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Old Mar 3, 2018 | 06:12 AM
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The car is up and running!! now on to the tuning process. Here are some pics of the install in no particular order. If you have any request for pics let me know as the car is still torn down and I can get to everything.. I will continue to update with more pics in the coming days as well..



having a hard time getting the video to load but here are some pics of the install over the last 4 months.














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Old Mar 3, 2018 | 10:43 AM
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Good luck to you my friend!

That feeling when it finally fires up cannot be explained, only felt.
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Well is it running?
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Old Mar 4, 2018 | 05:17 PM
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Yes it is! Been trying to post a video but it isnt cooperating.
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You're going to love all the torque, The weather has finally been nice enough to get my LSA 6.0 6-speed S10 out. Put's a smile on my face when I have to baby from a stop to keep from spinning the tires. I realized just how little I step on the gas pedal when driving around town.
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Old Mar 6, 2018 | 08:55 AM
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Yes am very much looking forward to feeling the car pull. Cant wait to hear that whine under the hood!!!
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I have relocated the fuse box under the driver side frame rail and have ran the wires under the radiator support and back up under the passenger fender liner. Driver side will also be hidden under the fender liner. This was a very time consuming process but well worth the effort. The pump for my snow meth kit is mounted under passenger frame rail along with the relays for my heat exchanger fans and meth pump.










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Looks great, what front accessory drive setup are you using?
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Originally Posted by Ernie W
Looks great, what front accessory drive setup are you using?
It is the olson kustom works fbody/gto kit. Basically the pulley for the blower and a pulley that mounts to the 3 right side water pump bolts. Super easy setup.
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Great build!
How far down did you shim your kmember?
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Originally Posted by LeftySS
It is the olson kustom works fbody/gto kit. Basically the pulley for the blower and a pulley that mounts to the 3 right side water pump bolts. Super easy setup.
Thanks, that's what I thought it may have been. I'm thinking about doing a lsa swap on my '99 WS6. I've slowly been gathering parts for it and have about half of the LSA CTSV front accessory drive. I kinda hate the thought of having to cut the cowl so bad and do away with the passenger wiper arm.
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Originally Posted by Ernie W
Thanks, that's what I thought it may have been. I'm thinking about doing a lsa swap on my '99 WS6. I've slowly been gathering parts for it and have about half of the LSA CTSV front accessory drive. I kinda hate the thought of having to cut the cowl so bad and do away with the passenger wiper arm.
I know i hated cutting the car. But it actually wasnt very hard even with the motor in. As far as wipers didnt want to lose them but 550-600whp sounded better than having the wipers. Rain-x works great on these cars anyway, ha ha.. no, i havent driven the car in the rain for about 12years so it wasnt that big a deal. Good luck with your build!
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Originally Posted by Heat Seeker WS6
Great build!
How far down did you shim your kmember?
Didnt have to shim the k member and this has the 1/2” adaptors as well. I ended up with about 1/2” inch between the blower and windshield. It takes a little magic to get the lid on but it very doable. What helped the fitting process was having the screws out of the blower so it was alot lighter taking it in and out test fitting.
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What did you have to do for a hood? Did the stock hood clear?
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Originally Posted by dans2000camaross
What did you have to do for a hood? Did the stock hood clear?
You have to cut out the bottom side of the upper end of the hood, up by the windshield.. The cowl has to be cutout as well. I had to cut mine right up to the windshield.
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 05:26 AM
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Please share more! This is like my dream project, and they are few and far between. I love seeing this done! You've done such a clean job from what I can see. I bet that thing is fun to drive, and I'm sure you have tons of pride in it. I'm very jealous lol.
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Old Sep 27, 2018 | 08:22 AM
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Did that accessory set up allow you to retain AC? If you are running AC, any modifications to do so?
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