ghettocruiser

"Finished exterior pics at the bottom of page 6.... Poor post planning on my part haha"

Engine bay.





Interior.









Im going to tinker with it this week, and get some miles on it, and hopefully get an alignment appointment. Then Ill be bringing it back to my new place and driving her to work everyday. Im going to try to get a couple videos for you guys too. Some better ones hopefully with a passenger filming instead of me strapping the camera to the speedo.

J.

89RsPower!

Looks like a very well done, clean install.. I like it! Have fun with her and get us some more pics/videos!

V8Rumble

Very cool, very clean man - DEFINITELY something you can be proud of!!

(Just isolate or insulate that cone filter so that the engine's not sucking in all that hot under-hood air! {Big pet peeve of mine...})

ghettocruiser

Thanks guys. As for the filter...couple things. I was going to try to isolate it with a "cold air" type box, but never got aroudn to trying it. There is a gap from the 4th gen rad install, and while moving it should be letting plenty of cooler air in.

According to my scan gauge, my IAT never shows temps that are anywhere near the coolant temp of the motor. Ill set the gauge to show engine temp and IAT so you can see the difference. I know the cooler the better, but I dont think that the ambient underhood air is killing me right now.

Im still going to look into improving the filter though...that set up was always meant to be temporary. I wish the fuse blocks weren't where they are, because Ide cut a hole and run the filter down in the fender.

J.

online170

Amen, and the paint scheme aint bad either, matches the wheels. Have you thought about scuffing and just reclearing the thing? It looks pretty good to me as is.

ghettocruiser

No way.... The factory clear is very incosistant. It would be almost impossible to get it to look good and be a lasting job to just clear over it. Some of the spots the paint is "burnt away" to primer. And where the cracks in the clear are, they go pretty deep.

Ive heard of people not being able to clear over old clear. Something about the adhesion. So Im just gonna sand her down past clear, and lay new paint. It will look just like new, only much better because I plan to lay about 4 coats of clear over it, and wetsand/buff the heck out of it.

The color now is very dead. It pops when its wet...but as soon as it dries, you cant even really see the metallic. Part of that is the crappy factory clear job. The other part is that its just old. And it went from being garage kept all its life to sun shocked over this past summer. Even the GFX show signs of fade...which stinks because i didnt plan on painting them.

I do like the color scheme though. So Ill be keeping it dark blue metallic and silver GFX. Gonna give it a try before I go to all black...its grown on me a good bit. But seeing it as a fresh, shiney paint job might sell me even more.

J.

V8Rumble

Right on man, I think you'll really like it...

1bad91Z

Congrats on a job well done!

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ghettocruiser

Hey everyone. Got home yesterday, fixed a couple little things, then took her out for some more miles. I was kidn enough to take some crappy video for you guys haha.

First...some pics...

Something's missing...


This is what was there...and I felt the blue was kind crappy. Plus if I ever color change, it wont match. Even now that I think Im sticking with a blue car...it just doesnt go.



So...this is what I found to replace it.











Next a couple under car shots since I had the rear up...







Cont'd....

ghettocruiser

Ok...first...I took a quick little cruise to see if the few things that I fixed were good. I was greeted with this when I got back.



Most of those are "normal". But it shows that the pass bank of coils failed at some point...? Car ran perfect. So Im thinking it was a fluke. Hasnt come back yet.

Now the vids. A couple disclaimers. I dont have my good camcorder right now, so Im still using my crappy digi camera. BUT...it does ok. It has a hand strap on the bottom that I made...like a camcorder. So I slip it on my left hand, and drive. It makes it look like Im steering more than I am, because it rocks back and forth on my knuckles. She actually drives very straight and nice. haha.

Make sure you click the "High Quality" thing in the video...

First the somewhat boring one. Cold start. Cut out 100% closed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4e8Qfm0yK4

Next...I was making a left from a stop. I was taking it pretty easy, and shifting very slow due to clutch break in, and probably needing to bleed the hyd. some more. This is with the cut out about 20% open. Just a couple bumps of the switch. How I normally drive around.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SKz2WCnL3A

And finally...decided to slow it back down and do another little stab in 2nd.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7Vm-ZWMnW0

Mind you...I never went WOT, and I was probably letting off right around 6k. It felt really good last night. Still no issues. Looks like Ill be bringing her to the new place the end of the week.

J.

online170

Snarly!!!!! She sounds mean.

Good work. I know how it feels to have to shift slow after romping on it. DOnt worry though, it does go by quick. You know all those excuses you use to make to go for a drive??? Nows the time to employ them

love the sound.

kubus_stroinski

Sounds great Justin. I feel like Ive driven down the road in your first driving vid lol.

nhedrick007

CAR IS SICK!!!! Enjoy!! Kinda makes you anxious to build another cause it's so damn fun!!!!

Orinackra

that is so badass man. I cannot wait to get my swap started. You are an inspiration to us all!

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Orinackra

oh yeah, I definitely like the "no stripe" side better too. It doesnt transition well with the sticker, and I cant stand the fact that the stripe doesnt continue over the fender scoop. I'd strip that sucker off personally.

1989GTATransAm

Very Nice. Looks like a super clean installation. Well Done.

Tony89GTA

Wow I just did a some what quick read through of all 7 pages lol That's a lot of work you put in her, that would have made me give up long ago, anyways she looks amazing! awesome job you did there and nice and clean to boot I like seeing that kind of stuff. Can't wait to see her painted and I got to admit that photoshop pic with the grey looked pretty hot

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Items to be installed: AFR 195 eliminator heads, zz9 cam, Stainless works LT 1 3/4 headers, Mufflex 4" catback

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1bdbrd

I have a couple small requests if you could. Could you get a picture of the shifter in neutral to show how the shifter looks in the console? Also, what shifter do you have?

Lastly, could you get some idle and driving videos with the cutout completely open? I love how LS1s sound with cams and open cutouts at both idle and driving.

ghettocruiser

Thanks again for all the kind works guys!! I dont know about the whole inspiration thing...but if my thread and car can help a couple people out along the way then it served its purpose!

Im planning to head home today to tinker with her some. Still trying to figure out why my darn wipers arent doing what they are supposed to.

1bdbrd: Ill gladly take pics of the shifter in every position. Ive been meaning to do that anyway so people could see how bending the stick changes the location. Im running the Pro 5.0 and so far I love the thing. I chose to cut some threads off, and bend the stick to get it where I want it. Its still too high, so Im going to either remove the jamp nut, and screw the ball down and use loctite to hold it, or Im going to cut more out of the stick and weld it back together. Probably going to do the last to retain the easy removal and adjustability.

I dont generally like the sound of my car while driving with the cut out completely open. It gets quiet raspy. Unless you are beating on it. Then it just sounds like the gates of hell are open and satan is running the 1/4 in his thirdgen. haha. But Ill get some more vids today if I get a chance.

Hoping to hit some cruise nights soon...and hopefully some EPFBA events.

J.

mesterz2889

snoogins!

1bdbrd

I would appreciate those pics if you could get them. My t56 sitting in the garage has a modded Pro 5.0 with it and I was curious how different it would look compared to the same setup in a 4th gen. I am wanting to cut the shaft a little shorter and rethread it for an 03 Cobra (or similar) knob if its any bigger than it was in my old Camaro.

As for the videos,the rasp you talked about is the reason I wanted to hear that actually. I think I am the only person on the planet that loves that sound. I would LS1 swap my car JUST for that..

ghettocruiser

OK... 1bdbrd these are for you. haha.

I took a bunch of pics, and some vids today. I also re-did my ashtray window switch plate...and I 100x happier with what I have now. So... Lets get to it.

First, the shifter position pics. The pictures go in succession. First, two pics of it in neutral. Then 1st, 2nd, 3rd...etc to reverse. There is also a video...because, why not. haha. The vid also shows how my reverse lock out button works. I kind of push it over without hitting the button, hitting the lock out, then push the button, and it pops over. I prefer this over it doing it automatically.

Neutral


Neutral


1st


2nd


3rd


4th


5th


6th


Reverse


And the vid...Click high quality if you wish...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgrBFznxH6I

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ghettocruiser

Some clips I put together of cut out open driving. DEFINETLY click high quality for this...and watch the volume on your speakers/headphones. haha. Oh...and the reason the vids look similar to the others, is that they are. Same roads in the beginning, same route. Just with the cut out open. Sorry about the music too. I didnt realize the camera would pick it up...it was pretty low.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHJIKfKEJQI

Now for the window switch plate. The old one was crap. Flimsy weak plastic.

This new one is aluminum. Took better care making this one. Laminated it with my favorite black textured laminate. haha. Looks better in my opinion.

Started with a CAD sketch.


The old one that I free handed out of some crappy plastic I found laying around.


Cut out and drilled for openings.




Covered.


NEW switches installed.




The wires coming up through the ashtray area.


Hidden away.


Opened up.


The little thing infront of the switches is a red light. I blacked out most of the rearward facing side. When its lit, it reflects off the little piece of metal under the ashtray lid, and illuminates the switches. Mostly for my passengers, and just for the heck of it. haha.

Thats it... She's parked out front of the new place. And I keep checking on her. Im alittle nervous. haha. More updates as I make them. Im still taking pic/vid requests and Im definetly happy to answer more questions via this thread or PM... so let me know!

J.

89RsPower!

Question, how does the reverse lockout work on a factory setup t-56?

VAN454

Congrats mate, a job well done.

ghettocruiser