1996 Camaro Z28 LT1 Project

[alone_and_insane]

same general thing, only they were still plastic rather than metal.

got the fuel rail all polished up. Here's a picture to give you an idea of before vs. after:





As it is now:




EDIT: wow, those pics suck. I'll try again later.

[alone_and_insane]

better picture of the polished fuel rail:

[alone_and_insane]

well here's how it sits now:



I seriously need to get a new jack. The one I have is worthless. It took me way longer than it should have to get up on those stupid jackstands. I had some trouble trying to remove the fans. They come out the top, don't they? They weren't coming out as easily as I remembered...do they have to come out with the radiator and condenser at the same time?

[nascarnate326]

I took mine out the bottom.

[meissen]

They lift up first, then you can either remove through the top or the bottom - whichever you prefer and have more room for.

[alone_and_insane]

How do you remove the crank pulley bolts without the pulley turning? I tried putting the car in gear, but that didn't work.

I'm actually seriously considering abandoning the effort to replace the opti. It's just to big of a job to do in my apartment parking lot, especially considering I'm not 100% sure my opti is bad.

[Gregs_gsxr]

if we still had our repo truck I would just come pick it up and let you use my garage...your crank pulley has 3 bolts correct ?

[alone_and_insane]

Yup,3 bolts

[Gregs_gsxr]

spray them with pb blaster doesnt need much, come back in a couple hours spray some more, and then before you goto bed, come back in the morning, try to turn each bolt at an angle which it wont let the crank spin.

[alone_and_insane]

Thanks. Also, does it matter how valve lifters are oriented? does the oil feed hole face in or out?

[alone_and_insane]

Thanks. Also, does it matter how valve lifters are oriented? does the oil feed hole face in or out?

[nascarnate326]

I just put my car in 6th gear and the motor wouldnt turn over.

I wish I could help :/

[alone_and_insane]

In other news, I made a good amount of progress today. I removed the AC condenser, radiator, and fans in case I still decide to try to replace the opti. I also removed the AIR pump and its mounting bracket. I replaced all of the lifters, though I didn't tighten all the rocker bolts yet in case I have to switch the lifters around (see previous post). I also found that my timing cover gasket is leaking, which explains why I usually have to add oil at least once between changes.




A couple of questions about deleting EGR/AIR though. First, what do I do with the EGR lines that go to the back of the intake manifold? I can't really get at them to remove them. Also, for AIR, do I just pull out that one pipe and the parts that go to the headers and that's it? What do I do with all the plugs and such that will be open?

[alone_and_insane]

Here's a picture of what the lifters I have look like, including the oil feeder hole:





the ones I took out didn't have that little hole on the side, which is why I'm concerned if they have to go in a certain way.

[nascarnate326]

A couple of questions about deleting EGR/AIR though. First, what do I do with the EGR lines that go to the back of the intake manifold? I can't really get at them to remove them. Also, for AIR, do I just pull out that one pipe and the parts that go to the headers and that's it? What do I do with all the plugs and such that will be open?

I removed the lines that went to the back of my manifold. I also removed the AIR pipe as well. I zip tied the plugs to the brake lines.