[Z06] Finally scuffed up the hands and knuckles
03-24-2013, 06:04 PM
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Finally scuffed up the hands and knuckles
And put on the WCCH heads. It wasn't to bad except for the power steering pulley to get the alternator bracket off. That was a bear. Plus I refused to take the electric fan out and the abs bracket loose. I just reached down there with some swivels and 1/4" stuff and did it. Call me stubborn.
Regardless I had it running at 10:30 this morning and it sounds good. No leaks and nothing catastrophic as of yet. I'm just as leery of the engine now as I was before maybe even more so being I had my mitts in it. My day job isn't putting cylinder heads on. Time well tell how I did..
Mine was autographed on the inside...anybody else? I snapped a couple of pics but that was it. So add me to the safe but sorry club depending on my mechanical skills.
Regardless I had it running at 10:30 this morning and it sounds good. No leaks and nothing catastrophic as of yet. I'm just as leery of the engine now as I was before maybe even more so being I had my mitts in it. My day job isn't putting cylinder heads on. Time well tell how I did..
Mine was autographed on the inside...anybody else? I snapped a couple of pics but that was it. So add me to the safe but sorry club depending on my mechanical skills.
03-24-2013, 06:09 PM
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And put on the WCCH heads. It wasn't to bad except for the power steering pulley to get the alternator bracket off. That was a bear. Plus I refused to take the electric fan out and the abs bracket loose. I just reached down there with some swivels and 1/4" stuff and did it. Call me stubborn.
Regardless I had it running at 10:30 this morning and it sounds good. No leaks and nothing catastrophic as of yet. I'm just as leery of the engine now as I was before maybe even more so being I had my mitts in it. My day job isn't putting cylinder heads on. Time well tell how I did..
Mine was autographed on the inside...anybody else? I snapped a couple of pics but that was it. So add me to the safe but sorry club depending on my mechanical skills.
Regardless I had it running at 10:30 this morning and it sounds good. No leaks and nothing catastrophic as of yet. I'm just as leery of the engine now as I was before maybe even more so being I had my mitts in it. My day job isn't putting cylinder heads on. Time well tell how I did..
Mine was autographed on the inside...anybody else? I snapped a couple of pics but that was it. So add me to the safe but sorry club depending on my mechanical skills.
What does that signature read and what year is your car?
I ask because there is a poster, or was a poster of the people who worked at Wixom and who assembled the early LS7s.
Last edited by '06 Quicksilver Z06; 03-24-2013 at 06:13 PM.
03-24-2013, 06:13 PM
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As long as you used new bolts and gaskets, and dried out the bolt holes in the block, I bet you did fine Griffee.
What does that signature read and what year is your car?
I ask because there is a poster, or was a poster of the people who worked at Wixom and who assembled the early LS7s.
What does that signature read and what year is your car?
I ask because there is a poster, or was a poster of the people who worked at Wixom and who assembled the early LS7s.
He must have been happy with the way this one went together and gave it the proud signing..
03-24-2013, 06:31 PM
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Second photo at the top of the poster it seems.
And yes, someone in the who built your LS7 thread mentioned that he had a real knack for signing, as he signed an owner's fuel rail cover when he visited Wixom.
03-24-2013, 06:47 PM
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Nice to see you getting your hands dirty. As long as you followed procedure and torque specs you'll be fine. But I'm a little bias as I have put on hundreds and hundred of cylinder heads in my day with many more to go. 
congrats on the fix regardless!!
congrats on the fix regardless!!
03-24-2013, 10:42 PM
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And put on the WCCH heads. It wasn't to bad except for the power steering pulley to get the alternator bracket off. That was a bear. Plus I refused to take the electric fan out and the abs bracket loose. I just reached down there with some swivels and 1/4" stuff and did it. Call me stubborn.
Regardless I had it running at 10:30 this morning and it sounds good. No leaks and nothing catastrophic as of yet. I'm just as leery of the engine now as I was before maybe even more so being I had my mitts in it. My day job isn't putting cylinder heads on. Time well tell how I did..
Mine was autographed on the inside...anybody else? I snapped a couple of pics but that was it. So add me to the safe but sorry club depending on my mechanical skills.
Regardless I had it running at 10:30 this morning and it sounds good. No leaks and nothing catastrophic as of yet. I'm just as leery of the engine now as I was before maybe even more so being I had my mitts in it. My day job isn't putting cylinder heads on. Time well tell how I did..
Mine was autographed on the inside...anybody else? I snapped a couple of pics but that was it. So add me to the safe but sorry club depending on my mechanical skills.
How long did it take you? I'm getting ready to do mine and I'm debating whether to do it myself or have it done at a shop. Doubting myself a little, just don't want to get anything wrong
03-25-2013, 05:18 PM
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-z...post1559944144
Second photo at the top of the poster it seems.
And yes, someone in the who built your LS7 thread mentioned that he had a real knack for signing, as he signed an owner's fuel rail cover when he visited Wixom.
Second photo at the top of the poster it seems.
And yes, someone in the who built your LS7 thread mentioned that he had a real knack for signing, as he signed an owner's fuel rail cover when he visited Wixom.
Joel
03-25-2013, 06:34 PM
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It took about 8 hours. Honestly I would have it done at a shop for sanity sake. I'm listening to every little noise(it seems as though my valve train is now louder...real or imagined I don't know), and I'm staring under the car for leaks. I wouldn't say the job was excessively hard, but I'm not a professional mechanic. I have all the confidence in the world in my profession, but someone elses profession not so much.
03-25-2013, 07:22 PM
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It took about 8 hours. Honestly I would have it done at a shop for sanity sake. I'm listening to every little noise(it seems as though my valve train is now louder...real or imagined I don't know), and I'm staring under the car for leaks. I wouldn't say the job was excessively hard, but I'm not a professional mechanic. I have all the confidence in the world in my profession, but someone elses profession not so much.
On a side note, take a look at this thread, at the first two posts by Jason, and the pics.
If you scroll down to the pictures he included of the cylinder heads, you may find something which looks familiar.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-z...ack-500-a.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-z...post1583453518
And you can recognize their work.
03-26-2013, 06:24 PM
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Glad you got it back together, and if you followed all of the steps, you have nothing to worry about.
On a side note, take a look at this thread, at the first two posts by Jason, and the pics.
If you scroll down to the pictures he included of the cylinder heads, you may find something which looks familiar.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-z...ack-500-a.html
The same shop who did the heads for your car, did them for this $40K engine.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-z...post1583453518
And you can recognize their work.
On a side note, take a look at this thread, at the first two posts by Jason, and the pics.
If you scroll down to the pictures he included of the cylinder heads, you may find something which looks familiar.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-z...ack-500-a.html
The same shop who did the heads for your car, did them for this $40K engine.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-z...post1583453518
And you can recognize their work.
