wow. you went all out. looks like fun.

 

awww man, I need those tailpipes!!! Nice work and write up btw. That was a ton of work.

 

It hasn't been a walk in the park, I'll tell you that! I've been taking my time, going out on Saturday morning and calling it a day in the mid afternoon so I still have some weekend time with the family. I'll be close to the 3 month mark when its back on the road. I think its worth it. I was faced with the choice of having a shop do it, or take the money I'd save by doing it myself and put it towards another vehicle. Seemed like an easy decision to me.

If I didn't happen to have the scratch to buy another vehicle, I'd probably have done it in a couple of weekends- ONLY replacing the converter and slapping it back together, wishing I had the time to replace the rear main and oil pump. Those two things took a LOT more work than they should have, seriously.

jkeaton, I'd run out and grab the pipes for you but that picture is a few days old and all of that is at some garbage yard out in the Mojave desert by now- sorry! I copy/pasted most of that post from a Jeep forum that I frequent. I realized I've been updating my Jeep buddies on the project without coming back to update the camaro community that offered me some advice.

 

craby, does this look familiar?


I went out and bought that ratchet and wobble extension after reading your article for the 4th or 5th time. That ratchet has quickly become my favorite tool.

 

ya those flex ratchets are amazing i have 2 with telescopic handles excellent for those tough bolts

 

lol, i have two now, one on the boat as well. they have a nice easy rachet to them so when a plug/bolt is goin easy they go longer than them short hard racheting ones. and if you have room the handle can go straight out and the bolt spins right out.

 

I like how I can bend it to 90* and use it like a crank on a bolt that's already loose

 

thats what i have the electric impact for

 

i just discovered those (tokeland is a bit behind on some things)and have one with the same battery as my screwdriver. i really like that too.

 

Well.. yeah that's what I use my air ratchet, air impact, or drill with a 3/8 box adapter bit.... but when I'm already using the hand ratchet, I'll start using it as a crank when I can instead of reaching for the power/air tool and swapping sockets over.

BTW, air impact gun makes removing and reinstalling the torque bar super easy. I can't imagine dealing with those lock nuts with hand tools.

:Edit: for those who have a decent drill but no impact gun:
http://www.amazon.com/SE-Power-Exten...8265945&sr=8-2