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pnykillerz28ls1 · 03-21-2013, 06:31 PM

Well im gonna give this another try first post i made i got logged out and it erased everything

This is my second camaro my first was a 5.0 third gen that i loved but just had too much work that needed to be done to it to make it what i wanted so i saved up for this.
i started out with just headers and a few other boltons which was enough to blow the stock 4l60 so i upgraded that to a level 2 performabuilt trans and 2500 converter. after that while driving one day the oil pressure got real low and the gague started acting funny. so i parked it and was already dreaming of doing a turbo set up and figured now would be a good time to do it since i was gonna have to pull the motor anyway i figured id just sell that and the headers and anything else i had and put it towards buying turbo parts.
Plus having it off of the road helped me get all the points back off of my license lol
when i took the motor out i found the wire going to the oil pressure sensor was shot and had been messed with before so i figured thats where my problem came from.
now to the good stuff, getting ready to take off the bumper

Taking everything off to paint

this is when i found out why i got the car so cheap the girl that owned it before me must have hit a curb with it because the seam where the 2 pieces connect on the wheel well came apart and so did the piece that holds the coolant reservoir so i had to re weld all of that so i also filled some of the holes that i wasn't going to need anymore.

this was the first time ive ever welded anything i dont think it came out too bad i know i could have made it look better but i just got sick of dealing with grinding it and everything but its strong and that's all that counts.

masking everything off for paint

i thought i had more pictures of when it was done but i must have lost them also painted all of the other little brackets.

going back together

i was going to do the full drivers side wire tuck but changed my mind cause so much is involved so i just cleaned it up as best i could i relocated the grounds so they cant be seen. and im gonna run the harness under the rad support behind the air dam so at least that part will be out of sight.

Putting new ends on the grounds

Cleaning up the wiring on the headlights, they looked sloppy and half of the crimps were barely hanging on and i wanted everything soldered.

before

after

the loop of black wire is the power for the led's. i know people either love or hate them but i think they match the car well and it will have the power to back up the look when im done haha

Edit: I dont know why the pics are not loading maybe someone can help me out with that im sick of messing with it for today haha

03-21-2013, 06:31 PM	#1
pnykillerz28ls1 Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 13 iTrader: (0)	Cleaning engine bay getting ready for turbo Well im gonna give this another try first post i made i got logged out and it erased everything This is my second camaro my first was a 5.0 third gen that i loved but just had too much work that needed to be done to it to make it what i wanted so i saved up for this. i started out with just headers and a few other boltons which was enough to blow the stock 4l60 so i upgraded that to a level 2 performabuilt trans and 2500 converter. after that while driving one day the oil pressure got real low and the gague started acting funny. so i parked it and was already dreaming of doing a turbo set up and figured now would be a good time to do it since i was gonna have to pull the motor anyway i figured id just sell that and the headers and anything else i had and put it towards buying turbo parts. Plus having it off of the road helped me get all the points back off of my license lol when i took the motor out i found the wire going to the oil pressure sensor was shot and had been messed with before so i figured thats where my problem came from. now to the good stuff, getting ready to take off the bumper Taking everything off to paint this is when i found out why i got the car so cheap the girl that owned it before me must have hit a curb with it because the seam where the 2 pieces connect on the wheel well came apart and so did the piece that holds the coolant reservoir so i had to re weld all of that so i also filled some of the holes that i wasn't going to need anymore. this was the first time ive ever welded anything i dont think it came out too bad i know i could have made it look better but i just got sick of dealing with grinding it and everything but its strong and that's all that counts. masking everything off for paint i thought i had more pictures of when it was done but i must have lost them also painted all of the other little brackets. going back together i was going to do the full drivers side wire tuck but changed my mind cause so much is involved so i just cleaned it up as best i could i relocated the grounds so they cant be seen. and im gonna run the harness under the rad support behind the air dam so at least that part will be out of sight. Putting new ends on the grounds Cleaning up the wiring on the headlights, they looked sloppy and half of the crimps were barely hanging on and i wanted everything soldered. before after the loop of black wire is the power for the led's. i know people either love or hate them but i think they match the car well and it will have the power to back up the look when im done haha Edit: I dont know why the pics are not loading maybe someone can help me out with that im sick of messing with it for today haha __________________ Old Setup= full exhaust, intake, trans, stall, and some suspension New Setup= ls9 cammed 5.3 with turbo and a/c in progress Last edited by pnykillerz28ls1; 03-22-2013 at 11:42 PM.