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Forum: South East Region
04-19-2013, 05:49 PM
Replies: 488
Views: 13,884
Posted By Will71

Re: Florida Gathering!!

Man, I would LOVE to attend something like the DuPont show. Unfortunately, I work on saturdays, so I miss out, every time. I hear there's a show in Gainesville on sundays somewhere, that I'm hoping...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
04-15-2013, 11:59 AM
Replies: 505
Views: 35,395
Posted By Will71

Re: Have you named your Cars?

Well, time to update mine, I guess. Sam (page 7) is long gone, sorely missed, and succeeded by this:

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Forum: Members Firebirds
04-02-2013, 11:54 AM
Replies: 2,488
Views: 363,193
Posted By Will71

Re: Post your firebird pics

Well, I went and got myself another bird. Here she is... yet to be named, a 1986 base model v6. The interior looks immaculate. The previous owner kept it garaged, drove it rarely, and it just rolled...
Forum: South East Region
08-16-2012, 02:19 PM
Replies: 1,327
Views: 91,846
Posted By Will71

Re: Florida thirdgens

I just sold mine on craigslist for 200.00. The guy I sold it to said he was going to sell it for parts. I was hoping he'd changed his mind and decided to rebuild it. Oh well. Wishful thinking on my...
Forum: South East Region
08-16-2012, 07:46 AM
Replies: 1,327
Views: 91,846
Posted By Will71

Re: Florida thirdgens

Does it by chance look like this:
Forum: South East Region
08-16-2012, 07:41 AM
Replies: 1,327
Views: 91,846
Posted By Will71

Re: Florida thirdgens

Nope, you definitely can't.
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Wanted
08-06-2012, 06:43 PM
Replies: 0
[FL] WTB 2.8 v6
Views: 309
Posted By Will71

WTB 2.8 v6

As title says, i'm looking for a Chevy 2.8 to put in my 89 firebird. The 2.8 that was in there was seized up and i'm looking for a direct replacement. A complete engine would be ideal, so there's...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
07-01-2011, 08:37 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,026
Posted By Will71

Re: I need help please

I now have the pcv on the passenger side going into the front of the carburetor, and the fresh air on the driver's side, and I put a cap on the stem coming out of the intake manifold where the pcv...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-30-2011, 12:03 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,026
Posted By Will71

Re: I need help please

Okay here's the test results. The car no longer diesels when I shut it off. The temp gauge in passing gear is 2 lines shy of 220, normal driving it stays at the middle mark between 100 and 220...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-30-2011, 11:00 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,026
Posted By Will71

Re: I need help please

It is an auto trans. And it is the supply, not the return. the return doesn't touch the tubes. The lines from the tank to the engine bay are metal, then rubber hoses are attached to those that go...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-30-2011, 10:30 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,026
Posted By Will71

Re: I need help please

Where the fuel lines go into the fuel pump (external, mechanical), the one coming from the fuel tank rests up against a metal tube that goes into the rediator. That tube gets hot and I keep pulling...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-30-2011, 10:13 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,026
Posted By Will71

Re: I need help please

Someone on another forum, a local club that i'm friends with, informed me that the driver's side should NOT be attached to that T, and advised on how to fix it for troubleshooting purposes. So here's...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-29-2011, 08:35 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,026
Posted By Will71

Re: I need help please

So far, on this matter, in order:

Checked all fuses.

Switched plugs and wires. Checked for spark (present in all).

Took off the top half of the carb, removed the small tubes, cleaned...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-29-2011, 02:41 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,026
Posted By Will71

Re: I need help please

Just pulled the valve cover off. First thing I noticed is that the cork gasket is soaked all the way through with oil. So that needs replacing. Turned the engine over everything looks like it's...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-26-2011, 06:55 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,026
Posted By Will71

Re: I need help please

I was looking through a box of parts in my garage and found a distributor cap with an electronic ignition module in it. It was brand new. I'd forgot I bought it to put on the old engine years ago. So...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-25-2011, 12:00 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,026
Posted By Will71

Re: I need help please

Honestly, I don't know much about carburetors. I don't know how to check anything on them. But yes, it did sit for about a month with no fuel while I removed the old engine and prepped the new one...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-25-2011, 09:00 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,026
Posted By Will71

Re: I need help please

The fan is the kind that's run directly from the engine. It's not electric.




The coolant I have in there is the mixture type, part coolant and part antifreeze. When I take the thermostat out...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-24-2011, 10:04 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,026
Posted By Will71

Re: I need help please

Thank you for replying.

It seems to crank normally after it gets warm, it just takes a few minutes. I'll pay more attention to it next time and let you know.

I don't know about the valves, I'll...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-24-2011, 02:17 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,026
Posted By Will71

I need help please

I recently put a re-manufactured Chevy 350 Long Block Crate Engine in my 1986 Trans Am. For a while, everything ran great. But now I'm having some problems that are starting to annoy me to no end...
Forum: Brakes
05-16-2011, 04:33 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 608
Posted By Will71

Re: Brake problem. Any Ideas?

I think you're right. I just followed some steps from another site:

while the engine is off, press the brake pedal several times, hold 15 seconds. It should not move... pass

press brake pedal...
Forum: Brakes
05-16-2011, 03:34 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 608
Posted By Will71

Re: Brake problem. Any Ideas?

Update: I've noticed that now it isn't just when backing up. It's any time I press the brake now. If I ease into it veeerrryyy slowly it's fine. If I press it normally while coming to a stop at a red...
Forum: Brakes
05-14-2011, 08:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 608
Posted By Will71

Brake problem. Any Ideas?

When backing up, I've got to really press the brake pedal very hard to stop the car. Then when going forward, it's still hard for 2 or 3 presses, then goes back to normal.
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
03-23-2011, 07:45 PM
Replies: 505
Views: 35,395
Posted By Will71

Re: Have you named your Cars?

My car sort of named herself. My daughter and I were taking the graphics off so I could paint it, and she stopped without taking all of the letters off the door. Since then, the nickname has sort of...
Forum: Engine Swap
02-04-2011, 06:50 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

Well, here it is, all done.

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http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww183/wil31671/SNC00035.jpg
Forum: Engine Swap
02-03-2011, 12:33 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

Taking the advice from someone, I looked under the hood and found a flat, braided wire attached to the firewall, and hanging loose on the other end. I attached the loose end to the engine and it...
Forum: Engine Swap
02-02-2011, 04:00 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

Change the oil after 500 miles, check for leaks, change after another 500. Don't maintain any high rates of speed and take it easy until after about 1200 miles.
Forum: Engine Swap
02-02-2011, 03:50 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

Thanks for the info on the cables. They're the same ones I had before when the 305 was in. I'll look into the possibility of replacing them.

For the oil, I've got joe's break in oil with zinc....
Forum: Engine Swap
02-02-2011, 03:03 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

They are flat tappet. Would poor timing be a cause for the positive battery cable to get hot to the touch and the negative battery cable to get so hot as to melt the rubber bushings?
Forum: Body
02-02-2011, 08:56 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 524
Posted By Will71

Bumper fabrication question

So I have a 1990 Trans Am donor car for my '86 Trans Am. I've pretty much stripped everything off of it that I can think of. I was looking at the front bumper, and started to think. The only reason I...
Forum: Engine Swap
02-01-2011, 08:18 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

Here are the shots of the engine going in, and the car jacked up to put the hedders in from the bottom:

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Forum: Engine Swap
01-31-2011, 10:25 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

So... I had a little hiccup with the top tranny line going into the radiator leaking, caused by the threads in the radiator completely stripped. I took the radiator from the '91 sitting in my...
Forum: Engine Swap
01-29-2011, 09:22 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

Got the transmission hooked up, and the engine back in the car. Spent most of the day yesterday trying to get the freaking hedders back in. I had to jack the car up and go in from the bottom. The...
Forum: Engine Swap
01-20-2011, 02:54 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

I figured... why not? Vettes have their symbol, Camaros have the Chevy symbol, why can't I have a Firebird symbol?

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Forum: Engine Swap
01-19-2011, 08:41 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

Harmonic Balancer is on. Tomorrow I'll install the flexplate and torque both down, then the torque converter, then it'll be ready for install. Just need to wait for someone to help me attach the...
Forum: Engine Swap
01-18-2011, 12:55 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

It turns out that i'm definitely NOT going to have any clearance issues. With this manifold, I don't need a the square plate adapter (or any adapter), so I actually lost an inch. Right now I'm...
Forum: Engine Swap
01-18-2011, 12:40 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 721
Posted By Will71

Re: Fd up V6 to 2.5 4cyl, NEED HELP AN INFO

I'm in the process of my first swap as well. Here's my thread: https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/engine-swap/599310-305-350-swap.html

The main thing you want to do is make certain that all of the...
Forum: Engine Swap
01-17-2011, 09:20 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 721
Posted By Will71

Re: Fd up V6 to 2.5 4cyl, NEED HELP AN INFO

first of all... check to see if the engine in the s10 is 2 main or 4 main bolts. Those are the bolts that hold the engine in place. If it's a 2 bolt main, then there shouldn't be any problem. I've...
Forum: Engine Swap
01-16-2011, 06:37 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

One more good full day of working on the engine. Here's what I did today:

Oil pump and rear mail seal stuff installed:

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Oil pan installed (timing chain cover done yesterday):
Forum: Engine Swap
01-15-2011, 07:39 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

Finally, a nice day today. Low 60s. I was able to finish cleaning and paint the engine bay:

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Forum: Engine Swap
01-10-2011, 07:52 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

Sweet. Thank you for that bit of info. I feel better now knowing that there wasn't an errant wire hanging around somewhere. I'll just get a plug to fill that hole.
Forum: Engine Swap
01-10-2011, 01:14 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

I soaked it with Advance Auto Engine Cleaner. The rain has stopped and I just went out to look at it... it's tons better now. Just a few spots of buildup in small crevices.

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Forum: Engine Swap
01-09-2011, 09:23 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

Shots of the engine bay, sans engine:

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Look at all that oil and grime. I've got a LOT of cleaning to do.
Forum: Engine Swap
01-09-2011, 09:15 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

What is this part? It screws into the head, and has a wire clipped to it. I *think* it's the engine temperature sensor, but I can't find a pic of it on the internet.

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The one in the 305...
Forum: Engine Swap
01-08-2011, 09:20 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

Shot of the hood removed:

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Took off the cross member and jacked the rear of the tranny a bit, unhooked the starter wires, removed the engine. It was too dark when we finished so I'll have...
Forum: Engine Swap
01-08-2011, 09:02 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

$250.00
Forum: Engine Swap
01-08-2011, 08:36 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

Will do. If you're looking for a 305, I also have a 91 GTA with a 305 TPI sitting in my driveway. I bought it for a parts car. I got everything off of it that I want and now it's just sitting there...
Forum: Engine Swap
01-08-2011, 06:12 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

The only thing that I know of that's wrong with it is that it has 25 years of gunk in it. But, alas, I have someone interested in buying it already.
Forum: Engine Swap
01-08-2011, 09:40 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,261
Posted By Will71

Re: 305 to 350 swap

I took them all off mainly because I had nothing to do while I was waiting to get an engine lift. But also because the hayne's said so.
Forum: Engine Swap
01-07-2011, 10:45 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 527
Posted By Will71

Re: '86 T/A 305 to 350

KrisW... I've got an Edelbrock 600 cfm carb that I'm transferring over from the 305 to the 350. The intake manifold is yet to be determined, but more than likely an Edelbrock Performer of some type....
Forum: South East Region
01-07-2011, 09:23 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 7,216
Posted By Will71

Re: STOLEN 1984 Elcamino SS

I put the word out down here in Florida.
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