Project: BLACK METAL - '67 Camaro

[HammerBuilt]

Like where you are going with this project! Does the L99 water pump also relocate the idler pulley?

[67rally]

Like where you are going with this project! Does the L99 water pump also relocate the idler pulley?

No. I have a couple of options. Dirty Dingo sells an idler puller relocation bracket with the correct length belt for under $50. The other option is to use something like the Kwik Performance or LSBrackets.com Alt/PS relocation bracket which re-uses my Alt/PS, but moves the Alt out to the side and down a little and relocates/includes the idler pulley. It also gets rid of the ugly LQ brackets, which would be a plus.

[rohrt]

Just read through the whole build.

very nice project.

[67rally]

No. I have a couple of options. Dirty Dingo sells an idler puller relocation bracket with the correct length belt for under $50. The other option is to use something like the Kwik Performance or LSBrackets.com Alt/PS relocation bracket which re-uses my Alt/PS, but moves the Alt out to the side and down a little and relocates/includes the idler pulley. It also gets rid of the ugly LQ brackets, which would be a plus.

I'm leaning towards the LSBrackets.com bracket because I can use my current PS pump. The Kwik Performance bracket needs a remote reservoir. Either way, I'm probably going with a relocation bracket and get rid of the ugly LQ brackets.

[67rally]

I got one of my cylinder heads today, the other must have taken the scenic route and it will be here tomorrow. These are the 243 LS2 heads. They have a 64.5cc combustion chamber. The nice thing is these already had a brand new set of .650 lift PRC dual springs installed on them.

If the other one comes tomorrow, I am shipping them off to Advanced Induction out of Concord, NC for their 232cc Full CNC Porting Package.

Check out these
Flow Figures (I/E):
.100: 69/53
.200: 146/115
.300: 214/157
.400: 258/204
.500: 293/256
.550: 301/265
.600: 305/271
.650: 309/275
.700: 315/277

Here's one of the heads before they clean it up and port it:

[rfalker1]

I love the build, sorry about the engine, that sucks... I spun 3 rods in my supra so I know all about pain!!!.
But good luck with the rest of it!!

[MCMLXIX]

I pulled all the accessories off today. I think I'm going to clean these up and re-use them except for the water pump. I'm looking for a good deal on a 2010 Camaro L99 water pump as it will line up with the rest of my truck accessories, but move the upper inlet from the passenger side to the driver's side for a cleaner install.

I'm interested to hear about the water pump swap... and see pics with all the accessories back on....

[67rally]

I haven't ordered the water pump yet, but will when I get ready to put the engine back together. It looks like I'll be going with an alt. relocation bracket, just need to decide on the company. I picked up a brand new stainless steel ps pump for almost nothing, so I might get a new alternator to go with it and sell off all the old LQ9 brackets and accessories. I will also sell off the LQ9 intake, fuel rails, injectors, 317 heads, etc. to recoup a little money.

Not much else for news. I took advantage of the near 50 degree day after the last few snowstorms and pressure washed the engine. I'd like to wire brush it and get a coat of engine primer and paint on the block, but I'll have to pull the Camaro out and heat up the garage to get the block to a decent painting temp. I'm thinking about painting it red instead of orange since all my other accents on the car are red.

[67rally]

Also, I bailed on shipping my new heads off to Advanced Inductions. I just couldn't get a timely/straight answer out those guys, it felt uncomfortably similar to dealing with Prodigy Customs and DriverzInc when they were on their way out and didn't want to go down that road. They're supposed to be one of the best in the industry, but it wasn't working for me.

So, I got in touch with Mike from Total Engine Airflow and he's going to do their Stage 2 Full CNC Porting Package. I shipped the heads out this morning, and he should have them by Thursday. TEA is the other big name in porting LSx heads, and after exchanging a few emails and a phone call I feel so much better than I did with AI.

They'll hot tank and bead blast the heads, do a full cnc stage 2 port, competition multi angle valve job. Then they'll flow the heads, do a blend valve job and reassemble with my .650 spring, mill the heads to 63cc, install Ferrea 2.04/1.575 (slightly larger) valves. They're also supplying a custom ground camshaft, pushrods, head gaskets, ARP head bolts, LS7 lifters, lifter guides, and a ported high volume GMPP oil pump.

Here are TEA's flow numbers:
Lift: Intake/Exhaust
.100: 67/54
.200: 139/120
.300: 219/179
.400: 271/224
.500: 308/248
.550: 315/255
.600: 320/260

[67rally]

I power washed my T56 and the GTO bell housing so I could paint them. I heard a little rattle inside the T56 that didn't sound right, so I pulled the end of the housing off and found this piece floating around and brought it to a local transmission shop, they're going to look at it next week. One of the guys on LS1tech thinks it's part of the shift rail interlock plate and I'm sure it got damaged by UPS when the lost my clutch and everything else. They're only around $40, but the labor is going to cost more $$$.



At least the inside of the tranny looks good:



And I got the bellhousing cleaned up and painted with an 'Aluminum' ceramic engine paint:

[67rally]

And my new fuel tank arrived today. I ordered the EFI tank, sender and pump from Tanks Inc.

The tank comes powdercoated in a silver/aluminum finish, I may paint it black like my last one, undecided right now:


Here's the baffle inside the tank (to prevent fuel starvation) looking into the fuel pump hole:


Sender, Walbro 255, etc.:

[armourmark]

I have this same tank and love it. I will be interested to hear your opinion.

[67rally]

I got the T56 back from the transmission shop. It was the shift rail interlock plate that was broken. They said everything else looked mint, so I should be good to go. Here's a couple pics of the culprit:

[67rally]

I worked on the new Tanks Inc. EFI tank today. I got the sender wire and pump lines trimmed to proper length and installed on the tank. I didn't take too many pics during the process as it wasn't very exciting. Lot's of measuring before cutting.

I'm hoping to mock up the tank this weekend and measure for fuel hoses. I'm going to be using PTFE lines that are custom cut to length with the fittings already installed just for peace of mind. The rest of the fittings and the Corvette filter/regulator are on their way from Summit, and should be here tomorrow afternoon.

Walbro 255 pump:


Sender and float:


Installed:

[67rally]

My new ceramic coated headers arrived today. I took a gamble and went with a set of the eBay headers. I have heard good an bad about them as far as fitment, but at about 1/3 of the price of others, I had to take the chance. These were nicer than expected, the flanges were advertised as 5/16" but actually measured 3/8" with my micrometer. 1 3/4" primary tubes and 3" collectors. I'm going to be using adjustable motor mounts, so I should be able to tweak the engine location if fitment is a problem, or bang them with a sledge...

Driver's side:


Passenger's side:


Comparison between the new LS1 headers and my old SBC headers:


Flanges on the new headers:

[HammerBuilt]

My new ceramic coated headers arrived today. I took a gamble and went with a set of the eBay headers. I have heard good an bad about them as far as fitment, but at about 1/3 of the price of others, I had to take the chance. These were nicer than expected, the flanges were advertised as 5/16" but actually measured 3/8" with my micrometer. 1 3/4" primary tubes and 3" collectors. I'm going to be using adjustable motor mounts, so I should be able to tweak the engine location if fitment is a problem, or bang them with a sledge...

Those look good. Only problems I have seen out of the Ebay headers is some of the flanges warping on them.

[67rally]

Those look good. Only problems I have seen out of the Ebay headers is some of the flanges warping on them.

Yeah, hopefully the 3/8 flange will do the trick. Most of them seem to have the 5/16" flange. Just need to save a few bucks here and there to get it up and running in time for the season this year.

[67rally]

Finally, no snow! So I pushed the Camaro out into the driveway and ran the propane heater for a couple of hours to get ready to paint the engine. I was just in a T-shirt and I was hot!

I cleaned it up with a variety of wire brushes and dremel attachments. I left the heads, intake and oil pan on, but taped them up. I won't be using any of them for my build, but I know the heads and intake have some re-sale value. Hopefully the new heads/cam/oil pump, etc arrive later this month. I already have the new intake and throttle body ready to go as soon as I get my new heads. (yes, I know the timing chain cover will have to come off and ruin my new paint job, easy fix).

I sprayed it with Duplicolor engine primer and ceramic RED engine paint. I broke the rules, it's not orange, but hopefully the Chevy guys will still talk to me!

Here it is all taped up:


And with the tape removed:

[armourmark]

Looks good! I'm anxious to hear your review on the Tanks Inc tank. I have one as well.

[67rally]

Looks good! I'm anxious to hear your review on the Tanks Inc tank. I have one as well.

I'll let you know how it works out. I'm still a couple of months away from firing her back up. How do you like the Tanks Inc. tank? Tough to beat the price.