So here's my most recent project, an '82 Camaro Z28 that was one of the Indy 500 Pace Car replicas originally. Got this car with the intentions of going on Power Tour with my dad but that got cancelled this summer. I bought it about a year ago from a guy who had it 10+ years and it sat as a roller in his shed for the last 8. He said original paint was peeling so he primed over it, and it was parked because it needed some floor pan attention. So I bought it as it is now in primer and it needed some love in the floors due to a leaky t-top.
After buying it I bought an 06 Yukon XL Denali from an insurance auction with a good 6.0, 4l65e, and awd transfer case. It had light damage in the rear bumper and hatch and the title was deemed junk by the insurance company. I ended up parting out the whole truck, stripped it completely down and scrapped the shell. Ended up making money in the end and essentially had a free 6.0 as well as a complete Denali interior swap for my 06 Sierra crew cab. This took most of last winter, I'm a college student and do this in my free time. Throughout the spring I collected parts for the swap.
Basically the engine setup is the 06 6.0 LQ4 from the yukon, 862 heads from a 5.3, ss2 cam, pac 1218 springs, Melling stock lifters, BTR trunion kit, LS2 intake and injectors, G plus 92mm TB, Speed Engineering headers, LS1 oil pan, ICT Billet truck accessory relocation brackets, LS3 water pump. Trans is a 4l80e 2wd trans with CK performance shift kit and 3400 Summit Pro converter. All of this being run by a Holley Terminator X Max ECU. I'm using a Walbro 255 fuel pump in a stock third gen efi sending unit with -6an feed, c5 vette filter/regulator. I also sourced a ford 8.8 rear end from an 05 Ranger and had a local fab guy cut and weld my stock 10 bolt axle tubes to the 8.8 center. Used factory 90-92 camaro 28 spline axle shafts and installed new bearings and seals along with new stock drum brakes in the finished axle. I also bought UMI Performance control arms, panhard bar, and subframe connectors. Along with this I used a PA racing 4l80e transmission crossmember, driveshaft loop, and torque arm. Purchased LS1 Camaro brake setup and conversion parts for the front but have not yet gotten around to installing them. As of this week the car runs and drives but is not yet tuned or running perfect, it still has some learning to do. More pics and info to come!
After buying it I bought an 06 Yukon XL Denali from an insurance auction with a good 6.0, 4l65e, and awd transfer case. It had light damage in the rear bumper and hatch and the title was deemed junk by the insurance company. I ended up parting out the whole truck, stripped it completely down and scrapped the shell. Ended up making money in the end and essentially had a free 6.0 as well as a complete Denali interior swap for my 06 Sierra crew cab. This took most of last winter, I'm a college student and do this in my free time. Throughout the spring I collected parts for the swap.
Basically the engine setup is the 06 6.0 LQ4 from the yukon, 862 heads from a 5.3, ss2 cam, pac 1218 springs, Melling stock lifters, BTR trunion kit, LS2 intake and injectors, G plus 92mm TB, Speed Engineering headers, LS1 oil pan, ICT Billet truck accessory relocation brackets, LS3 water pump. Trans is a 4l80e 2wd trans with CK performance shift kit and 3400 Summit Pro converter. All of this being run by a Holley Terminator X Max ECU. I'm using a Walbro 255 fuel pump in a stock third gen efi sending unit with -6an feed, c5 vette filter/regulator. I also sourced a ford 8.8 rear end from an 05 Ranger and had a local fab guy cut and weld my stock 10 bolt axle tubes to the 8.8 center. Used factory 90-92 camaro 28 spline axle shafts and installed new bearings and seals along with new stock drum brakes in the finished axle. I also bought UMI Performance control arms, panhard bar, and subframe connectors. Along with this I used a PA racing 4l80e transmission crossmember, driveshaft loop, and torque arm. Purchased LS1 Camaro brake setup and conversion parts for the front but have not yet gotten around to installing them. As of this week the car runs and drives but is not yet tuned or running perfect, it still has some learning to do. More pics and info to come!