I did the initial build on this car in Dec 2010, and in the last couple weeks overhauled the car installing new parts and modifying others to make the build more refined.
This is what the car currently looks like, has come a long ways in 9 years since I bought it.
MOD LIST:
1984 Monte SS
2006 6.0l LQ4, LS2 243 Heads, LS6 Intake, LS1 Fbody Accessories
Thunder Racing Cam, 230/236 .592/.602 112+3 LSA, Texas Speed Hardened Pushrods, BTR .660 Dual Coil Valve Springs
Built T56 6spd Manual Transmission, Monster Stage 3 Clutch, B&M Ripper Shifter, custom Clutch Pedal
Pypes Race Pro Mufflers, 3" True Dual Exhaust over axle with Xpipe
Quick Performance Custom 9" Rear End, Detroit TruTrac Differential with Richmond 3.89 Gears
UMI Performance Front & Rear Solid Sway Bars, Rear Boxed Lower Control Arms with Double Adjustable Upper Control Arms
Bilstein Shocks, Eibach Front Springs cut, UMI Performance Rear Springs, C5 Z06 Front Disc Brakes, LT1 Fbody Rear Disc Brakes, TRZ Solid Body Bushings
Tuned with HP Tuners
MODS I USED TO MAKE THE LS SWAP:
EBAY LS NON SETBACK SBC Adapter Plates, 1999-2002 GM Truck Throttle Cable
Heddman Hustler 45036 LS Gbody Swap Long Tube Headers
Holley 302-1 Oil Pan (Yes, it fits this car)
LT1 Fbody Radiator & Fans, 1998 Fbody Fuse Box, modified 1999 LS1 Fbody Engine Harness, 2002 LS1 Fbody 0411 PCM
Modified Jegs 700R4 Double Hump Crossmember for the T56
EFI Gbody Gas Tank, Walbro 255 EFI Intank Pump, Modified EFI Gbody Sending Unit, C5 Corvette Fuel Filter/Regulator
T56 6spd Manual Gbody Swap
Electronic Speedo Conversion
C5 Z06 Front Brake Swap
Detailed pictures of the setup in my SS
This is what the car currently looks like, has come a long ways in 9 years since I bought it.
MOD LIST:
1984 Monte SS
2006 6.0l LQ4, LS2 243 Heads, LS6 Intake, LS1 Fbody Accessories
Thunder Racing Cam, 230/236 .592/.602 112+3 LSA, Texas Speed Hardened Pushrods, BTR .660 Dual Coil Valve Springs
Built T56 6spd Manual Transmission, Monster Stage 3 Clutch, B&M Ripper Shifter, custom Clutch Pedal
Pypes Race Pro Mufflers, 3" True Dual Exhaust over axle with Xpipe
Quick Performance Custom 9" Rear End, Detroit TruTrac Differential with Richmond 3.89 Gears
UMI Performance Front & Rear Solid Sway Bars, Rear Boxed Lower Control Arms with Double Adjustable Upper Control Arms
Bilstein Shocks, Eibach Front Springs cut, UMI Performance Rear Springs, C5 Z06 Front Disc Brakes, LT1 Fbody Rear Disc Brakes, TRZ Solid Body Bushings
Tuned with HP Tuners
MODS I USED TO MAKE THE LS SWAP:
EBAY LS NON SETBACK SBC Adapter Plates, 1999-2002 GM Truck Throttle Cable
Heddman Hustler 45036 LS Gbody Swap Long Tube Headers
Holley 302-1 Oil Pan (Yes, it fits this car)
LT1 Fbody Radiator & Fans, 1998 Fbody Fuse Box, modified 1999 LS1 Fbody Engine Harness, 2002 LS1 Fbody 0411 PCM
Modified Jegs 700R4 Double Hump Crossmember for the T56
EFI Gbody Gas Tank, Walbro 255 EFI Intank Pump, Modified EFI Gbody Sending Unit, C5 Corvette Fuel Filter/Regulator
T56 6spd Manual Gbody Swap
T56 6spd Manual Transmission install into a Gbody
Someone asked me if there was info about this so I figure this would help some people out. Putting a T56 6spd into a Gbody is pretty simple and straighforward, not much to it, just like installing any other Transmission pretty much. It's good to start with getting all the parts: T56 6spd...
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Electronic Speedo Conversion
Electronic Speedo Conversion PIC HEAVY!!!!!!!
I recently aquired the gauge cluster from a 1988 Monte Carlo SS. It was in really good condition, just needed to be cleaned up. My original one from my SS was cracked and broken so I had to take it out of the car. I converted it over to an electronic speedo using a 1990 K5 Blazer Gauge with the...
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C5 Z06 Front Brake Swap
C5 Z06 FRONT BRAKE SWAP
Today I installed C5 Z06 front brakes on my SS. I had been piecing this together over the last couple weeks. Parts breakdown: ZQ8 Spindle Adapter Brackets: $125 (eBay, link constantly changes, have to search ZQ8 C5 Brake Adapters) C5 Z06 Calipers, Brackets, Lines: $180 (VetteVillians) Z06...
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Detailed pictures of the setup in my SS
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