Grifter757

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Thats kinda funny cause i love your vert was really excited in my pants when you finally went the LSx way. I have been contiplating doing a hot parts setup for our LS swapped cars but dont know if it would be cost effective since it would prob end up costing $1100 to $1500 for the hot side. Plus i had to notch my fenderwell (i prob could of just dented and smoothed it, o well). LMK though and I can give you as much help as i can since this car has been a very big headache. lol

Grifter757

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So the God Damn Ronals wont fit because my brakes are to massive for it... Gotta get a half and inch smaller at least so prob just through the brakes from LS1 F-Bodys on there. Guess the Z06s will go on the teal car.


The reason for the no fit...

And then there is this. I could kick my own *** for messing this bung up this bad.

Grifter757

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These are for the peeps that ask about my fitment. BTW the grey dished wheels are XXR 962 with 35mm offset and 1inch adaptors.



Your welcome

Grifter757

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Motor, Trans and K-Member are back out. Forgot my camera so pics tomorrow.

TPI TERR

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thanks for the pics. the car looks great!

Grifter757

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:UPDATE:
Diffrence in X-Members



Cleanin the engine bay up. Sanding the black down going to paint it body color now.



Fixed the stupid oil return bung.


Now in the process of finishing the engine bay running the wires for the battery relocation in the trunk. Think its OK for me to run the wire outside the car?

White'89

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No problem at all running the wire along the 'frame' rails on the underside of the car. Just use plenty of brackets to hold it up, and keep it away from the exhaust of course.
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Grifter757

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A-Arms on K-Member

And on motor.

But.... the fitting is to close... again so gotta redo it... again. oh well.

Pocket

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Id grind a notch on the pad

Grifter757

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ExplaiN?

timmyboy

Grind the k member pad for clearance instead of messing with the oil pan again.

Grifter757

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That wont mess with the integrity of the K-Member?

White'89

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I think it will all depend on how much needs to be cut off. Do you have any pics from a better angle? and maybe hold an AN- fitting up to it?

Pocket

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From that picture angle it looks like a slight bit of the corner needs to be ground away which wouldnt hurt the strength. If you're concerned about strength, you can always cut big and weld back

Grifter757

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Checking it out today. I'll let yall know how it goes.

Grifter757

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Moved the bung farther back. Not ideal but it will work. Car goes to the body shop Saturday to get the engine bay painted the same as body color. Then everything goes back together.

BTW the Spohn K-Memeber is a pita bolting up tried everythign while test fitting in and one bolt hole would not line up to save my life.

Pocket

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I think the design is retarded, but mine fit pretty good and was simple to install by myself

Blownz28man

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Any updates? Loving the build. Tearing mine down again right now..

Demon355

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Build looks good. I'll be going through all of this soon myself

Grifter757

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Car still at the body shop. Should have it back in a week or less. 243 heads are on. As are a few other little things i will post later. Motor is back on NEW K-member.



Oh and started stripping the finish of the Ronal R-15 wheels that are going on here. Pics so far gotta get the finished pic off the camara.
*BEFORE*


*AFTER* dont mind the crap still left on the rim. I'll get that tomorrow.

After just a little Mothers polish and elbow grease.

Going for this look when i'm done.

White'89

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So were you pushing plenty of fuel through the stock lines to feed that motor?

Blownz28man

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You shaving the battery tray?

Grifter757

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Not sure what you mean? I have twin in tank pumps. Not sure as of yet if the fuel lines are going to restrict me making the power i want. We will see though. I might just switch to AN line anyway before its gets all back together though.


yes the battery trays are gone.

Blownz28man

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I'm gonna get rid of mine too. All those damn factory holes. Should clean it up nicely!

Grifter757

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Its getting there. Most everything Engine wise is done. Just waiting on getting the car back from the painter so i can finish the stuff on the car like battery relocation and stuff. if i dont get it back soon I'll have wheels on this and trying to install a seat to it. lol.

Demon355

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Ohhhhhh pretty

Va_Beach_B4C

Are you gonna enter this in the show 05/14/11? I remember when you use to drive this beauty up to frudruckers. Keep up the good work.

Grifter757

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Yes it will make it there if i have to tow the damn thing. LOL

Va_Beach_B4C

Cool I look forward to seeing this beast in person.

Grifter757

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Should get the body back tomorrow, and then this will go in.




Started building the setup for my twin walbro 255 intake fuel pump install.

Pocket

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Paint that balancer!

Absolutely gorgeous

Also, mount your alt on there and see if the output lug clears the K-member brace. I had to cut mine off

Grifter757

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really... this K-member is such a pita...

Thanks man I'm actually attempting to polish the Alt Bracket right now. I'll set it there and pray.

I've painted the balancer man many times. Time for another click can. lol

Pocket

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This is what I ran into using Spohn's design
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/post...67-post33.html

Blownz28man

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With My Spohn, It was kinda a pain in the *** to get lined up. And that was without the motor on it. Hopefully yours goes right in.

Grifter757

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Yea... probably not... but we will see

Demon355

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Looks good dude, anymore pics with the Ronal's on the car?

Grifter757

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Not till sometime this week when i swap wheels and rear ends out of my Teal 92 Z28.

Grifter757

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Time to pull an all nighter.
More to come!

More to follow as i start putting the Lego's together.

Grifter757

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*UPDATE*

This Alternator braket was a PITA to try and polish up, oh well.

Cleaned up the Intercooler.


People alwasy aske about how it is mounted so here is some pics of that.



Mounted.

More to come.

TPI TERR

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Looks good! Re painted the car? Or just engine bay?

Grifter757

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Engine Bay amd top doewn to the quartes. e whole car now. Oh well.

Swapped wheels to the 92 Z28



Coil Overs.



Its in. Not 100% bolted up. But the god damn modar is in.

TPI TERR

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lol you almost tricked me with your teal dd 92 z. the ronals are going into the iroc?

Grifter757

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Yes Ronals are going onto the IROC but they will be, eh. Diffrent.
Oh and Huge Problem. K-Member moves the engine 2 inch forward... Making my trans go 2 inch forward... Meaning the K-Member has got to be swapped out. GOD DAMNIT!

Grifter757

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Need to Prep, Prime, and paint old K-member? Pull A-Arms and Shitty Spohn K-member? Install Old/ Orginal K-member? All before tomorrow?

Grifter757

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Car is almost all they back together. Now i'm just nit picking stuff that I want to do as opposed to need to do. Its been down this long whats another week or so.
Repainted the Stock K-member, this is in the prime stage.

Front Suspension peices.



Close up on the brakes. No that is not a sticker.

Rimz yo. LOL

BlueZee28

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Are you sure the issue isnt the mounts you're using? The k member shouldn't set the placement for the motor, it's what pedestal mounts you use. You were using the Spohn k member and what pedestals? I am using the Spohn k member and Spohn pedestals and it sits where it needs to. I don't even think there's an option on spohns site when ordering a k member for engine placement, is there?

Pocket

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Maybe if the order was screwed up and sent a SBC K-member for his swap

Take a quick pic of the area behind your intake
Posts 63-70
Thats mine with the Spohn mounts on the Spohn LS1 swap K-member
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/ltx-...-3-swap-2.html

Grifter757

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i Dont remeber which swap mounts I had but they didnt work with the Spohn peice and I'm pretty sure its a SBC K-Member. Guy didnt know for sure when i bought it second hand and i got it for a pretty good deal so i took the risk. Oh well.

BlueZee28

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I guess I'm just confused why there would be a difference between an SBC k member and a swap k member. As long as you use the correct pedestals (the ones most use are the Spohn pedestals), the motor will sit in the correct spot.


I am using spohn k member and pedestals, my dad is using stock k member and spohn pedestals....both motors sit in the same exact place. And both pedestal mounts are the same part number. If there was a difference in k members you'd think that one of our motors wouldn't be sitting right, or the pedestals wouldn't mount up to one of them.

Pocket

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You remember when taking the old mounts off, they were almost hanging off the front of the K-member. Tubular K's dont have this many holes, only 4 per whatever engine is was designed for. So putting the Spohn stands on a SBC K-member would bring it forward. Swapping them for standard SBC mounts and the 1" setback adapter plate will move the engine back to the stock location but interferes with his AC comrpessor