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  1. Wade

    Return line delete possible??

    Correct me if I mis-read anything. So the reason you want to delete the return line is because the return fitting is broken off the sending unit? The TBI has a built in regulator, it is designed to operate with a regulator, and the pump may have a short life if it is run with a regulator that...
  2. Wade

    Best valve cover gasket.

    I like to grab the stock orange valve cover gaskets from the junkyard.
  3. Wade

    Some thoughts on mods

    I put a steering stabilizer on my truck and it seems to help with bump steer. If you don't have any bump steer problems, I can't imagine you would see any difference.
  4. Wade

    Broken valve cover bolt

    Little tiny left hand drill bit and easy out has always worked for me in such situations.
  5. Wade

    Simple Mark VIII Electric fan install

    A bearing on the fan started squealing and seized within about 10 miles and I had to go back to the clutch fan. I never actually got much chance to test it.
  6. Wade

    Mounted fire Extinguisher

    I mounted mine on the front of the driver seat bracket. Until I took it out and put it in my Firebird. . .
  7. Wade

    My other project- 1989 Base Model Firebird

    Finished up the roll bar structure Made a proper exhaust to compliment my headers With a set of KYB rear shocks installed, the suspension and chassis portion of this build is more or less wrapped up. Car handles super. Now it needs more power.:driver: L05 block, vortec rods and valetrain...
  8. Wade

    My other project- 1989 Base Model Firebird

    I like it, looks cool and it's very easy to read. Bit of a pain to install though. I ended up making a standalone harness for the gauges.
  9. Wade

    stuff that catches my eye

    https://greenbay.craigslist.org/cto/d/manitowoc-99-gmc-2500-turbo-charged/6991009508.html
  10. Wade

    My other project- 1989 Base Model Firebird

    The exhaust I had built off the factory manifolds has to go now that I have headers. My first attempt was a set of homemade mufflers. The header flange and a short section of tubing with the flex coupling is my "permanent" exhaust. Then there are V-band turbo flanges. The idea is that I can...
  11. Wade

    My other project- 1989 Base Model Firebird

    I've done a few things on the car, but with school starting I am a little bogged down. I couldn't get the oil pressure gauge in my Intellitronix cluster to work properly. I tried a new sending unit and everything, so I just got an auxiliary gauge to mount on an A- pillar gauge pod. I cut a...
  12. Wade

    Tire Poll

    I have a set of the BFG KO2's on my truck and they are great. Real quiet, good in the wet or on gravel. Really great in snow, too.
  13. Wade

    Motor Mounts on 350 Small Block

    Well, that would be 2" too short!
  14. Wade

    My other project- 1989 Base Model Firebird

    I haven't taken many pictures lately of what I have been doing, and I forgot what all I have done since my last update. Coilover conversion on the front Made a strut tower brace to go along with the coilovers. It has a sandwich plate on the strut tower and the firewall braces are spaced...
  15. Wade

    Fuel millage

    12city- 15HWY. 1994, 350 TBI/4L60E , Ultimate TBI mods, TBI spacer, open element filter with cowl induction hood. vette servo, Long tube headers, 2 1/2" true dual exhaust with 12" glasspacks. 3.73 gears, 295/75/16's
  16. Wade

    Box in frame

    https://www.gmt400.com/threads/boxing-doubling-the-rear-frame-on-my-sasd-1997-k1500.24994/ https://www.gmt400.com/threads/anyone-boxed-their-frame.31594/ Here are a few threads about it
  17. Wade

    My other project- 1989 Base Model Firebird

    For now it is just a street car, I hope to get it to the drag strip and autoX eventually.
  18. Wade

    My other project- 1989 Base Model Firebird

    I've started bodywork. Worked on the dash a little, made some aluminum plates to cover the former vent holes. Made a radio pod. I deleted cruise control, so I made a new turn signal stalk. I welded a length of threaded rod to the metal insert of broken factory stalk and put a chrome knob...
  19. Wade

    Old member, newly active

    Dude, sweet ride :waytogo:
  20. Wade

    My other project- 1989 Base Model Firebird

    Made an exhaust. It's a 3 1/2" ebay magnaflow ripoff. I ordered a 2 3/4", but they sent me the wrong one. Fortunately, it worked great. It's a side exit under the driver rocker panel. Got an AFR guage on and prettied up the exhaust manifolds. Ground off unnecessary metal, smoothed them and...
  21. Wade

    My other project- 1989 Base Model Firebird

    Put some stuff together. A buddy helped me bleed the brakes and we thrashed the thing together the rest of the way just to take it for a christening spin. The shop lamp air cleaner and open manifolds were the key to victory.
  22. Wade

    My other project- 1989 Base Model Firebird

    Little bit of progress. I have been fixing the rusted out seams in the rear wheel wells, as well as a few other dinky things. Founders strut mounts to replace the stock rubber deals. Put in a kill switch for the battery. These little clips for the brake lines have been my nemesis ever...
  23. Wade

    My other project- 1989 Base Model Firebird

    Accessories on. Took a trip to the junkyard for some goodies. Pulled a few of those fuel line quick disconnects off some European cars, braided plastic sleeve to put over fuel lines, weatherpack connectors, and radiator bushings. Made a strut tower brace. Barely fits around a 14" air filter...
  24. Wade

    Safe to drive with broken sunshell/sungear?

    I'd buy that off you right now if I was in Tennessee.
  25. Wade

    My other project- 1989 Base Model Firebird

    Engine is in Fancy little throttle return spring bracket Test fit the trans. Looks pretty sweet. The subframe connectors make for a really convenient jack point. Gloss grey painted on the newly patched floors.

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