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  1. Jon Early

    Turbo V6 Camaro

    It's very close, but it's clearance! Sharpie mark looks close enough to the middle to make me happy which doesn't make sense to me. Since I already had the 7.00" pushrods, I chose to try a different method. Instead I would count the wrench turns from 0 lash to full torque. The passenger side...
  2. Jon Early

    Turbo V6 Camaro

    I tried to get this long block together once and for all, but I've never set up a valve train before. This has been quite the adventure without adjustable rockers. I started by tooling around with the ZZP adjustable pushrod and a sharpie. In hindsight, I made a lot of mistakes and ended up...
  3. Jon Early

    Turbo V6 Camaro

    Thanks! I had a lot of people recommending the Holden intake but I really only like how they look on FWD cars. I don't want the throttle off to the side either. I hadn't heard of Cylinder 1 being crippled, but I'm not particularly surprised either. Being right up against a wall cannot be...
  4. Jon Early

    Never meet your heroes! '86 Grand National

    I have not seen any more poop on the cars so far. However, I threw the bucket trap out before bed and had two dead mice floating in antifreeze before I went to work. lol Let's hope this trend continues.
  5. Jon Early

    Never meet your heroes! '86 Grand National

    I put some poison pellets out. So far they have been nibbling on it outside but none that I can tell inside the garage.
  6. Jon Early

    Never meet your heroes! '86 Grand National

    I was thinking about what you said at the Nats about these antennas every time I ran into an issue with mine. :ROFLMAO: I do love building stuff! I was planning to make something similar until I found these 5 gallon bucket traps on ebay. Hopefully they'll catch the ones who go unfazed by the...
  7. Jon Early

    Never meet your heroes! '86 Grand National

    The only gripe I have is that I think the cable is shorter than stock. The original cable has been out of the car so long that I can't remember for sure, but this didn't look quite right to me. I'm not sure why the mast isn't coming out of the center of the hole either, but I'll get over it...
  8. Jon Early

    Never meet your heroes! '86 Grand National

    Long time no update! I don't have a whole lot to report, but it's been an adventure as usual nonetheless. This antenna deal just about defeated me. If I'm being honest, I'm not not sure I can call the results a success yet. Not only is the fender a problem, but the antenna just refuses to...
  9. Jon Early

    Turbo V6 Camaro

    The old Comp G is a gift that just keeps on giving! The only set of rails I have that will work without major modifications came from the intercooler kit. I just had to drill and tap the unused boss on the intake manifold for them to fit. Unfortunately the supply fitting is on the wrong side...
  10. Jon Early

    Turbo V6 Camaro

    Since I'm running M90 heads, the intake injector bungs are worthless to me. I have to plug them. 3/8" NPT pipe plugs work well. It seems worth it to port the protrusions though. Hmmm. I know people have plugged these holes before, but I'm curious if they bother to clean up the ports. I...
  11. Jon Early

    Turbo V6 Camaro

    This was a pain and I may come up with a better thermostat solution down the road. For a number of reasons I found it easier to keep the stock location for now. As the car progresses, I will find a better way to run it in line or something. Welder couldn't get in here, so I had to cut more...
  12. Jon Early

    Turbo V6 Camaro

    I expect to get some criticism for this update, but life has been a lot different this fall and winter. For one, I'm a dad now! I don't have a ton of time to work on the car at home. Rest assured, the cars aren't going anywhere yet. I also made the tough choice to keep the GN stored in my...
  13. Jon Early

    Turbo V6 Camaro

    I'm a bit skeptical of graphite gaskets too, but my theory/wishful thinking is that I'll blow a gasket instead of an L36 piston. I really don't want to hurt it and I plan to limit this short block to whatever my current fuel system can support anyway. I figure an AEM 340, 80# injectors, and...
  14. Jon Early

    Turbo V6 Camaro

    I'm back from my vacation and very glad to have been paid. Having that car out of my life is a huge relief! I'm bringing Camaro stuff back into this thread. I really want to get this engine back together, so that I don't have pieces laying everywhere. Victor Reinz gaskets, ZZP studs, and...
  15. Jon Early

    Turbo V6 Camaro

    Luckily that's not my problem anymore. I sold the Pontiac last night for $2k with gnarly piston slap. I think I can thank my hone job for that. :LOL: The new owner now has TWO black '04 GTP Comp Gs. I was initially going to wait until I got home from my vacation, but I really didn't want to...
  16. Jon Early

    Turbo V6 Camaro

    I decided that that knowing the car wouldn't start initially doe to no injector pulse or spark, it was enough cause to throw a crank sensor at it. I had a couple used spares in a drawer anyway. Only time will tell if that's the end all fix, but I'm pretty confident that it was. The car starts...
  17. Jon Early

    Turbo V6 Camaro

    This car is prime examples of why every vehicle should be chosen extremely carefully. lol I can't wait to see what you build next! Last night was strange. I was going to try diagnosing the issue again, but the issue was gone. Stupid car. I shook the harness a bunch to try to make the engine...
  18. Jon Early

    Turbo V6 Camaro

    An old Volvo drain plug works great as a wideband delete plug too. However, the car had some crippling issues. :( I went to fill the coolant and found it dumping out the crossover. The previous owner of this intake gooped it on with RTV. No biggie, I had that gasket at the house and it's an...
  19. Jon Early

    Turbo V6 Camaro

    The Gran Prix really should have been put in a separate thread because the plot is thickening. Intercooler was removed. If anybody is looking for one, send me a PM. Time to get this thing installed. Park brake locked up, so it took a while just to get the car in the garage. After a few...
  20. Jon Early

    Turbo V6 Camaro

    Thanks! I try to make my posts worthwhile. haha Putting a little extra labor into cleaning parts, prettying them up, and fixing the all the leaks makes feel like less of a scum bag for selling a car with known potentially crippling issues. However, I also have to remember that I bought this...
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