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I've been racing this car for at least 12 years and have over 7500 passes on it. It has had a S&W cage with bars ran thru the shock towers. My motor blew a few weeks ago and since I had it apart I figured it would be a good time to do some upgrades on it.
Plan is to cut off all the factory front except the main frame and cut those front cage bars out and have it go strait from the top of the firewall and catch a plate that holds the shocks and then run another tube down behind the shock.
Make one piece front clip and make it easy to work on.
Rewire everything.
Add fuel cell.

I started a weight reduction thread and I guess this one will pick up where that one left off except I am not weighing every single thing I cut out. I am for sure taking it to the scales as soon as it is back together.
Here is the link to that thread: https://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-raci...light-car.html

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About the last time racing in it back in June 2015

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Here is my starting point. Not much left on the front anyway.

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Getting started cutting the front off.

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It ended up being about 60lbs that I cut out. Of course some will have to be added back. Still got more cutting to do. I want these shock towers out of there all the way. and those bars will be redone.

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Stock LS1. Going to build something else later, but I'm just swapping over my old cam and valve train for now so I can get this thing back going for now.

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ready to paint

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Starting on engine harness.

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getting ready to wrap headers and clean intake

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intake clean and headers wrapped

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valve springs being changed

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new valve convers

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decided not to use coil brackets saved 2lbs.

Did you say 7500 passes? lol

That seems a little crazy. If you bought the car brand new, you would have had to have made 8-9 passes a week, every week for the last 17 years!

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Originally Posted by Blown06 (Post 18977241)

Did you say 7500 passes? lol

That seems a little crazy. If you bought the car brand new, you would have had to have made 8-9 passes a week, every week for the last 17 years!

Oh yeah. Sometimes it gets almost 30 passes a day. It gets double entered in multiple classes(pro, sportsman, street legal, quick 16 etc.) up to 3 days a week. I haven't been racing that much lately, but this car has been down the track a lot. probably more than that.

I bet! Bracket racers can make some passes!! Nice build! How did the S&W cage fit? Is it CM?

Good stuff!!! Like how you've done the BMR plate and wiring. Should be nice and clean all buttoned up

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Originally Posted by Zmg00camaross (Post 18977405)

I bet! Bracket racers can make some passes!! Nice build! How did the S&W cage fit? Is it CM?

I had a local shop put in the S&W cage. If I had it to do over, I would have had the bar go closer to the ttop because it hits my helmet unless my seat is on the floor. It is CM. Here is a pic of the cage when it was first done:
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Originally Posted by sillysspeed (Post 18977410)

Good stuff!!! Like how you've done the BMR plate and wiring. Should be nice and clean all buttoned up

Thanks, I redid the wiring once before, but I used off parts store stuff to put it back together. Figured I would make it nicer this time since I have a better understanding of the wiring now. The main goal at this point is to make it easier to work on.

looks good, Where do you run at? Love the International Harvester bar stools

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Originally Posted by waltsfastz (Post 18977554)

looks good, Where do you run at? Love the International Harvester bar stools

I started out racing at Music City Raceway and that is where I have raised the most but I also race at Clarksville Huntsville Bowling Green us 43. I just started racing bigger races so we were racing ky VA bristol races too.

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Working on wiring

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Injector wires cleaned up. Fuel press gauge installed.

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Injector wires cleaned up

Got the back of the engine wiring done.
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Added a 2nd ect sensor
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I decided to shorten the dipstick.
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The left over parts were about 6 oz. There was anot her small piece not on the scale.
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That is going to be clean. Good job.

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Originally Posted by 2ndGenLSX (Post 18983908)

That is going to be clean. Good job.

Thanks