1.Powder coat the valve covers red and at the same time get my TB ported and coated red also. 2.Get the car tuned. finally. 3.After having them sit in my garage for a year, install my 3.73's. Just have to find where. 4.Upgrade the front brakes to C5 status with red p.c. corvette calipers, Eradispeed front 2 piece rotors and sand and paint that ugly rusted piece of metal Black. You know what i'm talken about 5.Before it comes back out, new meats. KDW's.
That should get the blood rolling in my wife and break the bank, or increase credit card debt.
-------------------- Brian
2001 red SS Convertible #5479 out of 6332 CME, Grill, Chrome 10 spoke, Dash plaque, Cover Absolute Speed 5.3L stg. 2 heads, comp 978 dual springs, ti retainers, AS ported ls6 intake, AS ported 78mm TB, TR224/.564 114lsa, TTS headers,gmmg exhaust,and more.... 409/382 rwhp/rwtq tuned Posts: 216 | From: Western NC | Registered: Apr 2002
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quote:Originally posted by LPE LS1: Build a garage with a house attached!
I had a mod list 3 pages long which shortened QUICKLY once we found the house we wanted .
I know exactly what your going through. This spring our condo goes up for sale and after it sells, construstion on ours will start. The land already has a garage, well, and this week a septic was installed. The garage is where I keep the SS. The land is located next to the condo complex. And its nice that I build houses for a living as well. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
-------------------- Brian
2001 red SS Convertible #5479 out of 6332 CME, Grill, Chrome 10 spoke, Dash plaque, Cover Absolute Speed 5.3L stg. 2 heads, comp 978 dual springs, ti retainers, AS ported ls6 intake, AS ported 78mm TB, TR224/.564 114lsa, TTS headers,gmmg exhaust,and more.... 409/382 rwhp/rwtq tuned Posts: 216 | From: Western NC | Registered: Apr 2002
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quote:Originally posted by Midlife CrisiSS: LT headers, y-pipe, cats!
Have fun. My exhaust has and was the hardest, or should I say, biggest pain in the axx mod I did. The headers were a butt getting up in there, the y-pipe had to be trimmed to fit, and the gmmg and cme is actually still in process of getting complete. The cme tips go on next week. Lots of frustration in those mods for me, I hope yours go much better.
Watch those header bolts, so you don't strip or cross thread them.
-------------------- Brian
2001 red SS Convertible #5479 out of 6332 CME, Grill, Chrome 10 spoke, Dash plaque, Cover Absolute Speed 5.3L stg. 2 heads, comp 978 dual springs, ti retainers, AS ported ls6 intake, AS ported 78mm TB, TR224/.564 114lsa, TTS headers,gmmg exhaust,and more.... 409/382 rwhp/rwtq tuned Posts: 216 | From: Western NC | Registered: Apr 2002
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Well, I was going to get a new roof & SFC's installed, but I've already got those done early. I want to paint the brake calipers and add the Camaro decals, but this will have to wait 'til it gets warmer.
So, I guess it'll be just adding more coats of Zaino, until Spring comes. Posts: 2359 | From: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | Registered: Jul 2001
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quote:Originally posted by SSHEETS: Camswap with springs retainers and pushrods
4.10 or 3.73 gear swap
install ORPs
SFCs
Dyno tune
Maybe a few more things, but that's the jest of it
What gear are you leaning towards? I have read traction problems with 4.10's. Also something about a smaller pinion or something. aka a weeker rear end. Not sure if that is fact or not.
-------------------- Brian
2001 red SS Convertible #5479 out of 6332 CME, Grill, Chrome 10 spoke, Dash plaque, Cover Absolute Speed 5.3L stg. 2 heads, comp 978 dual springs, ti retainers, AS ported ls6 intake, AS ported 78mm TB, TR224/.564 114lsa, TTS headers,gmmg exhaust,and more.... 409/382 rwhp/rwtq tuned Posts: 216 | From: Western NC | Registered: Apr 2002
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-------------------- 2004 Cavalier LS Sport Coupe Manual,Sunroof,16" Chrome, Zaino!!! http://community.webshots.com/user/pazbich3 Used to Drive: 2001 Camaro SS #3220 Posts: 2651 | From: Enola (Harrisburg Area), Pennsylvania | Registered: Jan 2002
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quote:Originally posted by Mark IXZD 150: Complete the chassis and powertrain.
What time fram are you looking at till completion? Do you do most of the work? It looks and sounds like you have your hands full.
Probably complete in early 2005. Yes, doing most of the work myself with the help of a good friend. The only thing I'm not doing is fabricating the tube frame and the body & paint.
-------------------- Building a 1963 Grand Sport Corvette Replica...
Still love Camaros. Posts: 878 | From: Hoffman Estates, IL | Registered: Feb 2000
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quote:Originally posted by SSHEETS: Camswap with springs retainers and pushrods
4.10 or 3.73 gear swap
install ORPs
SFCs
Dyno tune
Maybe a few more things, but that's the jest of it
What gear are you leaning towards? I have read traction problems with 4.10's. Also something about a smaller pinion or something. aka a weeker rear end. Not sure if that is fact or not.
Still not sure which ratio to choose. I was leaning towards the 3.73, but have read that the double overdrive of the M6 (0.85 and 0.50) really works well with the 4.10s. I'm not a 1/4 miler so I don't plan on slamming it through the lights and the excess stress shouldn't be as pronounced. I've read that 4.10s will cruise at 70mph in 6th at 2,000 RPM...the 3.42s equals 90 MPH.
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We don't have winter in South Florida, but if we did I would be finishing the LS6 conversion with dyno tuning, custom LT headers and cats replaced. Racaro seats (for comfort), Moda R6 18X9.5 wheels with Micheline Pilot radials. That should sent the wife into orbit and my savings account to hell.
-------------------- 01 Sunset Orange SS ,T-Tops,Neutral Leather,ASR,Hurst 6spd,SS Grill. SSOA # MO1 4843 Mods: Lou's short stick, Corsa exhaust, BMR full suspension. SLP Y-Pipe, SLP Lid, SLP Smoothe Bellows,SLP 85MM MAS,Hotchkis Springs, Bilstein Shocks,Hypertech 178º Thermostat,TA Girdle, Brembo Slotted Rotors, Hawk HPS pads, Goodrich G-Stop SS brake lines. AC Delco Irridium plugs. HID's. ADR M82 18" wheels, Optima Red Top, Royal Purple throughout. 407 SAE Net HP/423Net TQ www.proformance-motorsports.com proformancems@bellsouth.net Posts: 260 | From: Coral Springs, Florida | Registered: Dec 2000
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quote:Originally posted by LPE LS1: Build a garage with a house attached!
I had a mod list 3 pages long which shortened QUICKLY once we found the house we wanted .
Next comes drapes,furnature and so on, Mods last . Glad to see you found a place
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Yes,the new air filter will be installed.I think it is time to change it since I have over 12,000 miles now.The oil willget changed again and tires rotated.I really need to find the time and clean the underbody again.It was last done in September at the NEOCC Fall Classic but drove thru a bunch of rain on the way home....so it needs to be detailed again before it gets too cold.
-------------------- Current ride is: 2002 Brickyard 400 35th Anniversary LE convertible #22,SLP build# 0036,35th Anniversary Build #47 EMCC Member #234 www.emcamaro.org WCA Member #197582 MMCC Member #28 NEOCC Member #634 Posts: 5682 | From: Dearborn,Mi. | Registered: Feb 2002
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My winter project is to get the wife out of orbit and credit card balance out of the stratosphere from all my past mod's and repairs. Posts: 383 | From: Oakville, Ontario Canada | Registered: Jan 2003
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Well, for one, we are still working on the inside of the garage. Still need power, water, heat, insulation, sheet rock and finish work. That will progress as funds and time allow (we're busy and working on paying off building materials to get the garage where it is now).
The car projects will also continue (mostly on the '98), as Steve transforms it into a complete car and swaps the automatic for a 6-speed.
I plan on gutting the interior and dynamatting the floorpan and doors and perhaps some dash panels to cut down on rattles and help out the stereo system. I also need to detail the undercarriage since my car is no longer a daily driver and it will stay fairly clean.
The good thing is that it's never REALLY winter here in Southern CA.
-------------------- Mark H.
Whoever said you couldn't run away from your problems obviously wasn't driving an SS. Posts: 942 | From: Santa Barbara and Ventura, CA | Registered: Feb 2000
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Now that it looks like I may finally be getting a couple grand from Farmers (from my 2+ year old diminished value claim), I'm thinking I may do the Ground Control coil-overs this winter.
Posts: 1143 | From: Portland, OR | Registered: Nov 2001
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My Winter projects started in Sept along with my 6 month sabbatical from work. So far:
Home * Repair Termite Damage then Primer & Paint Home Exterior - DONE
Jeep * Install Headers - DONE * Rebuild Full-Width ScoutII Dana 44's (F&R) with 4.09 gears & ARB Lockers - DONE * Fabricate new Spring Perches to mount & Install Axles - IN PROCESS (Should be done within 2 weeks)
2 Week Vacation at Lake Tahoe - DEC
* New Seats, Carpets & Stereo for Jeep - DEC/JAN * Fuel Inject Jeep - FEB/MAR
SS * Install SLP Y-pipe - DONE * New Tires (BFG KD's) & ZO6 Rims - JAN * BFG DR's mounted on old Rims - JAN * Fine Tune the Engine on Dyno - JAN/FEB (I'm going after 12's with only FIPK, Cat-Back & Tune. A 12.99 would be just fine )
Another 2 Week Vacation at Lake Tahoe - FEB
* Start looking for work - MAR
Should be one hell of a fun Winter .
Nick
-------------------- 2001 SS #3087 Onyx Black/Ebony Leather M6 All GM Options. No SLP Options
My Input: !CAGS, K&N FIPK, SLPP Dual/Dual, Pro 5.0, BMR STB, SLP SFC's, Diablo Predator Tuning, Zaino
Dynojet #'s (SAE Corrected): 334rwhp/356rwtq Posts: 9 | From: Sunnyvale, Ca | Registered: Dec 2001
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Well my last summer and winter project was building a 1344 sq. ft. garage and a 272 sq. ft. addition on the house. Now I have the room I need so this winter I am starting a frame off restoration of my 70 Monte Carlo. Posts: 52 | From: Michigan | Registered: Sep 2003
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Definitely a lid & maybe some SFC's. This spring the SS is going to be treated to some chrome C5 or Z06's. Haven't decided which wheels to get yet.
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so I'll have to save all over again for that project!
