b16gsr

Got some loose ends tied up and it is ready to go to fabricator. I am dropping it tomorrow. Don't mind the dirty mess it hasn't seen the light of day in 5 weeks.

All that is left is the fab work, spindles and welds, tuning and alignment. I have a couple cosmetic things to do one being the removal of the clear bra mess and then a full polish. My body guy is fixing a hole in the lower rear bumper now.

b16gsr

Made it to the shop this afternoon and we put in some work.

First thing is I picked up the bumper from my body guy and I couldnt be happier with the way it turned out.



(mufflers still not hooked to mid pipe)



New upper intercooler pipe, beaded at each end



Nozzle moved



Nice clean look, nozzle hides better



Wideband installed





Perfect location



Clearanced the cradle as I wanted everything tight and high so I can have the ground clearance.



Very happy with the progress we made, forgot to snap a pic but it's one piece from blower to intercooler. No ****.

Finishing up Sunday.

b16gsr

Hoped to get it finished today, but other projects kept my fab guy busy but we did get the cold side done. I did wrap up the LG spindle install(just have to trim the control arms). Got the bumper done and the inner fenders back in.

Fab guy finished up the lower pipe first thing and then got the wastegate done. Its one piece, no chance of ever leaking.









Tucks up quite nice.






Spindle install was a joy.






Shame you cant see them.




Bumper done.




He is going to get the exhaust done tomorrow, and possibly more. The countdown begins here is the list.
-trim control arms
-mount catch cans and trans cooler
-exhaust
-tin for radiator shroud
-finish and attach cold side, plumb wastegate
-test everything for functionality
-tune
-drive it

blackmachdown

Wow Glad to see you back in another C5. I've always liked your builds especially the c3! Looking forward to what you do on this one!

b16gsr

Thank you.

tbrent

Should have known to check back. Those spindles are gorgeous, and the rear bumper looks slick! Can't wait to see this beaut! Did Mr. Brown do the paint?

JoeyG

Talking about it and seeing it in pics is definitely 2 different things Nick. Well it was bought as a project.

b16gsr

It is getting closer, soon my friend.

Yea no doubt right there my friend.

b16gsr

Fab guy came up with this trick new inner fender piece/trans cooler mount setup. Trans cooler is now solid mounted facing down with a draw fan pulling fresh air from the bottom up, and the factory hole in the bumper blows air in and carrys it out through these holes.



This is looking through the hole in the bumper toward the back of the car.



He also got the lower control arms trimmed and we test fir the wheel for clearance, should be good.



He also got the exhaust connected, but the tips are not lining up well, going to work on this.



Should be able to pick it up this weekend.

StealthFRC

might have to take more off those LCA's, did they put the weight of the car onto the wheels to double check clearance? it changes ALOT when the cars weight is the wheels. just going off old photos of how much i had to take off the control arms it just doesn't look like enough.

b16gsr

I wondered that too. I put a wheel on it and loaded the suspension on the lift and it appeared ok, but it was lifting the car. But you have C6 or C5 lowers?

Have any pics?

StealthFRC

I've done it with both c5 and c6 arms. i currently run c6 arms. the c5 arms seemed to require a lot more material to be removed then the c6 arms.

even tho i don't remember throwing my c5 arms away i must of, i can't find them.

these are c6 arms. also make sure whoever balances them wheels does it with hammer ons and does it so all the weight only goes on the inside lip. i learned that one the hard way... you can see the scratch in the picture lol

b16gsr

The update I have been waiting to post.

Picked it up from the shop today, albeit dirty, so what is the first thing to do, a bath of course.



Yup that's dirt.



Cleaned up pretty well.







Had an epiphany about the o2's and why it was running rough, so why not try right??



Figured I would fix the Hobbs switch while I was in here.





Pulled the extensions and hoosed the o2's up right.



It worked.






traction is an issue

b16gsr

Well I thought I would do by on my way home from dropping the car to be aligned and see the stripes on the tarmac, tire fryer for sure.





Also when i was dropping it off I goosed it turning the corner and it left its mark once again. LOL



Picked up a car cover from a local member and thought I would try it on, fits like a glove.



So it is pretty close to complete. Need to work on the clear bra removal (probably wait until winter), make a shroud, test fit 15's and make a trip to the track.

ajrothm

And tune it.. That thing needed a turn bad.. Pig rich.. Shift points were FKD. Get to the track and get it done!

b16gsr

It's rich but safe. On low boost its insane. I can't imagine high boost with some timing. I hope to get it to the track one night before they close.

b16gsr

Well the new battery the previous owner put in about a month before I bought it is bad, no Pep Boys around here, luckily we are headed to OKC this weekend and I am going to get it swapped.

I did find a new old stock plate surround and it came yesterday.


It fills in around the plate, also STILL waiting on my plate to come from the State of MO.


Been driving the car quite a bit actually. Drove it home the other night, took it for a nice cruise to my mom and dads. It drives really nice and honestly drives like a stock auto car around town.



At the post office shipping packages.

JoeyG

Looking good Nick. I hate you because you have a running and drivable Vette though.......... wait dads supercharged vert is needing a carwash.......

b16gsr

Thanks homie. What's the status with Masch on yours??

b16gsr

Battery was new prior to me buying the car but was shot, and was bought at Pep Boys which we have none around here. So we headed to OKC over the weekend to visit my son at school and handy enough a Pep Boys was around the corner, so I snagged a new battery for free.



Finally carved out some time to work on it a little more.

15" RTS and Nitto NT555R's mounted and balanced


Had to do a ton of grinding.








Getting the template made for the upper shroud. My body guy did a bad a** job with this.