95 z28 lsx front conversion - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

emolineaux · 05-14-2011, 09:23 PM

well figured i would start a thread since ill be working on this bad boy for a little while getting her completed

my friend anthony dropped off his 95 ls1 swapped z28 camaro today after i got home from work.

worked on it for a little bit tonight and got the bumper cover, hood, foglights and headlights/mounting panel removed from the car

(sorry for crappy pics)

here is a pic of the parts soon to be installed. he scored a pretty good deal on the ls cover with the slp grille

maroman88 · 05-15-2011, 09:54 AM

ida left it LT1 lookin on the outside... pop the hood and ohh dammmm LS1!

but good luck with the swap

sweetbmxrider · 05-15-2011, 09:58 AM

Gunna switch over to a lid too?

emolineaux · 05-15-2011, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider

Gunna switch over to a lid too?

thats up to the owner. right now hes running an lt1 k&n setup. but as of now im just swapping the front ends for him.

MonmouthCtyAntz · 05-15-2011, 06:22 PM

Im so tired of the LT front end look, bought my first one in 97 and had 3 after that and the look is so dated (for me anyway)...and im keeping the intake setup the same, not worth the trouble for a horse or 2.

sweetbmxrider · 05-15-2011, 07:32 PM

I bet you would pick up more than a horse or 2......

emolineaux · 05-15-2011, 08:00 PM

well i got some more work done on the car today. was able to pull the fenders off i swapped the new fenders onto the car test fitted the front cover and quick bolted the ls hood on the car. waiting on a few parts to get here so i can finish the swap up and line up all the panels.

S.J.SLEEPER · 05-15-2011, 09:14 PM

hood looks familar

emolineaux · 05-19-2011, 03:53 PM

well yesterday i had some free time and worked on the car for a little.

still waiting on a few brackets and lights but after they are installed just have to tweek body panels to get a good fit and shes all set besides paint.

transmaro93 · 05-19-2011, 04:11 PM

are the fenders oem or aftermarket?

MonmouthCtyAntz · 05-19-2011, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by transmaro93

are the fenders oem or aftermarket?

Ebay specials

transmaro93 · 05-19-2011, 04:26 PM

o yea... hows the fit on them? just wondering cause i need fenders and bumpers and iv never used aftermarket fbody fenders but i have used the bumpers and they are terrible

MonmouthCtyAntz · 05-19-2011, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by transmaro93

o yea... hows the fit on them? just wondering cause i need fenders and bumpers and iv never used aftermarket fbody fenders but i have used the bumpers and they are terrible

Price was far below any used oem parts i could find. The vendor said they never had any problems w/ fitment...so I took the chance....I think we made out alright....pershing auto body was the vendor, they even refunded me almost 1/2 the price of purchase for slow delivery.

emolineaux · 05-19-2011, 08:58 PM

yea man i had horrible luck with an aftermarket bumper cover for my old 93z i was really surprised how well these lined up for not being oem as soon as i installed them. not oem but pretty close.

NjbadSS · 05-19-2011, 09:23 PM

Always fun swapping stuff, but I am a huge fan of the lt1 style front end. I always loved the way this car looked before

MonmouthCtyAntz · 05-19-2011, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by NjbadSS

Always fun swapping stuff, but I am a huge fan of the lt1 style front end. I always loved the way this car looked before

Yuck...lol, na man so did I but it needed some freshening up for me..

emolineaux · 07-29-2011, 07:43 PM

well its been awhile since i updated this thread. so here is the finished product. just finished up today due to having too much stuff going on with work and house stuff..

we ended up using oem color paint from automotivetouchup.com ended up a little darker than what was on the car but not too horrible. (dont know if the maaco job was just a little lighter compaired to what it should of been) but for a rattle can job on the front end it came out damn good!. btw if anyone has any tips on how to get the rear corners of the hood (by the mirrors) lowered let me know. thats the only thing i couldnt figure out with this swap.

LS1ow · 07-29-2011, 10:40 PM

isnt it odd how the Ls1 swapped LT1 front end ended up on an accually LS1 car lol

MonmouthCtyAntz · 07-30-2011, 06:28 AM

Came out great man, im pretty sure the front end will lighten up a bit once the paint sets itself...when I picked up the car from paint last time it was definitely darker and lightened up a mth. or so after.

Anti_Rice_Guy · 08-02-2011, 11:14 AM

Is it the picture or does the DS front of the hood align tighter to the fender than the PS?

emolineaux · 08-02-2011, 03:47 PM

both fender gaps are the same. the aftermarket fenders dont fit as good as the factory ones do. but not bad for what it is

bigz28man · 08-07-2011, 03:08 PM

car looks good...nice work IMO though I'm a fan of the lt1 front. The ls1 front end has been compared to a catfish mouth to many times. Though like i said the car looks good...nice work.

WayFast84 · 02-15-2012, 09:39 AM

Saw the car in person when I dropped off some spring isolators and it looks nice! Good job guys.