My 2011 Build Thread (pic heavy)

[JDHedman]

This was my build last year.

The Plan:

- new (used) H/C ls1 -
- 4.10 Gears
- lower ( shocks and springs ) -
- grill
- headlights
- smoke markers and tails
- injectors
- high flow pump -
- weight reduction ( not much )
- new pads and rotors ( wilwood )
- clean up all accessories and brackets ( might paint or powder coat)
- switch for fans
- under hood Lighting


old



- new (used) H/C ls1
picking up

- Patriot LS6 Heads 64cc
- Speed Inc Cam 238/244 .605/.612 110 LSA
- LS6 Intake (Sensors not included)
- Comp Chrome Moly Pushrods
- LS6 Ported Oil Pump
- Double Row LS6 timing chain with Torrington bearing
- LS7 Clutch & Flywheel
- LS7 Lifters
-42.5# injectors

temp home



day one tear down
( a few hours anyway )







day 2 tear down
( a few more hours )




Was Sick with the Flu but wanted to work on the car so
3 more hours


didnt feel like laying on the cold concrete

and a extra hour tonight so I pulled the other head off.. I was still sick so I really didnt feel like laying on the concrete..









had a few hours tonight dispite working close to 50 hours this week and being sick (STILL)

[JDHedman]

Racetronix F-LS1 Fuel System RFPK-001


richmond 4.10 gears


richmond install kit


DEPO HEADLIGHTS
Quality is excellent and they come already whistler modded


billet grille with blue bow tie


also got the hid kit for the fog lights .. gonna have to make a relay block relay count is now at 8 and counting for under the hood lol



Havent gotten much of anything done on the car in some time. My back if fucked and I am working stupid hours.. but I am going to see a spine specialist on Wednesday so maybe I will get to get some work in in a few weeks.. LOL

I did pick up some more goodies today tho


Took a bunch of Vicodin and Flexeril and go some work done last night.. not much but it is progress
Got the car up on stands

modified the bow tie and got it onto the grill and grill in


pulled the headers
gonna clean them up a bit

[JDHedman]

old setup




Got the 42.5# injectors and 16' spool of 50/50 Led's



ok made some progress but didnt get it all the way in.,. Not gonna happen with out an extra set of hands..

nasty motor mount bolts


Cleaned up


test fit the new solid mm


headers back in


intake off and motor off of stand


LS7 flywheel, clutch disk and pp on


So close.. but I forfeit.. gonna need some help on this one and my back is DONE!

[JDHedman]

tonight I decided to spend a few hours on the bench grinder

claned up all the bolts, alt bracket and tensioner
here is a few pics of a few groups of bolts and the big guys












still need to do all the random bolts for the front clip, water pump and might do the valve covers but IDK yet

worked on the lights a bit last night
still need to get them to a mirror finish

sanded smooth

night shade and first clear
flash fuckes up the pic and there is shit for light


Today I finished painted the water pump and polished the t stat


and installed the starter, torqued down all the trans bolts, header bolts, motor mount bolts, got the plugs in and got all the connectors plugged back up to the block.



starting to get close.. my back is hating this project almost as much as my wallet LOL

[JDHedman]

tonight after work I decided to finish the lights. I didnt want them to be black. just darker

before wet sanding and polish


after



in the front bumper


and the tail lights

I will try and get a pic of them installed tomorrow

Installed


Getting close now.. I can almost taste the exhaust fumes








I was up til like 2am last night and had to work 7am to 8pm today doing all my appointments and my full timers so he could have the day off for some personal reasons.

[JDHedman]

So when I got home early 6:30pm after finishing all the appointments I didn't really want to work on the car. But i figured I would put the intake on and then get some sleep

this happened instead



Even tho you barely see them








:thefinger: cool story HUH

Time for alot of Pain meds ( prescribed ) and SLEEP so I can go work another 10 hour shift to pay for more parts LOL

Just been working on some Wiring and getting some of the unused wires taken care of. and got a cool little part in today


Lokar throttle cable bracket.

you are supossed to use one of the lokar cables but F that.. with a little bit of ingenuity


also painted some more parts including the washer reservoir

[JDHedman]

running


finished up the lighting and got a few more parts on it tonight







most changes will be minor but some before and afters. Cant wait to do the suspension and get the front end down. I swear it is a lot higher

[JDHedman]

next up is getting the air dam and hood on and under coating the wheel wells

also want to pick up a line lock w/ abs delete so I can get rid of that giant eye sore under the hood

Went and got some Gas tonight.. So sweet.. This this thig behaves so well Just off
of Brandons Quick Base tune when I brought him the ecm. Cant wait til after the dyno tune tomorrow night





got my Dyno tune
The car made enough power to make me happy and The driveability is outstanding.
still have a few minor issues to fix along with brakes and suspension but its on the road

the look on Brandons face was priceless
the shop had a surprise visit too.. some people LOL


and a pull


went from stock 3.42 to motive 4.10
speedometer is off by 11 mph says 55 and I am goin 44 but feels like it will be fun still got a heat cycle to go before I can play





cleaned some more parts and got the front drivers side together, just waiting on the hoses





with QA1 coil overs









This year I plan on putting in a Dana S60 rear end with 4.10 gears. new QA1 springs in front, line lock/abs delete and some slicks and skinies for the track

[JDHedman]

my current mod list


Audio

Alpine CDA-9886 Cd Player
Alpine MRP-F300 4-Channel Amp
Infinity 6-1/2 Component Speaker
Infinity 6-1/2" 2-way Car Speakers
Kicker CompVR 10"
Polk Audio Pa880

Brakes

Brake Motive Drilled and Slotted Rotors
Brake Motive Z16 Ceramic Pads
Ground and Painted LS1 Calipers

Engine

ASP - Auto Specialties Performance 25% UD Balancer
Borla XR-1
Comp Cams Titanium Retainers
Comp Cams Chromemoly Pushrods
Comp Cams Beehive Springs
A/C Delete
Modified LID
LS7 Lifters
LS6 Ported Oil Pump
Double Row LS6 Timing Chain
Ls6 Throttle Body
LS6 Intake
Lokar Throttle Cable Bracket
Lokar Throttle Cable
Patriot Performance CNC Ported 243 LS6 64cc Heads
Racetronix Performance Hotwire Kit
Racetronix Performance Fuel Pump
SLP Performance Full Length Headers
SLP Performance Loud Mouth Exhaust Systems
SLP 23060 Mass-Air-Flow Sensor
Speed Inc. 42.5# Injectors
Speed Inc. Cam 238/244 .605/.612 110 LSA
Fast Motorsports Tune

Exterior

Underhood Lighting
American Racing Wheels
Nitto NT555 Extreme
DEPO Whistler Headlights
Tinted Markers
Tinted Tail Lights
Trac. Cont./Cruise Cont. Delete
Whistler Mod
Wire Mod
1969 Camaro Blue Bowtie
Black Billet Grille
HID Fog Light Kit
HID Low Beam Kit

Interior
Lumar 35% Window Tint
Viper 5701

Suspension

QA1 Generation R Series Drag Racing Shock - Front
QA1 Generation "F" Series Single Adjustable Shock Rear
Spohn Performance Torque Arm
UMI Performance Subframes
UMI Performance Tubular Non-Adjustable Lower Control Arms
UMI Performance Tubular Non-Adjustable Panhard Ba
UMI Performance Lower Control Arm Relocation Brackets

Transmission

Dr. Evil Transmissions Built T56 Transmission
Energy Suspension Trans Mount
Ls7 Flywheel
LS7 Clutch
Pro 5.0 Shifter
SLP Skip Shift Eliminator

[35th-ANV-SS]

Wow. What a HUGE difference. Great looking build to date. I was going to ask you what you had planned on doing for a rear end, but I see you posted that at the very end.

Have you been to the track yet as the car stands now or no?

The LED's under the hood look pretty badass. Nice touch.

[JDHedman]

I have been to the track but... I suck at launching a M6 w/ a stock 10 bolt on shitty Nitto DRs lol. 12.74 2.1x 60' @115.6

this year I will have the S60 or MWC 9" and some sticky tires cant wait

made 420rwhp threw the 4.10s this past summer at Deans performance open house. I hear their dyno runs 10-15 low but how knows

[35th-ANV-SS]

I hear you there. I have a 9" with 4.11 gears (M6) and the best 60' time to date on my Nitto DR's was a 1.906...not much better than what I got with street tires

Mickey Thompson's will be going on this spring. Hoping to get down into the 1.6X.

That 116MPH ET is screaming low 12's/high 11's IMO or maybe even a little better if you are geared right with the tire size you end up choosing.

Good luck man!

[JDHedman]

this is the car when I first got it

[35th-ANV-SS]

What are you going to do about the front license plate? I know in IL it's a law to have one (stupid I know).

[JDHedman]

Didn't have it on at all last season and had no issues. Even got pulled over a few times for other bs

[Shermanator86]

these two pic look great man, very clean ride well done.

[JDHedman]

Thanks. There will be lots more to come this spring.

[FasstChevys]

Pretty dayum sweet I must say

nice work!

[reaper ws6]

bad-ass

[KahanaReef]

Yet another impressive build thread! Thanks for taking the time to post it