Patcon

How's the knee? The car? Charles

I didn't understand the comment E-tek. I have some fresh epoxy primer and after 3 weeks it will still rub off with lacquer thinner. Kevin Tetz responded to me on another forum and said it was just the nature of the material. So that appears to be the case...

Cool, Didn't know that could be done... Charles

Steve, Did you plate this with your setup? Charles

I agree with Carl. The price is reasonable for a clean car with a forged turbo intercooled conversion putting down serious power, but it will take a special buyer... Charles

The bearings should all have numbers on them. Get a magnifying glass or some reading glasses and try to find the numbers on the bearings. Google them or talk to a bearing distributor to find a match many bearing houses can help with seals too, the washers I don't know... Charles

Kelly, How long has it been sitting? Has it shifted since you have started working on it again? Charles

E Radatz Motorsports 961 Shallowford Rd NE, Kennesaw, GA 30144 Phone: (770) 926-6609 Charles

Yes but not very cheap... Some one may have a used set... Charles

Eddie Radatz He's not far from you google him and you should be able to come up with some contact info. He should have one laying around. Charles

Waiting with baited breath. Pictures please... Charles

From what I can tell the biggest difference in your car would be fuel maps and spark curve due to the displacement, head work and cam. Unless you do something really different and the reality is everyones maps and curves will be a little different because all engines vary from one to another. Your maps however would be very helpful if I ever build something with a V07 I have laying around . C

That sounds like a good choice C

you'll do fine In most ways these cars are probably simpler than most of the cars you've done. Rust is the biggest issue. The engines are very solid as long as carbs and ignition are good. Electrical is not normally very hard unless a previous owner got happy with the cutters and wire nuts. Brakes are pretty straight forward too. Have fun, we are close in age and I have kids that age too if he shows an interest feed into it. It will make some great memories. Pretty much everything you need to know is here on this forum some where, and the technical expertise is the best bar none. Charles

Welcome, are you good with a wrench? Charles

I will pull one out and send you some info Charles

Bart, Let me know if you still need me to pull the part. I think I would try cutting the race off first. You have nothing to lose from salvaging the existing spindle and Carl is right they are very hard. Charles

Originally an Arizona car so I guess that is possible. Thanks for the help Charles

Light the way... Charles

I have done some programming with the TBI ECU Patton is using. It is what my 95 Suburban I am tuning has. It will do an awful lot fuel maps, spark, idle air, control and electronic tranny etc.. The problem is there are some support groups like 3rd gen that do alot of hacking of these ecu's and reprogramming, but megasquirt is somebodies product so there is better support to help solve problems and less of a need to reinvent the wheel or rely on a forum. No slam on forums but everyone on 3rd gen seems to be doing something different and with a different ECU's so it is hard to find someone with experience for your particular problem. Also for the GM module you need a piggy back chip and a chip burner, etc or an emulator in order to work on your tuning. At least with mega squirt every one is sort of starting with the same system. I believe "six_shooter" is running a GM based EFI on his Z If I remember correctly... I have considered going this route simply because I already know a good bit about the tables and lay out. Charles

Thanks for the info that is good to know. They cleaned up pretty good and after some brake clean and the parts washer they seem to be pretty smooth. Since they are under compression I believe they will be fine. Is there a special lube for them or just axle grease? I wonder about attracting dirt into the grease. I think gritty grease is what the original problem was. Charles

Maybe, what side and how much do you need? What is the best option for shipping? Charles

With a little help from Blue anyone can surely do brakes. I agree a big thank you. Charles

I thought it was a pretty slick setup. For me I will probably dealing with a turbo setup so a stock turbo intake, new fuel rail, larger injectors and more boost. MS would be a way around the original system for tune-ability and custom fuel maps. Charles

Interesting but not cheap. It appears well thought out and well sorted but for the money I would probably go triple ITB's and megasquirt for just a little more. C