What's the next part you're buying? Suspension, driveline, motor, cup holder?







Next thing I'm buying is a set of file fit moly rings from either Albert and childs or Speed Pro.

In the morning, I'm driving the 50 miles to Automotive Machine and Supply in Ft. Worth, Texas (shameless plug) and pick up my new bullet.

Began tearing down the white car this afternoon ...

Sooner or later, I'll have to fix the tranny, and that will kick off the "might as well" list that kept me from fixing it last winter.

....thinking of buying LG's World Challenge Vette!

Mostly piddly stuff to finish the prep work on the LS1, for the v6 to v8 swap. Need to get these items picked up in the next few days:
* Front tranny seal before I put the converter, tranny, and engine back together.
* Hi-side ps hose, since the one on the swap engine is crimped in one of the bends.
* Tranny filter and fluid to refill it after putting the shift kit in. Rear seal too.
* Maybe starter and/or alternator. Every other rotating piece on the outside was shot.... Pulleys, water pump, etc. So the alternator and starter are suspect too.

Stuff I ordered/picked up just this week:
* one motor mount (the right one was bent)
* pressure bleeder for brakes
* reservoir cap pre-tapped for fitting for pressure bleeder
* adapter for 5 wire maf to 3 wire maf + 2 wire iat
* alignment turnplates
* air block off plates for the MAC headers.


That reminds me, I have a 255lph fuel pump to put in too. Gotta replace that v6 pump....

Anybody have any leads on a nice cover plate I could put back over the hole I'm going to cut out over the fuel pump? I could make one, but if I could get something universal, I'd look into that. Especially if it had a sealing door....



Later this year, a 6pt bolt-in roll bar. Possibly a lightweight battery.

How about www.ghettofab.com? Or www.afroengineering.com?

T2R, then long tube headers, and finally roll cage and seats.

After that, not much!

I need to get a window switch and a fuel pressure safety switch before I put the bottle back in for the street. Never know who may pull beside of you.

Pacesetter LTs and Y w/ 3.5" spintech exhaust to a single outlet crossflow spintech muffler. I think should meet sound requirements. And the deluxe Road race seat at I.O. Port and a 6pt. camlock harness.

on my way to buy a used L98 right now

Pass side lap belt W/mounting hardware.
1le or LS1 driveshaft.
1LE foglight grilles & light switch
AAM rear diff cover.
Redline engine oil/diff oil
Momo wheel
18X12 and 17x10.5 CCW's
Possibly flares (which will make the 17x10.5's become 17x11's)
335 rear tires
93 tranny
aluminum flywheel
Custom built 3 disk 5.5" clutch
Aluminum wheels for the trailer

Disk brakes for the back of the tow vehicle
Rear air bags for tow vehicle
exhaust, air intake, TB spacer, headers, and a T2 limited slip along with 4.10 gears all in the truck.



But my son is due in a just a few weeks. So I'll build his list soon. I can't wait.
Currently it makes racing not that important.
(but I should be back in the saddle by the end of August or early september )

Mark's L98?

I hope to not have to buy anything for a while, and at some point would like to get LG's front LCA's. Other than that, I am actually pretty happy with the car. I need to put a roll bar in it, but...

If all goes well.... Inspection, registration, insurance.... then perhaps a clutch and a T2r.

Yeah, I'm not a fan of that "mod".... I bit the bullet and dropped my rear, so he should have to also.

But seriously... cut the hole... it's not a structural part of a unibody car anyway....

Everyone has got to dream.

http://aerocarz.ulrsystems.com/img/items/i.../item_72_0f.jpg

yah.. that's the one i bought...

car will go in the shop on monday.. and who knows how long it will take them to finish intalling it...

I might still get a 99+ plastic tank to replace the 98 metal tank... If I do that, it would make sense to try to do it at the same time as the fuel pump. But I'm kinda getting tired of adding more and more sub-projects onto this engine swap!

It is supposed to be good for 18lbs though. And it looks like weight reduction is the next thing I'll be experimenting with on this car.

anything to make it turn better!

THE BIRD

shock's

bar's

GC

THE TRUCK

tire's

winshield

bodywork on the both door handle's

alarm

AND SO ON, AND ON...... AND ON.........................................

Hopefully some race rubber. Tired of autoXing on street tires.

I've been eyeing a buddy's Gran-Sport Vette in mint condition!

Well I've got to order some Pacesetter ceramic coated LT's, car trailer blueprints, Lincoln Pro-mig 175, and a few misc things. I have poly bushings for the front control arms and LS1 brakes waiting to go on. I'm also going to learn to weld-gotta learn to weld if you're serious about our hobby. My father wants to build a car trailer ourselves. Fortunately we have access to a machine shop and competent welders for help.

My list is getting short (finaly)

my list is as follows.

Tires
Cage
Tranny (assuming the current one last that long )

Before the end of the year:
1. Front brake pads (stockers are almost gone with 22k and a lot of autocrossing, still have a lot on the back) looking at HPS's.

Beginning of next season:
2. Two sets of tires, one set of 275/40/17 Toyo RA1's for practice/school/rain tires and a set of A3S04's or 710's for the big events.
3. Torque arm (car is starting to get old enough to hop bad)

I don't blame you. My next purchase will be a Z06 =)

Well, let's see, I just did:
STB
Speedline wheels (for street use)
Severn brake ducts (still need hose and ducts for air dam)
Unbalanced Engineering panhard
Sam's 35mm front bar
speed bleeders
SS hoses
CG Lock

I'm in the process of woking a deal on some dedicated race wheels w/ BFG G-Force R1s

Then, the next things on the list are:
Unbalanced LCAs
TA seats (w/ the adjustable side & lumbar support)
SFCs
4.11 gears
maybe some Pacesetter longtubes (not sure I'll bother since the LT4s got extrude honed manifolds from SLP that supposedly flow as good as shorty headers)

After that, I'm not doing anything else to it. The next purchase after that will be another Vette.

Going to do head gaskets sometime in the next two weeks, so I've gotta buy those supplies... as far as non-repair stuff:
Wheels, tires, brakes, and some open track days

Vette

... a lottery ticket.

crap i didnt get my lotto ticket, but oh well. ive got TPiS Long tubes on order and a random tech dual cat ypipe has been built already for me.

Washer, Dryer, Microwave, .357 Magnum.....

Then more car stuff. I think I am going to pick up a set of wheels here real soon and get back to autocrossing.

Maybe a ZZ4 crate later this year - I saw some video of my car on the track at a lap day and it's smoking all over the place - the crapped out LG4 has to go. Last autocross I did the car damn near asphyxiated the time keepers. Got fifth though which wasn't too bad for my second event I guess and the cars ahead of me were all high HP 4th gens some with race rubber. I don't like the cones though - to tight - DNF'd the first four runs and then nailed it on the last two with identical lap times..lol - best vehicle for autox is a 100cc kart

Cool. My friend has a couple of .357 magnums. He has a S&W model 66 6" and a 686 6". The 686 is a nice big frame that really tames the load. I love the flash and noise. The smaller 66 has considerably more recoil being a smaller frame.

Off the top of my head, assuming I don't get pulled over again and have to pay more money :

Repairs/Maintenance:
- Leaking rack'n'pinion seals
- Clunking in front suspension over bumps
- Replace original outer tie rod ends
- Replace original rear axle bearings
- Repair driver side seat belt sliding lock (on order)
- Check pads and brake fluid flush

On Order:
- UE panhard bar
- Addco 7/8" solid rear bar (plan to order tomorrow)

Hopefully soon:
- UE de-coupled torque arm to replace my OEM TA
- On-board wideband system
- Race shoes & driving gloves

Down the road:
- New street wheels (undecided)
- Racing seat
- UE rod-end LCA's to replace OEM
- LGM adjustable front A-arms (lower)
- GC adjustable coilover system
- Wheel scale system
- SFC's
- Dump the Grotyohann y-pipe and stock cat-back (w/ cutout) for something better
- Urethane engine mounts
- 402ci LS2

I used to own a Taurus 7 shot "66" (nice gun, S&W knock off), bought a Ruger GP 100, then an S&W model 66. Sold the 66 and the GP on gunbroker to buy a nice custom shop S&W large frame 8 shot (627), but the GP never sold. So, I just traded it to my dealer for a Beretta polymer 9mm for concealed carry and am about to buy my GP 100 back. I also used to own a Ruger .454 Casull (big, noisy fun), but after 1200 rounds in 6 months, it was starting to get old putting all the screws back in it. The vibration was taking it apart. It does not seem that it was intended for that kind of use (2 friends and I did 250 rounds, in a long afternoon once). If you don't know what a .454 Casull is, do a google search or look at www.freedomarms.com and click on "your success" and look at the Hippos that were killed in one shot with a .454 handgun. BIG, and did I mention NOISY, fun! I'm an avid shooter/reloader and used to own a Remington 40xb-ks, match rifle with a stainless bull barrel in .300 win mag with a factory 2 oz trigger (yup, 2 oz, that scope has hit me in the head more than a few times when reaching for it, BOOM!). And several other toys (steyer tactical .308 with a beavy barrel, etc). I've had .38's, .40's, a Walther PPK/S, a Colt 70 series Gold Cup, the list goes on.....(more than anyone cares to read).

8.8" Rear End
RAM VDS 980 Clutch with Alumnium Flywheel
Ground Control Coil Overs
UE Adj PHR and LCA's

Hopefully I can sell my BMR springs, adj PHR, and LCA's for a decent price

That should put a nice dent in the pocket book, although I do need to budget for a house too

Not a C6 saw 3 of them at Mid-O this weekend. Looks like a Mazda again except several different models instead of just the RX7 like last time. Pass on that ass again. It is all chissed-up. I like the curves

I was there Sunday. Where are you located? (I didn't think many people were too close to me). I wish I had known, I'd have tried to catch up and say hello. It's always good to match names and faces.

I was only there long enough to watch the GT race then had to fly back home. It was a diversionary trip. I print in Cleveland.

In case some of you can't guess my next purchase is a new engine, Canton oil pan, SLP flywheel, clutch (don't know which one yet). I'll likely take the transmission out at the same time and go through it over the winter since that's about the last thing on the car I haven't rebuilt.

Next I'll need a higher paying job.

Mike....wanna go TRIPLE DISC clutch????

...me LIKEY mine!

Porsche has a nice triple disc clutch that's made from silicone carbide, is 8" in diameter and weighs less than 4kg. Will hold ~600lb-ft as well. They use it in their Carrera GT! Probably costs as much as I paid for my car tho.

I have a steering brace on the way, but next purchase will be Bilsteins and some good rubber. I guess those are pretty important in autox One year until I can start my LT1 swap, woo!

I'm looking for the ass of a Camaro to weld onto this one

http://www.bervickbradstreetracing.com/tem...on-towtruck.jpg

Fun times.

Ouch. How did all of that turn out anyway? (If you don't mind me asking).

My next purchase(s) will cost as much or more than when I bought my car... a 3/4 ton tow vehicle and 18'-20' dovetail open trailer. Not sure when it will be, but the sooner the better! I drove a 460 F250 last night... I really like them. Maybe a 3/4 ton suburban to sleep in at the track
Maybe a set of HP+, mine are a bit thin.
I also should do both front hubs and suspension bushings.

Yeah I like Taurus because they make nice S&W knock offs for way less coin! They even bought the old S&W factory so they are using the same tooling built by S&W. I'm waiting for a knock-off of the new S&W 500; it's a 50 cal handgun even more powerfull than the 454. There's already been a bunch of dangerous big game kills with this gun, including elephants!

I looked at the .500. It is a nice piece. There are 2 things I don't care for about it (not that it is bad). It weighs about 8 lbs (oof, my .454 was about 5 lbs maybe slightly less). If I were carrying it very far, I'd consider the lighter one (unless it was a really big, ugly, "biting" critter that I was looking for).

The other thing I like about the .454 is the ability to use 45 long colt (actually "45 colt") rounds. They start about the same as a .45 acp and can be loaded to just short of a .44 mag, then you can use "light" casull rounds and go clear up to "heavy" loads. This gives you a range of about 300 ft lbs of muzzle energy to nearly 2000 ft lbs. Other than being a very large firearm, it is just about as flexible as any handgun you could own.

But, the .500 has a place in big game hunting and Smith & Wesson build outstanding weapons. The quality is amazing.

I've not fired a .500 yet, but I will soon. I've already played with the Desert Eagle 50 AE (3 times the recoil of the .454 at 2/3 the energy....big, noisy fun, but I'd not buy one) and will make my rounds of the "other" big bore handguns soon.

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