It is incredibly tempting to put a cam and springs in it. But, after all the issues on my 6.0 BMW (tune problems, spring breaking took out the motor, etc) I am holding off and enjoying the reliability.

 

found some pics on my camera from a month or two ago...

Original tail light lenses had seen much wear.

_DSC7559 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

So out they came for some TLC with the polisher.

_DSC7561 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

_DSC7562 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

_DSC7588 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

I swear this stuff is magical, here are some befores and afters.

_DSC7573 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

_DSC7575 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

_DSC7578 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

Gave it a whirl on the LED 3rd brake light too.

_DSC7572 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr


I built a cabin partition that separates the passenger area from the "trunk" out of MDF and covered it in carpet material. It stops all my stuff from flying around and also reduces the noise from the exhaust/rear tire wells.

_DSC7581 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

_DSC7582 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

_DSC7586 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

Installed a trailer hitch I had bought over the summer

1125162001 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

and had to make sure it worked correctly.

1126161540 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

1126161540b by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

I am planning on some upgrades to the rear diff over the winter and might change up the exhaust as well. Still keeping the cutouts, might try a new location for them to reduce drone when they're open. We shall see.

 

Nice work on the lenses, details I never think about.

 

Testing...

 

whatcha testin

 

seeing if I can link pictures from Google Drive instead of going through the PITA process of using Flickr. Real progress post to follow in the next few seconds

 

Started my annual winter project of "take a perfectly good running vehicle and take it apart"



Midpipes and exhaust removed. Now on to 36 of these little bastards. Thank god for power tools. Stiffening plate was not as stiff as I imagined it would be.



Begin the parts pile.


No pictures of the physical removal of the drivetrain, but it came out pretty easily.



Note the generous amounts of kitty litter on the ground. Gotta drain diff fluid before dropping assy next time. When the axles get pulled out of the trans, and you wiggle the whole thing side to side, she tends to puke out the oil.



It's beyond me how some of this junk ended up on top of the diff, short of being deposited by a critter. All components will get scrubbed before going back in the car.



Separated the diff/torque tube/trans from the subframe - it's only held together with 2 bolts. The centrally located diff mount does a very poor job of holding a rigid connection between the subframe and drivetrain.



I don't want solid mounts in this car so one of these is definitely in my future





So we finally have all this junk





Tucked away so wife can have her spot back until parts start coming in.



The plan right now is an LS7 clutch combo, torque tube rebuild (guibos, bearings), and a 4.10 diff (either send my stocker out or get my hands on a DTE built unit). Anything that doesn't look ok will get replaced with OEM or better parts. I'll probably end up modifying the C6Z06 shifter to have no slop as well - the lower box bushings wear out over time. Already have the Tick clutch MC but I'll replace the slave with a new OEM and throw in a remote bleeder too.

If I really get bored I can investigate the T56 internal centering detents - the 1-2 position snaps back to neutral just fine, but the 5-6 stays put in between those gates unless you snap back to 3-4. The external linkage to the T56 also has some tiny amount of slop in it, but that translates to much more when you multiply by the length of the shifter. I guess I was just spoiled by BMW shifters in the past.

 

Newest post pictures are not showing up.

 

Weird, they're all working for me?

 

its because your logged into your google account

 

nope not working

 

Not working for me.

 

nada.

must
see
now

 

lol, so much interest all of a sudden?

I am working on rehosting now boys

 

Started my annual winter project of "take a perfectly good running vehicle and take it apart"

0114171752 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr


Midpipes and exhaust removed. Now on to 36 of these little bastards. Thank god for power tools. Stiffening plate was not as stiff as I imagined it would be.

0115171250a by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

Begin the parts pile.

0115171808 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

No pictures of the physical removal of the drivetrain, but it came out pretty easily.

0115171808a by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

Note the generous amounts of kitty litter on the ground. Gotta drain diff fluid before dropping assy next time. When the axles get pulled out of the trans, and you wiggle the whole thing side to side, she tends to puke out the oil.

0115171808b by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

It's beyond me how some of this junk ended up on top of the diff, short of being deposited by a critter. All components will get scrubbed before going back in the car.

0115171808c by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

Separated the diff/torque tube/trans from the subframe - it's only held together with 2 bolts. The centrally located diff mount does a very poor job of holding a rigid connection between the subframe and drivetrain.

0115171814 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr


I don't want solid mounts in this car so one of these is definitely in my future





So we finally have all this junk

0115171814a by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

0117171935 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr


Tucked away so wife can have her spot back until parts start coming in.

0117172003 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr


The plan right now is an LS7 clutch combo, torque tube rebuild (guibos, bearings), and a 4.10 diff (either send my stocker out or get my hands on a DTE built unit). Anything that doesn't look ok will get replaced with OEM or better parts. I'll probably end up modifying the C6Z06 shifter to have no slop as well - the lower box bushings wear out over time. Already have the Tick clutch MC but I'll replace the slave with a new OEM and throw in a remote bleeder too.


If I really get bored I can investigate the T56 internal centering detents - the 1-2 position snaps back to neutral just fine, but the 5-6 stays put in between those gates unless you snap back to 3-4. The external linkage to the T56 also has some tiny amount of slop in it, but that translates to much more when you multiply by the length of the shifter. I guess I was just spoiled by BMW shifters in the past.

 

"Started my annual winter project of "take a perfectly good running vehicle and take it apart"

"Tucked away so wife can have her spot back until parts start coming in."

These two quotes pretty much summed it up....story of my life

 

Sad to see the magnesium wheels go. They looked great on that car.

 

I regret selling them. They grew on me only after I got rid of them.

BUT! I came to my senses a few months ago Bought another set of 4 (2 fronts and 2 rears), and an additional 2 rears, that I am refinishing in a high gloss black, to be used as a square 18" track setup. I plan on mounting some used Continental race scrubs on them. With the black body, wide gloss black wheels, and maybe raised lettering on the slicks, it should look pretty bad ***.

 

Lol my thread is dead I feel like I just update it for my own benefit. Lol maybe I'll upload some blanks and get some more interest lol


Btw looks like you're in for a fun winter

 

I'll stop over in your thread! I love those "realistic" builds, you can actually relate to them. The high dollar high horsepower billet engine block quad turbo back halved standalone ECU tube frame big dick builds are cool too but just out of reach!