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Old 07-31-2009, 12:58 AM
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Default 5.3 87 TurboII build

well started my build off with trading my buddy a brand new nitrous kit that i bought for $175 for his 02 5.3L. then i sold my other car and bought a 87 TurboII shell for $500.

ok well heres stuffs i got or is on order:

motor/tranny mount kit
intake
throttle body
injectors
fuel rails
IAT sensor
crankshaft positioning sensor
camshaft positioning sensor
torquerII cam
Comp Cams 26918-16 valve springs
99-04 Vette fuel filter/pressure regulator
quart of Duplicolors Jet black paint shop paint.


heres some pics soo far of the progress within the last week.











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still lookin for a t56 if anyones got one for around $1000
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go with a th350 and a stall, it will be quicker than any t56.
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not makin a drag machine. just something to mess around in. maybe get a little sideways
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ok then, manual shifted th350
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haha nice.
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You might want to look around on http://www.grannysspeedshop.com/ and really think hard on losing the irs it might hold up long.
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oh already got a motor/trans mount kit from hinson super cars. actually just got my grannys mrubber motor mounts today but they wont work with the hinson kit so i might either have to return them or try to sell them.
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did some more work today.











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finally gettin some parts in.







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iz coming along
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yeah think i might have gotten screwed on the trans that i bought from some guy off ebay. hopefully i get it but if not i should be gettin my money bac and hopefully find another one.
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Coming along man... I'm about to tear apart my FC for a LS2 swap.
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Looks like a really cool project!
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yeah i cant wait to get it done. pretty much the only thing right now thats holding me up is the damn transmission/ ebay.
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Looking good!
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"In progress" pics are nice enough...






...but I wanna see the ones where the car's lifting the front wheels!


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