04-14-2018, 08:02 PM
Sooo I took a bit of a break from this thing last week. Got the alignment knocked out today and started fighting with the GM A body X pipe kit. It was a good bit wider than my headers so I got to work cutting down the front 2 pipes to make them narrow enough. Hit the mark after the second cut but they still wouldn't slide on because the angle wasn't quite right. Throwing in the towel on this one a likely driving it up to an exhaust shop sometime next week to see if they can make it work. Got the mufflers on a set 12" straight pipes. They're close to dragging on the ground because of course the collectors just HAVE to be pointing inward and down towards the ground to make my life harder than it needs to be. Should be able to get to the shop though.
And now for the ugly part: there's a loud ticking on my drive side. After consulting the hive-mind we've decided it's a header leak. Not something I would have guessed but the lifters all look fine. I'm not sure if it's not torque down properly or an issue with the gasket. I also don't have park ... and haven't been in park all day apparently or since I hooked the shifter back up. I though it was rolling around a little freely today but usually it can rock a bit even in park but it's definitely been in neutral the whole time I've been working on it today. Oops. I usually have a chock block down at all times because of stuff like this but I didn't today. Stay safe friends. Just gonna have to adjust the cable, probably just needs to be moved back just a tad because every other gear seems to work. Fortunately I don't think the bracket needs to come apart for that but it's still a pain to deal with now that everything is back in.
So yeah she's back and weather seems to be looking up. I guess I can't really be mad (but of course, I still am because it's the only thing sustaining me at this point)
And now for the ugly part: there's a loud ticking on my drive side. After consulting the hive-mind we've decided it's a header leak. Not something I would have guessed but the lifters all look fine. I'm not sure if it's not torque down properly or an issue with the gasket. I also don't have park ... and haven't been in park all day apparently or since I hooked the shifter back up. I though it was rolling around a little freely today but usually it can rock a bit even in park but it's definitely been in neutral the whole time I've been working on it today. Oops. I usually have a chock block down at all times because of stuff like this but I didn't today. Stay safe friends. Just gonna have to adjust the cable, probably just needs to be moved back just a tad because every other gear seems to work. Fortunately I don't think the bracket needs to come apart for that but it's still a pain to deal with now that everything is back in.
So yeah she's back and weather seems to be looking up. I guess I can't really be mad (but of course, I still am because it's the only thing sustaining me at this point)