Stupid Mod #1:
Had no way of keeping the fuel cap from off the paint - don't know why it'd bother me, but it did. So I added one of those 3M hooks on the cover, and use it for holding the cap:
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Changing the Transmission fluid:
Draining the old:
Looking forward from the back... ...And looking left up at the drain
Royal Purple Synchromax (on left) vs. old OEM Dextron III ATF:
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Speed Inc's CAGS Eliminator:
Looking upward at the side of the transmission housing - it's basically a resistor bypassing the CAGS mechanism.
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Installing the B&M Shifter:
Removing the shift boot and weather seal... visible here is the dreaded early-run "black weather boot"
The white plastic dust cover of the stock shifter mechanism had rusted-in bolts, which I needed to eventually cut off to get access to the mechanism.
With the new shifter in place (and held in with alot of red Locktite) - the black weather boot was reversed in direction to allow the full range of shifter motion.
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And here's a little with engine dress-up...
I was having some fun with my airbrush and decided to paint a new set of FRC's:
Got a spare Corvette set off eBay, then covered the lettering.
Then painted the FRC's black and added some flames.
Here, I'm test-fitting the right side
And the final result:
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What's next?
As for power mods, there's these:
I'm waiting to get these back from a machine shop to put them on... Might have to add roller rockers and new springs, too!
