My Pinky project thread...

[3400-95-Modified]

My Project.

Yeah one pic is in the sig... but here are some others.





Now the plans for this car still in the works is, N-Body Knuckles, calipers, rotors, to make my brakes a little bigger and open the option of upgrading to Vette stuff if I want later.

Engine work includes taking the hybrid from my 95 and putting a new cam in it, Much bigger one, some more port work, new valve springs and depending on if I'm crazy I may shave the heads... I doubt it though. Current setup with the cam swap alone benched 285 crank HP, so thats not bad numbers to start with, and then add a 100 shot of juice on top of it

Trans will be the 96 4t60e thats in there with a full rebuild, valve body valves replaced with coated ones, home made shift kit, Gill Younger shift correction kit, EP LSD, and a 3.42 FDR.

I'm gonna need the tuner to make this thing run...

Oh yeah its gonna get painted too, not sure how quick that will happen but I think I'm gonna keep the whole thing the original Raspberry color. Just to piss people off at the strip when I beat them with a pink Beretta... LOL

[3400-95-Modified]

A few updates on the project.

Lowered
Quality Parts...









And then shortly after the motor was ripped out....
Parts Pile


Poor Pinky




Ready to get resealed and put to work.

[3400-95-Modified]

Sealed that motor up and now time to swap it into OLE RED...


I did the full engine swap in 5 hours after going to work and back with the car... The motor was still warm when I was pulling it out... LOL
3:30, just got a nice healthy drink of MM Oil, to oil up the top end and keep it fresh once its out.






5:50 Motor coming out



7:30 3100 bolted in, now the fun stuff...

[3400-95-Modified]

After the 3100 went in I noticed it was a DOG and so was the Hybrid before I pulled it(I thought there were other issues with it), so all signes pointed to the one and ONLY thing that was in common between the two motors... The exhaust... Well the CAT to be more specific.

Pics
Bits and pieces, this is the front inlet side.


and this is the back... you can see the other stuff breaking up clogged everything else that was left.


So I go for a ride to warm up the oil before I change it and well its NOT snowing at ALL when I leave, ends up being white out conditions and takes me 30 min to get home. I had to drive with no headlights on so I could see the road.

Now my car looks like this

[3400-95-Modified]

I got the bump stick with the new cam bearings.

Comparison, WOT-Tech custom grind on left, Milzy stage 1 in middle and Stock on right. You can see the duration difference AND you can see how much material was removed from the base circle to add the lift...

Cam specs,
.050 duration 216/240
Valve lift .517/.568
112LSA 108IC











And Now I had to change from LS6 springs to Comp Cam springs to support the lift.
Nevermind got lift... Got space for lift???

Comp springs and LS6 springs side by side... WAY more room for lift with the comps...


568 lift on a LS6 spring with the lifter colapsing... LOL


Installing the new comp springs.

[3400-95-Modified]

The trans is also getting love...
Pics...

Very clean inside at first glance





Pump and valve body off... If you dont really think about it, its not that confusing....


4th clutches still had original lines in them... Not too shabby for wear.





Stock 96 chain slack check


98 Chain I picked up with new gears. About the same, so I have two good chains.


Stock gears 37/33


Crazy people like Me and Eric Brennan's gears... 33/37


Parts Pile... LOL, time to clean!


4th hub splines almost gone.


Wear and tear on the reverse drum. The new one is hardened.

[3400-95-Modified]

I had the 05 3400 chain on there and then people talked me into replacing it... is this a better chain??







it better be, I just wasted a perfecty good timing cover gasket and probably perminately fuked up my oil pan seal... ROFL

[3400-95-Modified]

I got bored and gave the trans some love yesterday...







And no its not what you think, its a completely empty case, I'm just starting to rebuild the packs, install bushings and seals today... Still waiting on the 4th hub and stove pipe.

[Monzsta]

Nice pics. While you have the trans apart, you might want to consider upping the line pressure by either shimming or replacing the regulator spring with a stronger one. The gear reduction will be putting more torque on the clutches, and you want to make sure they hold.

Oh, and look into the 3900 chain tensioner. It will ensure it stays quiet.

[3400-95-Modified]

No chain tensioner, I'm keeping it simple, its a project car so it wont see many miles.

As far as the line pressure, I'll be doing that VIA a adjustable vacuum modulator... I've never heard of shimming or replacing a regulator spring in a 4t60e.

[3400-95-Modified]

Motors done... now to start in on the transmission...






These TCE's are SO HOT!!!

[johnnymossville]

Yea the TCE 65mm tb is fine. Ben sells good stuff. WOT-TECH

[3400-95-Modified]

Well I got bored and built about 90% of the tranny... Then I got tired... LOL

[Monzsta]

No chain tensioner, I'm keeping it simple, its a project car so it wont see many miles.

As far as the line pressure, I'll be doing that VIA a adjustable vacuum modulator... I've never heard of shimming or replacing a regulator spring in a 4t60e.

The modulator does regulate line pressure, but the maximum default (WOT) line pressure is controlled by the regulator spring in the valve body.

[3400-95-Modified]

I'm gonna look that one up, I cant remember which valve/spring combo that is. Not all that worried right now anyways... I can easily put this car up again later to modify the VB if really necessary.