gothicsera
OBS Enthusiast
Seems only sensible that I make some sort of build thread. There's not that many of these trucks over in the UK and even less owned by a girl. 
I do most stuff myself. I also build motors and transmissions for other people... so yeah. I'm kinda most guys worst nightmares 
I picked it up around a month ago, in pretty tidy condition considering its age. It was the cheapest one I could find and it does have a few issues that I'll be working my way through fixing.
It's a TBI 350, slow as hell. I bought it for towing my 2nd Gen Camaro to the strip on weekends. I race that with Outlaw Street in the UK...
First thing I did was give it a good service and changed most of the fluids, the only one left is the front and rear axles, I just need to get some oil for those.
Given that it was so slow I gave the throttle body a service, turns out it didn't fix the problem, but hey it's clean, and I did some quick modifications to it as well.
The sound system left a lot to be desired, so I fitted a Pioneer head unit, Kenwood KAC-M1804 amp and some Focal front speakers. It now sounds much better but I think it would benefit from an upgrade to the rear speakers too. I'm just saving up, and getting the courage to swap them.
The transmission started slipping on the 2-3 shift at more than about 30% throttle, so I got some parts to do the rebuild on it. I've done a lot of 4L60/700r4 transmissions now... some minor upgrades while it's out to HEG frictions, a better band, steel apply pistons and a HD2 shift kit. However I'll probably save these parts for my new transmission....
The motor smokes a little bit when you lift off the throttle, did a compression check and all cylinders were at 170-175psi warm. So I'm sure the bottom end is good. I expect it's just the valve stem seals. So with that in mind I priced up doing a top end rebuild and then some upgrades on the motor. Right at that point someone had a 5.3 LM7 and 4L60E for sale, so I bought that....
Plans are to stick a mild cam and valve springs in it, rebuild the 4L60E with the parts I've already bought as I need to convert it to 4wd anyway, and then drop it in. I'm now in the process of gathering parts and information to do the swap. Looks pretty simple right now....
Just a little on my Camaro too... it's a Chevy afterall... I bought it 6 years ago as a complete wreck. Did a bare metal resto on it. Upgraded everything, now has 12 bolt, 4.11's, sub frame connectors, g-braces, solid body mounts, and a 6.0 and 4L80E. Was a feature car in a magazine here in the UK last month too.
I do most stuff myself. I also build motors and transmissions for other people... so yeah. I'm kinda most guys worst nightmares I picked it up around a month ago, in pretty tidy condition considering its age. It was the cheapest one I could find and it does have a few issues that I'll be working my way through fixing.
It's a TBI 350, slow as hell. I bought it for towing my 2nd Gen Camaro to the strip on weekends. I race that with Outlaw Street in the UK...
First thing I did was give it a good service and changed most of the fluids, the only one left is the front and rear axles, I just need to get some oil for those.
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Given that it was so slow I gave the throttle body a service, turns out it didn't fix the problem, but hey it's clean, and I did some quick modifications to it as well.
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The sound system left a lot to be desired, so I fitted a Pioneer head unit, Kenwood KAC-M1804 amp and some Focal front speakers. It now sounds much better but I think it would benefit from an upgrade to the rear speakers too. I'm just saving up, and getting the courage to swap them.
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The transmission started slipping on the 2-3 shift at more than about 30% throttle, so I got some parts to do the rebuild on it. I've done a lot of 4L60/700r4 transmissions now... some minor upgrades while it's out to HEG frictions, a better band, steel apply pistons and a HD2 shift kit. However I'll probably save these parts for my new transmission....
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The motor smokes a little bit when you lift off the throttle, did a compression check and all cylinders were at 170-175psi warm. So I'm sure the bottom end is good. I expect it's just the valve stem seals. So with that in mind I priced up doing a top end rebuild and then some upgrades on the motor. Right at that point someone had a 5.3 LM7 and 4L60E for sale, so I bought that....
Plans are to stick a mild cam and valve springs in it, rebuild the 4L60E with the parts I've already bought as I need to convert it to 4wd anyway, and then drop it in. I'm now in the process of gathering parts and information to do the swap. Looks pretty simple right now....
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Just a little on my Camaro too... it's a Chevy afterall... I bought it 6 years ago as a complete wreck. Did a bare metal resto on it. Upgraded everything, now has 12 bolt, 4.11's, sub frame connectors, g-braces, solid body mounts, and a 6.0 and 4L80E. Was a feature car in a magazine here in the UK last month too.
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