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    1. #1
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      Mar 2005
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      Redneck-touring 383/6spd Z28



      This car is pretty much my first attempt at everything. Bought it when I was 18 and still haven't stopped dumping money into it. All built by me in my dad's garage (with the exception of the ring & pinion install). Now the build will continue in my own garage since I just bought a house.

      UPDATE 2013: no more 355. Forged 383 roller with Holley EFI is going in. Paint job next.

      There will be way too many pictures in this thread, cause I'm a pic whore.

      Engine: 355c.i. V8
      Transmission: T56 6-spd manual
      Horsepower: ~400
      Torque: ~425
      Exterior: Maroon
      Interior: Graphite/black
      Mods:
      .030 over
      forged TRW pistons
      10.55:1 compression
      Vortec 062 heads
      RPM AirGap aluminum intake
      Comp Cams Magnum 280H ([email protected], .480", 110)
      Hedman 1-5/8 long-tube headers
      Summit 3" X-pipe and U-bends I cut & welded for 3" mandrel dual-exhaust
      Flowtech 3" cut outs
      Summit 2.5" chambered mufflers
      750cfm Edelbrock Performer carb
      K&N X-Stream air cleaner
      MSD Ultimate HEI ignition w/ rev limiter
      Energy Suspension poly engine & trans mounts & CA bushings
      4.10 gears
      Moser axles & support cover
      SPEC stage 3+ clutch
      SPEC retrofit flywheel
      Pro5.0 billet short-throw shifter w/ shortened stick
      Denny's custom length 3" HD steel driveshaft
      Summit driveshaft loop
      Hitachi high-torque mini-starter
      Summit 100amp alternator
      MAD Electrical relays & Start'M'Up kit
      battery in trunk with NHRA-spec kill switch
      Proform electric water pump
      Volvo 60a fan & SPAL fan controller
      Hotchkis coil springs & sway bars
      KYB shocks
      NAPA heavy-duty balljoints
      Pro-Touring F-body solid body bushings & leaf springs
      Alston subframe connectors & PTFB g-braces
      IROC steering box
      95 Camaro leather seats & seat belts
      95 console, shift boot, shift knob and e-brake lever
      Equus gauges (speedo, tach, temp, oil pres, volts, fuel, air/fuel, boost/vac)
      custom-fabbed gauge bezel
      Summit shift light
      Manual 4-wheel disc brakes
      Hawk HPS pads at all corners
      1LE 12" front on B-body spindles with Wilwood GMIII calipers
      ZQ8 11.6" rotors with 2WD&4WD Blazer backing plates, calipers & ebrake
      Lokar e-brake cables to 4th-gen lever
      70 Corvette master cylinder for manual brakes
      MP brakes manual pushrod
      B&M line-lock
      Summit adjustable proportioning valve
      275/60R15 Mickey Thompson drag radials
      CE Slide-A-Link adjustable traction bars
      AN-6 fuel system
      pin-on fiberglass hood with 3" cowl
      flat-blacked everything
      18x8.5 & 18x9.5 wheels

      http://www.waltoncruisers.com/members/ericwood.html
      http://www.motortopia.com/vehicles/v...rs/v/182/i/z28


      Fired up the 355 today and it came to life like it was nothin. I guess I put everything back together right. There's one more thing to check off the list.

      I went from ****ty 336 heads to 062 Vortecs and a new Performer RPM AirGap intake and added a new K&N filter and Moroso Super HEI ignition kit. I also got an electric fan, all new gauges and a line lock. It should take me from about 9:1 to 10.5:1 and 300hp to about 390hp and 425 ft-lbs of torque, according to a CHP buildup. And, I got rid of all that gay chrome.

      Going from standard heads to the Vortec style was more work than I realized, I didn't think about the little stuff like throttle brackets and plug wire looms, but it's all done now.

      The heater core went though, so I gotta replace that when I tear out the dash and put in the 78 one. I'm glad I didn't already replace it cause I'd be pissed to have to take it out again. So the next project is the dash swap and wiring up all the new gauges. Then comes the line lock and subframe connectors... are these cars ever actually done???

      SWEET:


      GAY:
      Last edited by woody80z28; 03-17-2013 at 06:52 PM.

    2. #2
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      The new one looks much better, I am not a big fan of the chrome look these days. Sounds like it's a little healthier now too.

    3. #3
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      Whats the rest of the specs on the motor aside from your recent upgrades? Big improvement BTW, Looks Good
      71' Nova - LY6, T56

    4. #4
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      Flat tops, .039 quench, [email protected] .480 lift cam, Eddy performer 600cfm carb, 1-5/8 Hedman long-tubes, stock 1.5 self-aligning rockers...

      I see you're going with a Vortec 355 too, nice choice, haha.

    5. #5
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      Transmission swap... plans for the winter:
      6-speed, poly engine mounts, clean up engine bay and underside of car, new 3" X-pipe exhuast w/ cutouts from headers to the current 2.5" mufflers, new driveshaft, 4.10 gears, pro5.0 shifter, SPEC stage 4 clutch & flywheel, flat blacked window trim, fit 'glass hood for track time, ditch inner fenderwells, relocate battery to trunk.

      That's all I can think of for now, but I should be busy until spring...













      Ya gotta have the token "standing in the engine bay" shot too...

    6. #6
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      Jun 2005
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      Greenwood, SC
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      sweeet mang, glad to hear she's back together...I just got through dropping a 355 in a friend's 86, and like you said, it's the little things that end up eating you alive.

      Whats your reasoning behind ditching the inner fenders? I've been thinking along the same lines, but wasn't sure if it was a good idea or not.

    7. #7
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      One of my goals for next year is to lift the front wheels, and every little bit of weight reduction helps. I also plan on kightening the front bumper, and I have a fiberglass hood and skinnies for track visits.

    8. #8
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      Another update finally. Progress is slow since I've been so busy. The project also got a little more involved when I decided to rebuild the front suspension too.

      "Just a little bit more work..."

      The suspension work consists of new ball joints, poly control arm bushings, poly swaybar bushings, Hotchkis coils, KYB shocks and maybe even tubular uppers. I also got poly engine mounts so the whole front end will shake at idle. muhahhaa







      SPEC Stage 3+ clutch with their retrofit flywheel for the pre-86 sbc/lt1-t56 combo.



      I got a pic next to the 4spd too. I think the 6spd is bigger?





      This is one of the projects that has taken time away from the Camaro. I must say though. AIR TOOLS ARE PHENOMENAL!!!! haha



      Bought an Ingersoll Rand 2-stage 80gal 175psi 16.5 cfm compressor and some tools and plumbing. Just too bad I can't fit that impact in tighter places..

    9. #9
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      What are you doing with the old 4speed?
      1974 Pontiac Firebird Formula
      1971 Pontiac Firebird Formula Clone
      1973 Chevrolet Camaro

    10. #10
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      Location
      Forney, TX
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      Your car is coming along nicely. I'll have to keep an eye on this project to see how your pre-86 block / t-56 install goes. I've been considering a t-56 for my '78.
      __________________________
      Boyd
      1972 P/T Style Chevy Short-bed - coming soon
      Specialty Auto Services

    11. #11
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      More progress...












    12. #12
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    13. #13
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      Looking good Woody. I'm just wondering why the heads are a different color than the rest of the motor. Looks good anyhow. I can't wait to see it all together.
      Allen Ortega
      Meanstreets Performance Fabrication

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      Vegetarians are the reason for global warming

    14. #14
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      Well the heads were black when I put them on the orange motor last year and liked the look with the alum intake.


      Time to start cutting! You can see the floor has already been hacked so it's not like I can butcher it any worse. It looks like the clutch linkage hole in the firewall was done with a screwdriver...

      Got some little stuff like the fuel pump and new mini starter installed and put that big ass T56 in the tunnel. That trans is heavy. The headers can be installed much easier with the mini starter too.








    15. #15
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      Progress pics:




























    16. #16
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    18. #18
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      wooo hooo, somebody's been hard at work. Its def. coming along nice man! Congrats
      72 Chevelle Done!

      67' Hell Camino- Under the knife

      Some day: Porsche GT3/ C6R inspired 69

    19. #19
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      Some nice progress, Woody. Looks like you'll be rowin' gears in no time.
      1968 Pro-Touring Camaro LS1

      Project: Next Year
      - Start date; June '01
      - Completion; Sometime next year or the year after.....

    20. #20
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      Great details on the pictures. Very Cool!
      Some times I'm fast sometimes I'm half-fast

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