It all started with Dads words "wanna race".

edited and reposted from my thread on "the other" page. thread started on 05-02-2009, 08:53 PM

dad bought a 07 c6 a few months back, shortly after i got a bone stock 90 GT. then came those words "wana race". i told him "give me one year".well, the start of my new, huge, limitless money pit as takin off. got my motor and trans yesterday. motor looks great. looks like a fresh rebuild. i got it from a friend whos dad was building it so not sure yet on how much machine work, pistons, rods, crank. pistons look new from outside and theres some work done to heads.

did a partial tear down the other day to see what i need or dont need. has a comp cams magnum 292 cam. heres some more pics, ill have more soon.

made a new home for my 5.0L. should be gettin 460 swap parts on mon. tue. and wend.

some parts came last week, waiting on oil pump and pick up mounting stud. they should be here monday along w/ my D&D headers.

and started the fox tear down yesterday.

headers from D&D (thanks bob)

made myself some k-member spacers....





and my rack came in the mail yesterday! gonna put it in this afternoon if i got time

who needs BBQs and fireworks when u have a productive day workin on on your racecar!

made my own master cyl. braclet by cuttin up the stock booster and made my own plunger from booster internals. seem to pump up fine till i ran out of break fluid. let u know how they come out.





couple more pics. yes, the master cylinder isnt centered in my home made bracket. not sure if im gonna redo or not. and no, the home made shaft isnt crooked. pic came out kinda funny









moved the shaft pivot pin on break pedal arm up about 1.5 inches and turned shaft upside down to make angle right. buddy andy got me a steering wheel w/ no airbag too. much better.

trans mount and steering u-joint came in this week. did a mock up on steering, and made usable but not permanant just in case of header clearance. it rolls, stops, and steers. hears a pic. ill take better ones today.

the progress made yesterday afternoon with the help of of my buddy Jeremy. everything went smooth with no problems except messed up threads on a stock torque converter that im not gonna use any how. trimmed the the first three threads off the stud. smooth sailing from there. everything fits great!


pulled it down the street to moms to use her drive way after we bench pressed the c6 in

been workin lots so no progress, but i did get this in the mail today! check one more off the ol laundry list.

Carb showed up today. Quick Fuel Q-850. It's real purrdy.
id wear this like jewelry if i could



as much as these things cost, you would think they can put a sticker on straight! as long as everything else is straight, im not to worried.

some of my pictures may be a bit out of order, sorry.my build will continue here on this page. not "the other" web site. thx guys for the help so far. i havnt been able to do much with work and the heat lately, but ill keep ya posted.

looking good man just keep us updated

Looks good man, and welcome to the site, keep us posted as you build continues

water pump came yesterday.

cool build looking good.

if you goto the local parts store you can get a manual brake cyl for 25.00. They come from a 84 svo turbo. Your brakes will work alot better, if you need I'll try'n find the part number. It also comes with a new rod that will work with your setup.

Ahh, brings back memories. FWIW, I would ditch the intake for a torquer II. You wont regret it.

chuck wrote:if you goto the local parts store you can get a manual brake cyl for 25.00. They come from a 84 svo turbo. Your brakes will work alot better, if you need I'll try'n find the part number. It also comes with a new rod that will work with your setup.

cool. ill check it out if mine dont work out.

8liter wrote:Ahh, brings back memories. FWIW, I would ditch the intake for a torquer II. You wont regret it.

torquer II or performer rpm? plans were rpm heads and intake. any input on this would be great?