Hey guys great site.

Thought I would share my project car which is a 99' diablo lamboghini. I'm using an LS1. Here you can find other photos of my project www.jtm311.com
John

 

nice fab, but unfortunatly not 3rdgen related. but cool

 

I dont think it matters if it's not 3rd gen related cause that's just ****ing cool.

 

thanks GUYS I was looking for motor info and found your site very cool.

John

 

Speechless! Keep the thread up with pics on the progress of the lambo! Well if you dont get crap for it.

 

you're making a lambo from scratch? or a kit car based on...?
with an LS1 powertrain eh? might need some extra oomph to back it up...

 

a supercharger would put that up to real performance levels of a stock diab'

 

that is really awesome.

 

Is that a kit you purchased or did you do all the fab work yourself....either way, looks like a nice project

 

if you click the link on his page the car is a kit thats worth over 50k! sweet ride tho!

 

wow!!! if you bild that thing right its probebly gonna outrun most everything, im guessing its not gonna be as heavy as a real one so with a ls1 and some mods its gonna rock!

 

Thanks Guys It is a kit but I would never call it a kit. the frame was built from a blue print and everthing was cut and fabbed from raw stock. The engine mods will come later on after she is done. With an LS1 and porsche trans axle they will run around 180... I already have about 50k into it and should end up around 70k

Thanks for the post..
BTW in the drop down menu on my site under video you can her it run

John

 

Whoa that's really cool, awesome job so far! How much are you expecting it to weigh and why did you chose the LS1? Not saying you should have used another engine, just wondering.

 

I went with the LS1 for weight and it is a motor you can turn the intake around on. Also it is alreay tested with the Porsche trans axle

Thanks
John

 

Shoot i didn't even relaize that. That's sweet!

 

ls1 is nice.. but it really should be a 402 Ls2 stroker... that will give u all the exotic power u need.

finally an exotic gets a real motor. LOL

 

Yea it is nice just a few things to move and a few wires you can turn the manifold. I thought about using the LS2 but as you vette guys will know everthing for the lS1 is off the shelf and a little easyer to get. We will see how she runs before the mods start. there is a good amount of rubber to turn.

You will not find any feiro parts in this build. just c5 corvette or oem where ever I can..

John

 

Now that I think about it, for about 6 grand more you could buy a new Z06 with the 505hp LS7

 

You are right for another 20k I could have bought a used 97 diablo, But I wanted to build a car from the ground up. This is much more fun..

 

Man that thing is gonna be awesome when done! Nothings gonna be better then being able to say you built it from the ground up

 

If you wanna keep this third gen related I say put in a 305!

Twin turbo it and call it "Every lambo's dream"!


(Just kidding man)

Very cool project, it makes me drool!

Good luck.

 

Anyone who can build a car from the ground up- and build it right- has my respect!

 

Thanks Guys
John

 

that is hawt!

 

That is freaking sweet. its like building real life models. Wow. You, sir, have my respect. Post some progress pics. I wanna drool!

 

You can find a few photos of it on my site My 1999 Diablo Roadster Build also if you like on the drop down (left side under video) you can here the LS1 come to life

John

 

It doesn't work for me...

 

Videos dont work for me either. My question is how do you title and register a car like that .....

 

Sorry Kev it will only run in ME it will not run in fire fox for some reason. I just tried it seems to work un Explorer.

John

 

You have to go through the pain of saying it it a home built. Then you can name it whatever you like. Some states are better then others in this case. But it is all a big pain in the @ss

Sorry not sure why the video is not working for you.

John

 

I inquired about getting a home build motorcycle going but I think it would be a lot easier for a bike than a car. Motorcycle doesnt have to comply with any safety standards really, I would think as long as the brakes work it would be no problem, but what about the air bags and crap in a home built car? I think this is why most people build off of a fiero chassis, its an "old" car and you dont have to worry about any safety crap. Let us know how that all works out. Looks like you are doing a really nice job!

 

Thanks Scooter no air bags are needed if you go to your DMV home page look under home builds and it will tell you what is needed. In NY no air bag is need but a padded dash is and a rear window defoger and wipers ... But that is about it.

John

 

I thought all "New" cars had to have airbags, thanks Ill have to remember to look that up if I ever decide to build a car. Also do you have any overall pictures of the car where it stands now? I would love to see the progress you have made so far

 

Ok guy I will give this my best shot http://www.jtm311.com/lambo.wmv click on this if it does not work you should be able to go to the video page of the motor starting and follow what it says there. Just thought of something you may be able to right click on the link above and save as.


thanks to kev it may work....

Hope this work for you.
John

 

Yep, that does it. Right click and choose save as... to download it.

 

D A N G !
I think I viewed every image on the project homepage... that's not your average craftsmanship right there

 

thats nice but would be better if it was a third gen

 

Sorry about that yellowsv1 i didn't mean to take up your forum with my build. I'm a fan of the cars you guys have and will build anaother project after this one with a 3rd gen.

John

 

That ls1 sounds like its in dire need of some boost

Looks like an amazing project youve got there

 

Boost @ 2000 lbs I think I would loose tires ... But thanks all these nice comment I have to keep working on it .

john

 

Wow, I am amazed. The complexity of this kind of project just blows my mind. I can't wait to see pictures or better yet videos of the car when it is completely finished.

 

Are those 300zx headlights?

 

Yes.

 

Hello tpiroc yes there are.
sorry for some reason I do not always get the emails notifictions.

John