67 cheby's Dropmember build thread (CLOUD 9)

[67cheby]

thanks guys ! Hey if any of you want SLOSH TUBZ window sticker i had a few more made, send me your address and i will get it sent out to you !

[67cheby]

thanks man it is great finally seeing everything start to come together !

[67cheby]

just got my Clear and my Double bump hidden fasterner strips in from BED WOOD AND PARTS !! WOOOO HOOOOO...unfortunately UPS was not very careful with the package and lost some of the strips and all of the bolts ! already filed a claim !

[Dieselwrencher]

That stinks! Congrats on the parts help man!

[watahyahknow]

i worked at a place simuliar to ups when the stuff send out gets distributed amongst the vans the boxes roll down on rollerbeds
when the boxes have bumps on them (like when there packed too full or are heavy) they realy take a beating on those rollers

.........then again i didnt worked at ups ;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slk6zeM4Of8&feature...

[Slick67]

Nothing can ruin your day more than a careless UPS driver! Surely they will complensate you for your loss, meanwhile get that wood covered!!!

[jtp67-72]

A little lesson on UPS....supposedly delivered my package around Chrismas to my house..never saw it..filed claim....they say they paid it..but they only pay sender even if I filed claim...sender won't answer emails..too late to file claim with ebay by the time I found they had paid...worst part is now UPS wont deliver anything to my house without signature..they put the missing item at my garage door which is against there own policy (porch or back door out of sight) so I'm forced because of work schedule to send ups package somewhere else..pain in azz......jim

[67cheby]

UPS found my lost parts !! and now back to progress pictures, i wasnt happy with just a hole where my radiator cap was so i took a piece of 3 inch exhaust pipe and welded it in , next i filled the bottom of my breather on the outside of the element full of holes to help it breathe a little more, Gary at Street Driven Customs got my transmission painted up nice ! and re-painted the top of my motor around the intake, and had all of my panels and misc parts ready to paint !

[67cheby]

and a few more

[mcbassin]

Very nice progress Mike!

[gringoloco]

I like the filter housing mod. Is that a TBI intake?
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[67cheby]

Yes , it is a TBI with a 700r4...i am kind of "old school" LOL ! i have a Holley throttle body, a jet performance chip....so that should make me all the way up to what...250 hp !! LOL

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

Yes , it is a TBI with a 700r4...i am kind of "old school" LOL ! i have a Holley throttle body, a jet performance chip....so that should make me all the way up to what...250 hp !! LOL

Make sure you put a fuel pressure test port into the supply line to the throttle body when you plumb the fuel system. Nothing there from the factory and it is a real pain to tune and troubleshoot.

Factory regulators are all over the map from 9 psi to 13 psi typically but they run the best with it on the high end. It also makes up for too much duty cycle with the ECM trying to compensate for the low fuel pressure. My 90 Z/71 was at 9 psi stock and couldn't keep up with demand after I put on headers, good exhaust and an upgraded air intake. I adjusted the regulator to bring it up to 15 psi and it gained back a bunch of missing power it lost before when it hit 100% duty cycle and went lean at only 3500 rpm.

[67cheby]

Originally Posted by 68 TT

Make sure you put a fuel pressure test port into the supply line to the throttle body when you plumb the fuel system. Nothing there from the factory and it is a real pain to tune and troubleshoot.

Factory regulators are all over the map from 9 psi to 13 psi typically but they run the best with it on the high end. It also makes up for too much duty cycle with the ECM trying to compensate for the low fuel pressure. My 90 Z/71 was at 9 psi stock and couldn't keep up with demand after I put on headers, good exhaust and an upgraded air intake. I adjusted the regulator to bring it up to 15 psi and it gained back a bunch of missing power it lost before when it hit 100% duty cycle and went lean at only 3500 rpm.

can you give me some more info as in pictures and part #'s, i am really terrible when it comes to this stuff and i want to make sure it is RIGHT !

[David67]

Looks killer Mike!

Originally Posted by Slick67

Suppose we were the last generation to feel the tickle of switches or the touch of a wide leather belt!

Nope! That brings back memories...

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

can you give me some more info as in pictures and part #'s, i am really terrible when it comes to this stuff and i want to make sure it is RIGHT !

This is the basics but no pics

http://www.thirdgen.org/tbi-afpr

This page shows much of it and gives part numbers for the gasket kits.

http://www.fl-thirdgen.org/tbiafpr.html

Here are some other things to do to it while you have it apart

http://www.thirdgen.org/ultimatetbi2

Here is a great document with more pics

http://tbiparts.com/index_links/TBI-AFPR.pdf

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

Yes , it is a TBI with a 700r4...i am kind of "old school" LOL ! i have a Holley throttle body, a jet performance chip....so that should make me all the way up to what...250 hp !! LOL

Cool. I like it-- old school look with modern conveniences-- I was leaning that way myself before I found a deal on a 6.0...

More GOLD, please!
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[67cheby]

dang...i post a bunch of pics and the page rolls, here is one of them for this page !

[watahyahknow]

getting close to finished now

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Hey Cheby, I'm up to speed on your build again. your thread moves so fast, and I'm watching several cool builds. I need to check in more often. Engine looks better with the repaint. trans looks great too. Glad to here UPS found your parts. I love the bed wood choice. keep up the outstanding work, and send some of your fab skill my way!

[67cheby]

Thanks guys , i appreciate it !

[Dinos63]

nice stuff !!

[Slick67]

Glad to see all the progress pics.....it's really going fast! Good to see that the painter covered the heads to the manifold, show quality now dude! Can't wait to see the truck in person....oh yeah, and meet the owner!

[kvn1011]

Dude, are you set to fight pacquiao?? Because the way you are kickin @$$ on this build, I would put my money on you!! Things are Looking real good!!
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[67cheby]

Originally Posted by kvn1011

Dude, are you set to fight pacquiao?? Because the way you are kickin @$$ on this build, I would put my money on you!! Things are Looking real good!!
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I said i was going to be done by page 248....so i have to work quick !