Thank you DOHC community

[napatiger]

Well I finally got my engine out of the car. And I just wanted to thank you for all of your help. I don't think I would of even tried it with out this site. My Monte.com and W-body.com are cool, but this site is definately the one that made it for me.

Now that it is out I feel like I have lost my virginity....
But now comes the hard part, relationship.
I am going to do the normal stuff. change the gaskets, O2 sensor, and new Catalitic converter.

The stuff I would like to do is...

Put in rear disk brakes.
change the tranny final ratio to the 3.1 motor version.
deck the heads maybe 10/1000th of an inch
get the g-stop ss lines for the brakes.
and finally put in some nitrous until a supercharger is figured out(or turbo)

thanks ben, FFP and dyke*dave for all your help.

If you ever want Napa Valley wine just let me know, I am a wine grower.

Mike napatiger

[dykz34]

You're welcome for the help! It was fun meeting you last month! If you need anymore help, feel free to ask.

[SappySE107]

Sweet, glad we could help Are you changing out part of the final drive with the 3.1 stuff, or going to 3.33 instead of 3.43?

[Anonymous]

Didn't even mention me....And I post double the amount of anyone here. Now take into account my posts count half as much as everyone elses since I am OCCCASIONALLY wrong, and I post equal to everyone.

Ah I win again!

I'm so glad this site is what it is. As much bullshit is talked about and argued upon, we do learn a lot by arguing. I mean look at the threads at W-body and Mymonte, the ones about engines don't even get replies becuz no one knows anything. That is why I love it here. Since most of us work on things ourselves, many peopel get into the same boat that I(or someone else) has been in before.

[dykz34]

Sweet, glad we could help Are you changing out part of the final drive with the 3.1 stuff, or going to 3.33 instead of 3.43?

I believe is he going to swap in the 3.33 differential and sun gear to achieve the 3.73 overall FDR. At least, that's what we talked about.

[napatiger]

Well, I was thinking about the 3.33 and sun gear, but am I going to need special tools for that?
I have a mechanic friend here in napa that rebuilt the 4t60-E for his final at school and he can help me.

Oh yeah, and thanks Aaron You do post alot. It kinda sucks that I can't help more with the community with awnsering Q's but I am just a farmer and all.

I should probably post in Trans section about the FDR or do a search for the best rebuild kit.

The only thing that went wrong when pulling the engine was that I left one bolt on the motor mount that the P side axle goes through, so I had to pull the axle again and fluid went everywhere...got some cat litter for that.

Can I just put a new boot on the outer tie rod and ball joints or should I just get replacements for a total of $200?

I got the new Cat welded on and bolted up before pulling engine, it looks nice.

[SappySE107]

If the ball joints were good but you cut the boots prying them out...you can just put some grease in there and use some silicone (or weatherstrip rubber like stuff like I did) on them. For the tie rod ends, if those aren't bad either but the boots are messed up, you can get new boots and call it a day. If you have any doubts though about either, I would replace them for peace of mind.

[dykz34]

Well, I was thinking about the 3.33 and sun gear, but am I going to need special tools for that?
I have a mechanic friend here in napa that rebuilt the 4t60-E for his final at school and he can help me.

I don't think you'll need any special tools for it. Try PM'ing gpse3400 as he has done this to his tranny before.