Motor is here!
The motor was delivered last Monday. It was a bit of an experience, or so I hear.
I thought I had requested and paid extra for residential delivery, meaning a truck with a lift on it. I had not. So I got an email on Friday evening that the motor would be delivered on Monday by Fedex Freight, between 1 and 3 pm and someone would need to be there to help unload the motor.
There were two problems with that. The first was that my wife and I were going to be on vacation, far out of town and probably without phone access. The second was that I hadn’t expected to have to unload 300 lbs from a delivery truck, rather, that I would have to ask someone to skip work and unload 300 lbs from a delivery truck for me.
After much headscratching I was explaining my situation to neighbor Mike who was going to watch the cats while we were gone. Good old neighbor Mike (you’ll recall him from the engine removal too) offered to help brother James unload the truck. But brother James could only stay until 2:30!
Fortunately the motor showed up at about 2:20 and they got it unloaded and dragged inside. So here it is, a WarP11, waiting to be mated to the Trans Am, now renamed “Trans Amped”. Very cool.
I'm heavier than 250 lbs...
Torque Monster.. if I got the batteries right
Summary of motor order and delivery:
1 – Getting shipping quotes, delivery by truck with lift gate is smart, but only if you remember to do it from the vendor you choose to order from in the end.
2 – Total time from mailing the check to motor receipt was about 7 weeks for the WarP 11.
3 – Those suckers are heavy. Real heavy, so I hear.
4 – You ought to do something nice for neighbors and brothers that help you out.
March 25th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Awesome web page! This is a great project!
Trust me, you want to keep the power steering pump! My 1994 Camaro power steering pump went out. Even with the front tires pumped up to 64 psi (44 psi sidewall) it was very hard to turn. Also, turning that hard on the steering wheel will put alot of stress on the steering column components. I drove for a while with no power steering, and had to replace the steering column u-joint and rag joint, they were loose from all that stress. I don’t think the car is really designed to be operated for very long with no power steering.
March 27th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Yeah, I’d pretty much have to replace it with a manual rack with a more aggressive gear ratio. Even then though people say they’re only good for race cars and running skinny tires up front helps. Our 1 ft wide rollers don’t help out, but they sure complete the look of the muscle car.
Thanks for the kind words.