Story and build of my $300 Thirdgen
07-17-2015, 11:39 PM
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Well got a new motor unknown mileage upullit motor but damn its clean on the inside looks like it had a oil pan leak as the outside was covered in oil build up had ls7 lifters in it only bad news i broke off the oil pickup tube bolt but upgrading to a melling high pressure pump anyways should have the car back up and running/driving in the next 2 weeks at most will post a video of first maiden voyage
07-18-2015, 10:53 PM
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So life has blessed my wife and I with our second child today born healthy but only at 36 weeks and with some respiratory issues as a result he's been placed in the nicu my only wish is that he would of waited to come so I could have the camaro running to bring him home in
07-20-2015, 07:52 AM
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So life has blessed my wife and I with our second child today born healthy but only at 36 weeks and with some respiratory issues as a result he's been placed in the nicu my only wish is that he would of waited to come so I could have the camaro running to bring him home in
08-01-2015, 12:04 AM
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Been slowly getting there motors done ready to go back in Once I get the kmember welded up where I notched it for the a/c compressor once it's back in just need exhaust y pipe made and tires and since I haven't updated with pics in awhile here's a few
08-15-2015, 12:50 AM
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Everything's back together almost ready to fire up once I get a new power steering pump since I broke my old one when I took out the old motor. Also bolted on the bumper, put in my new fog lights anyways on to pics
08-15-2015, 10:14 PM
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I have an 86 Camaro IROC-Z myself that I want to swap a LS1 into. Your car is great man and I like what you did buy adding in a 4th Gen interior.
Personally though, I actually like the IROC dash, to me the rounded gauges just seem more muscle car like.
Personally though, I actually like the IROC dash, to me the rounded gauges just seem more muscle car like.
09-02-2015, 11:48 PM
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Thanks guys
Smaller pieces like engine bay header panel or small trim pieces are just epoxy paint(looks very good if I do say so myself) however car will be worked/painted by a buddy who works as a body/paint guy for a living
Smaller pieces like engine bay header panel or small trim pieces are just epoxy paint(looks very good if I do say so myself) however car will be worked/painted by a buddy who works as a body/paint guy for a living
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09-05-2015, 06:52 PM
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Been driving it around some here and there testing out the line lock and suspension wound up snapping the torque arm got a new one on seems to be holding up tach and fuel gauge are working no speedometer have a check engine light for it says low input signal need to get front turn signals in need to get exhaust on it definitely needs an adj panhard bar axle sits a little far towards driver side got my power steering all hooked up so much easier to drive have a pulley that's squealing pretty bad other than that nothing new
09-17-2015, 04:45 PM
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Well on that note I actually just bought a lq4 paid $300 for a short block may sell it for a $1k and use the money for other parts of the car or keep it bore and stroke out to a 408 ls3 heads LSA blower and a shot on tap however the suspension, rear, and trans are needed to hold that power reliable
09-23-2015, 09:16 PM
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Sold the 6.0 cars headed to the exhaust shop beginning of next month also finally got it all put back together been buying a few odds and ends for it since she's running perfectly figured I'd change a few things that have been bothering me one of those being the blue gauge needles factory lighting just isn't sufficient a call to superbrightleds got me what I needed half way done with it now also seeing as how nothing is stockish inside the car the a/c ***** just don't blend in already ordered the replacements they'll need customized but hell shouldn't be to far out ta my skill level anyways on to pics!!!!
09-29-2015, 09:13 PM
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So here is the finished product of the gauge cluster very happy with how it came out just need to order the overlays for the cluster,HVAC,headlight switch also have been busy with another small interior project ordered these ***** off eBay already got the headlight **** installed working on making the a/c ***** fit then time to wire in LEDs behind the ***** to math the cluster so much work but I feel it'll be worth it so here's pics
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10-08-2015, 06:21 PM
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Well good news bad news car is back from exhaust shop sounds great bad news had the hood fly up and when it came back down dented the drivers fender real bad so those will need replaced, a/c ***** are done here's a video
10-12-2015, 09:40 PM
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Seem to be having a bad streak of luck not only with the issue of the hood flying up and destroying a new fender noticed my brand new windshield is also cracked in the pass corner as if that's not bad enough I have a weird noise what sounds like converter bolts loose pulled starter and looked through inspection hole there tight then there's the issue of my o2 sensors drivers side was reading .1 voltage at .8 fuel trim while pass side read 1.1 volts and -43.8 fuel trim almost at my wits end and ready to give up its two steps forward and let's see 5 steps back........ What to do now.....