Well, new gears and posi are in the process of being installed you can follow that fiasco here and got these to help put the rubber on the road:

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and since we aint no Ivy league family we're just upgrading a portion of the valve train:

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J - can I borrow your spring compressor and sparkplug air hose fitting thing?

Will post as I break things

-Dave

LOL

nice LCA's i bet those cost more than my cam
Jonathan

If they're UMIs, they probably didn't.

lol BTW the difference between GF and "family" is mod money
Jonathan

Collidge-shmollidge.

Them yeller' things look purdy.

Nice pick-up Dave. Who did you buy from?

Summit - between Scoggey Dickens, Summit, Jegs, difference between GMHP rockers (AKA Crane), Comp ProMagnums, and the Crane Gold was about $30 - So went to Summit got it all in one shot saved shipping.

We'll try installing these this weekend and see how/what they do for ET's - Then $$ willing a cam in w/push rods in July/August along with a new opti or at least a cap & rotor. Then start saving for a extra 4L60E cause ya know that will be going soon.

Well got off to a good but slow start - got the rear-end parts all set and squared away with Luc on Friday night!

Sunday started the next set of projects. RR'd the air bag lines - found my leaks thanks for the parts Rob! Then we stripped the exhaust and re-coated it with Eastwood 1200* high temp silver satin coating - looks cool.


W/mother's day we didn't get started until late but we started the roller rocker job. We picked up a compact valve spring compresser (engine bay is tight & new one is tiny and is working good so far), valve stem seals, and a wiper puller this morning. Plus, Advanced Auto had Stoner's "More Shine Less Time" tire dressing on availble and on sale, buy-one get one free!! It's by far the best tire dressing I have ever used and it has not been available in a store near me for ~2 years! - Score!!!

Anyway started the project by removing the wipers, cowl, to remove the wiper motor. Pulled the alternator,and then valve covers. Inside was very clean no sludge, debris, or gunk.

Fun but slow - hey isn't that just so me

Nick is getting some more hands on and is enjoying it - some snaps shots plus one mothers day one!

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Man can you belive that dust hiding under the fuel rail covers - must get that cleaned!!!

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Well - we got one cylinder done anyway - will index everything after they are in - i hope
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Family that lets me play:
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Dave and Nick,

Good seeing you and your Family. Your SS is looking good under the hood.

Thanks for the Tip on the 2 for 1 Tire Spray Sale.
I know BK will be proud of us having those tires looking good.

Dave --- Good luck with the upgrades on your SS.

Happy Mother's Day to all our Mothers and Wives.

Wutz

95 9c1 Big Bad Blue --- 186,000 miles ------------------- 95 SS -- Heavy Chevy --------------------------- Picked up the LT1 Cover from Big Dog Roswell at his Office in Connecticutt when I visited him while he managed MBA Custom Parts.
Impala emblem is original from the early sixties.

Dave,
Our Advance Auto Store on Rte 5 in Albany.
Big Dissapointment today for Wutz. No Stoner Brand tire dressing On Sale.
They had some other tire brand - I think it was Black Magic -- 2 for 1.

Tried out something new tonight for the first time.
"Mothers" Brand -- "Back-to-Black"
Exterior Bumper & Trim Care -- Revitalizes all color exterior Vinyl -Rubber - Plastic and Flat finishes.

My Southern 9c1 that never seen snow or salt while Stationed near the North Carolina / Virginia Border.
All the exterior black trim was faded after 11 years.

After using this product tonight from Mothers,
Seems to clean and put a shine back into the Black Plastic.

Wutz

John - Think the store stock is hit and miss that's why I was so surprised to see Stoner's product there!

Install is going good but slow - didn't get home till 6:15 and didn't hit the garage till 7:30. J - stoped by to shoot the sh#t. By 11:30 had all but two cylinders left - (6 & 8):
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Here is the difference in spring hight uncompressed:
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and the tool that allows you to do this in very tight spaces with no major hassels:
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and they even lined up the blue marks!!!
looking good!
Jonathan
*up to my ears in spackling*

Like those Photos Dave, -- Keep em coming.

Your Valve springs remind me.
When I changed out the original wornout shocks on BBB at 130,000 miles.
The New front shocks ------- actually raised the vehicle up.

Keep up all the work your doing. I'm enjoying the photos and story.

Brenda went round & round with me this morning.
In a good way.

Ideas I have had since winter.
It Boils down to No free time to do the work & No extra cash to do what I would like to do.

Our Son Mike made a simple suggestion at the Breakfast table this morning.
Dad - I'll take BBB off your hands so you do not have to keep fixing it.

This ole mans plan
Mike will get BBB.
Steve will get the GodFather in 4 years.
Dad will keep the Heavy Chevy

Wutz

That's a nice tool ya got there. Now I know how to do valve guide seals, too. Running out of excuses for not doing them on the truck

Peter May and I used that valvespring compressor - nice tool. We also just set the piston to TDC on each cylinder to physically prevent the valves from dropping - saves you from having to pull the sparkplugs.

Back together fire right up - might have to re-adjust the driver side one of the cyl 1, 3 or 5, seems a tad noisier than I'd prefer. I did set them up a bit light - split the difference between 1/2 and 3/4 of a turn after zero lash. That's the good news - Bad news is the water pump has sprouted a leak - oh well better here than on the road! - Now new opti cap or not that is the question!?

lol if you pull the opti, what about timing set??? and gaskets and seals??? and...and... and... though yours is young
course while you're in there.... i hear the 502 is the rochester cam of choice...
hth
Jonathan

Tell me about it!! Gonna save some more $$ and just button her back up with the new WP. Maybe end of season or winter cam & opti.

Well - we did go the cheap route with the opti just put her back in - $1600 in 6 weeks has put us on a "maybe later" routine!! Jonathan I can't fathom what you've got in yours all at once - Wow god bless you buddy!

Didn't plan to spend an evening doing the water pump - easy but a pain at the but since I try to clean and detail as I go - even I got sick of it !!

But on the bright side, axle, LCAs, airbags, e-brake, and eastwood coated exhaust is in and working great. I am going to check & re-adjust the driver side RRs I believe they need it I can hear them vs. pass side - silent. Cranes fit perfectly with no cover adjustments needed. She seems not to run out of breath at the high end of acceleration so 1.6s may have helped if no extra HP then certainly better high end RPM management with the behives. -

Anyway it was fun and I really enjoyed working with my son Nick he is getting really good at the mechanics of these cars! I could not have done it without his help! - Thanks NitrouSS Nick!!

Good Story - Good luck with the SS and it's upgrades.

Servati Performance Team.

NitrouSS Nick & Mad Dog



Dave -- I'm always amazed at the prices of parts.
Compared to the day when we were our Son's age.

Wutz

we were in a similar budget... you have to remember the headers and cats were last summers purchase... along with the rear axle...

we put off the LCA's and slicks for this year... also at some point I want to get a better DS.. my stocker has a bit of vibrations at certain RPM's I have the stocker out of the old parts car that I might throw in, but it needs new Ujoints as well... we'll see... right now I am up to my Ahole in spackling projects... yesterday Caroline and I put a new roof on my shed.. I was on the roof from 645am-8pm... (She had her exercise class and had to work in the AM,)

So will you be at NYIRP this weds???
Jonathan

Have a family function Wend night so I won't be there - If I get the RR's re-adjusted and the car inspected I might go Friday night though.

RR's on 5 & 7 adjusted - nice and quiet now - onto the inspection - might go down to the track Friday night see how she runs with a new rear end and assorted tid bits ! - Anyone else wanna go Friday?

Inspected - guy said will be needing an idler arm - some play now but still passed - anyone have the Moog problem solver idler part number?

Anyone thinking about going to NYIRP Friday night for time trials?
Dave

still dunno yet.. painting the bathroom tonight, if I can get the stumble out of my car tomorrow night and nothing tooo major is going on friday night I'll be IN... (also have to rototill more garden for Caroline tomorrow night.. it is her equivalent to my car obsession) BOTH of my sisters are in town for a few days (one lives in Boston and the other in DC) so i dunno how sucessful i'll be at getting away...
i'll try my best though
Jonathan

Dave, I think it is K6187.