Hey guys so I was able to find a good used hatch release solenoid but I am having a hard time finding the 3 wire connector that plugs into the front of the wiper control cover anyone have a source for this?

Here's the slot it plugs into:


I've already tried ebay, rockauto, the major corvette retailers and salvage yards, so any help you guys can give would be great.

 

As far as tuning goes I would suggest getting subscribed to the Holley forums, they have a Terminator X specific forum that was helpful to me. The main guy (Danny) is a little quirky and apparently they know nothing about how to tune the shift points of an automatic transmission (you won't have that issue) but there is a lot of good info on firmware updates and certain settings for specific issues.

 

Yes, once my buddy at the shop has finished doing the basic tunning on it I will for sure be looking into the Holley forums. I will proabbly get it dyno tuned as well as there is a place place near my house that is suppose to be good.

 

My friend at the shop sent me a few pictures of the progress on the interior today:

 

Your car is looking hella nice!

 

Thanks Krusty, I'm excited to see the interior going back together. Should look a bit better than it did before the swap.

 

Hey guys, well its been kind of an exciting day as a number of the hurtles remaining in this build have been overcome today.

Thanks to the wonderfuk help from fourm member WVZR-1 we were able to locate a connector for the wiper control cover. I can't overstate how great the help on this was.

Secondly my friend got all the fittings in and has figured out how to route all the A/C lines. He accidentally ordered a couple wrong sizes, which have since been re-orderes but figuring out how to route the lines was a big accomplishment. Once the correct size fittings arrive we'll get the lines made up and charge the system up.

Here's some shots of the engine as it sits now.

The interior is almost back together and should be finished before my friend goes home tonight. Never mind the ratty looking seat, The car has an appointment booked at an upholstery shop in the spring to take care of the seats.


And the best part of the day was I got to take the car out for a shake down run. It was about zero degrees and sunny so with summer tires and a new motor I just took it real easy. The car performed perfect, good oil pressure, coolant temp was good, fans cycled on and off perfectly, clutch and trans operated well. Gauges are working, brakes operate just fine.

Couple things to note:

The clutch pedal is very lite and easy to work compare to the old setup. Power steering seem a little lighter to the touch. The lower gearing will be great for in parking lots or traffic.

I can't comment on power/ performance just yet since it was cold out and the car is just brand new I wanted to be smart and not break anything but next time, we'll try and do some tuning while driving and I proabbly can try getting into the gas a bit once we get an idea of what the tune is while driving.





Here's my friend who has been working on the car, can't say enough about how impressed I am with his work he is an exoerienced mechanic but this was his first LS swap and he aced it. (I won't name him or his shop as per forum rules).

Edit: the sign in the background is NOT for his shop, its just a random place in the parking lot where we stopped to take pictures of the car.

 

Wow! Looks like a factory fit.

 

Looks amazing!! I’ve got a soft spot for c5 z06 wheels and they look great on your car.

 

Thanks Will, ya that has been the theme, I wanted the car to be very subtle and look 'almost stock' but actually be very custom.

Thanks, ya I really like the C5 Z06 wheels, I think they work well with the color and theme of the car.

 

 

Car looks fantastic, must be a proud moment for everyone involved!

 

The feeling must be awesome. I know it always felt great when I got some of my junk builds up and going but I don't know what it feels like to get a supreme build like yours going. Good work!

 

Ya its a pretty big moment, its been a year in the making so it was pretty great.

Thanks Krusty84, that's nice of you to say, i'm very happy that the car is coming along. There is still stuff to finish on it but this was a big step for sure.

 

Hey Guys not a whole lot to update...

The ebay used rear hatch actuator arrived last week so I stopped it into my friends shop about 5pm today...

We did a quick bench test and thankfully it does work, so the power hatch pop issue is now dealt with.

Were mainly waiting for a couple more A/C fittings to arrive, once they do then we can get the A/C lines made and the system charged.

One small item that did get taken care of since last week, was the 'dash skeleton' mounting point was broken off right by the headlight ****. It didn't rattle, but it did cause the whole instrument cluster to sag slightly its always been that way since i've owned the car (2003), anyway, the shop made up a nice little aluminum bracket to hold the dask skeleton to the mounting point, should solve that issue. The aluninum bracket will be totally hidden by the instrument cluster trim piece.


The interior is basically done (for now), minus the kick panels, which they still have to put new carpet on.


My center console plastic was looking pretty ratty and had a few cracks in it. My friend at the shop suggested last week we should just replace it. So i've ordered a new plastic console cover and also a new console door. Once those arrive the other plastic pieces can go back on.
Also after talking last week we agreed that, the shifter **** doesn't quite fit the 'stock like' theme of the car, so i've ordered a new C5 6spd shifter **** as well as a redline custom leather (cover) for the shift **** which matches my shift boot.

 

A few more things for the Corvette arrived today.

Hood and hatch strut set:

Also the new center console piece:

The new console piece is very nice, but I noticed it more of a flat black, versus my existing trim pieces that are more of a shiny black... does anyone know of a interior plastic dye that matches this console piece? I would like to dye the adjacent trim pieces to match.

 

Question where did you get the shifter boot?

 

Shifter boot is from Redline Goods

I also bought a C5 Z06 shift **** that I'm going to put matching redline goods leather on once it arrives.

 

Thanks. I'll check them out. I would like to find one with red stitching .

 

Ya you can get them with accent stitching in many colors with many options for stitching pattern.