[JasonD]

Thanks guys!

Here is the numbers-matching 400 WS code Ram Air III engine. Carefully disassembled, inspected, cleaned, and reassembled with all new seals, new roller timing chain and oil pump. Other than that it is bone stock right down to the bearings and piston rings. This engine has only 58000 original miles on it.

[JasonD]

Originally Posted by Held for Ransom

Jason, what is the date code of your rear bumper (behind license plate bracket, drivers side)?

Date code on mine is "12BJ5"

[JasonD]

This is how I spent my Sunday afternoon yesterday......installing a nice, new engine and tranny into a nice, new chassis assembly.

[Held for Ransom]

Thanks again.

[brianberes]

Sweet! Man, you are blazing with the restoration. I feel like I'm crawling like a turtle with my restoration compared to you. But then again, I only get Saturdays to work on my GTO and realistically not every Saturday I can get to it. Well, you give me the "gung ho" to keep going.
Thanks for the updates and pics. How about a video of the engine running one day?
Brian

[gto4evr]

wow, that looks beautiful. What's the deal with the colored body bushings, are they urethane? or some kind of factory color coding thing?

[JasonD]

Originally Posted by gto4evr

wow, that looks beautiful. What's the deal with the colored body bushings, are they urethane? or some kind of factory color coding thing?

Thanks!

The body bushings are regular rubber bushings. When the car was disassembled we found traces of blue, pink and purple color on the original bushings. Apparently it was a way to help the factory workers know where they went.

We mixed up the correct colors and painted the bushings and installed them back in the same places we found them.

[JasonD]

Originally Posted by brianberes

How about a video of the engine running one day?
Brian

We'll have video of everything from the engine running to the car driving.

I think video is very important in today's restorations. Pictures are great, but video really helps to show what things really look like.

[feb69judge]

Super nice job, you are exactly caught up with my restoration, nice full pictures that looks like a 4.5 inch water pump I only needed a 4 inch pump (PS,PB) and is getting rebuilt right now, keep up the great work, now it's time to call the paint guy..LOL

[JasonD]

All of the brake and fuel lines are installed now....along with some more engine reassembly. All of the colors on the original clips that hold the fluid lines were carefully noted and diagramed, so we could put them all back exactly the way they used to be. The colors were yellow, blue, white, and zinc plated (silver).

Now we're waiting for our brand new set of 5 reproduction G70-14 Firestone Wide Ovals.





And another video:

[70ram4]

That sure is sexy, wow

[CDN2PLS2]

Damn,those boys in Oshawa would like that!!

[Matador-IV]

JasonD,
Do you have any pictures of the original bushings showing the different colors?

[JasonD]

Originally Posted by Matador-IV

JasonD,
Do you have any pictures of the original bushings showing the different colors?

I have the original body bushings so I can take some pictures of them if needed. Some of them still have alot of color on them and some only have traces of color left on them.

[getmygoat]

Looking good!

At the risk of sounding like a nit picker - are you going to replate those control arm bushing washers?

Also - I think the temp sensors are reversed....

But I'm drooling regardless!

[JasonD]

Originally Posted by getmygoat

Looking good!

At the risk of sounding like a nit picker - are you going to replate those control arm bushing washers?

Also - I think the temp sensors are reversed....

But I'm drooling regardless!

Don't worry.....I'm a nit-picker from hell.

The control arm washers and nuts will be replaced. Those are the originals that I have on there just to keep the cross shaft threads protected.

The temp sensors are just temporarily screwed in there by hand after polishing them.

[OVERULD]

Originally Posted by getmygoat

Looking good!

At the risk of sounding like a nit picker - are you going to replate those control arm bushing washers?

Also - I think the temp sensors are reversed....

But I'm drooling regardless!

Damn good eye there getmygoat - I was so busy drooling in my popcorn that I missed that detail. However, I did notice that the manifold heat shrouds look like they've been painted black. Is that a reflection off those nice control arms or were they painted like that on the 70 cars - just curious. Tell us about it Jason.

BJ

[dr-doug]

I wondered about the 4 speed linkage, if that is correct, where can I get a set?...What brand of engine paint, my Dupont mix doesn't quite have that pop. I haven't checked my '69 heat shield real close but it appeared at first glance to be blackened not painted.Looking good Jason...DW

[robz]

Originally Posted by dr-doug

I wondered about the 4 speed linkage, if that is correct, where can I get a set?...

Often found on ebay (sometimes complete other times in separate pieces)...Just watch out as the Tranny rod/swivel (see my pic below) is a Pontiac A body part only..Often ppl sell the Chevy ones and include the GTO which is incorrect..The rods/linkage from steering column to frame is the same for all GM A-Body ('69-'72) and some even say for GP of that year too, but I never checked....

[dxeven]

Originally Posted by robz

Often found on ebay (sometimes complete other times in separate pieces)...Just watch out as the Tranny rod/swivel (see my pic below) is a Pontiac A body part only..Often ppl sell the Chevy ones and include the GTO which is incorrect..The rods/linkage from steering column to frame is the same for all GM A-Body ('69-'72) and some even say for GP of that year too, but I never checked....

The rod/swivel and rods/linkage are also reproduced. Bought mine through Ames, but I think The Parts Place is where they got it from.

Back on Topic, Looks great Jason!