TRY MEH'S 2000 ws6 build

[gols1go]

slowly getting there....
my headers are jet hot coated and had some rust on the bottom of them so i clean it up with a wire wheel and painted it with silica ceramic silver "pretty good match"
got the car out cleaned it up to drive it for a bit "plating it this week to enjoy it before i tare it apart"

ported the heads "pic of mixing cup how much i took out from what i could swipe up it was everywhere"
lapped the valves
put the springs in place
cleaned all burr's off and old gasket material from the block and the heads.

ready to install the heads

Making good progress! Keep the updates rollin'

[TRY MEH]

slowly getting there....
my headers are jet hot coated and had some rust on the bottom of them so i clean it up with a wire wheel and painted it with silica ceramic silver "pretty good match"
got the car out cleaned it up to drive it for a bit "plating it this week to enjoy it before i tare it apart"

ported the heads "pic of mixing cup how much i took out from what i could swipe up it was everywhere"
lapped the valves
put the springs in place
cleaned all burr's off and old gasket material from the block and the heads.

ready to install the heads


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[gols1go]

Glad to see the build underway! Subscribed!

[JoeliusZ28]

Thats why building front to back piece by piece is an easier approach . And i recommend sectionimg it with 3-bolt flanges. I never have to fight my exhaust if its in my way. 5 minutes to take it off, 5 minutes to put it back on. No drama.

[DETROITMUSCLE]

if he used those u-bolt style clamps then there is no such thing as an "easy bolt up" band clamps work much better just depends how crazy they went with the impact on them. I hate exhaust so bad.

[TRY MEH]

I have to fully agree. These car suck when it comes to routing exhaust, especially duals. Regular pipe benders suck...unless you got a steal on a mandrel bender

i got a hydralic pipe bender with all the die's like a muffler shop would have ^^ but it is a pain to deal with bending pipe's thats been bent already trying to get the right angle haha the entire setup i have came off a 2002 SS had decent ground clearance but he beat his rear seat bucks in to do it also should be a easy bolt up i hope

[DRYSUMP]

I like seeing all these project threads nice start you got going there!

[hoogiesngrinderz]

I can almost guarantee you would have an easier time building an exhaust from scratch than trying to re-bend an existing one.

I have to fully agree. These car suck when it comes to routing exhaust, especially duals. Regular pipe benders suck...unless you got a steal on a mandrel bender

[JoeliusZ28]

I can almost guarantee you would have an easier time building an exhaust from scratch than trying to re-bend an existing one.

[TRY MEH]

Uuuuummmm.....WHAT!?!? Blasphemy sir...just plain blasphemy.


On another note, sounds like it'll be stout build. Would rethink the exhaust though. Are the tails run under the axle?

they are over the axel "i have a pipe bender at my house so i might be able to fab up a few better angles if possible"
i was just going to have them dump at the muffler most likely if it dont work out.

[JoeliusZ28]

Look like over the axle tails but i doubt any of that setup other than the mufflers is going to be usable. Duals like mine, especially over the axle typically need to be a one off job because its a tight fit.

[OVRKILL]

and who looks under the car?

Uuuuummmm.....WHAT!?!? Blasphemy sir...just plain blasphemy.


On another note, sounds like it'll be stout build. Would rethink the exhaust though. Are the tails run under the axle?

[JoeliusZ28]

Keep in mimd the car is parked on a curb in those pics so i could crawl under with the camera. Id say i had about a soda can on its side worth of clearance at the mufflers, i can measure it again for you but i am 3/4" lowered now. Still havent had any issues.

[TRY MEH]

Moved the thread to the Project forum.

Sorry about that B. sometimes i do some novice things!! lol
thanks.

These pics show how much i clearanced it initially and i never had an issue with ground clearance. I scraped the mufflers I think one time in 3-4 years.

http://joelrdevriendt.com/files/publ...5_camaro/duals

This winter, I BFH'd the seat buckets again and picked up another 3" of clearance. My mufflers are still hung in the same spot, but im planning to rework it and tuck them up a little more out of sight. Ultimately I want to cut the sheet metal out and weld some flat sheet in its place so it looks nicer.

if i get anything near the ground clearance you have ill be doing it for sure!
do you think if you had passengers in the rear if that would effect a lot?

[JoeliusZ28]

i dont mind beating my car up a bit 175k miles and who looks under the car? lol but would you be able to hook me up with a few pics how you have yours ran?

These pics show how much i clearanced it initially and i never had an issue with ground clearance. I scraped the mufflers I think one time in 3-4 years.

http://joelrdevriendt.com/files/publ...5_camaro/duals

This winter, I BFH'd the seat buckets again and picked up another 3" of clearance. My mufflers are still hung in the same spot, but im planning to rework it and tuck them up a little more out of sight. Ultimately I want to cut the sheet metal out and weld some flat sheet in its place so it looks nicer.