in the photo where you can see the steering wheel i notice on the rear console there is something mounted between the window switches? what is it? a 12 volt outlet? mine has nothing there!!!! Could i really have missed an upgrade??? lol

 

ya it is a 12v, the car had 5/6 of them, one in the glove box one near the radio, that one then 3 in the trunk that were the definition of sketchy so i removed those right away. im really digging the ratty look of the front cant wait to get the engine in it.

 

so i picked up a stock 700r4 for cheap. 250 CAD. it seems to be in order so im going to give it a good clean one of these days and hopefully not have to rebuild it. Also i have 2 winter tires forsale if any of you guys are interested, 215/70/15 Cooper Articclaw tires, used for less than 2000kms. willing to ship




heres the trans

 

Good choice on the trans, make sure you run a cooler and I wish I had got a higher stall converter, stock is about 1600, 23 to 2600,to cut down on the creep when at idle. I had it in my car and drove about 20 miles and burnt up the 3 and 4 the clutches, typical for these trams if run low on fluid. I bought a kit, Kevlar band, shift kit and a book and rebuilt it. If you can do a motor conversion a 700r4 is in your skill set! 250 miles later it still works awesome, smoke tires in 1 and 2 gear.

 

so ive run into a snag... my oil pump has an aftermarket pickup soooooo it wont clear the oil pan... 8.99 on summit for the stock pickup should be here on wednesday along with some gaskets. buildin aint easy.

 

ive looked for a book but cant seem to find one i like, can you tell me which one you got.

 

There are a lot out there, most of them are just pictures and no real info on tear down and INSPECTION. The Haynes Techbook general motors automatic transmission overhaul 10360 is a good book. It covers the thm200, thm350, thm400 and thm700-r4. You will only use one chapter, 44 pages, but it covers everything.

in addition to those other parts listed, i also got a corvette servo, which is better for shift response and greatly increasing the life of the trans as the clutches will engage faster, less slipping and less wear.

The shift kit I got was a SK 700-G shift kit by transGo. it involves drilling out the pump housing for more oil flow lots of new springs, drilling holes in the plate and a redesigned TV that is suppose to prevent the common problems caused by it.

 

so the engine is done. New oil pickup, new camshaft and a few other little bits and pieces but shes done. Just need to set valve lash and were good to go. No power steering, figured im young enough still to be able to survive with out it. (im 20 by the way) but everything else went together well.

 

the resto is slowing due to canada weather garbage... i hate the cold... but i tried to dissassemble my old 4.2 and cant get the intake mani off.... i tried everything im temped to grab my airchisel and ... have some fun.. help please.

 

I had to resort to a deadblow hammer to get mine off! would have been easier to remove mine whilst head was still on engine! not on a bench!! Good luck!

 

 

Has anyone ever gotten rid of te "gutters" that go along the doors and windows? id like to see some pictures because i think rust may have bitten mine

 

got the gutter trim off and NO RUST like at all, such a happy find, also fund rust on the drivers floor, grabbed a hammer and JUST SURFACE RUST, thank god haha will be working on the front suspension next

 

Just surface rust is SUCH a good thing, sunchip!
We should all be so fortunate.
(';')

 

Is 9.02:1 compression too high for 8 pounds of boost?

 

Just read through your past postings, I have been where you are going re: the refurbishing your car.... as well I am from Montreal initially and understand the salt on roads issue (and the resulting rust).

If I were you I would invest in some steel brushes, as drill attachments for removing all the surface rust ANYWHERE and applying a liberal coat of POR 15 over the cleaned surfaces.. You will not regret this bit of extra work. I refer to this step in the refurb process as "foundation work".

More importantly (from the photos) pull the windscreens and do the windscreen channel repairs, not that hard to do, and again very well worth it (foundation work) These cars leak like a sieve from windscreen corners that have rusted through from water settling behind the "finishers".

Otherwise all the work you do on the floors will be for only a short while as water will continue to leak from these locations and you will be back to square 1 - battling surface rust and more.

Another matter most folks do not take into consideration is, the water that does enter into the cabin and come to rest on the front floors / under the rear seat area, will set up a damp atmosphere in the cabin and promote surface rust on wiring contacts behind the dash. Funny things happen then.

Paint the floors with POR 15 after floor cleaning - never worry again.

Ask me how I know...

My car is now bone dry - no molding or terrible smells of rotting carpet.

I did not use the windscreen finishers upon replacing the windscreen
I filled the channels to the brim with windscreen sealant and wiped off the excess.

 

just ordered brakes, bushings, springs, sway bars, bearings, shocks, mounts and other things im probably forgetting to mention. grand total 6 grand canadian

 

parts parts parts

going to paint the calipers to extend theyre good looking ness, ebc pads, upgraded sway bars, trans kit, and new shocks more on the way

 

let us know how those KYB's work out. I'm tempted to try them,; maybe too firm!

 

im looking for a firm ride though, but ya as soon as i get things together ill let you guys know