I pulled my rear bumper today. It was a little ruff behind there. I did some cutting and welding. I removed the 2 spacer blocks in the first pic and I should be able to tuck it in about 2- 2 1/2 inches closer to the main body. I'm touching up some sheet metal thats behind the bumper. Theirs a bit of what one might call a roll pan just under it and it looks like one of the last owners had backed up into something leaving two good sized dents in it that where troublesome to get out.

 

good job old man 9,it will look so much better with the bumper tucked and be lighter too,them brackets are pretty heavy.

 

Well I finally got the bumper back on. Its not as noticeable as I had hoped it would be, but I think it looks better than before.

 

WOW!! oldman9 i think it looks awesome like that,u have been doing a great job with ur camaro i enjoy seeing ur updates everyday keep at it,ur doing a fine job.

 

Thank you. I have a long list of things to do to her and it seems to get a little longer each time I read other threads on this forum. lol
In the morning, I plan on picking up a transmission filter with a pan gasket and a new dipstick seal. I also want to convert the cooler lines to braided steal flex hose. I'm going to install a ''T'' in it and hook up a temp gauge to it with a new cooler in front of the radiator with its own small electric fan. How much fluid do you think it would take to refill her after all that?

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how big of a cooler u planning on running,and thats a good choice to run one fo them very smart,thats what i always do too wich i will be hooking up soon,i say maybe 5 quarts after the filter change and new cooler depending on how big it is,are u just gonna run the lines thru the cooler and block off the ones in the radiator thats what i always do u dont want it running too cool either

 

I'd skip the fan. It will make the trans run too cool. A separate aux. cooler is plenty to make it cool.

 

I had a trans cooler on the Nova but it was needed. I agree a fan will tax the heck out of your electrical system if you don't beef that up too. I would use a small one with the gause your taking about and then see the temps. If it is then too high, and I have no idea what that is. Then add the fan later. And the requisite 100A alternator.

While building my car I planned out the use of power windows, stereo (think 1000w), eltr. fans, and fuel pump. So one of the things I got this year was a 140A alternator. Plus fuel injection. A good battery never hurt either.

 

Very good point gentlemen. Thanks

 

I figured out why my horn stopped working....