Hey guys, just a little slow *** build thread of my turbo 6.0l turd.
This is my first ever build thread so dont be to harsh
Cars name is junkbox will be primarily drag raced with street time and a little street racing...
Car is a 1983 camaro was originally a 305 5speed t-top car... We found it in a barn all torn apart with low km. Splashed some blue paint on it and drove around for the summer
Plans are:
lq4 sbe ljms cam
borg warner s400
powerglide
moser 9inch
12point cage
kirky seats
All the fun stuff,
planning on some single digit passes and some serious fast street passes where it will spend most of its time....




got bored with it and couldnt stay away from drag racing. So motor came out

 

Here is the new heart lq4 6.0l



In between building junk box i picked up a 64 falcon to build into a gasser with my brother and old man

 

some of the goodies so far
painless harness



ljms stage 2 cam brian tooley springs



some welds and m/t

 

in between all these stupid car projects bought my first home and got engaged so progress will be even slower now. LOL






but back to the car stuff
got the motor mocked into the car with the spohn mounts




put the motor together just for mock up, i know the valve covers are backwards they are just placed there.

 

guess ill have to get some front suspension motor is in the car no trans, mind you this is no waterpump intercooler rad turbo blah blah blah you get the idea






bolted the slicks up just for fun.. looks tough



The motor is back out now and is being disassembled, old cam is out just waiting on my new lifters to toss the new cam and all that stuff together

 

Thats pretty much as far as i have gotten so far.. Going to be a long process.
Next i am building the cage so interior is coming out. I am off this week so will slowly picking at it..

 

Beautiful car. Ill be tuning in to see this come together.

 

Thanks!! It may take me awhile to get it all finished up. Cant rush success, this is also my biggest build. So really taking my time and slowly piecing it all together

 

No reason to rush if u don't have to. I have been workin on mine for 8 years. Made first passes this year lol.

 

I'll definitely watch your build, I'm working on my '92 Z28 now with an LQ9 with L92 heads a Comp Cams cam LS3 top end and 4L60E. I'm using Racing Innovations headers through a 4" Mufflex cat back.

Take your time it'll come together, congrats on the engagement and new home.

357 your 8 year build has me feeling better mine has been going on for 18 months and I just picked up my engine kit and now am working on the engine compartment.

 

Thanks for the kind words guys, ya I'm honestly in no rush to get it done. I want everything perfect and don't mind keeping it in the garage until it's where I want it.

 

Nice! Should be a very fun car. I am running my exhaust right off the turbo and out lower fender.

 

Yea been a long build, but gettin married buyin a house and having kids will put things off. I wouldn't have it any other way tho.

 

That's how I feel with my Z Keep it in the garage til it's done, no rush.

 

Once the wedding is over in February car will be getting worked on every night. I just wanted to start something regardless if it took awhile. Tomorrow I will be taking the heater core out, will be running the intercooler piping into the car.

 

Picked up these Lakewood drag shocks for a great deal. They haven't been used. Bolted them up last night

 

Very nice.

 

Sorry for the lack of update. No time or money to work on this pile, doing little things though.
New brian tooley valve springs
And not that you can see it i tossed the new ljms stage 2 cam in



And tossed the motor back in the car for the millionth time, lol



I know the valve covers are on backwards, they are just sitting there.

 

I'm a bit partial to '83s

looks good, definitely tuned in! and like others have said, by all means take your time. Mine's been a project for 9 years now and still doesn't have final paint or a time slip haha.

 

Me too, man.
And thanks! Hopefully i can get it driving next year. My wedding in February is putting a crimp on that though, we will see.

 

A little update of the slow *** build,
Got the interior gutted and ready for 8.50 cert cage..
Extremely happy with how clean this car is.

 

I also got a motor plate for the set up.