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That looks interesting Walt. I don't know if I would make the drive for a separate event, but maybe one year we could go there instead of Carlisle. It would probably be good if you could check it out and let us know if we could make a weekend of it.

We might have to negotiate a deal on that converter. If the Camaro won't pass echeck it is going to need a converter, and I assume that one is probably 2 1/2". Is it still around?

Eh, I was just having a little fun. Me too. You know that if it has an accelerator pedal, I'll try to race it - runs in the family. :wink: P.S. I think your headlights are misaligned. The drivers side seemed high and the other low. Thanks for the heads up - The right side has a crack in it so not m...

So I put the air filter back in, and after some discussion with Fred32v, decided to put some E85 in the car to try to cut down on the emissions. I put about .8 gallons of E85 in with about 3 gallons of regular unleaded. Another test showed emissions improved by about 10% but fell way short of the le...

OK all the rod bearings have been replaced and the car is back on the road. Also put in new plugs. The crank is .25mm undersize - they had bearings for the undersize crank in stock at Autozone. Not knowing how many thousandths are in .25mm, I used plastigage on one of the bearings - and clearance ap...

The leak was not too difficult - the cam housing to timing chain housing gasket is not symmetrical and it was on backwards. I was more deliberate when putting the chain back on and I havethe timing right now. There was one extra link between the cams on the last try. I also discovered that a heater ...

The cover is leaking in two places. One is definitely where the cover and the exhaust cam tower come together so I have started the disassembly process.

I hope it is an easy obvious problem.

ttamrettus wrote:The trans am looks a little DUSTY.

Yes. But I have seen worse.

It is not hiding under a cover
It does not have boxes and things stacked up on it
None of the tires are flat

It is sitting inside a dry garage

Oh and I still own it. It will be there when I need it

there is a definite oil leak from the timing chain cover. I don't know if it is the front or back yet, so more investigation is needed. I think I'll get that fixed before I plate it.

I could stand to get a harmonic balancer for a Quad 4. Anyone have one?

TireSmoker wrote:Why a '96?

It's OBD II and that means I know you can reprogram the computer when you change the rearend. It also means that echeck is not a rolling test - they just plug in to the computer.

This is a project I have to seriously consider copying. Only it'll have to be a '96.

TireSmoker wrote:It was a Chupposity limiter.

A classic line from the Studster for sure!

ttamrettus wrote:Are the marks 1" wider than previous marks?

Any indication that the marks are 1" farther apart is also coincidence, and not nececsarily indicative that they were caused by the Roadmaster in question.

We could all use a little video of the generation of those two black marks...... Dislaimer: There is no direct evidence that those two black marks are indeed from said Roadmaster. Any correlation that the marks appeared shortly after said positraction rearend was installed is merely coincidental. :...

I remember the first small block I ever worked on was in my Dad's 78 Chevy Blazer. It was a 350 with 4WD, 3.40 gears and dual exhaust. I am sure we encouraged him to put headers on it and chrome it. It had two air filters (stacked) in the same filter housing, and M/T finned aluminum valve covers. We...