by Trinten » Sun Jul 21, 2013 4:04 pm
So, no updates because nothing much has been going on! (hell, I still need to fix getting the pics up and re-linked. L67 is going to send me a DVD with the gobs of pictures he took. I have others on my main computer, which is still not setup since I moved... anyway)
Between work, family and the next step of my car requiring someone with far better skills than I, just not much has happened.
But starting this Wednesday, that will change!
Someone with commendable skills (and equipment) at his disposal, agreed to do my EFI swap, get my A/C working, redo my exhaust a bit (to try to make it quieter without constriction, and ceramic coat it), dyno tune, and get it setup with a freaking sweet Serpentine belt setup, with an idler pulley! So no more squeaky belt! No more belts snapping (as often)! Better arrangement of my coolant pipes!
Plus he's going to put my stock decklid on there, which is not in as nice condition as my current one (current one has a relatively new coat of paint), but if the scoop isn't functional/necessary, I don't see a reason to keep it on.
He knows I pay for quality work, and that I wouldn't haggle with him over the cost, and I think that's why he took the job.
He said he was also going to clean up the engine bay, move the C500 connector, and remotely setup my water pump.
I'm not saying who it is yet, because I don't know if he wants to publicize that he's doing this work for me just yet.
Oh! He's also going to be putting in my rockers and the stock-height valve covers - when I bought my valvetrain setup, I didn't realize that everything was designed for 1.6 rockers, and I bought 1.5 rockers. There's some other stuff I've asked him about too, but I'm going to wait on posting the full list after it's all said and done.
Yes, I'm one of those guys that mostly "just write checks", but I always give credit where it's due, and would rather see it done with fantastic results the first time (and not have to worry about it breaking), getting that piece of mind, rather than the sense of accomplishment that comes with trying to do this stuff myself (most of which I couldn't, anyway... it would require a bunch of machining equipment).
1986 Pontiac Fiero GT, 355 cubic inch small block Chevy putting down 371 HP and 381 ft/lbs torque at the wheels, with more to come!