November 14, 2009

6000K HID Headlight Conversion 

Stay tuned...

 

 

 

 

 

November 12, 2009 

 

Turn Signal Lever Billet Cover

 

Before: 

 

 

After:

 

 

 

 

 

November 10, 2009

 

Car Show / Business Cards

Not really a mod. 

However, I give these things out all the time.

 

This is the second revision of my third card. 

 

I had these made because I get asked A LOT

of questions at car shows and cruise-ins.  

 

I got tired of scribbling on scratch paper and napkins. 

I have a card holder on my car show display sign,

and people can just take one. 

I've got the info listed for:

-My webpage

-Email address 

-Forum  

-CarDomain ride page

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 10, 2009

 

Permanently installed armored

steering column lock. 

Made by LOK-ITT. 

The unit has a painted finish.  However... 

...I am having Sharp Customs powdercoat

the armored collar portion in GRAY. 

I might have the second part,

the part that locks on the top,

and extends through the steering wheel

powdercoated in RED. 

(Not sure, might just have the whole thing coated in GRAY.)

The main part of this is four layers of steel. 

This part is permanently installed. 

This gives the vulnerable GM column a suit of armor. 

The second part locks on the top of the

column part with an armor protected padlock. 

When locked on, it extends throught the steering wheel.

I have other security measures in place on my car,

which I won't ever show or discuss.

However, as this is highly visible,

which is the point,

to be a visual theft deterrent

as well as a physical barrier,

I have no problem documenting this here. 

Stay tuned...

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 10, 2009

New "RAM AIR" decal for the

ram-air-box air-deflector

 

 

 

 

 

 

I recommend this seller highly! 

 

 

 

 

 

June 3, 2009 

More Chrome Hardware

from chromebolt.com

Nuts, Acorn Nuts, & Washers. 

For the washer tank,

under-hood fuse box,

& the PS reservoir.

 

 

 

 

 

May 20, 2009 

 

Coming Soon:

 

Custom Billet PCM Holder / Bracket  

 

 

This cover will snap onto the

stock plastic bottom PCM holder.

 

 

It'll have the Buick Tri-Shield logo to

match my Optima Battery Box. 

In fact, Greg made my Battery Box too! 

I can't wait to see my red

powdercoated PCM with this cover! 

 

This billet cover replaces the

stock top cover seen above. 

(That cover is so ugly, that I just don't use it.)

 

Interested in one for yourself?

Greg is making them with the Impala Deer ,

Chevy Bowtie , Buick Tri-Shield ,& maybe

a 9C1 Logo (if there is enough interest). 

Contact Greg: greg@alldimensionsmfg.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 14, 2009

 

Samco Sport Coolant Hoses 

In Red Silicone of course!

 

We also installed a cool new bleeder

valve for the thermostat housing. 

It's nickel plated, & has a provision for a hose. 

We attached a red silicone hose,

& ran it down the front of the engine. 

Now when we bleed the air

from the cooling system,

the coolant runs nicely out the hose,

and not all over the front of the engine,

and on the distributor.  Thanks Tim!

 

Hand made by

Samco Sport in the UK.

  

I installed new stainless

steel hose clamps too.

These stainless clamps are sleeved,

designed for silicone hoses. 

 

I am really happy with these hoses.

They are much better quality and fit

better than the Goodyear Hi-Miler hoses. 

In fact,

the Goodyears were ruined by removing them. 

The material bonded to metal,

to the clamps,& I was surprised at how

they came apart upon removal. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 7, 2009

 

 

Car Show "Do Not Touch" Sign for Dash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 5th, 2009  

New License Plates Arrive

This was not available when

I got the "U-NEEK" plates.

 

I was lucky to get these

"1-OF-1" plates. 

They fit the car's theme a lot better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I dedicated an entire page
to this modification.

See page 15 for full details.

 

 

 

 

March 28, 2009  

 

 

New License Plate!  

This new plate will go

nicely with the car's theme.

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 22, 2009

 

Powdercoated License Plate Bracket 

Installed w/ new chrome hardware below:

 

 

Top two pics show my original bracket. 

 

Bottom two pics show the

freshly coated bracket

done in "almost chrome"

 

 

It's sitting on the original

bracket in these pics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 20, 2009  

Tool Kit

 

Craftsman Professional Tools & Bags. 

Embroidered by my buddy Cesar. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 18, 2009

 

My friend Angel is a bad influence ;) 

He found these on eBay... 

 

Received them on March 22, 2009

 

 

 

It's a set of three brand new

GM Performance Parts

"Special Edition" emblems. 

 

Here they are installed on the valve covers. 

 

 

I like how the bring some

color to the valve covers. 

Especially red ! 

I will have some pin-striping

done in RED & SILVER on

the valve covers,

to tie in the Fuel Rail Covers,

and generally add a bit of color to them. 

 

I know that Tim aka Brodude

will know what to do!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 11,  2009

Had some custom

Buick Motorsports Emblems

made for the Engine Bay and Dash. 

 

 

These replace the

GM Performance Division

plaques.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 10, 2009  

Nickel Plated Coolant Bleeder Valve

& Red Silicone Hose. 

This will look nice,

but more importantly ,

make bleeding the air out of the

coolant system a lot less messy. 

The silicone hose will route down

the front of the engine,

and when bleeding the coolant system,

the bled coolant will not go all

over the waterpump and distributor. 

Note the ridiculously thick silicone hose...

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 9, 2009

New License Plates: 

 

 

I have new custom plates coming. 

Stay tuned.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 4th, 2009

"Another Throttle Body Plate" 

Yeah, another one. 

 

This one is RED powdercoat

with SILVER letters. 

It matches the Fuel Rail Covers well...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 5, 2009  

While not really a modification,

this will help me document

my modifications here... 

 

 

Got the lights today. 

What a difference having

the proper lighting makes! 

Here are some pics that I took after a

few minutes of setting up the new lamps: 

 

 

Now, for comparison is a photo I took before these lights.

It is the best one out of many,

using shop lights and other lights

to try to illuminate the engine bay. 

It's pretty dark.

 

 

This time of year, the RoadMonster

is pretty much stuck in the garage. 

 

Even though I have shop lights in my garage,

it's still too dark to take good photos,

and the flash is too much: 

All I get is a bunch of glare

from all the shiney parts with the flash...

 

Now I will be able to take better

winter garage photos for this page...

 

 

 

 

  December 24, 2008

Installed my new

Kewlauto Red Smoothie C4

Fuel Rail Covers & Oil Cap. 

 

I have wanted a set of these for years.

My wife bought them for me for Christmas.

 

Beautiful craftsmanship.  

 

Here is the passenger cover compared

with my "stock" cover.

 

 

As you can see,

the letters are raised,

and have a mirrored background.

 

Kewl Auto takes new GM covers,

sands them smooth, and paints them.  

 

In this case, they are painted

Corvette Torch Red. 

 

Kewl also paints inside

the Corvette emblem,

and adds the mirrored letters.

 

 

Here is a pic of the passenger side

installed and the driver's side

just sitting there,

waiting to be modified.

 

These covers don't need to be

modified for a Corvette,

but on a B-Body,

the fuel pressure regulator &

fuel lines are in the way,

so modifications are needed

for the driver's side to fit.

The driver's side needs to have a round

notch to clear the fuel pressure regulator,

and it needs either a slot or

two holes drilled for the fuel lines.  

I chose the latter for these covers.  

I drilled two holes,

and used black rubber grommets

for a nice finished look.

 

 

Usually, I just cut a notch for the fuel lines,

and use black plastic car door

edge guard / trim to give it a finished look.

 These covers are way too nice,

and being red,

the notch will really show,

so I bought a 7/8" hole saw,

and some rubber grommets,

said a little prayer cause

I was worried I'd make an

error and ruin the cover...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scorpion Roller Rockers #1036 

1.6 Ratio Self Aligning

Scorpion Roller Rockers for small-block

Chevrolet LT1/LT4 applications.

Rocker ratio is 1.6, and fits

standard 3/8" rocker studs. 

Excellent replacement for

OEM stamped rockers,

and mandatory for

high-RPM operation.

High quality extruded aluminum

construction and

100% MADE IN THE USA.

CNC Machined high strength aluminum

Stronger than Crane Gold and

designed for more valve spring clearance.

Will work on up to 1.550" OD

valvesprings and retainers

Needle Bearing Fulcrum and Roller Tip

Centerless Ground Trunnion, Pin & Roller

Thick walled poly locks machined from

solid steel and black oxide coated

Built to withstand up to 800 lbs of

valve spring pressure and .800" cam lift

Scorpion roller rockers are also

clearanced behind the roller pin

for increased valvespring retainer

clearance over other brands.

September 8, 2008:

More Chrome! 

 

 

 

AC Accumulator Cover

& AC Line Valve Covers.

 

Got this stuff at Ecklers. 

 

The cover for the AC Accumulator fits

right on the top.   Fits great. 

I added more 3M tape than they provided.

 

The Cap Covers are vented,

and go right over the plastic caps. 

The instructions say to wrap masking tape

around the plastic caps, & slide the covers on. 

I tried that, and it didn't seem secure. 

Especially in a high heat environment. 

I used an "O" ring on each cap,

& then sprayed vinyl & rubber dressing on them,

so cap would slide over the "O" ring.

Nice snug fit!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embroidered Spare Tire Cover

August 26, 2008

 

 

Once again our friend Cesar

@ New Imperial Embroidery

did a beautiful job with

the embroidery work! 

 

Thanks again Cesar!

 

The spare tire cover never looked better! 

We have a Buick Motorsports hat

sitting on the tire cover for shows. 

Cesar did the hat too!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) Inner Fender Bolt Kit.
2) Overflow Tank Bolt Kit.
3) Hood Latch Bolt Kit.
4) Windshield Washer Mount Bolt Kit.
5) Hood Hinge Bolt Kit.
6) Master Cylinder Bolt Kit.
7) Polished Stainless Hardware for Fender Braces.

  
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 

I already have a red powder coated

TB Cover with "LT1" engraved in it,
 
but this one with the black

background and red lettering
 
will better match my fuel rail covers.
 
I like the "RED & BLACK" theme

I've got going in the engine bay.

This my "old" one. Looks good,
 
but the black & red one will be a better match.

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
  
  

 

July 4, 2008

 

Polished Stainless Steel

Radiator Support Bolts.
 

These clean up the ends of the radiator support.
 
Mirror Polished Stainless Steel.
 
It's a set of six bolts & washers.
 

 

 

 

 

 
Next I'm gonna buy a set of polished

stainless steel fender bolts.
 
It's a set of 14 bolts.
 
These bolt run along the inner fenders,
 
and essentially frame the

sides of the engine bay:
 
 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
June 29, 2008.

Laser-Engraved Stainless

under hood fuse box lid.

 

 

My friend Ron Abner @ Abner Brothers Laser Art
 
engraved this polished stainless fuse box lid.

  It goes with the

"Buick Motorsports could have built it" look.
 
I had the fuse box cover made

when I bought the original cover
 
that I had (see below) with

the Buick Tri-Shield logo in it.
 
After adding the Buick Tri-Shield

logos to all the under-hood billet caps,
 
I thought the same logo on

the Fuse Box Lid was overkill,
 
so I thought I'd see what Ron could

so with the plain cover that I had.
 
Ron did the engraving on the MAP cover too.
 
 
(Please excuse the crummy photos.
 
Mirror polished stuff is VERY difficult to photograph,
 
and I wanted you to be able to read the engraving,
 
so I held a polishing cloth next to the part.)
 
Once again, here's Ron's contact info:
 

Abner Brothers Laser Art LINK      

 

 

June 8, 2008.

Fuel Pessure Gauge Polished

Engraved Name Plate

 

 

 

 

I kept getting the same question asked

about the fuel pressure gauge:

"What is that gauge for?"

So..........I labeled it...
 
with a nice polished and engraved plaque.
 
You can see it right in front of

the fuel pressure gauge.
 
Now everyone knows what the gauge is for,

and it looks cool too! ;)
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 
June 7, 2008.

Polished Stainless Radiator Support Brackets

 

  These are the two metal rods,

that make a big "X" in front of the radiator.
 
The picture on the left is of an

Impala SS with these installed.
 
The pic on the right is of my car.
 
They are partially hidden by

the ram-air deflector.
 
They can be seen though.

They are really beautiful in person.
 

 

 

 
 

 
 
 
Engraving to MAP Cover
 
June 6, 2008.

Ron Abner @ Abner Brothers Laser Art
 
engraved my polished stainless MAP cover.

 

He is also currently working

on another project for me.

  A much larger stainless

piece that he is engraving.

Stay tuned...

Ron Abner - Custom Laser Engraving

 
   

 

 
 
 
 
 

Received the new custom engraved billet

caps from Shane at Flywheelfan today.
 
WOW!

These things are beautiful!

 

Interested in having your own made?

See page 8 for his contact info...
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

April 27, 2008.

Bought a few more parts today.

Nothing big. Just small stuff...
 
Radiator hose temperature gauge adapter,
 
Billet Heater Hose Seperator,
 
and another Summit Racing

hose clamp kit (#SUM-390500).
 
These are really excellent clamps.
 
They won't ruin your hoses,
 
and let the rubber or silicone

get torn up in the worm gear.
 
This is important if you run the

Goodyear Hi-Miler hoses like I do,
 
or silicone hoses, like Samco's.
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Taylor ThunderVolt

Spark Plug Wires
 

 

Here are the Taylor ThunderVolt

8.2 MM wires installed:
 

 

I found some nice chrome wire separators too.

They are kinda hard to find

that'll accept an 8.2 MM wire.

All the other ones I found would

accept a 7.0-8.0 MM wire...
 
 

 

 
 

 
 
 
  
 
 
The $5.39 Chrome Wiper Motor Mod
 
 

Today (March 31, 2008),

on my way home from work,
 
I picked up a chrome "old school" coil cover.
 
They sell them at all auto parts stores.

After cutting a small notch for the plug base,
 
the coil cover slips onto the wiper motor,

and is an exact fit.

I won't be using the chrome bracket.
 
I think it'll be cleaner without it,

so I glued it on with Silicone.
 
Once it's dry, I'll cut off the zip ties.

I think it'll add the perfect

amount of chrome, IMHO.

Also, I detailed all the wires

going into the wiper plug.
 
See the top pic how bright and clean they are?

 
It's all in the details ;)

What do you think???
 

 

 

 
 
 
March 19, 2008.

Chrome LT4 Valve Cover Bolts.
 

 
Just ordered these from Eckler's. Pretty nice, huh?
 
 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
March 12, 2008.

Polished Stainless Steel MAP Cover.
 

This should look nice with

the other mirror polished
 
stainless steel trim pieces below:
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 19, 2008.
 
Here are my new valve covers.
 
 
Corvette LT4 Composite Valve Covers

with Polished Stainless Steel Trim.
 
 

 

 

Brand new GM Composite Valve Covers, Breather Tube,
 
and a Chrome Billet Oil Cap w/ the Mobil One Logo.
 
Also, new GM Fuel Rail Covers were installed,
 
as the new valve covers don't require the pass side
 
Fuel Rail Cover to be notched for the breather tube.
 
The breather tube enters the side of the valve cover, not the top,
 
like the B Body valve covers.
 
Installation of the fuel rail covers
 
with the composite valve covers is a bit cleaner.
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

Fuel Pressure Gauge. 2-17-08.
 
 
I'm done installing the Auto Meter

1.5" Fuel Pressure Gauge.
 
I bought a cheap 1.5" oil pressure gauge,

just for the gauge panel.
 
1.5" gauge panels are not easy to find.
 
The Fuel Pressure gauge I used is an

Auto Meter gauge that reads up to 60 PSI.
 
To give the gauge a more finished look,

since the front and back is visible,
 
I used a 1.5" brass pipe cap and

drilled a hole for the stainless line.
 
Painted the cap with low gloss engine enamel,
 
and attached the line to the fuel rail.
 
Here's how it turned out.

What do you think???

 

 

 
This gauge matches the

Auto Meter Arctic White 2 1/16"

gauges in my triple A-Pillar pod.
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
          
 
 
 
I'll be adding a set of these

red silicone Samco hoses too:

 

 

I've been putting off installing my

red powdercoated & polished intake:

 

Hopefully I'll get it installed

before the show season ;)

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hood Light Switch w/ Bracket

and wiring relocate

7/28/07

 

The switch is hardly noticable,

and the bracket looks OEM!
 
The wiring is now routed to the side.
 
 
  
 
 
 

 
 
 
    
 
New Alternator.

Tuff Stuff. Chrome.

6/23/07.

 

 

 

 

 

 

My alternator decided it was

time to die on the way to a

cruise in on June 16th, 2007.
 
So, it's time to UPGRADE!

The above pic is of the new

alternator I installed.
 
It is made by Tuff Stuff,

and is all polished & chrome plated.

140 AMP.

Bought it at Jeg's.

Tuff Stuff Part Number 908-8173NA.

I'll be installing a new

Goodyear Gatorback Belt too.
 
We just replaced the belt tensioner
 
and harmonic balancer &

pulley when we installed the new headers.
 
 
 

 

 
     
 
 
 

CIA Tri-Y Headers.

(See page 7 )

June 9, 2007
 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
Complete Cowl Renovation (4/6/07)
 
 
Replaced both cowl vents,

wiper arms, 9C1 wiper blades,
 
all cowl vent attaching hardware,

rear engine bay seal,
 
and detailed out everything in the cowl area.
 
Also cleaned and polished

out the entire windshield.
 
The lower windshield collects a

lot of dirt behind the cowl vents.
 
Take a look at any B-Body,
 
and usually you'll see residue built up

where the cowl vents meet windshield.
 
I had to use a razor blade scraper tool,
 
acetone, and fine steel wool,

but now there is ZERO dirt,
 
residue, etc on the windshield.
 

Everything is as clean as it can get now!

 

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Intake "T" Pipe Ceramic Coated

(3/31/07)

 

 

Dan at Clear Image Automotive

coated the intake pipe
 
with Ceramachrome ceramic coating.
 
Coated inside and outside.

Looks good. Stays cool!

The main reason I did this is

because I didn't like the
 
polished aluminum finish on the pipe.
 
It's nice, but a pain to keep up.
 
The ceramic coating looks good...

and will continue to look good,
 
with a minumum of upkeep.
 
The bonus of staying cool is nice too...
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
Outerwears Pre-Filters

Installed (3/22/07)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Custom Billet Aluminum

Buick Logo Seat Belt

Mount Covers

(3-21-07)

 

 

Made by Greg Suski.

What an artist!

Greg also made my

Optima Battery Box....
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Billet Door Pulls

by Burak (Ondulausa)

(3/17/07)

 

 

These things are beautiful!
 
They fit like factory pieces.
 
Burak recommends

Button Head Allen Bolts

(M6x30mm, or M6x25mm).
 
The finished result is very nice indeed!
 
Burak makes lots of B-Body aluminum pieces.
 
Check out my Favorite Links for his website.

Pics updated April 20, 2007
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
New License Plate!

(3/15/07)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A little detail work:

wiper motor paint

3-13-07

Bought another wiper motor.
 
Was going to coat it RED,
 
but thought that I'd rather

have the motor blend in.
 
just like the coolant and washer tanks.

Kind of a PITA to get to this thing,
 
to swap out the wiper motor,

but it was worth the effort, I think...

 

 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billet Optima Battery Holder

Installed 3-6-07

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Intake Mod.

10/13/06.

Dual filters.

Corvette short-ram 3.5"

mandrel bent intake,

with dual K&N filters.
 
I had to grind a bit

on the IAT sensor,
 
so it could fit into the

little tube at the back.
 
No big deal.

Added a few "O" rings,

and it fits nice and snug.
 
Most importantly, 

the install looks factory.

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
October 2, 2006

Front License Plate

Bracket Delete
 
 

 

 
Had to fill three holes under the chrome trim,

in the bumper.
 
Also, replaced the chrome trim

between the bumper over-riders,
 
since the original one had four holes drilled in it
 
for the license plate bracket.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 20th.

Took some new pics:

 

 
 
June 14th.

All Done!!!
 
Oil leak fixed,
 
new MSD Optispark Cap & Rotor,

Meziere Electric Water Pump,
 
Upgraded Headlight Harness,

Upgraded Battery Cables,
 
Goodyear Hi-Miler Hoses,

and a few other things

were just added.
 
 
 
 

 
 
Update 6-12-06:

Just did the "SMOKE TEST".....

Tested the Meziere Electric Water Pump
and it works!!!!

Tested the new Headlights.
 
Not only do they work,

but they are B-R-I-G-H-T!!!!

Then for the really scary test:

"THE TEST START".
 
She started and idled great!!!!!

Success!!!!

Here are a few pics:

 

 
 
 
I still have a few details to finish,
 
like installing the

Airforce 2 deflector

in front of the radiator,
 
and a few misc fasteners,

but I should be back

on the road very soon!!!!
 
 
 
 
 

 
It is taking a little longer than I expected.
 
However, I am using all new parts,

and not skimping on anything.
 
I want a top-notch job.
 
While I am waiting on a

few more parts I just ordered,
 
I am doing even deeper cleaning

and paint detailing...

 

 

 

 

 
 
Now really is the time to

do many mods at once.
 
So, I'm doing all three wiring

harnesses at the same time,
 
while finishing the

Goodyear hose install.
 
  Got the three wiring harnesses

almost installed.
 
Need to hook power

cable to starter,

then the new battery

cable harness is complete.
 
Headlight harness w/ Hella bulbs is in.
 
Meziere harness is done too.
 
Also, installed a Delphi 2-wire connector,
 
so I can unplug the IAT sensor,

whenever I need to take the RAISS off.

 
Looks nice and factory : )
 
 

Here is why I chose to go

with Innovative Wiring.
 
Here is a pic of my stock negative battery cable

along side Gary's negative battery cable.
 
Any questions?
 
Want some?

Innovative Wiring

 

 

 

 

Here is a little mod you

can do to keep your
 
Innovative Wiring Negative Battery Cable

from coming loose from the ground.
 
I used the coolant tank bolt and nut,
 
and used a steel / rubber wire loom holder.
 
This cable is so heavy,

I was worried it would loosen

the factory screw ground.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Update 6-10-06:

Got the Goodyear Hi-Miler Hoses,

Optispark w/ MSD cap & rotor,
 
and Meziere Pump almost

completely installed.
 
Need a few more hose clamps.

Ordered another set from Summit Racing.
 
Went to Autozone,

and they didn't have anything

nearly as nice as the Summit clamps,
 
which have a liner,

so they won't cut or nick the hoses,

and are 100% stainless steel.
 
Also ordered some black heat barrier tubing,
 
to replace the factory stuff that covers
 
the heater hoses where they are

close to the exhaust manifold.
 
 

 

 
Parts checklist:    

-Water pump drive seal.

-Optispark drive seal.

-Optispark vent harness.

-Optispark shaft "O" rings.

-MSD cap & rotor.

-Meziere Pump.

-Powdercoated waterpump body

(RED) for pump above.

-New temp sensor to waterpump.

-GM water pump face seal.

-Goodyear Hi-Miler hoses.

-Summitracing stainess hose clamps.

-Innovative wiring: Meziere harness.

-Innovative wiring:

Battery cable upgrade kit.

-Innovative wiring:

Headlight harness w/ relays.

-Hella Xenon 80/100 watt bulbs.

-Red silicone MAF boot.

-Goodyear Gatorback belt.

-Detail & deep clean engine.

-Paint & powdercoating to accessories.

-Replace all wire looms.

-Replace bad TPS plug.

-Relocate IAT sensor to air filter,

through RAISS.
 
 
 

 

 

 

Here are the brand new seals installed

MSD Optispark Cap & Rotor Kit.
 
 
 
 
 

Meziere 43 GPM Electric Water Pump.
 
 
 
 
 

Innovative Wiring Harnesses:
Top harness for Meziere Pump.
Middle pic is the Headlight Harness.
Bottom Upgraded Battery Cables / harness.
(see my favorite links for Innovative Wiring's site)
 
 
 

 

Goodyear Highmiler Hose kit

for 1994-1996 B Bodys.

 

 
 
 
 
I am relocating the IAT

(inlet air temperature) Sensor.
 
You can see the IAT plug

on top of the RAISS box.
 
I have ordered a new IAT plug,
 
and am running the wiring

through the RAISS box,
 
so the IAT sensor will

be in the air filter,
 
and not just in front

of the throttle body.
 
I used a rubber grommet with a

1/4" ID for the 1/4" wire loom cover.

See pics below.

 

 

 
 
 
 
I am using MSD's new Optispark

Distributor Cap & Rotor Kit.
 
This is brand new from MSD.
 
This cap and rotor set is much

better than the stock parts.
 
My stock Opti was working fine,
 
but I have it out due to replacing

the seals on the timing cover.
 
What better time to upgrade? : )

The next pic below the MSD Cap & Rotor

is a Meziere 43 GPM Electric Water Pump.
 
This will be installed on a red

powdercoated water pump housing,
 
and will also use a custom harness

from Gary at Innovative Wiring.

  I am having the harness modified to

accept a warning system for the water pump.
 
If the pump fails to operate,

a warning light and buzzer will sound.
 
Also, there is an indicator

light to show that the pump has power.

 

 
 
While I am at it,

I am going to install one of

Gary's Headlight Harnesses.
 
This will do two things:
 
1) replace the garbage stock

headlight wiring from GM.

2) improve headlight output.
 
The last thing I am going to order this

week is a set of Goodyear Highmiler Hoses.
 
I was going to have Samco

make me a set of Red Silicone hoses,
 
but since this blue color

matches my Granatelli MAF Housing,
 
and the price is excellent,

I am going with Goodyear.

 

Here is the Granatelli MAF housing.
 
It is a close match to

the Goodyear hoses above.
 
It will be a nice contrast to all the Red,

Black, and Silver in my engine bay.

 

Here is the Red powdercoated

Water Pump Housing

that I will be using for the Meziere Pump.
 
The Meziere Pump comes with a brass freese

plug for the hole in the rear of the pump.

 

 

Today (May 23, 2006),

I have been taking things apart,
 
so I can replace the Water Pump

Drive Shaft Seal and Optispark Drive Seal.
 
While I'm at it,

I am also replacing all the "O" rings.
 
The valve cover gaskets will also be replaced.
 
I'm going to remove as

many bolt on items as possible,
 
so I can do a nice clean and detail

before I put everything back together.

 

 

 

I know my water pump drive shaft seal

on the timing cover is leaking oil.
 
My Optispark seal may also be leaking.
 
It's hard to tell, cause the oil from the

upper seal is dripping onto the lower seal.
 
I'm just gonna replace everything...
 
and hopefully, no more oil leak.

 

 

These water pump drive shaft and

Optispark seals are not hard to install,

they just have to be installed correctly.
 
They are made of teflon,

need to be installed "dry",
 
and have special tools to install them.
 
Some guys make their own installation

tool out of a modified Sharpie Marker
 
for the water pump seal, but I have the

whole set of Kent-Moore LT1 Service Tools.
 
This kit also includes the tool to install the opti seal..

so it should go on very easily.

 

 

 

Here is the Kent-Moore kit you should

have if you have an LT1 powered car:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
April 6, 2006
 
"ROADMONSTER" & "LT1 5.7" badges

 

 

 
I got these at badgeyourride.com.

They have a fun site, where you can type in your badge ideas,
 
and it shows you how it will look.
 
As you can see, I accurately named my car "RoadMonster"...
 
See the link below for the site.
 
It's not expensive, and they have very fast shipping.
 
 
LINK to badgeyourride.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 24, 2006
 
 
 
RAISS (Ram Air Intake System) Installed
With AirForce 2 Deflector

 

 

Impalaperformance.com

LINK to impalaperformance.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
Other Recent Mods:

Corvette Fuel Rail Cover Kit
 
February 10, 2006

 

 
 
The B-Bodys didn't get the nice fuel

rail covers that the Corvette did.
 
They got the "Home Plate"

and "First Base" intake and covers.
 
These did a good job of

making the engine quiet,
 
and in my opinion,

they don't make the LT1 look like an LT1.

So, like many B-Body owners do,

I added Corvette C4 Fuel Rail Covers.
 
I also added the throttle cable cover.
 
You may notice the lettering

in the covers is nice and red.
 
I bought a decal kit made for these covers.
 
I think the red sets these off nicely.
 
I like the sanitary factory look

that these covers provide....

 

What do you think?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
-The next performance mods will be:
 
-3000 Stall Vigilante or Yank Torque Converter.
 
-CIA tubular cross member (have it)
 
-Hughes aluminum finned transmission pan (have it)
 
-Metco Drive shaft loop. (have it)
 
-Eaton Posi Carrier with 3.73 gears.
 
 
 

 
 
 
Future plans:  See page 14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                               

                                        page 1....................Introduction 

                                        page 2....................Gran Sport Theme 

                                        page 3....................Interior & Trunk 

                                        page 4....................Under The Hood 

                                        page 5....................Transmission 

                                        page 6....................Wheels, Tires & Suspension 

                                        page 7....................Headers & Exhaust 

                                        page 8....................Recommended Vendors 

                                        page 9....................Modifications    You Are Here  

                                        page 10..................History 

                                        page 11..................Restoration & Help

                                        page 12..................Part Numbers

                                        page 13..................Art & 1:25 Scale Model 

                                        page 14..................Future Plans

                                        page 15..................200 MPH Speedometer 

                                        page 16..................Shows 2006 

                                        page 17..................Shows 2007 

                                        page 18..................Shows 2008 

                                        page 19..................Shows 2009

                                        page 20..................4th Annual Salem Roadster Show

                                        page 21..................Upcoming Shows 2010

                                        page 22..................Attended Shows 2010 

                                        page 23..................roadmonster.org

                                        page 24..................page under construction