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Old 09-04-2010, 12:42 AM
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looking good.
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yea i saw this over on LTX tech a while back ago, subscribed right then, glad to see its finally coming together. seeing yours is really making me itch to man up and drop the cash the old LT slow. how much did the total come out to if you dont mind me asking
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Originally Posted by WheelsCamaro
Wow you've put some serious elbow grease into your car! Serious props!

I thought about lowering mine also, but if I did I would have less exhaust clearance than you because of my 3" true duals to turndowns. Oh well..

Your car looks great though!
thanks man, i've driven it around with the pictured ground clearance with the headers and had absolutely no problem with scraping except for on steep inclined driveways.

thanks though man!
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looking good.
thanks.
Originally Posted by lethal bird
yea i saw this over on LTX tech a while back ago, subscribed right then, glad to see its finally coming together. seeing yours is really making me itch to man up and drop the cash the old LT slow. how much did the total come out to if you dont mind me asking
sorry man.to be honest with you man, i can't honestly say how much i've spent on the car so far, alot none the less, i just don't really want to add it up because it would make me incredibly sad/mad. haha.




i got the car cleaned up today for the first time in months, it was absolutely disgusting. I'll try and grab a video some time soon. only issue is a small oil leak out of the crank sensor bolt which will be fixed asap, and my passenger o2 is bad which I've already ordered a replacement for, and it should be in anytime this next week.

here's some pictures from today's cleaning.
they're kinda plain Jane, nothing special.
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Old 09-06-2010, 12:31 PM
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ether way man damn good looking car
Old 09-06-2010, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by lethal bird
ether way man damn good looking car

thanks man, i tend to think so.
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some pictures from today after painting the grille.
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damn good lookin!
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Originally Posted by King Nothing
damn good lookin!
thanks man, i'm really happy with it so far!
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Followed this from the begining and I have to give you respect for doing everything the right way and not cutting corners. Alot of younger guys I know have a tendency to rush through a project or take the cheap way out. Again, respect man and your car is looking sweet!!!
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Originally Posted by '02TA
Followed this from the begining and I have to give you respect for doing everything the right way and not cutting corners. Alot of younger guys I know have a tendency to rush through a project or take the cheap way out. Again, respect man and your car is looking sweet!!!
thanks alot man, although there are things i wish i could have done like shave the bay, and get it painted professionally along with getting everything else powdercoated, but of course there are certain things that cannot be done due to money, and time, but eventually it will all be redone and perfectly when time and money permits it to be done. i'm really happy with it as it is now though.
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so just for reference i figured i'd post how far the engine bay has come from when i bought it.
pretty much stock, cleaned up.
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did a few things
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added a few more things
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beginning of this build..
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mid build.
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practically finished product.
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Looks good!
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I'm jealous... That LT1 looks great.

Only thing I notice that could be done really is to clean or cover up the brake / master cylinder resevoirs. I know a couple of the sponsors sell some covers for those on here.
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The car looks great lowered and under the hood is incredible, Great job!
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Originally Posted by LT1
Looks good!
Thanks man!
Originally Posted by LS-1Z28
I'm jealous... That LT1 looks great.

Only thing I notice that could be done really is to clean or cover up the brake / master cylinder resevoirs. I know a couple of the sponsors sell some covers for those on here.
Yeah, i have more things in store for the car in the future. i'll be relocating some more stuff, deleting abs and some other stuff, so it'll all be taken car of.

Originally Posted by HMERacing
The car looks great lowered and under the hood is incredible, Great job!
thanks man, i actually had to raise it up at least an inch to get out of my drive way. lol
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here's my custom built ported 8" digital designs subwoofer box.
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theres a butt ton of room back there for more, but its amazing what a good 8" and a well designed enclosure can do (especially in hatches). I went with a 12" in my car, but i just put an 8" (IDmax) in my dads prius and i crapped myself when i first lit it up.

Engine looks killer. Way more coordinated than before. I would like to see some lt4 covers with all the trimmings though (youre made of money, right?)
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Originally Posted by scj
here's my custom built ported 8" digital designs subwoofer box.




Clean, Simple yet effective! Looks good.
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Originally Posted by HMERacing
Clean, Simple yet effective! Looks good.
thanks man, that's what i was going for.
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Outstanding job, esp for an 18 yo! Only question I have is concerning the speed inc bracket. Never heard anyone having to use a spacer to get the sway bar to work. How many spacers did you wind up using and any pics? Just curious, and again, phenominal dude.


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