Project: Lady Vette

[Majend]

bought myself a quick release hub at the swap meet today (thanks paul) and couldn't wait to put it on so i went down to the shop and installed it. the wheel is really close to me now which i like.

[robb1887]

lame sauce...

thumbs up for building it right the first time though

[Majend]

Just got off the phone with steve from Ravenworks and there apparently a problem with my main bearing. i gave him the number for OGTS and told him to do what he needed to. worst case i am going to have to get the block and caps bored out and order another set of bearings...

here is hoping this doesn't push things too far back

[Majend]

i can see the light at the end of the tunnel

[Majend]

why thank you

i just ordered some more parts: a ceramic coated 4-to-1 header, more poly bushings, new boots for my steering rack, a bunch of random stuff and, a new front leaf spring since i just want to drive the car. maybe if i can find a spare front subframe i'll work on it over the summer otherwise it will be a nice project for the winter

[Night Colors]

sick build

[Majend]

update time!!!

had some time off i had saved from last year that i needed to use so i took the day and went up to Ravenworks to make a payment for the work done so far. First i want to again thank the guys over at Ravenworks for for their customer service. If anyone here wants to have motor work done you have to check these guys out.

alright with that out of the way here is the status of the motor. Block has been bored out!!!



they ended up taking a lot out for the pistons to fit, i have to redo my displacement calculations later today hehe. we did run into a few problems. First the head gasket is too small now and i am going to have to have a custom one made. luckily Ravenworks has worked with a shop here in town so that shouldn't be too much of an issue. second one of the pistons was two grams heavier than the rest... ugh... i am waiting to hear back from Venolia to see where it is safe to have material taken away. With the piston speeds this thing with reach it is critical to have the whole rotating assembly balanced. But this is why i had Ravenworks build the motor since they are much better suited to deal with these problems than i would be. thats pretty much it for the block at this point

the head in the other hand it basically done!

we ended up having to do a bunch of extra work to the head so the springs all sit level. these motors originally used a single valve spring and so since i went with duals the area where the springs sit needed to be modified so everything would fit. the ports look amazing and HUGE and i can't wait to see how this thing performs!!!



also brought my valve cover down to see what it is going to look like on the head



yeah i think that will do hehe

i can see the light at the end of the tunnel now. if i didn;t have to get a new head gasket the motor would be done by the end of the week but we have to see what the turn around time is going to be. i'm out of town next weekend (cousin's bachelor party in canada) so hopefully it will be done when i get back.

[Majend]

ravenworks now has everything to finish the motor and they said it should be all done in about two weeks!!!!

There is a light at the end of the tunnel

[Majend]

someone posted this in my build thread on my local board and i wanted to share it here



i think when i go for wider wheels i think fender flairs are a must

[Majend]

i wonder what this could be hehe





mmmm pistons!

i have meetings all week and i hope to have them up to Ravenworks by the end of the week, next monday at the latest

[Majend]

me too!

[krisclewell]

hope it works for ya.

[Majend]

yay for finally getting parts!!!

i picked up a nice ITG filter from my buddy Kris, i don't know if it is going to fit but the price was right so i'm not complaining.

I also had another nice surprise waiting for me when i got home.



also had another nice surprise waiting for me at home



Fred approves!



they are stiff but not too bad and i think they are going to work out awesome! I am going to bolt them up first without modifying the stock subframe and see if it is going to work and if not then i'll modify it.

[Majend]

finally after over a month of waiting my pistons are done and getting shipped out tomorrow!

they are the last parts needed my ravenworks to finish my motor. i have to make another parts order but i am waiting on the final tab from ravenworks before i buy anything. hopefully that won't be too long though.

[P78]

those wheels look like shit

but strangely they kill it when they on the car