250 GTO - the enemy within!

[Zedn]

Nice work Peter.

Its looking great!

[PeterAllen]

I can't believe the difference the bling items make. As much as I've pictured it in my mind a thousand times, when they are actually attached to a painted body all the pain and cost issues are wiped away.

[PeterAllen]

Desperate to do anything other than bodywork. Here is the latest avoidance activity.

Ferrari have two knobs on the valve covers. They are just grab knobs and the cover is actually secured by bolts around the base. Two of the four centre line securing bolts on the LS1 line up close enough with the Ferrari grab knobs so I've made up some items to make it all work. I just hope there is enough pressure to seal the cover sufficiently.

I used the spacer from the original LS1 covers


Replica Ferrari knobs are about $40 each, plus postage. I got 20 delivered to my door from China for $9:41. I used a vice, a hammer and a bastard file to create a knurl on the knob.




All done.


I painted the covers with crinkle black and they looked awful. I've taken it all off and might try crinkle finish powder coating.

[PeterAllen]

Bill I actually do prepare a quarterly diary for a few mates and interested parties but it is approaching War and Peace in length, In honor of Jerry and Elaine I'm thinking of calling it War: what is it good for?

It has been a while since I posted but I have been steadily working away. The engine and most of the drivetrain are fitted - just finished the drive shafts yesterday. The devil sure is in the detail on these projects, while I carefully designed and completed a trial fit of all the components I'm finding lots of limited access or interference issue when everything is bolted together.

Some of the components are also having a last minute design change. For example I have changes the parking calliper mounting design. For the clutch I used the original GM clutch hard line and it was a PITA due to the narrow clearance to the transmission tunnel - I'll swap to a flexible line next time i drop the gearbox.

I could go on and on about the numerous install problems I've encountered but it's easier to say that the number of holes in the shed walls caused by a tool being hurled through them just about corresponds with the number of fit issues I've encountered!

Original parking brake mount.


Modified mount




Over length axles


Machined to length and circlip grooves cut.




Ready to install




Postscript - I dropped into the local GM dealer to buy 8 new circlips for the CVs. The chap said he would have to get them in and quoted $16... EACH! I said "I only wanted the circlip not the bloody CV". Lucky for his building I wasn't holding a metal object. I dropped into the local bearing shop and purchased 9 circlips for under $5.