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Old Nov 4, 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...
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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 04:26 PM
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first step... remove the entire enterior.


then the dash...



then the motor, tranny and suspension
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Old Nov 4, 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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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 04:30 PM
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:hail: :hail: :hail:
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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 04:33 PM
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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 04:42 PM
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:hail: AWESOME gee ill talke that LT1 off your hands
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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 04:46 PM
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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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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 05:08 PM
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That's crazy. I wish I had time to completely restore my Bird.
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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 05:36 PM
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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...

:hail: :hail:
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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 10:11 PM
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Completely redoing a car for the 4th time.. thats insane man :hail: :hail: :hail:
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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 10:19 PM
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keep them pics comin!
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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 11:00 PM
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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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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 11:04 PM
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keep the updates and pics coming please
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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 11:56 PM
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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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Old Nov 5, 2002 | 01:07 AM
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omg that car is sweet

mark is a post *****

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Old Nov 5, 2002 | 08:12 AM
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wish all I saw wasnt this:

X

X

X

X

etc....

oh well, I'm sure its going to turn out just as badass as the previous builds.
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Old Nov 5, 2002 | 08:18 AM
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Originally posted by Kandied91z
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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Old Nov 5, 2002 | 03:17 PM
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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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Old Nov 5, 2002 | 04:31 PM
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Originally posted by Kandied91z
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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Old Nov 5, 2002 | 08:31 PM
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looks good!
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