open road for the first time. First visit to the gas station. the big block will definitely keep me going back lol. Then, took her to les Schwab for an alignment. She was really far out which considering it was all new, not shocker. The one thing that was surprising though, and Im going to have to research...
The tech couldnt get the caster adjusted. its -1.5 left and -1.2 right. Tech had no idea why, or what to suggest.
Also got the other headlight in.
I had to trailer it in for its vin inspection, and then after that, I got her dropped back at my in-laws. I wired tied the hood shut, and took her on the open road for the first time. First visit to the gas station. the big block will definitely keep me going back lol. Then, took her to les Schwab for an alignment. She was really far out which considering it was all new, not shocker. The one thing that was surprising though, and Im going to have to research...
The tech couldnt get the caster adjusted. its -1.5 left and -1.2 right. Tech had no idea why, or what to suggest.
Also got the other headlight in.
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Outstanding!! Awesome job you have done on this car. Congratulations!!
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one the best milestone today. Took the tops off, set my wife in the passenger seat, and took our first summer cruise in the beast.
Traded my 78 fenders and 78 urethane nose for a set of clean magnafluxed ready to assemble LS7 990 Heads. Pretty happy to get the storage space back,and to source one of the harder things to find.
Backseat looking so much better and sounding quieter to. I got kilmat laid on all the insides. I gave the plastic panels a nice sand, cleaned with mineral spirits, hit them with a plastic adhesion agent, and then coated with sem trim black paint. Then got all the plastics mounted back inside. Once I get the front seats recovered...this interior is going to be looking so nice.
Got another little accomplishment done. My new hood latch and bracket assembly arrived from classic, so got them installed. I had been using bailing wire to keep the hood closed while driving. After getting the latch in, I started fighting the gaps...I know Im a newbie, but these are as close as I can currently get. Thinking I need to buy more shims and possibly modify both the hinge and the nose of the hood...thoughts?
Ignore the horrible rattle can black paint...it reacted horribly over the etching primer and came out the can terribly but at least have the metal somewhat protected for the summer. This winter car is getting stripped down to bare metal.
drivers side gaps..
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assenger side hood gap looks close...to bring it closer to the nose will have to slot the hood hinges I think.
Gap gets big esp at the peak of the hood nose...not sure what thats gonna need to get right other then slowly adding metal weld to the nose of the hood.
Ignore the horrible rattle can black paint...it reacted horribly over the etching primer and came out the can terribly but at least have the metal somewhat protected for the summer. This winter car is getting stripped down to bare metal.
drivers side gaps..
.
assenger side hood gap looks close...to bring it closer to the nose will have to slot the hood hinges I think.
Gap gets big esp at the peak of the hood nose...not sure what thats gonna need to get right other then slowly adding metal weld to the nose of the hood.
