lizs head/cam swap

[JoeliusZ28]

if you are going through all the work anyway then you are going to upgrade to an LS6 oil pump too (i think thats what jon has anyway)

[Lucky SOB]

i vote replace the gasket. better be safe than sorry. they're cheap and you'd hate to have to drop it again if the old one started leaking.

[MORNINGSTAR2101]

but, if the transmission is coming out anyway, i might as well just unbolt everything.... ..

[MORNINGSTAR2101]

why are you even taking the oil pan off liz??? Be happy you dont have a 6 speed, getting mine out was harder than removing the heads!!!

well, i had to drop it to get the timing chain off. and umm, in the process, the bolt thats on the oil pump tube thing, well, that fell. and i was able to get my tiny arm in there to pull it out, but then it slipped, so its waaaaaaaaaaay down there. and in the process, i noticed that it would be a good idea to change the gasket and i may or may not end up doing that depending on what it will require. either way, need to get that bolt out. lol yay for rants...

[MP81]

Well Liz, now you're part of a family where girls are allowed to work on cars and frankly all the guys find it more attractive when girls work on their cars. We won't take the tools away, we'll hand them over but ask to take pics!

We might just make her do the work now.

[JoeliusZ28]

why are you even taking the oil pan off liz??? Be happy you dont have a 6 speed, getting mine out was harder than removing the heads!!!

[MunsterZ28]

image how many mad mustang/car guys there are gonna be when they get beat by a gurl

i beat she was beating up stangs before the h/c

[Virtue]

image how many mad mustang/car guys there are gonna be when they get beat by a gurl

[meissen]

Well Liz, now you're part of a family where girls are allowed to work on cars and frankly all the guys find it more attractive when girls work on their cars. We won't take the tools away, we'll hand them over but ask to take pics!

[TSTONE]

what kind of problem are you having with the bolt - is it seized?

[MORNINGSTAR2101]

so, i got the spark plugs in today and the oil pan dropped. now i just need to get that ****ing bolt out of the oil pan. gotta measure for pushrods too, then i can do some more assembling also, chris taught me how to gap spark plugs today. that being said, i want to thank everybody who has helped me out with this. not just those who have helped me physically tinker in the car, but those who have taken the time to help explain some things to me. as i have explained before, i come from a house where it wasnt ok for girls to do this kind of stuff and anytime i tried the tools were taken away from me. thanks for not only letting me do stuff, but being awesome voices of encouragement!!! thanks again guys i cannot even express how appreciative i am

[Virtue]

looking like pure sex there liz, good job!

[MP81]

thats fair Ive just always had the mentality of taking my time and making sure everything is right

My first time doing headers took me a week (3 hours a day), and the second time I had it done in 5 hours. You get better at everything with practice.

That's how I work.

Slow when I first do it, to make sure I don't mess up, but the second time it can be done in a snap.

[JoeliusZ28]

Liz id be glad to help you with the valvetrain geometry when i drop the finder off if you need it.

[JoeliusZ28]

no you can do one in a night with a few cases of beer and some pizza. we did Sean "keegoridah" in my garage on a saturday after i got home from work and fired the car at 2am'ish

Car looks good liz and you will certainly love feeling of a H/C LS1 car

thats fair Ive just always had the mentality of taking my time and making sure everything is right

My first time doing headers took me a week (3 hours a day), and the second time I had it done in 5 hours. You get better at everything with practice.