Project 70 RS

[aps63]

Started on my first body winter project.
The rear pass wheel lip was repaired very poorly before I got the car.
I assumed that the wheel lip was rusted out or worse. Turned out it was just creased in a bit. The damage was not that bad.



The guy who repaired it did more damage by drilling holes and then just slapping a bondo on it.
Once I welded up the holes and pulled out my stud gun I needed just a light skim coat of filler.
I was expecting to have to cut and replace the whole lip, or worse, the whole quarter.
Turned out to be a very minor repair. Sure glad I didn't order a new quarter.

[aps63]

Took the Camaro out for a cruise the other day and something did not feel right.
By the time I got home the trans was slipping pretty bad. Time for a rebuild.
Ordered a kit from Monster transmissions and should be here by wed.
Will be my first trans rebuild. Bought a special tool to compress the springs to aid in taking out the snap rings.
Turned out to be easier to push down with the handle of a hammer and pop out the snap ring.
Now I have a bench full of parts for my giant trans puzzle.
Should be fun. New learning experience.

[scherp69]

Looking good Paul. Glad to see you've been enjoying it.

[aps63]

Looking good Paul. Glad to see you've been enjoying it.

Thanks Mike,
As they say if your not breaking stuff your not trying hard enough.

[Tpichevy]

Hows the trans build going? I have often wondered how hard it would be to rebuild my 700r4....

[aps63]

Hows the trans build going? I have often wondered how hard it would be to rebuild my 700r4....

It went well. Took my time, had to stop and order a few parts that were not included in the rebuild kit.
Bought a good rebuild manual and everything went smooth. The trans shifts great now.

[Tpichevy]

What rebuild manual did you use? Does this take a lot of special tools? Is it feasible for one to try this them self or do the tools needed make it a hard sell?

[Bob in St. Louis]

What rebuild manual did you use? Does this take a lot of special tools? Is it feasible for one to try this them self or do the tools needed make it a hard sell?

Based on your question(s), it is my believe, and I feel it is safe to say that you should not try the level of modification this particular gentleman is displaying.
... with all due respect.

[aps63]

What rebuild manual did you use? Does this take a lot of special tools? Is it feasible for one to try this them self or do the tools needed make it a hard sell?

Here is the manual I used. It made it quite easy. I also watched several videos on youtube several times just to get familiar with the order of things. I bought a spring compressor off ebay, I think it was about $25 to take out the snap rings. I also made a larger version of it to remove & install the larger snap rings. Even if I bought all the right tools it would still be ALOT cheaper to do it myself. It really depends on how confident you are in your mechanical skills. Ten years ago I would never have tried this. Now I'm a bit older and what the hell. I'll try anything once.
You never know what you are capable of, until you try.
Plus, I like a challenge. Do you?

[aps63]

I have been thinking about building the next motor for the Camaro. Going back and forth between old school and new school.
Looking through Craigs List last week and my mind was made up for me. An LQ4 for $550 five minutes from my house, after a little negotiating we settled on $400. I think it was a good deal. Everything looks in very good shape. I have a pretty modest goal of 400 to 450hp. Should be attainable without to much trouble. I hope. Early Christmas present.

[Bob in St. Louis]

Cheap, easy, reliable, you can't go wrong there.
Heck.... you even get decent MPG!

[aps63]

Cheap, easy, reliable, you can't go wrong there.
Heck.... you even get decent MPG!

No down side that I can see.

[ErikSOCAL]

Class act answer in post 489. I don't know how to do a ton of things and appreciate it when someone takes the time to answer.

[aps63]

Class act answer in post 489. I don't know how to do a ton of things and appreciate it when someone takes the time to answer.

Thanks

[aps63]

Picked up another piece for my LS today. I bought the motor with 317 heads but found a set of L92 (823) heads for $350. Pretty good deal I think. Hopefully I will get everything to the machine shop in the next few weeks.

[rixtrix1]

Nice!

[Crestronwizard]

Want to sell the 317 heads? Nice project!

[aps63]

Want to sell the 317 heads? Nice project!

Thanks, but I will hold onto them for now.

[camarodude87]

Id try Hugger orange dip with gloss

[aps63]

Id try Hugger orange dip with gloss

That is one of the colors I want to try in the future. I'm just really loving the black for now.

Well, the block is off to the machine shop. Should have it back by the the end of the week.