BUILD THREAD Grand prix LS1 build
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Some what finished up my rear Ls1 brakes, made the park brake functional by making some brackets and fabbing a connector to adapt the stock GP brake cables to the Ls rear park brake lever, shock relocation brackets made from some angle iron, installed the rear Edelbrock shocks now i need to bleed them..
Finally got my rims... Boss 338's 18x9.5 rears with 275/40/18 tires, front wheels are 18x8 with 245/40/18 tires, Tires are Nitto nt555 i believe... i was worried about the rears fitting cuz of the backspacing which is 5.5. Passenger side fit awesome with no rubbing at all! Driver's side barely touched the frame... :| I went out and bought some dorman studs which were longer then stock, after the stock studs were too short.. :| Anyways i replaced them out, the rear passenger side was good but the drivers side was still to short alot better then the og ones ones but not good imo.. The lugnuts sat flush with the studs with the 5/16 spacer!! The front wheel and tires were not installed after the tire shop informed me they were "lost" in transit!! hopefully I'll get them soon!! My GP is finally starting to take shape!!
driver's side Dorman studs that i'll have to replace AGAIN...
Summit 8.5 no log aluminum girdle that i sprayed aluminum color to prevent tarnishing..
Some what finished up my rear Ls1 brakes, made the park brake functional by making some brackets and fabbing a connector to adapt the stock GP brake cables to the Ls rear park brake lever, shock relocation brackets made from some angle iron, installed the rear Edelbrock shocks now i need to bleed them..
Finally got my rims... Boss 338's 18x9.5 rears with 275/40/18 tires, front wheels are 18x8 with 245/40/18 tires, Tires are Nitto nt555 i believe... i was worried about the rears fitting cuz of the backspacing which is 5.5. Passenger side fit awesome with no rubbing at all! Driver's side barely touched the frame... :| I went out and bought some dorman studs which were longer then stock, after the stock studs were too short.. :| Anyways i replaced them out, the rear passenger side was good but the drivers side was still to short alot better then the og ones ones but not good imo.. The lugnuts sat flush with the studs with the 5/16 spacer!! The front wheel and tires were not installed after the tire shop informed me they were "lost" in transit!! hopefully I'll get them soon!! My GP is finally starting to take shape!!
driver's side Dorman studs that i'll have to replace AGAIN...
Summit 8.5 no log aluminum girdle that i sprayed aluminum color to prevent tarnishing..
got my front rims today yaaaaay!! Mocked them up and set it on the floor!! checked to the stance and not too bad!! still going to look for the perfect stance!! drop the front 1 and rear 2 more inches lower.. Vette brakes had plenty of clearance just need to switch out to longer studs.. anybody know where i can find studs longer than m12x1.5x54mm?? like m12x1.5x74 if they exist?? i had to use a 5/16in spacer on the drivers side rear. here a few pics:
sorry for the crappy phone pics my lense got scratched on my phone... :evil: anyways let me know what you guys think!!
sorry for the crappy phone pics my lense got scratched on my phone... :evil: anyways let me know what you guys think!!
Update... Got my Interior started and almost completed, redid my headliner in a jeep headliner material.., installed ACC interior carpet, 2008 GP seats, wired in lighted mirror from a Camaro,...
repaired broken headliner mirror parts
recovered and installed:
repaired broken headliner mirror parts
recovered and installed:
I haven't been very active on the board lately and missed a lot on this thread! Looks like it's coming along nicely.
G-Body_Vet said:
Thanks bro!! More work done and getting closer to driving it!! still waiting on my fuel line kit i ordered from SPSengines from ebay... ordered and paid for on 5/21 and still nothing!! talk about shitty service!! and no email or tracking number from them. Iemailed them on Thurs and STILL no answer :evil: gonna file a complaint and get my money back!! don't go through them!!!!
ANYWAYS,...This last week i took the stock driveshaft and took it in to get it shortened and balanced along with the driveshaft loop 8)
replaced the Dorman lug studs part #610-323 on the drivers side rear wheel that were still too short, i went with GM performance studs part number 22551491 which fit the bill with the 5/16in spacer.
Started to install the engine harness:
began to strip down the 2002 f body harness to the basics but keep most of the emissions portions and merge it with the factory harness. Not too bad once i got started ended up taking off a grip of wires!!
fuse box after getting what is not needed taken out... hoping to combine them into one to clean up engine bay
leftover engine compartment harness and interior harness wires... :shock:
finished up factory harness:
finally got my fuel line kit and it went in pretty easily
installed my radiator hoses and air intake:
put the trim on:
got it started BUT I think the VATS is still active!! was told it was deactivated!!
just need to figure it out and the exhaust work done!! and hopefully get it certified and approved by the state!!
finally got my fuel line kit and it went in pretty easily
installed my radiator hoses and air intake:
put the trim on:
got it started BUT I think the VATS is still active!!
was told it was deactivated!!just need to figure it out and the exhaust work done!! and hopefully get it certified and approved by the state!!
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