tom2p 2,394 #126 Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) no vintage grand prix this year - but found video from prev year to fully appreciate a GT40 - you gotta stand by one and also hear one ... low and mean ! IMG_0896.MOV Edited September 18, 2020 by tom2p 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tom2p 2,394 #128 Posted September 18, 2020 0-60 in around 4 seconds 0-100 in around 8 seconds 200+ mph top speed ( 213 mph @ LeMans 1966 ) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,738 #129 Posted September 19, 2020 Did some much needed work on my GTO this week. I finally decided that my 24 year old Firestone Firehawks has outlived their usefulness. So after much comparison and deliberation, I decided on Nitto NT555R’s for the back meats. While I had the rear wheels off, I further made the decision to replace the rear brake shoes and the leaking wheel cylinder. One of these days I’m going to splurge and treat myself to an awesome full custom rear end like a Strange 60 or a Moser 12 bolt but just can’t quite justify the expense yet. The house will be paid off in a couple of years—maybe then🤔 After teaching at institute tonight, I called the wife before leaving church and asked her if there was anything she needed. She asked me to stop by and grab some milk. I pulled into the quick mart at the same time as a guy with a ‘69 Chevelle SS396 (blue with white stripes). It was very cool to have two 51 year old GM A-bodies there at the same time! 4 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,577 #130 Posted September 19, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, PeacemakerJack said: I finally decided that my 24 year old Firestone Firehawks has outlived their usefulness. Please tell me that you did a nice burn out to finish off the tread on the Firehawks. And that there is at least a picture of the marks. Edited September 19, 2020 by Achto 1 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,738 #131 Posted September 20, 2020 Sorry Dan...fail on that one. Would’ve made great pics/video. I had such a hectic week that I didn’t even think of it.🙄 I can definitely say that it will take some serious HP/TQ to spin these new meats any distance...🤔 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,577 #132 Posted September 20, 2020 1 hour ago, PeacemakerJack said: I can definitely say that it will take some serious HP/TQ to spin these new meats any distance...🤔 That's what the 455 in your shop is for. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,738 #133 Posted September 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Achto said: That's what the 455 in your shop is for. I have no idea what you are talking about🤞🏻 😂😂😂 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,373 #134 Posted September 20, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, PeacemakerJack said: I can definitely say that it will take some serious HP/TQ to spin these new meats any distance...🤔 Send them to me for some R&D testing ... I will let you know if that little "stock" SBC in the 'BU can ... Had it out at a local cruise-in last Sunday Edited September 20, 2020 by WVHillbilly520H 1 1 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greentored 3,214 #135 Posted September 21, 2020 On 9/18/2020 at 10:16 AM, ebinmaine said: Hey do you have that on YouTube ? I want to show it to Trina I do, along with a bunch of other random vids, even back to when I used to run this with a 396 and 175 worth of nitrous lol. "Lake norman speed" channel. Cam is a Crower custom grind solid flat tappet- 262/266@.050, .626/.632 lift, on a 110lsa. @cafoose thanks for converting that! Not sure why it copied like this..... 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,502 #136 Posted September 21, 2020 24 minutes ago, Greentored said: Crower custom grind solid flat tappet- 262/266@.050, .626/.632 lift, on a 110lsa WOW that's a healthy bump stick... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,373 #137 Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) On 9/18/2020 at 9:46 AM, Greentored said: Here ya go buddy! IMG_0979.MOV What mufflers are you running on there? My engine machinist picked out this Comp solid roller for my little engine then add 1.6 ratio roller rockers for even more lift...https://www.compcams.com/xtreme-energy-248-254-solid-roller-cam-and-lifter-kit-for-chevrolet-small-block.html... So lift is now .614I/.620E ... Edited September 21, 2020 by WVHillbilly520H Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greentored 3,214 #138 Posted September 22, 2020 14 hours ago, ebinmaine said: WOW that's a healthy bump stick... I like em lumpy, unlike my gravy! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greentored 3,214 #139 Posted September 22, 2020 4 hours ago, WVHillbilly520H said: What mufflers are you running on there? My engine machinist picked out this Comp solid roller for my little engine then add 1.6 ratio roller rockers for even more lift...https://www.compcams.com/xtreme-energy-248-254-solid-roller-cam-and-lifter-kit-for-chevrolet-small-block.html... So lift is now .614I/.620E ... That’s a good cam! The comp extreme series make pretty impressive power and are usually quite streetable, was one of my favorites in the speed shop days. Mufflers are 3.5” dynomax ultra flow rounds- straight through trash cans pretty much haha. Not neighbor friendly! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,373 #140 Posted September 22, 2020 6 hours ago, Greentored said: That’s a good cam! The comp extreme series make pretty impressive power and are usually quite streetable, was one of my favorites in the speed shop days. Mufflers are 3.5” dynomax ultra flow rounds- straight through trash cans pretty much haha. Not neighbor friendly! Believe it or not, I put in 22 years at the only factory that makes those Walker , Thrush, Dynomax and Ultra Flo mufflers... Sorta miss working there. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greentored 3,214 #141 Posted September 22, 2020 2 hours ago, WVHillbilly520H said: Believe it or not, I put in 22 years at the only factory that makes those Walker , Thrush, Dynomax and Ultra Flo mufflers... Sorta miss working there. You and Kemp need to pair up and take the tractor muffler market by storm! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,373 #142 Posted September 22, 2020 4 hours ago, Greentored said: You and Kemp need to pair up and take the tractor muffler market by storm! Its not that it can't be done its just not cost effective... The machinery , materials and labor costs... The whole logistics honestly I don't think there's enough demand from a profit stand point but there are small manufacturers out there if you could get them on board to make what you what in small batches. @jimkemp what's your thoughts on this? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimkemp 525 #143 Posted September 24, 2020 On 9/22/2020 at 12:21 PM, WVHillbilly520H said: Its not that it can't be done its just not cost effective... The machinery , materials and labor costs... The whole logistics honestly I don't think there's enough demand from a profit stand point but there are small manufacturers out there if you could get them on board to make what you what in small batches. @jimkemp what's your thoughts on this? there isnt enough profit margin in that style muffler , for the amount of work that goes into making them the price would be to high and the big factory would just kill you , when they can put 100's of them out per day and a small shop could only build 25 , no way to make money , hell i dont make much on the mufflers i build , but i keep doing them because i love building them and people keep buying them 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,373 #144 Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) On 9/23/2020 at 8:48 PM, jimkemp said: there isnt enough profit margin in that style muffler , for the amount of work that goes into making them the price would be to high and the big factory would just kill you , when they can put 100's of them out per day and a small shop could only build 25 , no way to make money , hell i dont make much on the mufflers i build , but i keep doing them because i love building them and people keep buying them We were putting out 100-300 per hour mufflers of all sizes spun or welded plus there was a fixture built for nearly every vehicle specific model that cost even more... Edited September 25, 2020 by WVHillbilly520H 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZXT 2,401 #145 Posted September 29, 2020 Well, I know some, especially @elcamino/wheelhorse and @ebinmaine has asked for pictures of my LS swap in my '65 Elky. I took a couple this evening. When I put the engine in 3 years ago (yes, I'm slow at finishing some projects..) I ad everything painted up nicely under the hood.. Not so good looking now, but oh well! I went with the factory drive by wire setup off of the 5.3 since it came with that throttle body, and so that I didn't have to mess with finding an aftermarket cable that would work. Originally the car had a mechanical rod linkage feeding the throttle. Since I was using the factory pedal out of an '03 Silverado, I had to modify it to make it fit and sit properly in the car. I cut it down and used the vise grips to hold it together while I mounted it in the car temporarily to get an idea of where I needed to weld it together. First time using my little HF wire welder (or any wire welder period, really) so go easy on my welds! I'm pleased with how it turned out and I feel like the weld ought to hold. The air intake setup is ugly, but I haven't found a way to make it look better with my current radiator setup. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,502 #146 Posted September 29, 2020 @ZXT Nice work on that. Sure fills the engine bay! 'bout fit front to rear don't it ? Any mods to the engine or all stock? That'll be a sweet ride!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZXT 2,401 #147 Posted September 29, 2020 4 hours ago, ebinmaine said: @ZXT Nice work on that. Sure fills the engine bay! 'bout fit front to rear don't it ? Any mods to the engine or all stock? That'll be a sweet ride!! Yep, it fits well.. Plenty of room left in front of the engine, it just doesn't look like it from the pictures. Engine is completely stock. Should be 310 HP and 335 TQ. Should be plenty for what I'll do with it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,502 #148 Posted September 29, 2020 1 minute ago, ZXT said: Yep, it fits well.. Plenty of room left in front of the engine, it just doesn't look like it from the pictures. Engine is completely stock. Should be 310 HP and 335 TQ. Should be plenty for what I'll do with it. Wow. I didn't know those were that strong out of the box... Measured differently from the way they used to do it as well. I wonder what that equates to in the old school horsepower? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,738 #149 Posted September 29, 2020 Thanks @ZXT for the pics and info. I’ll be starting a thread eventually for a repower on “WARRIOR” which is my 1995 K2500 work truck. The 5.7 TBI is tired and honestly, I want more power without affecting reliability. I located a 2004 Chev Express with a roasted 4L80E tranny. It has a strong running LQ4 6.0 liter and that will find its way into Warrior soon. I need to gather all the necessary swap parts and mainly science out the electronics/computer side of things. Anyone here who has experience with these swaps, I’d appreciate your input. Can’t wait to see what your Elky looks like all put together and working... To keep us on topic...I saw this 1969 Lemans at a Home Depot parking lot. This car is the exact color that my GTO was originally. Cars interior is very similar to mine but with column shift and the original dash. (My dash is from a 1970 Lemans). this was a really nice 51 year old survivor 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Howie 886 #150 Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) On 9/19/2020 at 12:31 AM, PeacemakerJack said: Did some much needed work on my GTO this week. I finally decided that my 24 year old Firestone Firehawks has outlived their usefulness. So after much comparison and deliberation, I decided on Nitto NT555R’s for the back meats. While I had the rear wheels off, I further made the decision to replace the rear brake shoes and the leaking wheel cylinder. One of these days I’m going to splurge and treat myself to an awesome full custom rear end like a Strange 60 or a Moser 12 bolt but just can’t quite justify the expense yet. The house will be paid off in a couple of years—maybe then🤔 After teaching at institute tonight, I called the wife before leaving church and asked her if there was anything she needed. She asked me to stop by and grab some milk. I pulled into the quick mart at the same time as a guy with a ‘69 Chevelle SS396 (blue with white stripes). It was very cool to have two 51 year old GM A-bodies there at the same time! You have way more tire on that than I presently have on mine! Edited September 30, 2020 by Howie 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
