Updated 109 Build-up Pic

[PhilM]

http://users.rowan.edu/~measep43/Picture 012.jpg

All thats left is to do oil pump and finish welding up the intake!

Phil

 

[ONE_QUIK_6]

Thats SEXY
What paint did you use on the block, and did you hand polish everything?

 

[PhilM]

Block paint is universal gray, and other parts are powder coated with reflective chrome from eastwood. I tried to eliminate as much polished Al as possible... its a PIA to keep nice!

Phil

 

[ONE_QUIK_6]

Did you do the powder coating youself?
I have always wonder how hard this is.

 

[disco stu]

Welding up the intake?

 

[PhilM]

Yea, powder coating is pretty easy... its the prep work that is the hard part - glassbeading, cleaning, sanding, etc... We have the eastwood kit and a couple o junk ovens... works great!

disco stu: Intake is sheetmetal with a removable upper plenum that will house the LT1 throttlebody. I'll have to post some pics of it, its almost finished and the plenum is a monster! I dont personally know of anyone thats done the LT1 tb on a turbo buick, but im sure someone out there has done it...

Phil

 

[disco stu]

Is it a Mease intake? Or a one off fabbed aluminum piece?

 

[WH1]

I like it, it's very clean looking but absolutely different. Great job!

 

[PhilM]

Hmmm, I'm a Mease and Keith's a Mease, so i guess it is a Mease intake

It's actually similar to my old intake, with the exeption of the removable upper. The runners, intake flanges, etc... are all the same. From the runners up it's a custom piece.

Thanks fer the compliments!

Phil

 

[JC Turbo]

Look very nice. Is the silver a powdercoat color called almost chrome?

 

[gnxtc2]

What is that bung on the oil pan and what type of oil pan do you have on there?

Thanks

Billy T.
gnxtc2@aol.com

 

[PaCemkr86]

Looks good Phil

 

[PhilM]

JC Turbo: I think its called reflective chrome... i use the single stage they have now so no clear top coat is needed.

gnxtc2: Its a stock 20 bolt pan which we've welded a -12AN bung onto for the turbo drain. The bottom of the GT42 sits a lot lower so the stock bung is too high for gravity to play its role. I'm just hoping with the girdle and different oil level its high enough!

Phil