well...looks like i'm finally retiring the mighty 305 from the white car and it will no longer have to put up with my 6500rpm beatings any longer. the motor is now sitting soundly in it's new home under the hood of my father's 85 z28. the car is a race car, but he's looking to put it back on the street. right now there is a powerglide in the car but he's wanting to do either a built 700r4 or 4l60E. (we have both available to us, we'll see which one works out better). it will be de-tuned slightly from when i had it, all creature features will be going back into the car (the z28 was a factory no-ac car so it won't be getting ac). goals for this car is to run some low 13's/high 12's and be a blast to drive to cruise ins and such while remaining as streetable as possible. anyhow, here's a couple of pictures of the swap-a-roo for kicks.



new place of residence:


"go in your home 305! are you too good for your home?!"


and for kicks...here's a peak at the white car:

 

So it's semi-retirement, then.

Meaning the stories of its adventures can continue. . .

 

whats the plans for the white car now that the 305 is out of it?

 

so is the dad's engine going in yoiur car?

 

Time to retire that JAMA-Z sticker on Dad's car, too! LOL!

I'm interested as to what you're going to do with your white car.

 

thats cool man, moving on to bigger better things?? haha do a 383

 

yup...need to finish the engine bay, repainting it this weekend with base/clear. (btw, i can get a good deal on paint material at work now, if you're interested) then i'll set the motor in. i gotta finish the rebuild on the carb using parts from both cars, get a new set of wires and it's ready to fire. valve springs and a roll bar and the car is ready to hit the track.


nah...my folks have a drag racing ministry called JAMA Racing Ministry, which stands for Jesus And Me Always...hence JAMA-Z. the decals, along with the paint job, were all a gift from a fellow racer that runnered up against my dad in the finals at a race in OH a few years back...the JAMA-Z is what this car is known by...we'll keep that there
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ah yes, true true...so maby like retired-civilian? lol!

 

Once a soldier, always a soldier. . .

 

another quick little snipit...paint is stripped and dust coat of primer applied per my painter's advice...he'll be over this weekend to fix it...er i mean, finish it up, lol!

 

you gonna use that glide?

 

looking good bro

 

no. actually, that's one of the things we're excited about, is that my th350 SHOULD be a better match to our heavier cars (considering the lack of power output we're talking about here...with another couple hundred hp, the 'glide might be the better choice). we're hoping some much better acceleration with the th350 over the glide. his best 60' before was a 1.62, which was the same best 60' i had with my 305.

 

Looking good Bro, I just got a hold of a T56 from a 97 Z that had 29K on the clock. I'm also going to a twin turbo set up next summer. Just buying parts here and there. I'm looking for 800 to the wheels.

 

why the t56 over the 700r4? drag racing and auto's just work better...

 

The funny thing is I know auto's are faster, but on the other hand my car is a daily driver and I hit the track maybe 2-4 times a year or when there are special events. Besides I've always wanted to ****** gears. My turbo project is going to be beast and fun to drive too. The tranny will be built to handle the abuse along with a good clutch. The way I feel about a car is if you can't just get in your car and drive it when ever you want then why have it, when you leave this earth you can't take it with you. Looks like you and your dad are going to have fun with your new project though. I hope it turns out the way you want.

 

another snipit (yes, that's base coat/clear coat )

 

ok now get that darn engine in....LOL looks good

 

got it about 90% back together...looks like my 305 is still in there, huh? hehe...it sure pulls alot harder than the 305 does

 

hey...you need to fix the info about your empty hole....., it looks fuller now

BTW nice valve covers!

 

those valve covers were on the 305...yeah...i'm a fan of some fabricated stuff...

video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weBt7kK7n68

 

Nice matt, how long had it been since that engine roared to life last

 

long enough to make the rocker arms scream due to lack of oil...only for a couple of secs and then they quieted down...i pulled a valve cover to look things over after the initial fireup and to reset lash on #6 cause i took them off a couple days ago and didn't set them back right. anyhow, the rockers looked great so i buttoned it back up and took the video. i just took it around the block very briefly and womped on it in first gear...this thing is gonna freakin' fly...

 

cool deal, we still need to line them up someday

 

it'll be ready this fall...think yours will be?

 

That thing revs up and down so smooth, I like it. Is it a standard 350 bore? What cam does that thing have?

 

hope to getting the tune bugs out of it here is a sample

 

wow..very nice matt!!!! didnt think you'd actually swap it out. very nice.

 

sean, sounds pretty healthy! we'll see how the match works out, lol! you still got cubic inches on me

86iroc2try, i actually did...lol...i'm ready to go faster. the 305 was a TON of fun, but i'm ready to step it up...we'll see how this works out. in the mean time, i realized i didn't post any completed pics of the engine bay in this thread. here they are:

 

Love the overflow bottle.

How did you run your front lines with the Line loc?

 

very nice...but i believe some details of the engine are in line...you can always pm me if you dont want everyone to know :-)to think im probably the ONLY one to go from a 357" small block to a stock 305..

 

demon, i'm running the slp kit. it's really the only thing i just broke down and bought as opposed to piecing everything together like i normally do. the lines come right off the master, into the solenoid, then into the stock prop valve. had alot of people tell me it wouldn't work that way, but it comes that way from slp and it works GREAT.

motor specs...nothing really special...dart iron eagles, forged bottom end with 10.5:1 compression, crane ground us a custom cam, you know, the basics

 

huh... what is that overflow bottle? Looks like a stock one painted black with a fuel cell fill added to it...

 

I might have more cubes, but you are a full out race car.......I am still a street driven car still. and you weight alot less. I am looking forward to lining them up bro. Really Nice job Matt. I should have it at the track in a few weeks to see what it will 60' you still have those extra rears laying around?

 

Matt looking good man. Are you going to be at the next GA F-Body Gathering? I'm going and BJ is coming this time too.

 

you got it!

actually, i'm about out, lol! the only thing i have at all at this point is a bare disc rearend with no gears/carrier/brakes, etc. hehe, you may have to start collecting parts for a spare!

yes, that is the plan! i was planning to have the firebird there, but i'd rather take this, lol!

 

Yeah bring the camaro man!