Next Years Power Tour Car Part 2

[kwhizz]

Got a couple of issues ironed out today......#1 was getting the oil pan/steering clearance issue resolved.......Now.....almost everyone with a Chevelle / A body LS swap has steering rod end/ oil pan clearance issues where some notching of the pan is required.........After getting the weight of the car on the front control arms today........I then started measuring everything with a load on the suspension.........what I had was a clearance issue turning to the left.....but turning to the right I had plenty of room between the rod end and the oil pan after hitting the steering stops.......so .....after checking every thing out I noticed that the center drag link was not centered to the engine.......after measuring everything six times......I went ahead and centered the drag link , then adjusted the steering rod ends to get everything balanced back out.....I now had clearance in both directions between the rod ends and the oil pan when at the travel limit in both directions..........Got Lucky......the engine must sit just high enough for things to work........









The next problem that needed to be resolved required the engine to be removed for the fix...... when I removed the original Camaro oil pan that had the factory engine coolant heat exchanger for cooling the engine oil........there was a fitting that fed the coolant out of the block to the cooler........when I removed that fitting , the sealant that the factory used ended up galling the thread while unscrewing the aluminum fitting........so ......the threads were screwed up in the block and needed to be repaired so I could screw in and seal the opening with a new fitting that I will make at the shop..........So......In checking the threads it ended up that GM uses a non standard thread.........M28x1.25 pitch...........you can get a 1.0 or a 1.5 mm pitch but not a 1.25.........so.....I had no choice other than to have a tap made by a specialty Tap manufacturer..........Now....Because the threads were galled in the block and didn't want to take a chance of the tap going in on a angle and making things worse.....I made a sleeve that was a slip fit for the tap so I could hold the sleeve on the sealing face of the hole ......this allowed me to keep the tap square ...............Held it in place and started tapping and I got Lucky as it picked up the existing threads and cleaned them out perfectly.......Cool.......I'll make a new fitting tomorrow and get the engine in for the last time ( I hope)........

















Ken

[IM RARE]

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/CharleySucks.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img] just seen the Charlie thing had to click on it lol nice friggin work

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Nice job,

The bushing sleeve works very well over a tap.

Why do you have to make a fitting now? Can't buy one? You didn't change the port size of thread pitch.

Ryan

[kwhizz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ryan1969Chevelle</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nice job,

The bushing sleeve works very well over a tap.

Why do you have to make a fitting now? Can't buy one? You didn't change the port size of thread pitch.

Ryan </div></div>

Ryan .......The old fitting has threads that are bad also and there is a hole thru the center for the old connection hose for the cooler.......so rather than try and seal it up I'll just make a new plug that is solid with no hole in it......




Ken

[SS427]

Great stuff Ken. You are a fabrication WHIZZard!

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

I get it now.

Very professional.

Ryan

[resto4u]

GM is notorious for non standard. Most of there bolt lengths are non-standard also.

[lowmile]

Dang Ken, that's nice work. Ever hear of J B weld?

[Postsedan]

Ever hear of J B weld?
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Sure he has....he keeps it right next to his Master Cylinder Bleeder Kit [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

Dan

[kwhizz]

Got the engine put back in today hopefully for the last time.........had to go and get a new yoke for the driveshaft......measured everything and having the driveshaft made........Everything else bolted up beautifully