1996 Mr.Pink

[3X00-Modified]

I know the ceiling has to be done, I was actually thinking of doing that before I bother with the sides since it will be easier to accomplish. My only downfall with the ceiling is I have to insulate the Roof itself since its not a drop down ceiling... and with having to do that I'm not sure how much I need to worry about ventilation since I currently don't have a ridge vent or peek vents anyways, I should probably add it since its not there now.

[DTMAce]

Yep, you will need ventilation if you close off the ceiling.

[3X00-Modified]

blarg! I hate home improvement... it snowballs...

[woody90gtz]

Yeah, everything has to be done in groups...I'm looking at rerouting some plumbing to finish the ceiling in my basement. That's gonna be a pain in the balls.

The ceiling insulation is going to be a much bigger help than the sides anyway. You may decide after the ceiling is done that the rest is not needed.

[3X00-Modified]

The ceiling insulation is going to be a much bigger help than the sides anyway. You may decide after the ceiling is done that the rest is not needed.

That may be true if I didn't feel the wind when I'm inside.... LOL

[DTMAce]

HA! Idea. I come up, help you renovate, you can help me build up a 3400. HAHAH

[3X00-Modified]

Getting there... now I just need to copy all these tubes into Stainless and get some flare nuts for the nozzles... I'm also thinking of replacing the brass compression fittings on the blocks with ones that are zinc plated so they match the stainless lines.

[3X00-Modified]

While I was removing the coils and ICM from the 96 I found that the #1 coil post was EXTREMELY rusted... no idea why. I put grease on all the studs but it appears I either forgot that one or something happened to it to rust badly. I'm surprised it's been firing on all 6 cylinders with how bad it is. I'm also trying to find a place to plut the ICM and coils and I just don't know what to do quite yet with all the stuff thats back there already... I need to relocate the PS lines to give me more space because those already look like they are going to create some issues. Time for custom lines, I gotta send the guy I know at Goodridge an email and get some lines and ends at cost! lol.

[bonecrrusher]

Would the 96 OBD PCM be able to convert to individual coil on plug? I have seen a few L67 swaps swap over to LSx style coil plugs - might be able to package them smaller and better.

[3X00-Modified]

I highly doubt the 96 ecm could do it... and I'm running a 97 venture one anyways and I also don't think that could handle it.

I might be able to use COP setup's with the stock ICM but still and just wire the coil primary pins to the ICM output's, obviously paring the two that are currently paired together, but where would I mount the coils... Right next to the plugs have less space now with the direct port setup.

[woody90gtz]

What color AN tube nuts are you gonna go with? Just a bare aluminum or red/blue to match the fuel/nitrous blocks? I generally like the clean look of aluminum but in this case it might actually look cool red/blue

[3X00-Modified]

I've been bouncing that back and forth in my head... The red blue is nice to see but also just the zinc would look cool... But then there is simple black as well that would go with the intake look... So yeah, still up in the air.

[woody90gtz]

I don't usually like the red/blue look, but coordinating it with the nitrous/fuel would be cool. I've done all black & clear anodized for the AN stuff on the Camaro and that's a good look too. In this case I don't think you can go wrong either way.

[3X00-Modified]

Well I can buy a 6 pack of summit brand AN tube nuts for, Blue is 3.95, black is 4.95 and nickle is 5.99... Then the red ones I can get from summit for 1.25 each cheapest Fragola brand...

If I get red/blue I'd get both in fragola brand, so it would be $15 in nuts alone... then I need sleeves, at 1.25 each fragola again colored as well... OR I get the zinc sleeves for 0.95each, that's the cheapest...

why are tube nuts and sleeves expensive... and no one sells red stuff in packs of six!

I'm guessing I'll be going with Zinc plated compressing fittings and then the colored nuts and sleeves..... Getting colored compression's are just stupid expensive.

[woody90gtz]

Tube nuts & sleeves are super cheap compared to anything else AN though...I priced out what I need for the EFI setup in the Camaro and it's gonna be over $200 just for some hose ends and NPT/AN adapters, etc.

I don't think mixing Summit & Fragola would be a problem though since they are different colors. I do know that the same color can vary from different manufacturers though. Like blue Earl's vs blue Russell. But for $5 it's really splitting hairs.