UPDATE! Project 11secV6 underway

[97rs4life]

Here is the lid, upper intake and fuel rail all together for a pic

[JoeliusZ28]

i like all the polished parts!

[97rs4life]

i like all the polished parts!

Thanks, time to polish the thermostat housing now.

[Gottork]

looking good...!!!!

[lozanoa11]

looks good

[97rs4life]

Did some more work today. Painted some things and also relocated my power steering resevoir to the fender to make room for the air intake tube that comes off the drivers side of the intake. Makes it a straight shot without having to go around that resevoir. Here is a pic of how I have it now:



Took some longer rubber hose and some velcro and it was done, no biggy.

Also I went and picked up a engine stand Paid $50 and now I have a 750lb engine stand

[97rs4life]

Just an update. I am waiting on the PAracing tubular kmember to come in before I do the engine swap as I do not want to swap the kmember again later on. I am having PAracing drop the engine mounts down .5" so it sits lower in the engine bay and therefor give me enough room for the holden intake instead of cutting my cowl to make room.

For the coolant hookup that runs through the tensioner bracket I found a 1/2" MPT to 3/8" barb fitting at the hardware store. Then I tapped the port on the lower intake for 1/2" thread fittings. On the tensioner bracket I cut the back side of the bracket into a C shape right where the bracket meets the manifold. Only like 2 inches long, enough to get a 3/8" rubber hose through it and put a clamp on. Works like a charm.

Next up is to tap the fuel rail and put some fittings on it so I can hook up a fpr and run to the stock lines. Shouldn't be too bad, I tried finding a OE fpr that works on the fuel rail but could not find any other than ordering a holden one from australia. The 95-97 grand am's use a fpr similar to the holden one but the diameter of the port was too large as I tried a grand prix fpr. So I am going with a univ. adj. one from MSD.

[GETGONE]

Eh...just give up and put that LS1 you got in there. It'll be faster! LOL

[97rs4life]

nah, what fun is that if I am using the same engine as everyone else to run 11s

[97rs4life]

motor swap is underway in 10 minutes, got the car in the shop and had to grab some food before heading out there to begin.

oh yea and my ls1 showed up today as well.

[s.reef]

motor swap is underway in 10 minutes, got the car in the shop and had to grab some food before heading out there to begin. :d

Oh yea and my ls1 showed up today as well.

git r done!!!!

[GETGONE]

Hurry up! 7 1/2 hours till the Berger show!!!

[97rs4life]

lol, yea no berger show for me. Everything is loosened up and unhooked. Time for bed now, then tomorrow the engine and trans come out, do some cleaning and swapping a few more parts over to the new engine and then back in it goes. Hopefully everything goes well.