JTelesone

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well i have quit the dilema on my hands... Ive got some money put aside and now i dont know how to spend it! my car has 166k but makes good power and most of the miles are commuting so i was gonna buy a forged ls1 shortblock and swap that out, and over the summer buy a maggy. on the other hand, the car needs new shocks and springs, i want a ss hood, i need to get my ss spoiler painted, it could use new brakes, and have the trans rebuilt, and maybe a new rear that would hold the power later. not to mention new motor and trans mounts and a clutch. (see where im going with this). SO... do I, get the new motor and drive the car conservatively until i can beef up the support, or do i do pretty much everything else but the motor.

I havent priced everything out yet, but im pretty sure i could get my ss hood and spoiler painted, decent shocks and springs, motor and trans mounts, a new clutch installed, and some swaybars, and the trans rebuilt, and upgrade the brakes and the car would look sick.

anyone got some other advice...

Z28/2002

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Buy a 12 bolt

Cchris1109

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whatever you decide to do, PM me with what you want to do I have a friend who has MAJOR hookups with the parts your asking for and by major hook ups I mean your 5k could be 10k without the hook up.

landonew

Daily Driver or Toy?

WhosNXT

With that many miles I would use it to freshen everything up and wait on the motor. Do your suspension, clutch, brakes, and rear. Then if there is any left over to spend use it to put toward a motor or other items you need.

plaf713

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i would do the things necessary to get your car running properly, if you go with a mag you are going to need syour trans built and you will need new brakes, go with what you need first, then start modding

ssfast99

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if i had to do it over i would do everything to the car except the motor first. with my new motor i went through 3 tranni rebuilds before i got a new race tranni. i also changed my gear set 4 times from braking them before i got my 9".

02 BLK WS6

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Buy a short term CD.

JTelesone

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its a daily driver. thanks for all the input guys. I know im gonna do the clutch, motor and trans mounts, and the suspension for sure. other than that probably the brakes rebuilt trans and hopefully i can find a hood

98 4mula

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A very important question that hasn't been asked is what do you plan on doing with the car? I myself would spend it on the driveline and whatever you do plan on doing it right the first time.

newton

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I have 160k miles too and mine is a daily driver. If I had 5k, I'd definitely mod to strengthen the durability and reliability of the car (stronger rear end, rebuilt transmission etc.)

corvet786c

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I would get a used LS1 motor 30-40 thousand miles. Get heads/cam. Then use the rest of the money for whatever else.

Kingc8r

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First off you should give me the $5,000. I'll show you how to spend it! J/k

I second what some of the others have said. Do upgrades that will make the car last and more durable. I know it sucks but I'd shy away from engine performance and finish up your suspension. Get some SFCs, STB, Torque Arm, Built Tranny, better clutch, 9 inch...pick IF you spend your money right you could probably do most of those mods.

I see you're in the Bay, where are you from? I live in the Bay too, Pleasanton. Good luck with your mods! I wish I had $5K to mess with.

kistlerjm9

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in the ls1 world might last longer if you use it as heat. light it on fire in a bundle will last about 10 minutes longer than spending it on our cars. lol

stevegrizzle

buy a 1k dd and invest the rest. IMO you should always have about 10x in savings than what you actually intend to spend.

BayAreaSS

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I would spent it on the supporting mods first and then add power later. So do the suspension, rear end, tranny and brakes first.
Its nice to see a few bay area guys in here.

TA1364

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10k worth of parts for 5k Stolen parts?

davered00ss

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Procharger

99blancoSS

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rear-end 2400 for a 9" unless you go with a used one. Trans re-built.. why? is there issues with your current one? thats 2600 left over. Konis are like 1000. Then you could add Strano bars and springs and have some cash left over or buy a twin disk

JTelesone

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thats what im thinking

im here in monterey right now but my parents live in gilroy and my girlfriend lives in san jose. but i use to go to pleasanton alot, not so much anymore but occasionally.

i wanna rebuild the trans just because at 160 it seems like a good time even if its just back to stock spec (prob wont be). and i make it up to the racetrack a few times a year and dont wanna worry about having to break it there and then have the car down for a week while it gets fixed. and if im gonna do the clutch i figure its as good a time as any to do it.

thanks for all the info guys, but i gotta say, im really tempted to trade it in get a ls3 c6 and spend the money on that car.