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Old 11-04-2002, 04:23 PM
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...and the teardown begins

first lets meet the donar car. A 2000 Z with 2745 miles.


her good side...


her BAD side...
Old 11-04-2002, 04:26 PM
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first step... remove the entire enterior.


then the dash...



then the motor, tranny and suspension
Old 11-04-2002, 04:28 PM
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we will be replacing this LT1 engine


for this LS1


for now, she sits like this...


more pictures to follow at a later date....
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:hail: AWESOME gee ill talke that LT1 off your hands
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Originally posted by camarokev400
:hail: AWESOME gee ill talke that LT1 off your hands
AFAIK it's got a bent rod...
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You know it's people like you that set the standards that we are all working towards achieving.........Well at least for me........

One day, One day.........when i win the lottery...

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nice to see you posting around the board!


that's a nice project........how much were you able to pick up the donor car for?

that's quite the project, we've done plenty of ls1 transplants but not to many dash projects; those are kind of a pain in the ***. but definately a nice touch! you should see what those motors can do in a little notch back..........

good luck with the project, post some pics as you progress.
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Nice job on stripping it down...

Oh yeah since you're changing the LT1 for the LS1 can I have the LT1
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wish all I saw wasnt this:

X

X

X

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etc....

oh well, I'm sure its going to turn out just as badass as the previous builds.
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nice to see you posting around the board!


that's a nice project........how much were you able to pick up the donor car for?

that's quite the project, we've done plenty of ls1 transplants but not to many dash projects; those are kind of a pain in the ***. but definately a nice touch! you should see what those motors can do in a little notch back..........

good luck with the project, post some pics as you progress.
$5500 for donar car
got $4200 from insurance company. The donar will still have a few pieces I can sell to make up the difference.

My husband is going to tear the LT1 down and try to find the bent rod. It may be salvageable. I'll keep the progression posted.
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not bad at all, great investment as you can easily make that worth the money!

look forward to seeing it finished!


by the way, how did he get the door pannels to fit?
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not bad at all, great investment as you can easily make that worth the money!

look forward to seeing it finished!


by the way, how did he get the door pannels to fit?
he made custom door panels. Used some of the parts, but mostly hand built. lots a bondo baby.....
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looks good!
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