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Old Oct 22, 2005 | 11:46 PM
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I had been dreaming about having a late model F-body with some sort of forced induction for awhile. I didn't want to buy something already built (but won't rule it out for the future), so back in late June I bought an 01 TA M6 with low miles.

Fast forward 4 months...

A&A Corvette are building a forged shortblock. The cam is a Cam-Motion custom grind. The pistons are custom for 8.3:1 with the set of LS6 heads that I have. The turbo is a PTK kit with a 76gts/FMIC/meth. Here is some of the stuff taking up space in my living room. This thread my take awhile to see through (with the car) as I travel alot for work and it's tough being gone for 1-3 weeks at a time and trying to get things done. For that reason, I handed the car and goodies over to Jeff Creech at Carolina Auto Masters to help get the ball rolling. Anyway, here are the pics:




























.....................wish me luck........... ...just had to use fart.

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Old Oct 23, 2005 | 12:53 AM
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looks good man....good luck getting the car to hook up on those tires lol
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Old Oct 23, 2005 | 12:57 AM
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They're just something to tool around on. Say.... ever seen those wheels before?
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Originally Posted by Frost
They're just something to tool around on. Say.... ever seen those wheels before?
haha look like a set i used to have back in the day...i finally got the ss center caps back for them if you want them.
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Old Oct 23, 2005 | 01:34 AM
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I'm covered, keep 'em, we're straight. Thanks though.
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Here are most of the PTK parts laid out. Things are moving along nicely.






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Old Nov 6, 2005 | 09:29 PM
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[QUOTE=Frost]Here are most of the PTK parts laid out. Things are moving along nicely.





How on earth did you take that picture? Climb on the ceiling.. looks great by the way...
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HAHA!! Actually I'm stuck in Jacksonville FL doing a FANUC startup that is running LOOOOONNNGGG... My roommate called me and told me that all of the piping came in, and he took the pic. He does like Spiderman...

And thanks for the compliment. Another user here recently got his setup and his headers were black and exhaust piping was stainless; mine are the opposite.
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that's an a$$load of go-fast parts!!
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...lucky ***. hope you get it finished soon! best of luck.
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damn that thing is gonna move....fast i might add
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I hope it will.... have more goodies not in the pics.

Dynotune wideband 02
Dynotune AFR and FP guage and autometer dual pillar for them
Eboost boost controller
Textralia clutch
HP Tuners software with EIO
Billet rails and new braided line from the tank forward & fittings
...and there has to be more that I'm forgetting

I'm really excited, can't wait to move. The car felt fast in it's stock form for the first week or two that I had it.
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lookin good!
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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 06:39 PM
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Looking good man.... what all is left to get?? whats missing still??? 12 Bolt??? ha ha
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Originally Posted by NA$TY-TA
Looking good man.... what all is left to get?? whats missing still??? 12 Bolt??? ha ha
Kyle
Probably couldn't fit it in any of the pictures yet
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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 09:56 PM
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Thanks for the compliments.... heh... I'm gonna ride around on it through the winter staying easy on things. With the hard-*** radial tires I shouldn't have to worry about having enough bite to tear anything up. I'll bite the bullet and get a 9" by next spring when track time rolls around though. I'm gonna go ahead and put on the SFCs and LCAs up front. Hoping that if (more like when) I decide to see how easy those tires spin the LCAs will keep the wheel-hop-monster from eating my rear-end. (now that sounds kinda ghey)
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Old Nov 7, 2005 | 10:38 PM
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keep the wheel-hop-monster from eating my rear-end. (now that sounds kinda ghey)

Yeah it does.....
Dont worry about it.... ill help ya out around that time frame.... ill be out there remember...... itll be fun...

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Sounds like a plan... so when do you get your ride back? I know it's killing you (the wait)... it has to be.
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Sounds like a plan... so when do you get your ride back? I know it's killing you (the wait)... it has to be.

Hell yeah it is..... man the El Camry is starting to feel fast...
Motor was being balanced last week. Tranny was ordered also.... they have the converter. Waiting on a check that was sent to them for the rest of the fuel stuff, flexplate and other misc parts.
IC is being fabricated and the cold piping. There painting the cage a other lil things ya know..... its the lil things that add up fast.

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Old Nov 8, 2005 | 04:14 PM
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Yeah I do, here are some of the little things that bit me in the ***, just came in today; wideband setup with AFR, FPG, lots of fuel odds and ends from Nasty Nate, etc... also my rotating assembly should be back from balancing about now.













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