Lift in the Garage - Hibernating

[DEEZUZ]

wwo woo wait.. whats dat red one?

 

[DEEZUZ]

and please stick around. Im bout ready to start yanking and cranking. Gunna have some questions in your setup and what like/dont like....

are those long tube? I was going to go with the Hawks longtube kit with Y pipe..

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

The double hump crossmember helps alot for the collectors.

 

[SMKE EM]

and please stick around. Im bout ready to start yanking and cranking. Gunna have some questions in your setup and what like/dont like....

are those long tube? I was going to go with the Hawks longtube kit with Y pipe..

These are Hawks 1 7/8" to 3" Stainless steel LSX swap custom headers. When I met the guys from hawks last year at an event they said they didn't yet have a Y-Pipe or anything for the 3" collector setup, so the headers you're looking at must be the 2.5" collector version.

The headers are great, only thing is I wish they came polished. Had to do that myself by hand

If you go with the version with the y-pipe, I believe they require you to use their trans crossmember, which is fine if you still want to leave the torque arm on the tailshaft of the transmission.

I however would strongly advise you move the torque arm to the crossmember to take the stress off the tailshaft. It'll increase the longevity of your trans.

The best crossmember I found was the one I pictured the hooker

 

[DEEZUZ]

Actually I'm getting that same set used from a buddy. We are bartering parts and labor. Basically I'm taking EVERYTHING from his car and have to replace certain things such as exhaust. He did a major transplant and I took his engine and wiring and tuning. Going to be fun. I want to swing by soon and check yours out...

What's the red one?

 

[SMKE EM]

Actually I'm getting that same set used from a buddy. We are bartering parts and labor. Basically I'm taking EVERYTHING from his car and have to replace certain things such as exhaust. He did a major transplant and I took his engine and wiring and tuning. Going to be fun. I want to swing by soon and check yours out...

What's the red one?

PM me, you can come by whenever in the area. The red one as in crossmember? That was a spohn one, super heavy duty, and optioned with a safety loop, but kills ground clearance for long tubes

 

[DEEZUZ]

PM me, you can come by whenever in the area. The red one as in crossmember? That was a spohn one, super heavy duty, and optioned with a safety loop, but kills ground clearance for long tubes

Red camaro under lift

 

[SMKE EM]

Been putting in alot of work, having a lift has some big advantages

1) Cut a hole in the body and welded a 1/4" thick ring in, with holes drilled/tapped for a fuel pump access panel

2) Installed 99-02 fbody ls1 fuel tank, 255lph racetronix fuel pump, and swapped gauge sender in tank to match OHM range of stock cluster. Used stainless steel straps with new hardware

3) Added stainless braided lines from tank to body

4) Blueprinted and made custom CNC delrin bushings to eliminate clutch/brake pedal slop

5) Installed tick adjustable master cylinder

6) Upgraded to a 60gal air compressor and ran 240V around the garage

7) Installed brand new SPAL fans to replace the cheap chinese ones I had on there

8) Installed spal fan relay harnesses

9) Undercoated and cleaned entire under carriage

10) Sanded and painted heat shields under body

11) Mounted stainless exhaust brackets using rivnuts in frame rail

12) Installed mufflers

13) Installed a nice set of Corsa exhaust tips

14) Installed LSX badging, but clear coating them prior to install. Originally they are bare metal

15) Installed new double shear lower coil over brackets for safety

16) Installed/MODIFIED UMI PHB relocation kit, that has 5 adjustments for leveling the LPHB. *no one has this installed on a 3rd gen afaik yet*


Waiting for my hydraulic pipe expander to come in, ordered an impact gun type, but wouldn't expand the stainless good enough for a slip fit in the rear

 

[DEEZUZ]

Fuck am I jelly

 

[Yaj Yak]

i like this thread

 

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

can't wait for my suspension parts to be installed so that it kind of looks nice like yours.

i will still have the 20 year old surface rust on everything but shiny black parts will help

 

[RICH17]

Such a nice car

 

[LoveSpank]

Can't wait to hear this sombitch. Sweet work man.

 

[SleeperLS]

Good shit.

 

[CuzzinOlaf]

I want a four post in my garage. How tall is your garage at the highest point, meaning how high can you lift your car?

 

[SMKE EM]

Finished mostly

 

[SMKE EM]

Have some NT555 for the front coming and NT555R for the rear should be due in by Thursday, then I can wash and wax this beast before this upcoming weekend at Thirdgen Expo

 

[Mook]

If that car is making any kind of power, ditch the 555r...you will be very disappointed.

 

[SMKE EM]

Thanks

It was really hard to find a good looking matching tire setup for the car and after hours of studying decided to go with them. Even if they aren't perfect, it'll be better than the 12 year old bald F1 Super Car tires I got with the C5Z wheels last year lol

Couple people ran 1.5s 60s on them, decent enough for my use
https://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-racing-tech/1239061-fastest-60ft-nitto-drag-radials.html

 

[Yaj Yak]

this is seriously one of my favorite builds on here.

 

[10sec]

That ^^^ X200.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

[MENTION=12997]SMKE EM[/MENTION], saw your car at Thirdgen Expo today. It sounded fucking MEAN.

And I think Formula_Forever @ TGO got your burn out as you were leaving. He'll have the exit video's up tonight or tomorrow I'm sure.

 

[DEEZUZ]

Is this cat on tgo?

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Is this cat on tgo?

I would guess yes, but I've never looked.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

@ 31 seconds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_zDHDGxHg0&spfreload=10