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Old 08-07-2007, 01:22 AM
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Well i started ripping the car appart Sunday so I figuered id show you guys my progress as I get threw the build on my Z06. Here are photos of the car before I started.






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looks awesome...who built the cage for it?
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Originally Posted by CarbonBlackM3
looks awesome...who built the cage for it?

That cage is a pfadt roll bar I just took it out of the car its sold putting in a 10 point.
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That cage is a pfadt roll bar I just took it out of the car its sold putting in a 10 point.
How do you install an NHRA legal 10 point on an aluminum framed vehicle?

What's the solution?

According to the my NHRA rule book, there doesn't seem to be an accepted method.



By the way, your car lookes AWESOME!
Old 08-07-2007, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Zed_six
How do you install an NHRA legal 10 point on an aluminum framed vehicle?

What's the solution?

According to the my NHRA rule book, there doesn't seem to be an accepted method.



By the way, your car lookes AWESOME!
Sup Chow! How is Alex doing? never hear from him since the falling out on 6speed.
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Originally Posted by Zed_six
How do you install an NHRA legal 10 point on an aluminum framed vehicle?

What's the solution?

According to the my NHRA rule book, there doesn't seem to be an accepted method.



By the way, your car lookes AWESOME!
I will be welding pieces of 6x6x1/2 aluminum angle to the frame and use them as pirches to mount the 6x6x1/8 steel plates to. And in the rear ill be welding a 6x6x1/2 plate to the top of the frame and threw bolting the steel 6x6x1/8 plate to it this will pass a cert.

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Originally Posted by 07WhiteDevilZ
Well i started ripping the car appart Sunday so I figuered id show you guys my progress as I get threw the build on my Z06. Here are photos of the car before I started.








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Here are the photos from sundays work. I got the interior and roll bar out and put the seats back in so i can drive to the shop.

george



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keep us posted on the progress, thats a sweet *** project!! btw, what rear end are u using or gonna put in? convert it to an auto? gearing?
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keep us posted on the progress, thats a sweet *** project!! btw, what rear end are u using or gonna put in? convert it to an auto? gearing?

Stock rear with stick going to see how far I can push it.

George
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Well im waiting on parts. Stuff is slowly comming in. And ordered a bunch of stuff this week.

My new cam and lifters are here
my gaskets are here
I ordered my sheetmetal intake
I ordered my rotating assembly
I ordered my roll cage kit
I ordered a new spool gun for my welder
I ordered my bell housing blanket
I ordered a katech tensioner
I ordered a ati damper
My arp head bolts are here but waiting on the main studs
ordered a bunch of aluminum plate and angle
and a bunch of grade 8 hardware
ordered a set of SFI 25.5 chassie specfications

Mostlikely going to order my hood next week so i can get John Beck some mesurments on how high he can make the intake.

I need to order a bunch more stuff but it's not nessesary that its here right now till have have the main stuff done shortblock built and cage installed.
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Originally Posted by donavonknight
So what will become of the stock engine?
It will become a not stock engine.


Only thing I am reusing is the block ill sell off the internals

For 5 k id sell the short block kinda a tall price but thats what its worth to me.
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Default update 8/15/07

The sheetmetal intake lower section is built. John from Beck Mechanical is requesting hood measurements so im ordering my high rise hood tomarrow. So i can get them out to beck mechanical he said the higher he can make the intake the better.

Still waitting on my rotating assembley form callies

Wolfe Racecraft said my roll cage will ship by 8/22

Spool gun is being shipped

Got my bellhousing blanket in today

Got my Katech tensioner earlyer in the week thanks Jason

Got my ati damper today very nice piece and lighter then the stock unit

My ARP head bolts and main studs are here

My aluminum plate and angle and a bunch of grade 8 1/2in hardware is here

Got a set of SFI 25.5 chassie specfications on monday
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Need to order a bunch of stuff to bring my 10 point to 25.5 specs probily will start on that list tomarrow

Ill try to take some photos of the stuff i got tomarrow

George
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Interesting! But if you are going to gut the car (and drivetrain), wouldn't it have been cheaper to start with a regular C6?
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Originally Posted by SAN_man
Interesting! But if you are going to gut the car (and drivetrain), wouldn't it have been cheaper to start with a regular C6?
I own my car how would it be cheaper for me to take a loss on selling it for 58k. I would lose what it would cost to buy a c6 that is heavyer and uglyer then my car "sorry c6 guys " so like i said i already own my car not selling it at a big loss. I am not gutting nothing my car will have a full interior with a/c radio and full power. Car is a street car built for true street and im using full z06 drivetrain so im not losing the z06 drivetrain.Car will be a 6 speed irs car that makes someware around 900-1000hp

george
Old 08-15-2007, 10:31 PM
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Wow, what a project. what kind of numbers are shooting for on motor alone?
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thats awesome, george. one killer looking project, can't wait to see some passes.

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Old 08-16-2007, 01:52 AM
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Originally Posted by ShawnDFW
Wow, what a project. what kind of numbers are shooting for on motor alone?
I am hoping for around 650rwhp on motor we will see i hope with the bigger cam bigger motor and sheetmetal intake ill get there

george
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Originally Posted by 07WhiteDevilZ
I am hoping for around 650rwhp on motor we will see i hope with the bigger cam bigger motor and sheetmetal intake ill get there

george
Nice George!
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Sorry if this is something obvious but, how does a sheetmetal intake help make more power?


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