Recent content by 70 LS1

First you want to pick up half a dozen micro-fiber towels. Here is the process I used on mine and I was amazed by the result. Its all wipe on wipe off, no buffing. I used all Meguiars products just to keep it all the same. Each step is just as important as the rest. 1. wash your car with...

Make sure you have new gaskets.

They are out there. There is a guy that lives near me with an LS7 in his 88ish Monte Carlo. Pretty Bad Ass.

The LS6 is just an LS1 with different heads (same as LS2) and different cam. I wouldn't worry about expensive mods or difficulty finding parts, but you will pay more for a real LS6 than an LS1 with heads and cam making more power. The LS2 would be a better starting point. Its basically an...

Your right, the ZZ4 would be more bang for the buck, but I didn't see anything in the original post that said anything about price being a factor. Plus he mentioned the 4L60E which would be an overdrive auto giving better mileage. Most people that do LS1/2/6/7 conversions do the trans as well...

You can do the LS1/2/6 relatively easy. You need: engine mounts - vetteworksonline.com electric fans - 3rd or 4th gen F-body wiring harness - speartech.com fuel system various other parts. You can attach it to the stock trans. Check out ls1tech.com for info on how. They have a conversions...

I guarantee it is the check valve. To test it, run the car and pinch the vacuum line running to the engine. I used vise grips. Then shut the car off. The headlights will stay down. Now release the line and if it hisses, it is a bad check valve. What happens with a bad check valve is it...

I had the exact problem and it was the check valve between the engine and vacuum canister.

I spoke with Mr Rosen about the body mods once. He basically said that when the car was ordered, the owner could specify which mods were wanted including the headlights and fastback rear window. So an authentic Motion vette could have all or none of the body mods. It all boils down to how...

Well nuts have a rubber outer and threaded inner part to them. They are used where you can't thread the material such as on fiberglass. You just push them into place and tighten them up. When you tighten the screw, the rubber expands and holds them securely in place. When you loosen the...

I would actually vote against powdercoating the frame. If it chips or scratches you can't fix it other than touch up paint. With a painted frame you can touch up. That's why moste street/hot rods have painted frames.

No rubbing with the fronts. You would have to relocate the bracket for the 17's on the rear. The bracket actually sits inside the wheel with the 18's and would hit the rim with 17's.

Sure 18's would have fit up front as long as the overall diameter of the tire is comparable. I chose the 17's for 2 reasons. First, I was aiming for stock C5 sizes for a future active handling / ABS/ traction control project. Always have to be thinking ahead. Second, I thought 18's would...

Wheels are Boyd Coddington Nemesis. Tires are Kumho Ecsta MX Fronts are 17x8 with 4" backspacing. 245/45/17. Rears are 18x9.5" with 4.875" backspacing. 275/40/18. I don't run an ebrake cable, but the bracket is still in the stock position. If you move the bracket to the top of the trailing...

I have 18x9.5 on the rear with no offset trailing arms and no flares. I can post a pic if you want.