LS2 teaser walk around
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Drifting
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From: springfield ohio
LS2 teaser walk around
I recently did a walk around to try and capture some footage of the car just after the first drive, The car is a totally different car than it used to be, The car is an animal, and once the car is completely tuned it should be something to be proud of.
I sent the ECU back out to the tuner so he could make some adjustments on it in the security sections that control the injector circuit and a few other tweaks to make the car suitable for the next few weeks while I put some miles on it to break in the transmission and work out a few bugs, then I will take it to a chassis dyno.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txiq3...=player_popout
Once the car is running well, I will take some better footage if anyone would be interested in seeing it.
Riggs
I sent the ECU back out to the tuner so he could make some adjustments on it in the security sections that control the injector circuit and a few other tweaks to make the car suitable for the next few weeks while I put some miles on it to break in the transmission and work out a few bugs, then I will take it to a chassis dyno.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txiq3...=player_popout
Once the car is running well, I will take some better footage if anyone would be interested in seeing it.
Riggs
Drifting
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From: Dallas-Fort Worth TX
Riggs, job well done. Man that sounds tuff. I have said it before, your car looks great. Something about that white color and the stance are dead on...
Kudos on the 4 brake light set up.... I like it.
Kudos on the 4 brake light set up.... I like it.
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Drifting
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From: springfield ohio
Thanks guy's, the video doesn't really do the car any justice, it really does sound great in person. I had some problems with the idling and a check engine light the same day the video was taken, the car was sounding real weird, until you would rev it, to clear it out, then it was fine for a view minutes. Even though it is far from being tuned right, the LS has a ton of torque and horse power and is a blast to drive.
Dngnhack,
there are a few threads running right now that would give you a great deal of insight on the LS swaps, here is a few,
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...under-way.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...s-ls-swap.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...o-my-72-a.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...nvertible.html
Riggs
Dngnhack,
there are a few threads running right now that would give you a great deal of insight on the LS swaps, here is a few,
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...under-way.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...s-ls-swap.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...o-my-72-a.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...nvertible.html
Riggs
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I was just looking at your video and was wondering how you fit in your car now that it is 6 feet long and 3.5 feet wide? That must have been some chopping on the body to achieve the look.
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Drifting
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From: springfield ohio
Thanks Guys, I do have plans to make a better video just as soon as the tunning is done.
I pick up a new GoPro Hero2 and I am still trying to figure out how to get the better quality footage, some of the videos I shot over the weekend act as if they skip, at times, you wished they didn't, I am still trying to figure it out.
Riggs
I pick up a new GoPro Hero2 and I am still trying to figure out how to get the better quality footage, some of the videos I shot over the weekend act as if they skip, at times, you wished they didn't, I am still trying to figure it out.
Riggs
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Very nice. I wish I had the time, dollars, and talent to do that.
Tell me about the four tail light conversion. I have done it on a 1979 and it was fairly simple. But the 1974 has one-year only one-piece pods rather than backing plates with screw-on lenses. So it is not a simple matter of putting on red lenses and a 1157 pigtail/bulbs instead of 1156 for the back up lamps. Those pods attach to steel bumper backing plates and the tail lights are very different from the back-up pods where they attach. Appreciate your comments.
Tell me about the four tail light conversion. I have done it on a 1979 and it was fairly simple. But the 1974 has one-year only one-piece pods rather than backing plates with screw-on lenses. So it is not a simple matter of putting on red lenses and a 1157 pigtail/bulbs instead of 1156 for the back up lamps. Those pods attach to steel bumper backing plates and the tail lights are very different from the back-up pods where they attach. Appreciate your comments.
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Drifting
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From: springfield ohio
Paul I wish I had the info you were looking for but the PO did that tail light conversion. From what I can tell, he spliced into the harness to duplicate the light again on each side, and as far as mounting, I think he had just re drilled some mounting holes and thru bolted them from the back. I haven't looked at it that close, this is just my guess.
Riggs
Riggs
