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sstripes96
Posts : 37 Join date : 2009-08-30 Age : 62 Location : Lawrenceville, GA
| Subject: The Bullet Build starts Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:14 pm | |
| We finally got all the parts back from the machine shop and the build has started on the replacement bullet for the wife's 96 Caprice wagon. My wife says that since it's her car, she wants to bend the wrenches. Works for me. The spare LT1 that I had in the garage was in really good shape and needed very little machine work. The heads got new Comp Cams beehive springs, locks and keepers. Shaved .002 to true them up and ported with a 3 angle valve job. The intake and exhaust ports were port matched to the intake and headers. The block only needed a hone and I had the crank bore and connecting rods line bored. The block was decked .003 to true it up. Stock pistons and connecting rods with new rings. Polish the crank and chamfered the oil holes. Comp Cams 501 roller cam. LT4 Extreme Duty timing chain and gears. Clear Image Gen 2 Tri-Y headers, high flow cats. We went with a Mezeire electric water pump and dual electric Impala fans. Melling high pressure pump and beefed up pump driveshaft. Bryan Herter PCM program. Here's a few pics of the days activities. Getting Started The Babe and the Bumpstick. She likes the way the cam lube makes her hands soft. Torquing the main caps. What a woman. And she likes Beer to. Installing connecting rod bearings and checking ring gap offset.
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sherlock9c1
Posts : 2399 Join date : 2009-05-28 Location : Huntsville, AL
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:27 pm | |
| The fact that she's wearing a Summit Racing shirt says it all! | |
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DBeaSSt Admin
Posts : 2585 Join date : 2008-11-04 Age : 54 Location : Front Royal, VA
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:46 pm | |
| Cool! - sherlock9c1 wrote:
- The fact that she's wearing a Summit Racing shirt says it all!
I was thinking the same thing. | |
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brokecello Moderator
Posts : 3478 Join date : 2009-05-28 Age : 46 Location : Greenville, SC
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:57 pm | |
| Nice!! She aint no slouch! | |
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94Woody
Posts : 2439 Join date : 2008-12-02 Age : 49 Location : Ocala,FL
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:02 pm | |
| Awesome, we all should be so lucky to have a woman like that | |
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toomanytoyz
Posts : 3233 Join date : 2008-11-04 Age : 48 Location : Sandown, NH USA
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:52 am | |
| Sweet man! Congrats! That's awesome. (And good luck on the motor, too... ) | |
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sstripes96
Posts : 37 Join date : 2009-08-30 Age : 62 Location : Lawrenceville, GA
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:14 pm | |
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sstripes96
Posts : 37 Join date : 2009-08-30 Age : 62 Location : Lawrenceville, GA
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:15 pm | |
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sstripes96
Posts : 37 Join date : 2009-08-30 Age : 62 Location : Lawrenceville, GA
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:04 pm | |
| Almost done. Tomorrow the greasy part starts. She adjusts valves better than I do. I had to test fit Dans GEN 2 Tri-ys. #5 plug is going to be close but it can be done. Now that is orange!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
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94Woody
Posts : 2439 Join date : 2008-12-02 Age : 49 Location : Ocala,FL
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:29 pm | |
| Looks great, nice to see a small block the correct color. | |
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sstripes96
Posts : 37 Join date : 2009-08-30 Age : 62 Location : Lawrenceville, GA
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:31 pm | |
| Out with the old. This thing was leaking from almost every seal. In with the new. We'll drop it in on Sunday. God I hope I remember where all the connectors go. | |
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Krzdimond Admin
Posts : 3412 Join date : 2008-11-04 Age : 57 Location : Savannah, GA
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:49 pm | |
| - sstripes96 wrote:
- Out with the old. This thing was leaking from almost every seal.
Your "old, leaking from every seal" engine is cleaner than my "ain't leaking from anywhere I can find" engine. | |
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Chakotay
Posts : 33 Join date : 2009-09-25 Age : 55 Location : Sweden
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:28 am | |
| - Krzdimond wrote:
Your "old, leaking from every seal" engine is cleaner than my "ain't leaking from anywhere I can find" engine. My thoughts exactly, that's one of the cleaner engines I've seen in quiet awhile | |
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sstripes96
Posts : 37 Join date : 2009-08-30 Age : 62 Location : Lawrenceville, GA
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:25 pm | |
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brokecello Moderator
Posts : 3478 Join date : 2009-05-28 Age : 46 Location : Greenville, SC
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:33 pm | |
| Congrats!! You got that done fast Man...you might still have a bubble in there...that is kinda odd Or your cooling system is extremely efficient... | |
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94Woody
Posts : 2439 Join date : 2008-12-02 Age : 49 Location : Ocala,FL
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:53 pm | |
| When I first got my wagon it had that same cool hose issue with no overheating. Turned out to be a plugged radiator in my case. | |
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sstripes96
Posts : 37 Join date : 2009-08-30 Age : 62 Location : Lawrenceville, GA
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:31 am | |
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jturkey69
Posts : 15 Join date : 2009-11-12 Age : 49 Location : Sheboygan,WI
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:44 pm | |
| I know everything is clean under the hood now, but I would at least confirm the possibility there is no coolant running through the upper hose by pulling it off the rad. side. Did you happen to remember how many gallons of coolant you put in? | |
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firewood
Posts : 53 Join date : 2008-11-07
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:36 pm | |
| Hey, I was looking for this thread because I met you guys at SSHS9. It was indeed a pleasure to meet the folks who put this nice wagon together. I wish my wife had been with me so she could meet your wife! | |
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sstripes96
Posts : 37 Join date : 2009-08-30 Age : 62 Location : Lawrenceville, GA
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:41 pm | |
| Thanks Firewood. It was great to see everyone again and the parking lot party is always the best. The wagon is still running great. My private engine builder keeps up with it. | |
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sstripes96
Posts : 37 Join date : 2009-08-30 Age : 62 Location : Lawrenceville, GA
| Subject: Re: The Bullet Build starts Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:44 pm | |
| JTurkey, Dont know what the problem was. I yanked the hoses back off, flushed the rad and block (which is sooooo easy with an electric water pump) and refilled everything. Its fixed itself and everything is running great. 2 Gallons of water and 2 gallons of antifreeze | |
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