The Chevelle is getting closer to completion

[mayfair]

Is this your side of the shop?

It kinda looks like your madd organizational skilz at work here

[Cumminalong]

Dude, we had the front end apart, engine and trans out in less than an hour.

It was like a friggin tornado yesterday.

[mayfair]

I was referring to the tools neatly hung on the wall. Looks GREAT !!

[Cumminalong]

I was referring to the tools neatly hung on the wall. Looks GREAT !!

Dude, you think I'm a neat freak......

Tom makes me look like Pig Pen.

[Cumminalong]

So last night was a busy night.

We tore down the transmission and rebuilt it. Start to finish, we were done in about 3 hours. Got it all back together, did a quick pressure test on it and it's all good.

It was a a good thing we tore it down. The snap ring holding the direct drum in place was broken and fell out.

All the other hard parts were fine, so the only items that got replaced were the steels, frictions and seals. Everything else got cleaned and checked.












Once that was done, Tom decided he wasn't happy with the bolt on motor mounts so out came the TIG and those suckers ain't ever moving again.

I tell ya what.....the man can burn some metal.

[Drew]

Has he had the car on a dyno before ya'll went all nutsoid and pissed the engine off with that turbo.

[Cumminalong]

He never had it on the dyno before.

With the weight, ET's and speed through the traps, it was pushing 558 HP on motor only and 925 on 2 stages of spray.

On spray it ran 9.30's. Mid / High 8's are the goal now.

[Verrucktwolf]

I can't wait to see that BEAST tear down the track and rip up Hux's dyno 

[Cumminalong]

After we got Zach on the way home today, we got a bit more done on the car.

Got the fuel cell mounted, Aeromotive A1000 pump is mounted, Optima red top is mounted.....




Trans cooler is mounted.....

[Cumminalong]

Well, the frame and fire wall are all painted up and we got the motor and trans back in yesterday.....





I wasn't over at the shop today, but Tom got the turbo and hotpipes remounted......

[mayfair]

What did you guys use to paint the firewall and stuff?
Rattle cans?

[Cumminalong]

Yup!

[rocko]

That thing is a beast.  I am happy that I got to see the thing in person.

I think it is awesome that he has had that car from high school and just continues to "tinker" with it

[Cumminalong]

That thing is nasty, ain't it.

Is that turbo not friggin enormous?

You can't even appreciate the size of a 108mm turbo until you actually see it.

Garrett only makes 2 that are bigger (that aren't custom).

[rocko]

Is that turbo now friggin enormous?

Hell yeah it is!

It makes the stock one in my truck look like it came off of a Civic.