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bigz28man 09-27-2013 10:59 PM

Thank you sir, I'll be buying the block tomorrow and picking it up next saturday after the ttp car show, which the Z28 will be in.

bigz28man 10-04-2013 02:02 PM

here are some photos of the wheels being stripped and repowder coated and the motor i'll be getting the block from and I mounted the proxes r888 on the the other set of Z06 wheels I have.

http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...pse0154f36.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...psabaa9d78.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...pse6c86638.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...psddb927a8.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1bb82b97.jpg

the wheels repowdercoated
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6d3c9e81.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9d84a291.jpg

next weekend Ill be removing the front end from the car

bigz28man 10-07-2013 12:22 PM

here are some photos mark sent me of those SS wheels being stripped and re coated
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps82563da4.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8bcca07b.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...psf1321806.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...psebc2d30c.jpg

bigz28man 10-07-2013 12:31 PM

Well I finally got this home yesterday it may not be much right now but come the winter months it will be
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2f549285.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...pscd179df5.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1d63196f.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...pscaf5621a.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3c49a406.jpg

sweetbmxrider 10-07-2013 12:56 PM

Lookin good

bigz28man 10-12-2013 08:08 PM

http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5c927c4b.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2f24448b.jpg

So i decided to go with a 408 stroker kit on this build, I'm looking at options for heads and intake? Mike over at ttp says afr heads are not the way to go and suggested at looking at trick flow heads. Any opinions out there? Also what intake should i be looking into anyone running a fast 102? Or should i be looking at a stock intake. And lastly cam options? I like the torque that my lt1 has so i want something that will throw me back in the seat but i also want a ***** load power (700's rwhp) and still be able to get into the car and drive it to the food store. Keeping this also in mind the motor will be running boost.

bigz28man 10-21-2013 12:11 PM

http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps764de9db.jpg

got the fenders and headlights off the car. I'll be finishing it this weekend

bigz28man 11-01-2013 02:25 PM

I figured I would post some updates on my progress with the car. I have to block sand the sheet metal interior fender to get rid of some rust, then I'll spray with some silver primer. the front wheels are done and the fenders are now silver and no longer black. all I really have to do now is wire brush the mounting brackets for the fenders and some of the other various mounting brackets that hold this front end together, paint, and reassemble.

driver side
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps85f5005c.jpg

passenger side
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...pse9e1fc47.jpg

fenders before
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps82d66b6d.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0a96cf93.jpg
fenders now
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5d820c24.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps18f87ab7.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1fc331a3.jpg

front wheels all done also
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps070c94c2.jpg

bigz28man 11-02-2013 09:35 AM

I was able to clean up and spray a few parts yesterday to help prevent from future rusting but I have a have few questions on where some of the of this mounting brackets go
here are the fender mounting brackets does anyone have any photos of where they are bolted on to the frame of the car
before
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...psf5a71372.jpg
after
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0e6b6a79.jpg
the next two are these, there are obvious a right and left one but where do they mount at
before
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...psb6aff479.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...pse827cac2.jpg
after
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6ec211f9.jpg

here are a few other various parts i cleaned up
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps59a1dc9d.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2e59b39c.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3f5faae4.jpg

Other then finding the location of those four brackets I'm ready to officially swap the front end out

greenformula92 11-11-2013 07:44 PM

Lookin good so far

bigz28man 11-15-2013 03:57 PM

sat down with Mike and Matt at TTP yesterday after dropping of the 6.0 block. So the build will look something alittle like this 408 stoker kit, trickflow heads (specifics not determined) D-1 supercharger, 10:1 compression, cam specs, also not determined, Both Matt and Mike informed me "this car will make a easy 750 rwhp w/o sweating"

here are some photos of the ls1 after disconnecting the air box, its not pretty and its on the primitive side but it gets the job done for now and allows me to swap out the front end.
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps923b3675.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps597cdab7.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6f4b2061.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...psdcc195a5.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...psf806e445.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1fc21eef.jpg

Blackbirdws6 11-15-2013 04:46 PM

Sounds like a good plan.

bigz28man 11-15-2013 06:13 PM

looking to remove the SS badges off the ls1 fenders to place them on the lt1. i figured heating the back side of the fender with a hair dryer would soften the double sided tape holding them on. what / how to i do i get them to stick on the lt1 fenders? my guess is the old double sided tape will be no good.

Blackbirdws6 11-15-2013 07:40 PM

Go buy 3M double sided tape. You should clean off whatever is still stuck to the emblem and then apply the new tape. I believe I bought some good stuff from home Depot or Lowes that worked great.

Also, use the hair dryer to heat them up and use fishing line to get them off easily.

bigz28man 11-15-2013 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6 (Post 894730)
Go buy 3M double sided tape. You should clean off whatever is still stuck to the emblem and then apply the new tape. I believe I bought some good stuff from home Depot or Lowes that worked great.

Also, use the hair dryer to heat them up and use fishing line to get them off easily.

the fishing line is a great idea thanks

bigz28man 11-16-2013 08:37 PM

Well i used the fishing line to chisel off the SS badges after heating up the back side of the ls fenders worked perfectly took only 10 minutes per each fender and the badges came off intact.

Also got the ls nose completely off, just need to get a few more screws that are holding it on from the under side and that will be finished and time to start mounting the lt nose on.

donnj 11-17-2013 09:08 AM

when I did the LT conversion to my 02 I had to trim underside of hood cause the LT cars are different than the LS cars where the rubber threaded hood adjustment stud is mounted to the body, take notice the first time you lower hood when you start to align things, other than that its all bolt on.

bigz28man 11-19-2013 06:22 PM

http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps449d59a7.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...psf663a5d7.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...psd5a2de2b.jpg

I got the Ls bumper cover and bumper absorber off, all the brackets, lights, and everything else that goes along with Ls nose. I was able to mount the Lt bumper absorber. All I have left is to do is sand and paint, bolt on the Lt headlight assembly, connect all lights and start putting on the Lt nose.

bigz28man 11-19-2013 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by donnj (Post 894766)
when I did the LT conversion to my 02 I had to trim underside of hood cause the LT cars are different than the LS cars where the rubber threaded hood adjustment stud is mounted to the body, take notice the first time you lower hood when you start to align things, other than that its all bolt on.

Are you speaking about those hood bumps to the very front right and left corner of the engine bay? If so I have them being replaced with the Lt1 style, which sit a bit lower to give the hood more room to lower down.

bigz28man 11-27-2013 04:30 PM

http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4981f35a.jpg
finally got the headlight assembly on and all the the lights connected and working. now all that is left is to sand, spray after i tape off a few things. then i can finally get the body panels back on. this swap has been extremely easy, time consuming but easy.

Blackbirdws6 11-27-2013 06:55 PM

Coming along nicely. Hope you have a warm place to work. Lil chilly out.

V 11-27-2013 07:16 PM

its coming along nicely.

so when are you selling me the ls1 shortblock? lol

bigz28man 11-28-2013 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by V (Post 895434)
its coming along nicely.

so when are you selling me the ls1 shortblock? lol

lol, i was thinking of putting that ls1 in a 3rd gen in the near future

bigz28man 11-28-2013 10:39 AM

http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3567b81d.jpg
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...ps93613272.jpg

polished and waxed up the other Lt1 SS hood this morning. The Ls1 SS hood, lights, fenders, and nose will be up for sale this weekend.

V 11-29-2013 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigz28man (Post 895446)
lol, i was thinking of putting that ls1 in a 3rd gen in the near future

the funny thing is that I have a 3rd gen in need of an ls1 lol

and if i had a 4.1 gen, id buy that front end in a heartbeat, thats a great price you are selling it for.


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