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"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword) 01/06/2017 at 14:09 • Filed to: Parts Shopping, Engine Rebuild

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Due to my extreme impatience this time of year with waiting for the weather to break, I decided to get the parts list for the trans am together.

Pictured: a very sad car

So, to kick this thing off, the wonderful service known as RockAuto:

FEL-PRO Full gasket set:$87.79

FEL-PRO intake manifold gasket: $16.70(why don’t intake manifold gaskets come with full gasket sets?... whatever)

SEALED POWER oil pump: $68.79

SEALED POWER oil pump screen and pickup: $20.79

HAYDEN Standard Rotation Standard Duty Thermal Fan Clutch:$20.79

GATES Water pump for cars w/ac: $18.57

AIRTEX/WELLS temperature sender for cars w/gauge:$8.88

(for whatever reason the AC delco unit didn’t specify. No matter, Apparently none of the factory nor aftermarket ones are calibrated and I have to get a variable resistor for it)

ACDELCO Professional Distributor Cap: $10.66

ACDELCO Professional Distributor Rotor: $2.96

AIRTEX/WELLS Spark plug wires (closeout!) $5.54

The total from RockAuto ends up at $293.43 ! with shipping (which sucks because it comes from four different warehouses). At least its Fedex.

From Summit Racing: Comp Cams magnum double roller timing chain, which I am getting because it comes pre-stretched, is 53.32

Still missing are freeze plugs (need to find out the diameter), bearings (various), rings, fluids, tools, ect. The rest of the parts I obviously need to wait to order until I can measure my engine.

The good news: looks like I can have this whole “overhaul” done for around 500$, pending any screwups. Given that it is running just fine now, minus the massive fluid leaks, I don’t anticipate any problems.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > My bird IS the word 01/06/2017 at 14:16

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Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > My bird IS the word 01/06/2017 at 14:20

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V6 Turbo?

My bird IS the word > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 01/06/2017 at 14:21

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I just grabbed a generic pic of the internet, since I wont be replacing the pistons nor the rods

I just decided to fix it and quit being dumb in general.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > My bird IS the word 01/06/2017 at 14:41

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Lol, I was thinking “I don’t remember his bird being a Turbo 6", I do like those

My bird IS the word > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 01/06/2017 at 15:00

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I wish I had the 80s TTA pace car. Probably the best 80s american car. think those are priced as collectables already though.

crowmolly > My bird IS the word 01/06/2017 at 15:20

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Still the stock 70s pistons?

My bird IS the word > crowmolly 01/06/2017 at 15:23

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yea.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > My bird IS the word 01/06/2017 at 15:27

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Yep, just like the GNX.

crowmolly > My bird IS the word 01/06/2017 at 15:29

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If you go to thinner head gaskets you might be able to bump up the compression a little bit.

Frank Grimes > My bird IS the word 01/06/2017 at 17:54

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I am envious. Something about collecting parts for an engine rebuild sounds really fun especially its all collected in winter and then when spring comes getting that new motor put together. Spring=rebirth.

My bird IS the word > Frank Grimes 01/06/2017 at 23:03

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Spring = not freezing my nuts off in my garage. Rebuilding an engine for the first time with cold hands sounds like a special kind of awful.

Frank Grimes > My bird IS the word 01/06/2017 at 23:04

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I can guarantee standing on freezing cold concrete sucks!

My bird IS the word > crowmolly 01/06/2017 at 23:17

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Anything will help. Compression is the only thing really holding this engine back

crowmolly > My bird IS the word 01/06/2017 at 23:18

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Doing a cam swap too? Or is that over budget?

My bird IS the word > crowmolly 01/06/2017 at 23:41

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Not this time. I’m eventually going to either build the 403 and do it then, or drop in a Pontiac 400 crate job. Right now the money is better spent on stuff like brake lines, suspension ect.