Project: BLACK METAL - '67 Camaro

[rickpaw]

Great. Thanks for the info. I just got the tanks inc plumbed up this afternoon. I'm hoping to mount mine up tomorrow.

[67rally]

Great. Thanks for the info. I just got the tanks inc plumbed up this afternoon. I'm hoping to mount mine up tomorrow.

Cool.

[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:

[67rally]

Next it was on to the new Holley LS Retrofit oil pan. Old oil pan removed, pick up tube removed and windage tray cleaned up:




Holley says you may have to modify your windage tray if the pick up tube doesn't mount flush. Why wouldn't you have to clearance it right? I mean, it's not like you're buying a retrofit part specifically designed for your car right? Oh, yeah, it is...




Doesn't sit flush, I used a razor blade to mark where I'd need to cut:




Then went over it with a sharpie:




A dremel with a cutoff wheel and then a couple whacks with a hammer:




Assembled on the engine:




Here's the baffle inside the Holley pan:




And this is where I left off, front cover gasket and oil pan gasket in place with a little RTV sealant along the edges where the front cover and rear cover meet the engine. Oil pan bolted on, front cover on. Tomorrow I can start on the heads: