Project: BLACK METAL - '67 Camaro

[67rally]

Made some progress, took more pics along the way.

My new timing chain tensioner arrived from Trick Flow. I tried to fit it and it fit as poorly as the last one I broke. The bolt holes on the tensioner don't line up with the bracket. The bracket's posts are spaced a little too wide. Interesting, since both parts come from the same company. I had to clearance the tensioner a little by boring the holes out towards the midline. I wrapped some 220 grit around a Sharpie and filed away until it would fit:




Here it is mounted to the engine:




The bracket is tight against the engine, the tensioner is tight against the bracket, the bushings are seated all the way and when I went to bolt up the new oil pump, I had major clearance issues:





I had to drill the bushing recess a little deeper. I started with a step bit, but switched to a forstner bit. I went about 3/16".




Finally the oil pump fit tight against the engine:






Here's a shot of the port work done on the oil pump:




And here it is mounted: