Six_Shooter's money pit and time vampire... v.240Z

[caffeine]

The bore size is 5mm different, plus aren't the LZx gaskets notorious for leaks? When my Firebird blew both head gaskets it still had tons of power; in fact off idle it didn't really run different, it just smoked white like crazy at idle. No smoke while boosting though.

I think I took out a head gasket. LOL



The car was pulling like a monster too. My ECM dropped into LHM for some reason and rattled the engine a bit, then started smoking. Still made lots of power though. haha

Oh well, new head gasket should take care of it. I'll likely pull the head(s) off tomorrow, even just to see what I'm dealing with.

Has anyone tried the LZx head gasket on an LX9? I know people say it won't work, but has anyone actually tried or have they just looked at the bore size difference and decided to stop there?

Here's a video I took while shoveling the driveway back in January. I posted it to Facebook, but never got around to posting it here, until now, now that the snow is mostly melting away...

Piktarz!


So this time the base plate broke in half:





The New Mount

I started with a piece of 3/16" plate and made every part from it. I had to stack some pieces together to get the thickness I needed in certain areas.


Plug welded the main pieces together, along with edge welding


Test fitting in the car. I found that I had to add the extra portion on top like the old mount, so that the idler pulley would clear the water pump pulley with enough space that I was comfortable with.


painted:


Installed:


And the brace I added more recently. The bracket that I was using previously is still attached to the back of the alternator and the block, this one is just added to the front side, to take some of the leverage off the other mounts.

Car is fixed, I started from scratch and made it from mild steel this time. I'm also going to add a brace to it that should help alleviate any future issues.

Pics later.

You guys had to ask for an update, didn't you?

Alternator mount broke again, this time it broke the base plate completely in half. I knew the material was too soft, once I welded it the first time, but I was hoping that the gussets and re-enforcing would have proven reliable. New alternator mount design is in the works.

No real updates, I've done some other stuff to the car, like put on a different forward diff mount, and a few other small things. Still no video, I haven't been able to find a good action cam for a price I can afford. The one I did buy was too cheap and didn't even work out of the box, so I didn't exchange it for another might be just as bad...

[34blazer]

any updates?

Share some enjoyment with the rest of us! Video?

[ericjon262]

any updates?

[ForcedFirebird]

Here you go.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Swann-Freestyle-1080p-HD-Waterproof-Action-Sports-Video-Camera-w-LCD-Viewer-/121252025787?pt=Camcorders_Professional_Video_Cameras&hash=item1c3b2f15bb

Check out woot.com for sports cameras. They have all the same features as GoPro (including a remote and LCD screen) for about $100.

We have a Swann Freestyle, same deal, can get them on evilbay for about $120.

I can't deal with a site that has almost no organization/categorization, and no way to search for a specific item. My OCD tendencies make me cringe trying to find anything on that site.

[ForcedFirebird]

I'm looking at cameras to see which one would be good and affordable to get some video. I can't justify $400ish on a GoPro right now.

Check out woot.com for sports cameras. They have all the same features as GoPro (including a remote and LCD screen) for about $100.

We have a Swann Freestyle, same deal, can get them on evilbay for about $120.

[caffeine]

I imagine Ben can tell you more about my cam than I can

[1QUICKHATCH]

I think TSC has some cheaper action video cameras on sale this week, $50-150 emerson and a bullet cam... might be worth taking a look at

[caffeine]

All I know is that without a turbo my Fiero fell flat on its face around 5200 rpm. The dyno confirmed that too.