Secondchance - 380 build begins! - Page 15 - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

secondchance · 05-29-2014

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Originally Posted by QB93Z

Yun, If the air horn doesn't make it in time, I will provide a loaner. No Worries!

Jim

Thanks Jim! I totally forgot about this one...

secondchance · 06-01-2014

Saturday:

Arrival by Rich's truck.

Headers installed = all 28 bolts (later LT5s have 14 bolts per side).

Dropped under the hood.

Darrin in action!

Jim doing something...

Almost there!

As of 7 pm today, intake plenum/throttle body, camshaft sensor, PROM (borrowing a limp home chip while waiting for Marc's new chip to deal with secondary removal) and exhaust.
Hopefully she will start with no issue...

WAZOO gang and out of town visitors showed up Saturday and Sunday to help - what a group!!!

Also check out "LT5 installation" in the General section posted by Jim.

secondchance · 06-03-2014

O.K. Since starting this thread on 7/18/2013 after concluding my head gasket had failed (actual failure happened on late April 2013) I declare my 380 project is 98% complete. I am expecting a PROM unit from Marc in 2-3 days and some fine tuning to continue.
I went up to Jim's garage yesterday and expected to wrap up in 2-3 hours. Boy, was I wrong. It took 7 hours of chasing some mundane problems to sort things out enough to turn the key. 380 LT5 started after about 3-4 seconds of cranking and came to life. Drove my Z around the block to make sure all vital signs are good and the car to be drivable before heading back to my home about 65 miles south of Jim's.
What a drive back home. To be able to drive without a fear of running my radiator dry AND running a brand new, bored and stroked (lightly) motor I actually helped build! It took a lot of restraint not to take her to the redline.
Just can't wait to put 500 miles, an oil change and take her out for a few revs to 7000 rpm!

Thank to all who actually made this possible and cheered me on. Now my Z is also a secondchance.

LGAFF · 06-03-2014

When is the dyno scheduled!

Congrats Yun!

secondchance · 06-03-2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by LGAFF

When is the dyno scheduled!

Congrats Yun!

Perhaps around 2,500-3,000 miles?
Thanks for your fine work and help!

KILLSHOTS · 06-03-2014

Outstanding! Congrats on the new baby! Gonna be killer when she's broken in!!

Racinfan83 · 06-04-2014

Awesome story! Sounds like a great bunch of guys there - very cool how they all work together to get this done.

Scrrem · 06-04-2014

That's awesome Yun, I know you will be please with the outcome the first time you hit that 7,000 RPM mark!!

So, I guess you can now pick up where you left off with the brake upgrades

Rich

secondchance · 06-15-2014

Now that I have about 500 miles and fresh oil and vacuum leak is fixed (thanks Jerry for thicker gaskets!) I went out for a drive and stepped on it up to 6,500. What a rush!!! Ask me if I miss secondaries?! - a little bit. Use to feel like opening up secondaries on four barrel carbs...

XfireZ51 · 06-15-2014

Do you miss your secondaries?

06-01-2014	#142
secondchance Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: McLean, VA Posts: 3,727	Re: Secondchance - 380 build begins! Saturday: Arrival by Rich's truck. Headers installed = all 28 bolts (later LT5s have 14 bolts per side). Dropped under the hood. Darrin in action! Jim doing something... Almost there! As of 7 pm today, intake plenum/throttle body, camshaft sensor, PROM (borrowing a limp home chip while waiting for Marc's new chip to deal with secondary removal) and exhaust. Hopefully she will start with no issue... WAZOO gang and out of town visitors showed up Saturday and Sunday to help - what a group!!! Also check out "LT5 installation" in the General section posted by Jim. Last edited by secondchance; 06-01-2014 at 11:34 PM.

06-03-2014	#143
secondchance Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: McLean, VA Posts: 3,727	Re: Secondchance - 380 build begins! O.K. Since starting this thread on 7/18/2013 after concluding my head gasket had failed (actual failure happened on late April 2013) I declare my 380 project is 98% complete. I am expecting a PROM unit from Marc in 2-3 days and some fine tuning to continue. I went up to Jim's garage yesterday and expected to wrap up in 2-3 hours. Boy, was I wrong. It took 7 hours of chasing some mundane problems to sort things out enough to turn the key. 380 LT5 started after about 3-4 seconds of cranking and came to life. Drove my Z around the block to make sure all vital signs are good and the car to be drivable before heading back to my home about 65 miles south of Jim's. What a drive back home. To be able to drive without a fear of running my radiator dry AND running a brand new, bored and stroked (lightly) motor I actually helped build! It took a lot of restraint not to take her to the redline. Just can't wait to put 500 miles, an oil change and take her out for a few revs to 7000 rpm! Thank to all who actually made this possible and cheered me on. Now my Z is also a secondchance. Last edited by secondchance; 06-03-2014 at 09:30 PM.

06-03-2014	#144
LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,180	Re: Secondchance - 380 build begins! When is the dyno scheduled! Congrats Yun! __________________ LGAFF 90 #966-150K miles-sold 92 #234-sold 1987 Callaway TT #17 1991 ZR-1 #1359

06-03-2014	#146
KILLSHOTS Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: AZ Posts: 857	Re: Secondchance - 380 build begins! Outstanding! Congrats on the new baby! Gonna be killer when she's broken in!!

06-04-2014	#147
Racinfan83 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Eastern Missouri Posts: 773	Re: Secondchance - 380 build begins! Awesome story! Sounds like a great bunch of guys there - very cool how they all work together to get this done.

06-04-2014	#148
Scrrem Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Alexandria, Virginia Posts: 1,453	Re: Secondchance - 380 build begins! That's awesome Yun, I know you will be please with the outcome the first time you hit that 7,000 RPM mark!! So, I guess you can now pick up where you left off with the brake upgrades Rich __________________ 1990 Bright Red Coupe #608 380 Stroker, Ported Heads/Intake/Housings/TB Haibeck Secondary Delete Chip / Pete's Cams George Braml Intake / FIC Injectors Coated SW Headers / Corsa Bill Boudreau B/B ZF6 / Viper 4.10 gears Ron Davis Radiator Pioneer AVIC-Z140BH NAV Fikse FM5's 285 / 335 / C6 Brakes WAZOO Member

06-15-2014	#149
secondchance Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: McLean, VA Posts: 3,727	Re: Secondchance - 380 build begins! Now that I have about 500 miles and fresh oil and vacuum leak is fixed (thanks Jerry for thicker gaskets!) I went out for a drive and stepped on it up to 6,500. What a rush!!! Ask me if I miss secondaries?! - a little bit. Use to feel like opening up secondaries on four barrel carbs... Last edited by secondchance; 06-15-2014 at 09:08 PM.

06-15-2014	#150
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,685	Re: Secondchance - 380 build begins! Do you miss your secondaries?