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Old 04-28-2008, 10:16 AM
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Default Couple pics of My 80' LT1 converted Vette







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Old 04-28-2008, 11:12 AM
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Looks good. Love the lowered look, and great stance, wheel size, etc..


But, personally if it was mine.. I would take off tail light covers and put some polished Torq Thrust IIs on it.
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Very nice....but I'm not a big fan of the taillight covers. Those Foose wheels look OK but I would have got some Torq Thrust II wheels painted the same color.
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Kill the tailight cover asap....the car looks amazing!
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Originally Posted by BlackLM7
Very nice....but I'm not a big fan of the taillight covers. Those Foose wheels look OK but I would have got some Torq Thrust II wheels painted the same color.
Half the C3s out there have TTIIs. The Nitrous's lines match the lines of the car perfectly making it a better match than the TTII. As for the taillight covers, the Vette guys seem to love them. All i can say is, they were very inexspensive. No one has mentioned the actual modifications to the car. Is it that unnoticable???? Everyone has their own opinion!!
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COOOL RIDE MAN.....Very Nice.
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Looks great man. What was the LT1 conversion process like?
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Originally Posted by BlackLM7
Very nice....but I'm not a big fan of the taillight covers. Those Foose wheels look OK but I would have got some Torq Thrust II wheels painted the same color.
Paint TT2's that color would be the same thing as buying torque thrust D's. LOL
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Looks like the bat mobile
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Originally Posted by smokd u2
Looks great man. What was the LT1 conversion process like?
Relatively simple, other than having to cut up the tranny tunnel for the ZF 6 speed. I used a painless harness which was almost, but not quite, "plug and play". Still have some cooling fan issues. Id say any shade tree mechanic with alittle common sense could easily undertake the job. By the way, I do not consider myself a mechanic. But i went ahead and installed a cam and did the heads myself while i was at it. Theres only one way to learn.....
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Looks good but the Ricers called and want there black tailights back.
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^^not ricey, it would just look better without them...
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Looks good man...
To each there own, you like it and that's all that matters.
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Looks great! Love the wheels.
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Originally Posted by DaSkinnyGuy
Paint TT2's that color would be the same thing as buying torque thrust D's. LOL
The true TT D wheels are only available in 14" - 16" sizes and I like the size he has on the Vette. You can actually order the TT 2's (15" - 20") with the spokes already painted and request a custom offset to get the "look".
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Originally Posted by COD02SS
Looks like the bat mobile
The " FastBat " Mobile........
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Are the brakes off a C6?
I like the covers but to each his own.
How about some vids? must move out well.
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Looks great! Don't put on torque thrust II's. It's nice to see some variety..
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Nice vette!
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Originally Posted by El Tiviris
Are the brakes off a C6?
I like the covers but to each his own.
How about some vids? must move out well.
Calipers are just new C3 calipers smoothed out with angle grinder and powder coated red.
Ill get some vids but I think Ima need a new clutch first. Seems it didnt last long after the swap and mods Any suggestions? I'll be adding a Pro charger shortly. I'd like a farely soft clutch as this will be my everyother day driver.



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