LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

Winter "build" complete - New pics!

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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 01:45 PM
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Is that all you have to do to make that rear end work? I assume you no longer have a torque arm?
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 02:29 PM
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awesome job spiers! that engine bay looks fantastic
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 10:53 PM
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That first pic is stunning very nice !! Huge fan of LT T/As thats the proper front end on them. the LS front end is an abomination attached to the front end!
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 10:56 PM
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Where did you get those valve covers from?
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 05:56 PM
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Here are a couple updated photos. With the polished WS6 wheels and ebony leather seats in absolute mint condition.



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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 08:40 PM
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o_0 speechlesssss.............. nice lt.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 10:59 PM
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I just saw that you sold this car. I bet you'll miss it alot.

I'm working on a mini-ladder bar setup and it would really help me alot if you could tell me the length of your upper bars. If you don't have that info any more, could you possibly put me in touch with the current owner?? Thanks, Jason
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Old Aug 30, 2011 | 08:51 PM
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beautiful car!
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Old Aug 31, 2011 | 01:11 AM
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Hey mat car looks good.but watch out I got another z I'm building. Hope this bird you got runs better than the last one lol car looks sick tho.you gonna come over and tuck my wires for me? Also did you move back up here yet
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 06:31 PM
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I'm working on a mini-ladder bar setup and it would really help me alot if you could tell me the length of your upper bars.
If I remember right the sleeves were 7". But yours will be different depending on where exactly your brackets are mounted. Get the end links and measure for the length of the sleeves after you get your brackets welded on.

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Hey mat car looks good.but watch out I got another z I'm building. Hope this bird you got runs better than the last one lol car looks sick tho.you gonna come over and tuck my wires for me? Also did you move back up here yet
Sweet, I wanna see this Z. And you still continue to talk **** even though you never raced me in that hooptie... no surprise.

And yeah I moved back. **** bitches, get money
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 06:38 PM
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what foglights are those?
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Spiers
If I remember right the sleeves were 7". But yours will be different depending on where exactly your brackets are mounted. Get the end links and measure for the length of the sleeves after you get your brackets welded on.
Thanks. We actually plan on bolting the lower brackets to the rectangular tubing LCA's.....at least to start off with.....so we can move that around some. You giving us a length gives me a ballpark to work with. Someone mentioned the height of the upper link's forward mounting point to the LCA and how that effects instant center. I wish I had thought of that before making the brackets. I had them done similar to yours....mounting low in relation to the arm, but I'm thinking a little bit higher may have helped. Guess I'll find out.
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Old Sep 9, 2011 | 06:54 PM
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You want the rear brackets (on the rear housing) to be down lower, this will move your instant center forward. My brackets were too high, had to remove my bump stops. Didnt matter to me though because I didnt have that much power. If the car had a lot of power to it, it would be pulling the front wheels too much with the instant center so far back.

The foglights are just stock housings with an 8k HID kit.
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 12:44 AM
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thanks for the information
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