#3143518 - 10/24/08 01:46 PM
LS7 is close to being finished
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MadKilla
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#3143524 - 10/24/08 01:49 PM
Re: LS7 is close to being finished
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OnyxEros
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holy balls!
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#3143623 - 10/24/08 02:11 PM
Re: LS7 is close to being finished
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JCX
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You sir are a fucking man. 
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#3144290 - 10/24/08 05:30 PM
Re: LS7 is close to being finished
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MadKilla
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Thought about it but can't be done. There is no car I would want except an FD, and the cost of the car and work involved would be beyond what I would want to spend. Maybe in a year or two it will be swapped into the new Camaro, but who knows. So to me it would be better to have an SS that would contend to be the hottest street 4th Gen, than an unending project/money pit. I bought 2 new cars within a year and I'd be stretching myself thin. Most SS's don't sport $5000 wheels, narrowed fabricated rear, Sparco seats, Strano suspension/tubular everything. The only thing factory on this car will be the body, which will hopefully be painted within a year. Besides, for better or worse, mullet or not, I am a Camaro guy. If I really wanted something else, I would have bought a Z06 a while ago.
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#3144416 - 10/24/08 06:24 PM
Re: LS7 is close to being finished
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MadKilla
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Its bought and I am assembling it now, only the wheels and rear have a deposit. I also made sure to pay cash for the whole build and didn't touch a credit card, so as the cost has climbed my limit has stayed the same. Basically adding a car, especially one needing a lot of fabrication means delaying enjoying the car. Besides I know how to tear down a f-body, I don't know shit about FD's.
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#3145822 - 10/25/08 01:36 PM
Re: LS7 is close to being finished
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MadKilla
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This is actually my first start to finish build. I love it, its nice doing a whole motor for a change. My friends think I am crazy cutting my teeth on an LS7, but I cant think of a cooler way to do it. I have a very narrow focus in knowledge though. All I know is Ellis variations, though I am sure with a book full of specs I could put together whatever. Having one of the great all around minds of the LS motor world as a friend is awesome. I could not do it without Whistler, he put all my cumulative knowledge into practice. Once this cars running I am jumping straight into the KB blown motor and fabrication work, and will cut my teeth on tuning myself. Trial by fire, baby, trial by fire.
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#3145928 - 10/25/08 02:36 PM
Re: LS7 is close to being finished
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MadKilla
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We debated that a while. I actually had some low mileage ones but we sold them and went forged. They are Manley Lightweight rods, but still not Titanium light. We questioned the ability of the Tit rods to withstand the spray. If the car was going to be roadraced it would be worth it to me for the ability to rev to the moon, but wheelstands are far more likely, so strength was chosen. Titanium rods benefit is light weight, thats about it. The factory crank is inferior to the one I went with, but all are stout to 800hp+
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2012 CTS Coupe-sold
2014 FX37- traded
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#3146089 - 10/25/08 03:47 PM
Re: LS7 is close to being finished
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MikeY2kSS
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While the light rotating assembly is awesome, It's also awesome to get the cubes without having to go to a C5R block.
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#3146596 - 10/25/08 08:08 PM
Re: LS7 is close to being finished
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MadKilla
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While the light rotating assembly is awesome, It's also awesome to get the cubes without having to go to a C5R block.
Yeah, I was patient and got an LS7 block for only $1500 because the guy said it had gouges on the deck. I had it decked twelve thousands and the gouges were gone.
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2002 SS 427 LS7 600+ to the tire
1994 Z28 Turbo Ellis, 50% done
2016 ATS
2008 Buick Enclave CXL Buttery smoove mommy wagin
2012 CTS Coupe-sold
2014 FX37- traded
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#3146597 - 10/25/08 08:10 PM
Re: LS7 is close to being finished
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MikeY2kSS
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