Sponsor Vehicle Projects & Shop Tours - 6LE by McNord ZL1 Fighter...

SO, we had some ideas for some new products, a maggie and an LS2 so we figured we'd put it all together in our version of a 4th Gen ZL1 (styled after the 2012 ZL1)...

Here's the story...

I was at the point with my Z where it was "finished" but I was going to change a bunch of stuff on it.

After seeing the ZL1 Camaro at F-Body Gathering 15, I got an idea...

Instead of taking apart a (almost) finished car, why not sell and start over? I'm selling my car to a friend, as is (minus the CCWs) for $8500...

I'm going to try to find a bone stock HIGH MILEAGE (but good interior and body) 2000+ RED Z28 and just go all out with our products on it...

The idea is to be a "6LE and McNord's answer to the ZL1" build. It would have...

Our front bumper but painted to look like the ZL1...

Our GFX (coming soon) painted to look like the ZL1...

Our rear bumper painted to look like the ZL1...

Our sail panel (going to purposely find a car with a bubbled roof to replace)...

Our Targa Top (going to purposely convert a hardtop)...

Our hood (what? that's right, our hood :) ) a widened Sunoco with ZR1 style vents...

Our spoiler (what? lol...) a LS1 style SS spoiler, no pedestals or brake light, HIGHER and NOTCHED...

Our seats and seat covers...

Our steering wheel (working on making a modified ZR1 wheel for our cars)...

The car would have a LS2 with a Maggie on top and my Black CCW rims.

I HATE the idea of getting rid of my car but I can't afford to keep it and do this. Actually, this will be a year long process as some of the money from the sale is going to pay for molds (LT1 front bumper, CF splitters, etc...) BUT McNord made me a little rendering to keep my spirits up...

So, inspired by this...

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TVK7nBYIT9I/AAAAAAAD9nw/cSiAqRTl-lM/s800/2012-Chevrolet-ZL1-Camaro-01.jpg

We would create this...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/Red%206LE%20Rendering/6LEMcNord-Front-A.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/Red%206LE%20Rendering/6LEMcNord-Back-A.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/Red%206LE%20Rendering/6LEMcNord-Side-A.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/Red%206LE%20Rendering/6LEMcNord-Side-A-2.jpg

He also did other versions...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/Red%206LE%20Rendering/6LEMcNord-Back-B.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/Red%206LE%20Rendering/6LEMcNord-Front-B.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/Red%206LE%20Rendering/6LEMcNord-Side-B.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/Red%206LE%20Rendering/6LEMcNord-Side-B-2.jpg

...and

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/Red%206LE%20Rendering/6LEMcNord-Back-C.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/Red%206LE%20Rendering/6LEMcNord-Front-C.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/Red%206LE%20Rendering/6LEMcNord-Side-C.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/Red%206LE%20Rendering/6LEMcNord-Side-C-2.jpg

UPDATE: 6/23/11 (technically 6/24 already)...

We got a heck of a deal from berlin 83 (that is his screen name, real name is Joe and he's a great guy to deal with) on his Red 2000 Z28 roller...

SO, I have a car :)

2000 Red Z28 no motor or transmission or drive shaft (all else is there) but it has:

Tubular K-Member and A Arms
Tubular Transmission Crossmember with Torque Arm Mount
Tubular Torque Arm
Tubular LCAs/Panhard Rod
Koni Shocks
Strano Sway Bars
Strano Springs
Strano Brakes (going to be replaced with our stuff)
Air Bags (drag bags)
Mecham Hood (going to be replaced)
SS Spoiler (going to be replaced)
Black ZR1 wheels (replaced already with my CCWs, ZR1s went on my old car)
Ebony Interior (which now has my 6LE seats with red houndstooth and rear seats to match)
Red Tail Lights and Berger with emblems from my old car
Halo Headlights (going to be replaced with whistlers)
Line Lock
NGK Wide Band
T/A Girdle
3.73 Motive Gears
ARP Longer Wheel Studs
Walbro 255 w/Racetronix Hotwire Kit
Cloyes Double Roller Chain
ASP Pulley and new bolt
P&P LS6 Oil Pump
Oil Catch Can
SFI Steel Flex Plate


PLUS a bunch of stuff I won't use and can sell...

Lq9 block bare unprepped

317 heads complete unprepped

2 oil pans ( 1 truck pan)

Front, rear and top covers

Truck manifolds

Intercooler

Valve covers

Fuel rails

Two Berger Panels

All the motor accy...

and so on...

DEAL OF A LIFETIME, $4500 for everything and body is great. Going to cut the cowl for the maggie, rerun wires in engine bay (hide them) and paint the engine bay.

Then Chris will start throwing it all together. Hoping to maybe take it on a roadtrip to AZ end of July to leave with Brian to do body stuff and then she'll be done :)

Here's pics of her getting loaded up...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/6LE%20by%20McNord%20ZL1%20Fighter%20Build/IMAG1208.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/6LE%20by%20McNord%20ZL1%20Fighter%20Build/IMAG1206.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/6LE%20by%20McNord%20ZL1%20Fighter%20Build/IMAG1207.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/6LE%20by%20McNord%20ZL1%20Fighter%20Build/IMAG1209.jpg

Got her towed and started putting parts on her...

CCWs...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/6LE%20by%20McNord%20ZL1%20Fighter%20Build/IMAG1210.jpg

Emblems, tail lights, etc...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/6LE%20by%20McNord%20ZL1%20Fighter%20Build/IMAG1211.jpg

I also got the 6LE seats with red houndstooth inserts and rear seats to match in her but forgot to snap a pic before putting her in the air.

Here's some (bad) pics of what she's already got going on under her skirt...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/6LE%20by%20McNord%20ZL1%20Fighter%20Build/IMAG1212.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/6LE%20by%20McNord%20ZL1%20Fighter%20Build/IMAG1213.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/6LE%20by%20McNord%20ZL1%20Fighter%20Build/IMAG1214.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/6LE%20by%20McNord%20ZL1%20Fighter%20Build/IMAG1215.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/6LE%20by%20McNord%20ZL1%20Fighter%20Build/IMAG1216.jpg

and last but not least the original 6LE car wearing her black ZR1s (the new owner loves them so that's all that matters, lol...)...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/6LE%20by%20McNord%20ZL1%20Fighter%20Build/IMAG1219.jpg

Next update should be pics of the cleaned up and painted engine bay :cheers:

So, McNord made a new more finalized rendering...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/Red%206LE%20Rendering/Revised-front-1.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/Red%206LE%20Rendering/Revised-back.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/Red%206LE%20Rendering/Revised-side-1.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/Red%206LE%20Rendering/Revised-side-2.jpg

UPDATE: Made some decisions...

Heads are going to be 317s on top of the stock LS2 and of course MP112 on top of them...

Transmission WAS going to be a built 4L60E BUT now we're going to make it interesting with a 6L80E ;)

Going to treat it like a swap, use a stand alone computer and harness for the whole thing. Thinking of running aftermarket gauges instead of the cluster as well. Then I can show off our custom gauge plates for the cluster AND custom gauge faces for aftermarket gauges...

New renderings for "finalized" bumpers...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/6LE%20by%20McNord%20ZL1%20Fighter%20Build/6lesd20copy1.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/6LE%20by%20McNord%20ZL1%20Fighter%20Build/6lebk20copy1.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/markdelisle/6LE%20by%20McNord%20ZL1%20Fighter%20Build/6left1.jpg