Turbo 616 powered Astro Van build
Turbo 616 powered Astro Van build
exciting developments-
1- Transmission is FINALLY ready. So it turned out that the 1990 AstroRS T5 that I originally sourced is a single year variant of that gearbox. We were striking out finding any T5 that would accept the shifter, tailcone, and bell housing from the wrecked astro trans. It had to be a T5 from exactly the same year, and from a limited number of vehicles, IE, some of the S-10s, and some of the camaros, but not all.
However, in a stroke of luck, the trans shop guy eventually managed to find a T5 gearbox out of a 90 S-10 that worked for the right price! So now I have a complete rebuilt gearbox for this project.
Everything works, it even has the right splines so I can order a clutch kit for a 1990 astroRS. (which ive done, should be in end of the week)
2- Subframe rust repair is complete, and the whole thing has been undercoated. I may try and spray some rustcheck or some such up in the internal areas of the frame, but its ready for the engine and trans to be test fitted. Once I get the clutch, I can start trying to put this together.
Next big hurdle is finding replacement clutch hydraulic parts. Every auto parts store ive called cannot find a slave or master cylinder for a 90 RS van, ill be going to the dealer to figure this out. Im sure it cross references with something else. I HAVE been able to find rebuild kits though, so I might have to go that route. I have a bad set, so they can probably get me some matching part numbers hopefully.