The official swap thread of my Camaro.56k ,RUN!
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Originally Posted by LS13RDGEN
That blue does look pretty awesome on that intake! 
Originally Posted by badjuju342
Here, Paul has installed the Harlan Sharp roller rocker arms and TSP hardened pushrods. The cam instructions stated not use 1:8 ratio rocker so I used 1:7 . They're too pretty to put valve covers over!
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Well, I'm getting ready to go out of town but I couldn't resist getting my daily mod fix so I did a little work. The factory valve cover bolts here have a catch that won't allow the bolts to slide out of the seal/sleeve, I'm using the stainless bolt kit so they gotta go :
Nothing that can't be cured by some trusty boltcutters!:
Valve covers are on and MSD coil packs installed:
Thanks for the props everyone!
Nothing that can't be cured by some trusty boltcutters!:
Valve covers are on and MSD coil packs installed:
Thanks for the props everyone!
ahhhhhhhhh ditch the coil packs mounted on the valvecovers....... thats the one think i hate about our motor.... make your own plug wires and a set of trick valve covers to really set it off with that intake and rails.......
Kyle
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ASAP. I want to get it done quickly , yet keep it detailed nicely . Can't have both unless I employ a NASCAR team and I don't have that kind of money.
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Been wiped out with the flu but I'm back to my mean ol' rotten bad sef ' . This weekend, the GF is outta town so it's just me , my garage and the car. Back to moddin' mode.
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Popped by our local shop today and decided I needed to buy 2 18"x 9.5" rear wheels to replace 2 of the 17" x 8" rims that were slightly bent from a misunderstanding with a pothole at 70 mph. I haven't decided yet if i want to put 18s on the front yet. Just spent 1g on 2 wheels in a mere few minutes.
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Today , test bolted in the clutch/brake pedals and cut the holes in the firewall for the clutch linkage/cylinder to fit . As I've previously stated , this was an auto car so I had no provision for a manual . I bolted in the pedals, drilled the 2 outside holes to bolt in the cylinder using the support on the pedals as a template . After that , I removed the gasket from the cylinder and used it as a template to cut the center hole for the cylinder to go in the firewall . Afterwards , I cut the hole with a hand held air saw and deburred the holes for a nice flush fit. I needed to do this prior to painting the engine bay so I wouldn't chip the paint. This is what I ended up with. The cylinder is not round so this is why the hole is egg shaped. Test fitted everything , fit very nicely.
