Project: Slowest Build Ever
Project: Slowest Build Ever So i bought this car about 9 years ago and I drove the **** out of it getting up to 177k miles after about 3 years. At that very moment the head gasket decided to go and I chose to rebuilt the tired motor. That was 6 years ago. A few girlfriends and a few college degrees later im still working on it. i will be posting some pictures of my build, so feel free to offer insights and criticisms as I go. I will be posting pictures and updates as i take and make them
Here is a couple pictures from right after i blew the motor, sorry about the size
Here is a couple pictures from right after i blew the motor, sorry about the size
a few months back i picked up of of those generic roll cage kits from jegs that you have to build and cut to fit yourself, here is some pictures from that
Removed Carpet
here you can (barely) see where we had to cut and reweld the cage on the top to shorten, and in the mid section so it would slide around the sides of the hoop
Here is a rear shot with the door bars in
Side Bar
During Painting
Removed Carpet
here you can (barely) see where we had to cut and reweld the cage on the top to shorten, and in the mid section so it would slide around the sides of the hoop
Here is a rear shot with the door bars in
Side Bar
During Painting
ya im still busy with looking for a job lol, im going to post some more pics in a few hours, i picked up a new hood, and the guy i sold my ss to craigslisted my rims, so i bought em back lol
Heres some finished cage pics
without interior
with interior, need to find a way to hide the cut marks in the carpet by the posts
All the welding was done by one of my friends with one of those cheap craftsman welders from sears
without interior
with interior, need to find a way to hide the cut marks in the carpet by the posts
All the welding was done by one of my friends with one of those cheap craftsman welders from sears
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i got an mat that say ss 35 ani in mine that would hide them maybe if u could make it work.. although mine is a 97z 
i love how u said a few girlfriends and college degrees later... my g/f is pissed all the time at me. she says all you do is drink work on your car and hang out with your friends. and i say lol yep
i love how u said a few girlfriends and college degrees later... my g/f is pissed all the time at me. she says all you do is drink work on your car and hang out with your friends. and i say lol yep LS1 Tech Stories
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an anniversary mat is a good idea, this ones a 97 maybe i can get a custom 30th or something, this would have been done sooner if i didnt buy an SS in the meantime, heres a pic of it for the hell of it,
was a good car, but wanted to build one that you dont see on the road every day, so it had to go
was a good car, but wanted to build one that you dont see on the road every day, so it had to go
well when i took the carpet out i went ahead and stripped all the padding from underneath it to reduce the weight a little, not sure how much weight went out when i did that, but a little im sure
heres a little info on the build:
the motor is a high compression 383 with fully forged internals, splayed 4 bolt main, i have afr 195 cc heads, ls7 lifters, canton oil pan with the melling hv pump, lt4 intake manifold, 58mm tb, still need to pick out the right cam and rockers.
i plan on having a nitrous kit, as a sc or turbo set up is out of my price range at the moment.
i have deleted the ac, and am still up in the air with the power steering, i have deleted the abs, the windshield wiper assembly and everthing that goes with that.
the car is lowered with a pro kit and i have an ls1 lid setup im going to put on it.
we have also switched it to m6 from a4
the motor is a high compression 383 with fully forged internals, splayed 4 bolt main, i have afr 195 cc heads, ls7 lifters, canton oil pan with the melling hv pump, lt4 intake manifold, 58mm tb, still need to pick out the right cam and rockers.
i plan on having a nitrous kit, as a sc or turbo set up is out of my price range at the moment.
i have deleted the ac, and am still up in the air with the power steering, i have deleted the abs, the windshield wiper assembly and everthing that goes with that.
the car is lowered with a pro kit and i have an ls1 lid setup im going to put on it.
we have also switched it to m6 from a4
nice build. is this a street car or will be track only? wat you expect it to run? and i guess im lucky i have an understanding girlfriend who doesnt mind me spendin the time on my car
i want to have the car for street and track, i was hoping to hit low 11's, i do have plans for a charger or turbo setup down the road, but thats a few years out for sure, after i get the motor installed and the kinks worked out of it i will focus on suspension upgrades and appearance
