Cad1 Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Just interested to see if your in the 13's yet. You're pioneering into rarely traveled waters with your STS. Cad1 92 Deville w/210k miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbuc Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Yes, I also was wondering if that new torque converter had made it into the car yet. As I recall, I think you were also going for the posi diff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK 99STS Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Well what started to be a straight forward project has turned into a nightmare. The guy that was doing the work(take motor and tranny out and reinstall) has bailed on me in the middle of the job as of last Thursday. The guy came recommended from a friend who manages a reputable shop, the guy is one of his mechanics but this is a side job. He will probably fire him for this but that dosen't help me. The project was to be the following things: ported exhaust on the heads, LSD for the tranny and SS3600 stall converter from Yank converters, improved down/crossover pipe. I had the exhaust ports on the heads ported and polished which picked up an additional 24cfm on the flow test, sent the diff out to have a limited slip made for it. That part of the project cost me 2 1/2 months for him to do the LSD. I finnaly got the LSD back and the tranny is back together but now the guy won't put everything back in. The motor is being built as we speak by the performance shop who did the heads, but they wont install the motor and tranny and nor will the guy who put the tranny back together. Now I have the car , motor, and tranny but know one to put it back together. Everything was taken out from the top as he did not have a lift so everyone I have talked to won't touch it as they say it is screwed up from not being done the right way from the bottom and they don't want to inherit someone elses mess. I would tackle this myself but do not have a lift and equipment to do it. I am somewhat desperate at this point. I live in Dayton, Ohio. My email is: mark @markonemtg.com Any ideas would be greatly appreciated and I would be willing to take everything to someone I can trust that knows what they are doing if it wasn't to far away. Thanks guys. MARK 99STS TURBOCHARGED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad1 Posted May 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Man if that isn't a crap sandwich without the bread I don't know what is? Sorry to hear that. Best of luck. Cad1 92 Deville w/210k miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHE Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Well what started to be a straight forward project has turned into a nightmare. The guy that was doing the work(take motor and tranny out and reinstall) has bailed on me in the middle of the job as of last Thursday. The guy came recommended from a friend who manages a reputable shop, the guy is one of his mechanics but this is a side job. He will probably fire him for this but that dosen't help me. The project was to be the following things: ported exhaust on the heads, LSD for the tranny and SS3600 stall converter from Yank converters, improved down/crossover pipe. I had the exhaust ports on the heads ported and polished which picked up an additional 24cfm on the flow test, sent the diff out to have a limited slip made for it. That part of the project cost me 2 1/2 months for him to do the LSD. I finnaly got the LSD back and the tranny is back together but now the guy won't put everything back in. The motor is being built as we speak by the performance shop who did the heads, but they wont install the motor and tranny and nor will the guy who put the tranny back together. Now I have the car , motor, and tranny but know one to put it back together. Everything was taken out from the top as he did not have a lift so everyone I have talked to won't touch it as they say it is screwed up from not being done the right way from the bottom and they don't want to inherit someone elses mess. I would tackle this myself but do not have a lift and equipment to do it. I am somewhat desperate at this point. I live in Dayton, Ohio. My email is: mark @markonemtg.com Any ideas would be greatly appreciated and I would be willing to take everything to someone I can trust that knows what they are doing if it wasn't to far away. Thanks guys. Why did the mechanic back out halfway through the project? Removing/installing the engine from the top is the alternate method described in the shop manual. It does make sense that other mechanics are reluctant to take over this project as they are worried about being blamed for anything the first guy may have screwed up... Kevin '93 Fleetwood Brougham '05 Deville '04 Deville 2013 Silverado Z71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill K Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 I hope this helps. http://www.cartalk.com/ct/mechx/find.jsp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK 99STS Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 KHE, I have the service manual and did not realize "top removal" was an authorized alternative method. I'll look it up and maybe get a hoist and try it myself. MARK 99STS TURBOCHARGED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitrous1 Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Well what started to be a straight forward project has turned into a nightmare. The guy that was doing the work(take motor and tranny out and reinstall) has bailed on me in the middle of the job as of last Thursday. The guy came recommended from a friend who manages a reputable shop, the guy is one of his mechanics but this is a side job. He will probably fire him for this but that dosen't help me. The project was to be the following things: ported exhaust on the heads, LSD for the tranny and SS3600 stall converter from Yank converters, improved down/crossover pipe. I had the exhaust ports on the heads ported and polished which picked up an additional 24cfm on the flow test, sent the diff out to have a limited slip made for it. That part of the project cost me 2 1/2 months for him to do the LSD. I finnaly got the LSD back and the tranny is back together but now the guy won't put everything back in. The motor is being built as we speak by the performance shop who did the heads, but they wont install the motor and tranny and nor will the guy who put the tranny back together. Now I have the car , motor, and tranny but know one to put it back together. Everything was taken out from the top as he did not have a lift so everyone I have talked to won't touch it as they say it is screwed up from not being done the right way from the bottom and they don't want to inherit someone elses mess. I would tackle this myself but do not have a lift and equipment to do it. I am somewhat desperate at this point. I live in Dayton, Ohio. My email is: mark @markonemtg.com Any ideas would be greatly appreciated and I would be willing to take everything to someone I can trust that knows what they are doing if it wasn't to far away. Thanks guys. Mark, A buddy of mine owns a small shop in Kettering that does general repairs as well as performance oriented work - he maybe able to help you out. E-mail me and I will give you his number and you can discuss it with him. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK 99STS Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Mark, A buddy of mine owns a small shop in Kettering that does general repairs as well as performance oriented work - he maybe able to help you out. E-mail me and I will give you his number and you can discuss it with him. Dan Thanks Dan. I e-mailed you. MARK 99STS TURBOCHARGED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitrous1 Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Mark, A buddy of mine owns a small shop in Kettering that does general repairs as well as performance oriented work - he maybe able to help you out. E-mail me and I will give you his number and you can discuss it with him. Dan Thanks Dan. I e-mailed you. Mark, You have mail. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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