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Here is my latest build. I have mostly been building imports in the past, you can see my previous builds here: http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=67611
I sold the truck in that thread, in less than one day of posting it, for my full asking price. The same week I sold it, I picked up this car for less than $5k, which was about $3k less than I saw other cars in this shape going for. Here are the pictures from the original ad I bought the car from of my 1999 Chevy Camaro Z28 (6-Speed, 140k miles):
Gotta love the truck with flames in the background lol.
The car was completely stock with the exception of a very poorly-fitted Hooker Aerochamber catback exhaust and tint (that I will get around to replacing later, not a priority).
The first things I did to the car were rear wheel bearings, tie rod ends, transmission mount, LT1 taillights (the originals were cracked anyways), black front turn signals and a black billet grill. Here are some pictures after that first round of mods:
Next on the list was to try to polish the headlights and do the whistler mod. That attempt failed miserably as the headlight covers were too far gone, so I got some Depo black housing headlights:
Got the tailpipes redone at a local shop with a mandrel bender, and put on some single 2.5" inlet, 4.5" exit Jeg's exhaust tips:
Then, I had the misfortune to get a flat on a rear tire at the bead. I was going to buy some cheap used tires, but my fiance surprised me and said my wedding gift for later this year was a track day at VIR! So that was my ticket to get this car to the next level. Got some Koni Yellows and Strano Springs, put the front springs on the lower perch, and did the heater hose mod to the rear springs (basically removed rear isolator and covered the top of the spring with heater hose). After Koni's and lowering springs:
Next, I went through and changed fluids, and sealed all leaks. New oil pan gasket (not a fun job on an LS1, have to drop front crossmember), new rear diff gasket, Motul brake fluid and clutch fluid, new trans fluid, etc. Also changed the brakes out for Centric premium rotors and Stoptech pads. Deciding on wheels was a difficult decision. I originally bought some C6 Corvette Z06 Spyder wheels, but decided I wanted something smaller than a 19x12 on the rear. Sold that set, and went with 18x9.5" ESR SR04 wheels (5x120, +35 offset) with Nitto NT555 tires in 245/40/18; went through Unleashed Wheels, the guy there was super helpful. When I went to fit these up, I noticed there was no way the brakes would clear these wheels, so went and got some generic 5-lug 5/16s spacers from the parts store (temporary solution, ordered some custom hubcentric spacers and extended lugs).
Here is my first fitment:
And after rolling the rear fenders and mounting the wheels:
This is probably gonna be how it stays for a while, hope you like it; stay tuned.
I sold the truck in that thread, in less than one day of posting it, for my full asking price. The same week I sold it, I picked up this car for less than $5k, which was about $3k less than I saw other cars in this shape going for. Here are the pictures from the original ad I bought the car from of my 1999 Chevy Camaro Z28 (6-Speed, 140k miles):
Gotta love the truck with flames in the background lol.
The car was completely stock with the exception of a very poorly-fitted Hooker Aerochamber catback exhaust and tint (that I will get around to replacing later, not a priority).
The first things I did to the car were rear wheel bearings, tie rod ends, transmission mount, LT1 taillights (the originals were cracked anyways), black front turn signals and a black billet grill. Here are some pictures after that first round of mods:
Next on the list was to try to polish the headlights and do the whistler mod. That attempt failed miserably as the headlight covers were too far gone, so I got some Depo black housing headlights:
Got the tailpipes redone at a local shop with a mandrel bender, and put on some single 2.5" inlet, 4.5" exit Jeg's exhaust tips:
Then, I had the misfortune to get a flat on a rear tire at the bead. I was going to buy some cheap used tires, but my fiance surprised me and said my wedding gift for later this year was a track day at VIR! So that was my ticket to get this car to the next level. Got some Koni Yellows and Strano Springs, put the front springs on the lower perch, and did the heater hose mod to the rear springs (basically removed rear isolator and covered the top of the spring with heater hose). After Koni's and lowering springs:
Next, I went through and changed fluids, and sealed all leaks. New oil pan gasket (not a fun job on an LS1, have to drop front crossmember), new rear diff gasket, Motul brake fluid and clutch fluid, new trans fluid, etc. Also changed the brakes out for Centric premium rotors and Stoptech pads. Deciding on wheels was a difficult decision. I originally bought some C6 Corvette Z06 Spyder wheels, but decided I wanted something smaller than a 19x12 on the rear. Sold that set, and went with 18x9.5" ESR SR04 wheels (5x120, +35 offset) with Nitto NT555 tires in 245/40/18; went through Unleashed Wheels, the guy there was super helpful. When I went to fit these up, I noticed there was no way the brakes would clear these wheels, so went and got some generic 5-lug 5/16s spacers from the parts store (temporary solution, ordered some custom hubcentric spacers and extended lugs).
Here is my first fitment:
And after rolling the rear fenders and mounting the wheels:
This is probably gonna be how it stays for a while, hope you like it; stay tuned.
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