It may be a few lbs heavier, but the driveshaft and torque arm are shorter, so I'm guessing the difference will be negligible.
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1987 Corvette Z52
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Re: 1987 Corvette Z52
Yesterday the rest of the things to be done outside of the car got finished and the rearend made it's way back into the car. It's not completely bolted in as the new stiffer bushings make it hard to wiggle mounting brackets. So next week we'll have to loosen a few bolts up so we can get it aligned and into place.
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On Saturday we spent three hours or so before we realized the C-beam was not going to fall into place and connect the trans and pumpkin together without modification. Somewhere between the aftermarket engine mounts and urethane bushings, the holes will not line up. Yes there was swearing.
Sunday morning I couldn't take losing and went back. I was luckily able to get the beam out of the car without having to remove the rearend again. I spent a bunch of time elongating all eight holes in the beam. On the first try it almost fit, but had to pull it out again for a little finish work.
The beam is now resting in the car, with loose bolts. Next week I should be able to start tightening bolts for good hopefully, and clean up my large mess in the garage.
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Sunday morning I couldn't take losing and went back. I was luckily able to get the beam out of the car without having to remove the rearend again. I spent a bunch of time elongating all eight holes in the beam. On the first try it almost fit, but had to pull it out again for a little finish work.
The beam is now resting in the car, with loose bolts. Next week I should be able to start tightening bolts for good hopefully, and clean up my large mess in the garage.
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Re: 1987 Corvette Z52
So all the suspension and beam bolts are tight. The parking brake cables are back in place along with the caliper brackets and also the driveshaft. I also spent a half hour cleaning up tools and an aluminum grinding mess. I would go back tomorrow but Easter festivities are consuming the day.
Next week is the rest of the brakes and the exhaust system. The mufflers will be getting the outer sound deadener installed too.
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Next week is the rest of the brakes and the exhaust system. The mufflers will be getting the outer sound deadener installed too.
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Re: 1987 Corvette Z52
Good work, muh man. You've been keeping a strong steady pace getting this done!
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Thanks! Hopefully within a couple weeks we'll be putting out 11 seconds ETs. I have been thinking about the driveshaft length a little more as I fear it may be a little short. Before I put the exhaust back on, I'm going to pull it back out and get more serious about the measurements. It's a tight window on these VS a passenger car that tends to give a little more slop in the usable length. I just don't want to hurt the tailshaft of this expensive trans, nor do I want to have to pull the trans back out.
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