"My Gbody With Grand National Hood"

[tbkustomz]

putting a gn motor in any gody is pretty easy ...but from experience i would go with a ls motor becuase parts are too expensive and most cannot be bought at autozone or your local parts store..but if you want to be different gn motor is the way to go..

 

[santos alvarado]

Today i installed the extention i need to mount the 200r4 xmember.. And installed the crossmember for measurments.. The extention was difficult to install becuase of the th350 frame holes were smashed so i couldnt put the extention threw!! :evil:
Alot of muscle and cold floor but i did it.. Drilled holes for support and its ready to hit the tranny shop.. Trans on a jack at the moment but will have to put a wood block between the crossmember and tranny so the motor wont fall back :wink:

I also drained the 350 tranny to see what was on the pan and there was alot of metal shaving.. It was worse on the filter.. Stay tuned guys TT back in da streets soon!! Enjoy the pics..

Trans pan/ filter

Extention!! Mad at it!! Took me 3-4 hours!! :blam:

Heres the difference from the th350 and 200-4r tranny mount.. About 2-3 inches plus the extention:

 

[santos alvarado]

Oh yea!! also got this on ebay, brand new, so its on its way.. Gettig ready for the posi installation after the tranny swamp

 

[santos alvarado]

TA Performance GM 10bolt 7.5 rear cover just came in.. First one owned!! NICE!! Higly recommended

 

[santos alvarado]

So this morning i installed the corrector geometric holley bracket and lower TV bracket.. The bracket actually screwed in with the upper throttle bracket from procomp, so it worked out great.. I can actually move the TV bracket back if the adjustment is too loose etc etc..

I also did alot of searching for 200r4 TV cable adjustments, and seems pretty easy.. Its pretty much pressing in the adjust tap on the cable, pushing in the slider to reset the cable, then WOT (wide open throttle) the slider will slide out and it sets it self and its adjusted.. Then u test drive, know if u dont feel like ur getting the correct shifts then thats when u move the bracket back and repeat the steps.. I guess its all about how u feel the tranny is shifting and if its to ur spec...i checked in my my trans guy and he said the same thing.. If i run into problems to just stop by the shop and it only take mins to do.. I GOT THIS!! lol

Heres alittle diagram and site that might help others adjust the cable:
http://www.tvmadeez.com/article/index.php

Heres the TV bracket and holley geometric bracket installed: this is before adjustment.. Slider inside cable..

Heres a pic of the slider out and adjusted after WOT.. So know a test drive and hopefully i got it the first time :rofl:

 

[santos alvarado]

Took a drive to Elko Warrens house today to pick up his Famous Wheel Wells, dayum they so smooth as fuck!! Big shot up to u also picked up the steering gear box and all installed...

I did do a test drive it ran ok.. Im not use to this 200r4 and shift kit in it, im not sure what a shift kit is suppose to feel like , 1st gear was fast and 2nd was ok and fast to with alittle tug... I did the adjustment and i think the shifts are to tight... Im not goin to risk it and just wait till monday morning and head out to the tranny shop and have them adjust the cable and bracket and have them test drive it before i do with the new adjustments..

Just alittle update, i still need to change my oil pan and a good oil change, hasent been changed since purchased...i will feel better knowing the pan,gasket,oil filter,oil etc has been change and fresh... Posi coming soon too... Untill all this is done then I will start driving more than offten:

 

[santos alvarado]

LOOK AT LAST TWO POST UPDATES...

But Sad enough to say but going to park her till i get these things done:
AGENDA 4 THE MONTH: all new items/parts:
1. Change oil pan
2. Change oil/filters/& gaskets.
3. Get a trans cooler and mount it.. Need to keep this 200r4 cool
4. Drain the power steering fluid and replace o rings..
5. Install new mini starter when i do the oil pan..
6. Call Ace Da Repp to install my posi unit with 3.08 gears and T/A Gridle cover.

Untill then shes not moving, all this should be done before i can really really start driving her daily.. Plus never had a oil change since i got the BU so alway to be safe then sorry..stay tuned

 

[jlat]

hello; Looks like you've been very busy. What are the wheel wells made of ? Looks like they belong on a show car ? pretty nice.
IBBY

 

[TURBOPOWERED68]

love the car
the color is NICE.
Keep up the good work and pictures coming

 

[Tom87GN]

I love the dark grey color on your 'Bu! I'm not a fan of the big wheels either, but you are probably correct in that you'd get chopped up and spit out where you live if you didn't do it that way.

Good job on the hood. I have always been partial to the GN hood buldge and it looks great on other cars.

 

[santos alvarado]

hello; Looks like you've been very busy. What are the wheel wells made of ? Looks like they belong on a show car ? pretty nice.
IBBY

YES!! very busy, lol, the wheel wells were done by my buddy elko warren (bumpim1ohms) you can see the process on youtube,. all done with the right prep and rattle can spray paint...VHT black gloss...and yes they show ready..

 

[santos alvarado]

love the car
the color is NICE.
Keep up the good work and pictures coming

Thanks buddy, man trying my best to keep it pushing....almost there...

 

[santos alvarado]

I love the dark grey color on your 'Bu! I'm not a fan of the big wheels either, but you are probably correct in that you'd get chopped up and spit out where you live if you didn't do it that way.

Good job on the hood. I have always been partial to the GN hood buldge and it looks great on other cars.

Lmao, yes big wheels here in cali is a must, will they do go bigger here, but im with the 22" look...nothing too big....i love GN hoods, and i had to have one on the BU, only two in cali with it...im one of them lol

 

[santos alvarado]

Hit the junk yard today early morning to step my game up on this LS1 camaro gbody disc brake set up!! It was a must!! Took off a 1998 camaro front caliper and rear, also got the backing plates.. Thanks to Jesse "Chevyholics" for getting his wrench on with me.. We ran into each other and he was all excited to wrench with the 80z crew :wink: was fun!!

This may sounds stupid, but it was my first time removing axles and was super super super easy!! Thanks to Skip for all the vids and texting, if it wasent for him i probley would of pulled the wrong shit!! Jesse also pulled a set for him lmao, those were the only two camaros there with the set up.. I guess they really hard to find and he wasent going to pass them by

It was 50% off this weekend so we got them for $85 what u see in pics... All i need know is some blazer spindles/hubs/dust shelid, and of course got to go with the slotted/drilled rotor setup :mrgreen:

Stay tuned, a slow brake set up, maybe by summer will have done..

 

[jlat]

hello; Nice score IMO. You got some work to do but you know that. What finish are you going for?
IBBY

 

[santos alvarado]

hello; Nice score IMO. You got some work to do but you know that. What finish are you going for?
IBBY

Thanks, me and club member elco warren from gbf, are going too knock it out..he has done the conversion before, so he has all the brackets i need for a direct bolt on.. I want to do the caliper red so it can pop, then the PAB bracket in sliver to match the gray on the BU..

Heres what it will look like done.. Beefy 7.5 rear

 

[santos alvarado]

Today i cleaned wired brushed and alot of scrubbing the front and rear PAB brackets.. I also did the rear calipers and then painted them.. Im going for that light sliver and red!! Should really make them AR wheels pop i also started wire brushing the front calipers, but will paint when its a warmer day.. I still need to get the kore 3 front brake kit to mount the braket and caliper to the blaser spindle set up.. Skip will send me the info on that Tomorrow so i can order that bracket also getting new brake lines and dilled slotted rotor for the setup..heres some pics.


Front calipers dirty as hell!! Takes alot of time to clean, but all worth it.. Needs more cleaning!!

Silver bracker:

Rear caliper:

Here it is together: letting it dry real good!!

Jesse "chevyholics" beat me to the yard today and pulled some front spindles/hubs/calipers/shield on half day at the yard!! CRAP!!!! Lol its all good, will hit it next 50% off and grab me a set

 

[santos alvarado]

Thanks brah, getting there slowly.. One thing about me i move fast!!!

Kore3 big brake set up coming in mail, should be here tuesday, going with a 12.8" front 97-05 c5/c6 dilled slotted rotors and brake pads.. Rear rotors are 12" drilled slotted..

Also hit the yard today and found my spindles and hubs i need, took off 2000 GMC Jimmy SLS 2wd and it was a bitch to remove....Thanks to Skip for confirming the spindles and hubs by text.. so i was all over it... Took me about 2hrs to do but did it... Im glad i got most of it all done,, still need the rotors and i think im ready to go... Not to sure about the brake lines but will do research and hit up the club members..

Ace on his way to install posi, oil pan and oil change tomorrow morning.. Just trying to stay busy..

Heres the jimmy i took off spindles and hubs:

 

[santos alvarado]

Got my kore3 kit today, all excited.. Almost there for a vette c5/c6 bjg brake set up..

Ok ok i couldnt wait!! Lmao hahahaha... Just a mock up, going to paint the pabs silver still, rotors, lines, brake pads and ready for the install...

 

[EYE-OPENER]

YES!! very busy, lol, the wheel wells were done by my buddy elko warren (bumpim1ohms) you can see the process on youtube,. all done with the right prep and rattle can spray paint...VHT black gloss...and yes they show ready..

I tried researching and just got a 44 second video showing the wheel wells. I'd like to see how he did them because they look pretty damn good. My engines out right now and wouldnt mind getting them looking like that.