today's progress.(sucked)
 

well yesterday went extremely well, getting out the whole exhaust, only bad thing was dropping a nut into the starter hole(we thought) and breaking a stud on the solenoid. so today we started by going to get a new solenoid. after 3 hours of ******** we finally got it. first we had to find a solenoid or just buy the whole new starter but finally we got one from Napa and had to drive a decent distance to get it, then it took another hour driving around looking for the stupid inversed Torx that holds the solenoid on the starter. so after all that we got home and started to get into the car again. we pulled the trans out and couldnt find the stupid nut we lost, so im not sure if it actually went in there or its just somewhere on the cross member or somethign where we cant see it. anyways after that we changed the motor mounts which actually wasnt too terrible, but still a pain. dropped the passenger side header in, screwed with that for a while and then did the drivers side which is supposed to be easier but turned out to be a huge pain because the number 1 primary tube doesnt clear the steering shaft so we beat the hell out of it and hopefully its good now. i still have so much stuff to do tomorrow but hopefully it goes smooth and just progresses. heres some pictures of todays work.
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Ouch, sorry to hear about all the problems.

I know LT1's are harder but I guess I got lucky with my LS1 because it didn't give me to many problems.

It will be all worth it when shes done

Yea Header are the best thing for our Lt1s to breathe

holy **** dude. that #1 primary doesnt look right. are you sure it goes behind the linkage? that looks almost pinched.

and whats with that EGR tube plug? they make block off plates for that crap you know...

I definetly agree with Caleb. That #1 primary doesn't look right at all.

it is supposed to go behind the linkage like that but mine is so damn tight. i think i might have an aftermarket steering rod or some ****. i know the guy had some solid shaft instead of a rag joint or something lke that he said but idk if he took it off when he sold it to me or thats the thing thats giving me trouble. either way, i have the headers and this thing needs to get done soon so if anyone else has a better idea than beating it, let me know. either way ive already made up my mind that it needs to be that way and im doing whatever it takes to make it fit.

and the EGR tube has a plug and clamp on it so its basically a cap. im not gonna spend money on block off plates. you dont even see it anyways.

I think that I personally would opt for modifying the steering linkage/rod before I would dent and beat up my new headers. Modifying the headers WILL affect performance. Modifying the steering will not.

modifying the steering will make the car unsafe to drive, and could kill you, dimpling the header lowers performance by less than 10 hp, and has been done since the flathead days, but given todays manufacturing technics there is no reason to have to dimple them unless they are a generic type

well everythigns done, but the shaft still hits. im gonna try to replace it with something else. it looks like in this picture im supposed to have this shaft and not the one thats on my car. i gotta look into it more.http://www.zmydust.com/headers/longtubes093.jpg

What kind headers do you have?

every car is different... different parts, how straight is the frame? it may olny be little but it could be enought to make you dimple the headers

There are many threads on modifying the steering shaft over at CamaroZ28.com. They seem to think it is safe enough?? Most either just move it slightly or replace it with a different type. Might want to check it out.

yea, im gonna look into a skinnier shaft.

they may think it's safe but it's not, they are designed to collapse in an accident. If you modify a safety device like that then just take the car and sell it you don't need to be driving, if it breaks you die. I wouldn't do something those ricers at cz28.com told me to anyway