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The life of my 87 LSX Iroc

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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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The life of my 87 LSX Iroc

It started life as a 305 tpi,700r4, 3.42 10 bolt. It now has a carbed 6.0 L out of a 01 gmc 2500 hd, 700r4, 4.10 strange 12 bolt, custom headers, and 100 shot. I bought the car, took it to the car wash, did a burn out it my drive way, pulled in the garage, took the hood off and started pulling the motor and trans.

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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 07:13 PM
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Re: The life of my 87 LSX Iroc

Mocking up the motor mounts I made
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Finally got the damn headers finished
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Ready to fire up
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 07:15 PM
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When I had the drag lites
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 07:16 PM
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 07:16 PM
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Re: The life of my 87 LSX Iroc

Me and Dizzle
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First 10 sec pass


Best run to date, Last run on the vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPpkGv0-UQo
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 07:59 PM
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Re: The life of my 87 LSX Iroc

how big of a shot u spraying?clean nice car though
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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Re: The life of my 87 LSX Iroc

Just a 100 shot may try to step it up in '09
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 10:24 PM
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Re: The life of my 87 LSX Iroc

very impressive!! love the drivetrain choices!!
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 11:05 PM
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Re: The life of my 87 LSX Iroc

Runs as good as it looks man!!!
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Old Jan 11, 2009 | 07:16 AM
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Re: The life of my 87 LSX Iroc

Always great to watch those pics 6L. Ill have the engine sitting in mine by the end of the month and my 1st start up near spring!
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Old Jan 11, 2009 | 08:37 AM
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Re: The life of my 87 LSX Iroc

do you happen to have the tpi wiring harness and the computer? If so would you possibly sell?
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Old Jan 11, 2009 | 08:48 AM
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Re: The life of my 87 LSX Iroc

Thanks guys, its a lot of hard work and money while your building it but its all worth it in the end.
Spike take plenty of pics, I wish I would have taken more especially while building my headers.
Doc I sold all that stuff way back in the beginning
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Old Jan 11, 2009 | 04:06 PM
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Re: The life of my 87 LSX Iroc

nice set up .. ive seen ur vids too!

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Old Jan 11, 2009 | 04:42 PM
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Re: The life of my 87 LSX Iroc

Wow, that's a nice car. Nice and clean and that power train is insane!!
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Old Jan 11, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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Re: The life of my 87 LSX Iroc

Very nice/clean car!!!! Good work on the swap also. She's a runner thats for sure.

Im thinking about doing something very similar to my busted up 87. Ive been toying with the idea of fixing her up alittle, throwing on some black primer, and going with a carbed 6.0...or something along those lines.

Again...nice work!

J.
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