Project: Just an LT1

[dsmawd350]

well the cars hopefully nearing completion/in progress so i figured id start a thread now and try to keep it updated.


About three months ago i headed down to louisvile with trailor in tow to go check out a LT1 trans am

It's a 1993 black with black leather interior, only 74k miles.

the had been forsale for a long time and the price kept getting lower and lower. This is how the car looked a few years ago when it was mint.






unfortunately the distributor started going out on the car and the owner let it sit and the driveway and begin to go downhill

when i got down to look at it heres how it sat





looked like a diamond in the rough to me

so I stole it for $3300 bucks loaded it on the trailor and headed home

for 3300 i got a TA with mint leather int. 74k original miles and heres the mod list:
Mini-Tubbed, narrowed ford 9'' with 3.70's moser 31 spline axles and a tru-trac all with 2k miles on it, 3 Piece FIKSE 18x10 fronts and 18x12 rears, Custom front hubs with tubular control arms, Heimed linked custom tubular rear 4 link trailing arms, Heimed trackrod for rear end. Triangulated front strut bar. brand new CPT pro race 4l60, Yank 3200 stall, Flowmaster 3" Catback with cutout, Carrera aluminum coilovers all the way around, 13" Willwood slotted and drilled with 6 piston calipers for front and 12.5" Willwood slotted and drilled with 4 piston Dynalite style calipers for rear



got home and got it washed up and she cleaned up pretty well, should look good after a full buff and detail

[dsmawd350]

So, with the distributor going out I pulled it of the trailor and tucked it away in the garage to decide what the plans were going to be.

a couple of weeks went by and i stumbled across a nice loking turbo setup on LS1tech.

went down and met the guy halfway in kentucky

I picked up:

Garret GT42 turbo
hot and cold pipes, cold pipes are polished stainless steel
intercooler
tial bov and tial 44mm wastegate
flowmatched precision 98lb injectors
F.A.S.T. standalone engine management with wideband o2option and 3 bar map sensor.
motor plate
water pump milled 0.25 to account for motor plate

[dsmawd350]

next I had to decide if i should run it on the stock motor for a while or do a built motor.

Found a guy up in youngstown ho had a motor sitting in his garage that he bought of his friend tobail him out of a financial situation he was in.

got some details arranged and got the motor payed for. Should be a tough one built with all the best stuff.

-Callies splayed 4 bolt billet caps
-Oliver 5.85 BILLET rods,
-Callies 3.75" crank,
-8.5:1 J&E forced induction pistons
-CC billet 248/248 solid roller custom forced induction cam
-CC solid roller lifters
-AFR CNC competition ported 227 heads with solid roller springs
-Jesel shaft mount rocker arms
-Cloyes billet roller LT1 timing chain
-MSD Probillet distributor
-Ported LT4 Intake converted for use with conventional rear mount distributor
-DRM 58m TB
-MSD crank trigger setup


heres some pics of it with the old setup on it that was going to go ino a C4

[mustanggod93]

that looks like one bad ride

[dsmawd350]

picked up a OEM ws6 hood and some LS1 tails to replace the fogged up and seperating stockers




got some more parts and updates but ill wait till i get pics soon

[chris91]

I always have had a thing for TA's. Those wheels totally set it off too. Good luck with the project!

[5.0calypso93lx]

Damn Chad, looks like a killer setup. LOVE the wheels

Hell the wheels and brakes alone are worth more than what you paid for the car I would think.

[dsmawd350]

Damn Chad, looks like a killer setup. LOVE the wheels

Hell the wheels and brakes alone are worth more than what you paid for the car I would think.

Thanks man! Yeah the wheels alone polished up could sell for close what i gave for the car. Not to mention the wilwoods all the way around, 2300 dollar pro race tranny, narrowed 9", coilovers etc. I could have bought the car and doubled my money as it sat with little effort.

[Rick93coupe]

Dude, what an awesome find. That thing is going to haul the mail too! I'm not a GM guy, but I would have found the money for that car!

[STREETRODZ1]

Definitely a sweet ride, good luck man.

[dsmawd350]

Dude, what an awesome find. That thing is going to haul the mail too! I'm not a GM guy, but I would have found the money for that car!

thanks! should be fun with the 74mm for now.Ill probably do a 91mm over the winter

[5.0calypso93lx]

I'm just a big fan of a bad ass street car, and to me that means some sick wheels with no skinnies in the front, bad ass brakes and a big turbo The only thing I'm not to fond of is the auto, even though I know it is faster with it. Sucks that the cold piping is stainless too, but o well, that thing isn't going to notice a few extra lbs from the cold piping

[dsmawd350]

It may just get a whole new custom kit next year with the 91mm, we'll see what i feel like doing. I'd say the difference in the IC piping would be less than 5lbs changing to aluminum

[Maximus]

It may just get a whole new custom kit next year with the 91mm, we'll see what i feel like doing. I'd say the difference in the IC piping would be less than 5lbs changing to aluminum

DONT DO IT!!!

[dsmawd350]

loks like my chebby project isnt brewing much interest

oh well. got some more pics today. Engine is out, and ill be spending some time tomorrow getting the bay cleaned up and ready for the ABS delete, line lock and wilwood proportioning valve to go in. Then the radiaor support will be getting cut out and replaced with a peice of chromemoly tubing so we can stand my new griffen up vertical for more space. hen the motor goes in

ordered my tubular K-member today also, should be here wednesday!

heres the car with the old engine out and the dirty ass bay!




the old boat anchor LT1


some of the parts going in soon

madman racing Midplate to go with my front motorplate


SJM manufacturing ABS delete kit: wilwood adjustable proportioning valve, pre-formed lines, line lock, toggle switch, remote mounted LED indicator, momentary push button switch,





i didnt grab any pics of my shiney new Griffen, ill get them when i get pics of the radiator support modding and fab.

[Mustard]

looks like you are making some good progress. Should be a good runner when it's done

[dsmawd350]

Im making good progress ordering parts! Rob@Rigid is the man behind the work

[R825OH]

Thats gonna be a nice ride when you get done. You definitly got a good deal on it!!

[cstreu1026]

Man those are some pretty serious parts engine. Cool project and it should make some serious power when you are done.

[Walter]

Eeeeewwwww, lt1. lol.