Mod's for next season?
 

So.... this year is almost up.

What will you be doing in prep for next year?

Me:
Free mod - Heater core gone
Free mod - Ducting for A/C/ heater core gone
Cheap mod - Look into LS1 caliper's for the front (I found out that my v6 one's are DAMN heavy vs LS1's... they are aluminum I think... I'll look around at junk yards for them)
Costly mod - Possibly buy front runner tires (7 lbs per side gone of rotating mass)
Free mod - clean up engine bay of non esential items (wiring etc)
Free/ cheap mod - reupholster door panels (dunno if sheet aluminum may be done or just cloth)
Free mod - door bars gone
Costly mod - ditch boxed hotchkis trailing arms for adj chrome moly tubular trailing arms (weight tredux)


Since I got the house not too long ago.... money is a big factor with mods now..... basically... free mods make me happy :)

And you?

Re: Mod's for next season?
 

and me? yes, free mods make me happy as well :lol:

~Ted

i dunno, havent decided yet.

i might go for straight line speed...or i might do the smarter thing and just upgrade handling/looks til i get a car without 135k miles on it.

if i decide to go fast...i cant tell you what im gonna do

if i decide to go handling/looks, i'll probably get the GMPP springs for like $150 (i think), and the GM w-body handling package which includes front and rear sway bars, front strut tower bar, and tubular rear trailing arms all for $152. for the looks, it would probably be the SD rear spoiler, and maybe some new wheels.

for real though, I would like to get rear tires, paint the undercarriage, get SFC's, LCA's, panhard rod, and front end rebuild kit. I'd also like to take out my condensor for the a/c and fix some rust in the engine bay. Also, different headers..I can't stand the leaks from mine.

~Ted

winter 05/06:
- holley 650cfm double pumper
- new ignition
- new door hinges
- new door latches
- new door handles
- new drivers side rear 1/4
- black lace GTA rims
- spare taillight with battery kill switch

maybes:
- paint??? (if i can find the $$$)
- 11" rear drum brake conversion
- new 10" front rotors

apr/may 06:
- rust-proofing/undercoating
- find 1st gen SHO

winter 06/07:
- re-raise compression back to 11.5:1
- new cam
- trick flow aluminum heads
- weld pro stars

maybes:
-new transmission (if i can find the $$$)

i guess i know where every dollar i make in the next 16 months is going Â*:lol:

to get my car running period would be a good start...so far ive installed my lca's, yanked the a/c & most of the stuff attached to it, removed windshield washer fluid tank...still gotta fix a bunch of stuff on the car, some minor some major and then we'll see...I'd like to have a 9in with 4.30 gears installed by the end of next season.

you're talking about the Camaro right Bill?

Apperance:
Tinted Windows All Around (5% Hatch, 20% Sides)
Painted SS Spoiler
Finish berger panel
Remove back-seats
Install Shift Light
Guage Pod

Engine:
Clean engine bay
*If Head-Gaskets go:
- Replace head-gaskets
- port & polish heads & intake
- LT4 Hot-Cam Kit w/ 1.6rr
- Walboro 255lb/hr Fuel Pumo
- SVO Injectors
- Arizona Speed & Marina Headers
- Off-Road Y-pipe
- Manual Fan Switch
- Tune

Pro-5.0 Shifter with Lous Short Stick.

Im just trying to keep it real. The Idea of those wacky reverse headers is always going to be in the back of my head.

definates...

12 bolt.
z06 calipers (james pm me for mine if you cant find any in the jy)
ws6 or hawk hood
paint
some type of racing wheels and tires
tourque arm

plans....
heads
cam
fuel system
intake manifold
rollcage

goals....
to be top five on the forums timeslips list by the close of the 2006 season

meziere 55gpm electric waterpump
wet sand and buff paint out
restripe the flames to a darker green
weight reduction
bmr front k member
coil over shocks up front
tubular a arms
screw in valve stems for tires
wire up 2nd stage of nitrous

fresh tune up including opti and free mods
dammit james, dont do anything, you were the next in my sights :P...now i guess i just gotta go for the quickest car in the driveway also :D

i have a lot of stuff planned. i would like to be in the top 5/10 on the f-body list next year.
once i get some timeslips with 12's on them i am gonna concentrate on getting the car all cleaned up. my goal is to be able to compete in the show and go class at the east coast nats :)

later
tim

Fix whatever breaks during the winter and hope i have enough money. Â*:lol:

My fall/winter mods...

94 z28 - Â*4" pin on cowl hood, rear lip spoiler, 98 z28 wheels, exhaust
Denali - Â*intake, stereo, HIDs(radio and lights are in my SS now)
Dodge Ram - Dually conversion, turbo-back exhaust
zx636r ninja - 6" extended swingarm, programmer, chrome windscreen, 25hp shot NOS

Winter '05 - spring '06

'01 SS - 422 cid stroker, ati 1DSC, ford 9", subframe connectors, roll cage, tubular k member and a-arms, new clutch, and long tube headers.

99% positive mods:
-Pacesetter long tudes with ORY
-!EGR
-!AIR
-!Cats
-Subframes
-Panhard
-STB
-52mm TB
-Meziere Water Pump
-Repaint car and add 30th anniversary stripes
-System


Hopeful mods:
-Lloyd Elliot LE2 heads and cam package
-Weight Reduction(remove back seats, useless stuff, etc.)
-SVO injectors
-Port intake

let me go through the vehicles

Bronco
-Get it running correctly ASAP before winter hits in all its fury so I dont have to drive my Sivlerado in the snow.
-Autometer guages since none work besides the sunpro tach that in it
-Next spring/summer I'm gonna strip it to the frame and give it a budget restoration.

TRANS AM
-Some form of lighter LCA's, panhard compared to the boxed stock ones
-SLP replacement crossbrace w/Driveshaft loop
-WS6 17" rims (hopefully)
-ws6 hood (someday)

Silverado
-CAI
-BF Goodrich A/T 265/75r16's

The bike
-Cobra 2" drag pipes
-Cobra FI2000 fuel processor
-hypercharger intake
-iso grips
-Front and rear fender trim (maybe)

well, my winter/spring mod list looks a little like this









GET A DAMN F-BODY!!! :lol:

mods underway right now
-fresh bottom end Â*:lol: Â*:D
-Absolute stage 2.5 heads
-Equilizer V3.1 cam
-ASP pulley
-weld prostars skinny's
wieght reduction... nothing crazy.. just a/c and some other little things

Mods coming soon
-M/T et street radials for my stock 17x9's
-Weld prostars 15x10 with hoosier 28inch tires
-LPE 3.5IN driveshaft
-SLP line lock
-in car labtop with EFI live... and possibly LS1 EDIT in the spring

Mods possible
-Electric water pump
-LS1 edit
-6 point cage w/ swingouts
-wideband A/F

Spring mods...
getting a new car for daily driver
-possible
03 Cobra?, M3?,04/05 EVO-likely choice, G35?

hmmm...

GO:
pacesetter headers/y-pipe
meziere ewp
get the rest of my a/c out
LS1 driveshaft
new DR's
get skinnies?
start saving for new tranny and tc ?
fiberglass hood ?
cam?
look around for a cheap set of 4.10s and maybe a new rear to re-enable my abs... unless i get talked into ditchign the ABS altogether since its inoperable with the current rear
get more weight out

SHOW:
fix the nose sag
get the nose repainted and hood fixed if i have the spare money and the guy cuts me a good deal
get the ****** tint off my rear window

most likely:
ws6 or firehawk hood
cat-back exhaust
tuning
aluminum driveshaft?
!AC?
more weight reduction?

build my 12 bolt and install
slide-a-links
put the car on a diet
paint
give it the big tune up! no more messing around with little jets

Mods to get this winter:

Money.... :lol: yea this is a good mod I been trying to get for awhile but seems to disappear everytime I get close to getting it!

JW :D

I'd like to get a paint job but I'll never be able to afford it.. I'd also like to get rid of my crappy single 3" exhaust in favor of duals... but once again cant ever afford anything :(

I guess thats why you could only afford that hood, the drag lites and the drop in K&N :wink:

It took me 3 years to build my car using almost entirely used parts ...and that was all while i was living at home... now living on my own while having a mediocre job doesn't leave much money for the ol' slowmaro. If it majorly broke (engine, trans, or rear) it'd sit in my yard for years.