well i got the chance to buy my old car back. i built this car back in like 04-05 and sold it for $5,500, bought it back a week ago not running but got it running for $700. absolutely love this car and drives soo much nicer then my 91. decided to go turbo 4.8l and hopefully t56. the plan is to completely shave the enigne bay clean and fill all holes and whatever. just picked up a 4.8l for $200 now to get the rest.

how it used to look:

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and how i got it:

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already tearing it apart. man the coolant was as black as used oil and was hardly in any of the coolant lines. they ran a cheap little tranny cooler and there was no fluid goin through that. anyways heres some pics of the tear down process and the 4.8l i just got.



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Awesome you get to do this swap on your old car.

Good luck man!

 

Ouch that poor car

 

did a little bit of work today on the car. made some small progress.


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after slight pressure washing.

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found this in the k-member.

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Looks like it'll be a nice car again..someday

 

i sure hope so. maybe i can win another car show.

 

i remember this car from back in the day. goodluck with the swap, i'm sure it'll be a blast to drive!

 

Sucks your Ol car got trashed! Should be a sweet swap! What are your goals?

 

nothing real special stock 4.8l with a t70 turbo and hopefully 6spd. hoping for around 400rwhp.

 

That shouldn't be to hard to get. Good luck!

 

Sweet project. Your power goals should be easily met with that setup. Just remember that more power will only be a spring change away

 

good project.. i ll trying like this next year..i wish..

 

I like it. That's gonna be sweeet. Like your new sig by the way.

 

well just been collecting some parts. slowly gettin there.

heres what i got soo far:

intercooler:


2002 LS1/T56 harness:


1" set back motor mount adapter plates:


clutch pedal setup:

 

just been doin some cleanin on the engine bay and motor this weekend. at least the internals of the engine look pretty good.

 

Looks like the oil was changed often

 

lookin good, now this time dont sell it

 

I agree. Its a shame what abuse some of these cars get! Did you just end up finding it for sale by some random guy or the guy you sold it to?

 

well my buddy posted it up on my facebook as a "cheap" camaro and i looked at it and noticed it was mine. borrowed some money from a friend and picked it up. wasnt the people i sold it to.

 

did said buddy know it was your car?

 

400whp on a 4.8 is a walk in the park. Probably can do alittle less turbo...61-64mm could do those numbers but a T70 gives more room.

My buddy took a stock 4.8L bottom but with rod bolts, with ported heads/230 deg cam, LS2 intake I think, made 700whp on pump gas with meth injection with a single T88 turbo

But my oh my did that car get abused the last few years! glad to see you got it back. Nice looking ride.

 

nope he didnt know it was mine.

well they say i should be makin close to 600 with the setup i plan on building and thats only on like 8-9lbs of boost.

 

Yeah just keep it simple it will make power. Push it up to a single fuel pump limit and be happy. That should be 550whp with a boost a pump kit.

 

waiting for this guy to pull this motor trans setup so i can get the rest of the stuff i need.pickin up a stupid complete 01 SS ls1/t56 setup with harness and ecu and dunno what else but gettin it for $1800 hopefully

more parts





and bought this the other day (the one on bottom):

 

She looked great when you sold her, so I am sure it will be great again. Must have hurt a little to see the abuse it took. That engine must have been leaking a lot of oil to absorb that much dirt.

Are you planning any upgrades for the 4.8 short block?

Looking forward to your turbo piping build up.

 

nope the block is staying all stock.

 

Should be impressive to see what the lil 4.8L can do. Should be plenty for the street.

 

Impressive. This is gonna be a freaking Intimidating Z.

 

I was thinking as I scrolled through the pics that it looked like they used cheap oil...

 

that poor car. glad you were able to get it back and save it. cant wait to see the progress on this build!

 

besides the motor parts ive been thinkin about what gauges to run. since the car has a mechanical speedo and i dont wanna spend the money for the conversion box, id rather get new gauges. i dont want the usual autometer ones and i also dont wanna spend a ton of money on them.

heres what it had (only pic i have of them):


i would love these (crazy exspensive):


found this set on ebay for about $260:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/260775156254...#ht_977wt_1110

but stumbled across these and kinda like them:

(in red)


or

(in white)


good thing if i get these in the red theyres a ebay boost gauge that almost looks the same.

 

meh...take it from someone who's spent lots of money on gauges, you get what you pay for.

 

I like the way they look. But yah. Better to get quallity guages. But the red would def. look good in that car.

 

Ive used glowshift stuff for quite a while and you cant beat them for the money

 

Yeah ive used glowshift stuff too and had no issues. Those digital led ones have a good warranty and they are also the company that makes the 3rd gen digital dash.

 

MOAR parts came on MOAR on the way!

new part acquired!:
08 C6 z06 LS7 clutch


new part acquired!:
modded LS1 oil pan


new part acquired!:
flow mtached 60lb injectors


new part acquired!:
T56

 

new part acquired!:
CX Racing 2.5" intercooler piping kit


new parts acquired!:
Bad *** BOV

 

Bah it would take me a year to save up for all that stuff! What do you do for a living?!

 

crappy job that i dont get paid enough. nah i sold the 91 camaro to my old boss (its still in my driveway). trust me i would never have the money to buy most of this stuff.

 

You sold the black one with the 5.3? I would say your cazy, which you are, but I like this build even more. Plus, its with your old INTIMIDATOR Z, which makes your name make more sence.

 

yeah sold the black one. but i could drive it if i want. its a weird deal but hes a cool guy.

new part acquired!:
ls1 alternator bracket


new part acquired!:
ebay short shifter

 

Sweeet. Tour rocking the T56 for this one aren't you?

 

yup

 

i've had several deals like this. do a CRAP ton of work on someone's car and get rights to drive it when you want/need to. for a time there, i was driving borrowed cars that i had built while the engine was blown up in my own car. this was back when i was daily driving the camaro.

 

id like to know how well those ebay shifters work ive eyed them a few times when lookign for t56 parts for my 86.

 

Ive always wondered too. So i decided to try it out. Lookin it over it looks exactly like the B&M one and feels almost the same.

 

sweet ill keep an eye out for updates lol

 

new part acquired!:
big *** wastegate


new part acquired!:
Full gauge set