Just some junk on Rockwells build thread..

Well atleast you are making some headway. You going to run all short side shafts? I still cant get over "Mr. Light is Right" going to rockwells. :flipoff2:
 
hell im sure if we all didnt stay so late he'd have been out there the day he got them, tearing them down..

your welcome to come use my blasting cabinet or even barrow it if you care to... I know it came in handy when I was going through my tiny axles... :)

-mike
 
6 pages and these are the only pics?? come awn!:flipoff2:
 
Says Mister "my rockwelled rig never saw the light of day"
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touche... i didn't make any build threads about it though.:flipoff2:

i may have missed it, but what are you shooting for in bellypan height and uptravel? that's one of the main reasons i scrapped them, as long as i kept the stock frame/motor position up front i had no choice but to make it taller than i wanted.

edit: nevermind, i'm blind... it's in your first post.
 
lookin good rich. When is the projected finnish date?
 
Hoping to make a JUly 4th ride..
 
Picked up the engine yesterday - The shop was disappointing. They knew full well what I wanted, and some of their methods were still the old "It's attached still, cut it!". That's NOT how you pull an engine when it's ordered as a "Full take-out" 295hp, 330 lb-ft stock.

Oh well, not too bad though, and the price was great. The motor looked kinda dirty, but it's cleaning up rather easily. I'm going to replace the intake gaskets just because, but other than that, it looks damn near ready to run.

My PSC p-pump will also bolt right in once I swap the pulleys, I'm glad I bought one with the metric threads! (NO idea why I did that at the time) We'll most likely buy another driver's side manifold and use it on the passenger's side, and route the exhaust around the front as had been suggested by a few people.. that's the only way I can think to route it.. With the driveshaft about 3" under where the R/H manifold exits, I don't see any other way.

The motor is nice and clean inside.. 55k miles. All the brown is just motor oil.. NO deposits anywhere.
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Other full shots of the engine, after I stripped the Medusa harness off it.
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Jim's Performance (www.portfuel.com) will CERTAINLY be thinning the harness for me, and re-programming the PCM, to get rid of a bunch of junk.. emissions, VATS, rear o2 sensors, VSS signal, and the throttle-by-wire. His tuning will also get me over 300hp. :driver:

I'll be sure to post a photo of the thinned harness.. I'm pretty sure it'll be less than half this size!

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Oh, and I'm about 60% done stripping down the rockwells. Have one more brake drum to get off, pull the 2nd third member, and the other third needs to be disassembled and cleaned.. hopefully this one doesn't, but it probably does..
 
braxton357 said:
Thank God you don't have to deal with that headache of a harness yourself. What's the weight on that engine?
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Fully dressed with oil, manifolds, everything, is ~550lbs. I took off the A/C compressor and all that, so drop ~20lbs off that.

The elusive and expensive aluminum block ones are 100lbs lighter, as are the $ LS1's.
 
A engine rebuild huh?

So is that the 6.0 or the 8.1L motor? How much will a rewiring harness like that run you? what tranny are you going to run with that monster?:confused:

Keep up the good work everyone. so many nice rigs out there.more and more extreme everyday.
 
a little more progress.. got the brake rotors for the front, pads for all, the last caliper, and the dual-head fuel pickup for the cell in..
I've been stripping the fornt end down to get rear to pull the old motor and cut the frame rails.. I'll probably wait until I have the welder here to tack a brace onto the frame so it doesn't go nuts when I cut it...

I need to narrow the front hoop, and am trying to figure out the best way to do it.. right now I think the tires are going to get into the hoop really bad.. I'll know better once the axles are back and I can mock them up.

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Also got the spool from Randy Ouverson.. another one of those time vs. money things. I would have spent all day welding spider gears into a ball.. this piece is REALLY nice too.. the splines fit tighter than any other part! Oh, and it's big & heavy.. :D
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How in the HELL did I miss this... looks great Jim! :beer:
 
Very nice job on the welds
 
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