My PTA/TTA Z06 build up...

[Cobra4B]

See here for the "I got it" thread - http://www.thevettebarn.com/forums/c5-open-discussion/3151-my-time-non-z06-owner-may-short-lived.html

Started working on it a little last night removing some stuff under the hood, but put a good 4+ hours in tonight... got all of the interior out and wiring tidied up other than removing the glove box.

Battery surround removed, eventually all the AC and AIR pump stuff will be gone
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Washer fluid reservoir and lines/pump all removed. I removed the hood liner and underhood light, but didn't take any pics.
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Interior gutted
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Lots of parts... going to sell it all
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[mariofromnewyork]

What are you doing Friday or Saturday night I need to stop buy and go shoping?

Mario

[Munch]

Damn, you don't mess around.:cheers:

[Cobra4B]

What are you doing Friday or Saturday night I need to stop buy and go shoping?

Mario
PMed you back... I'll be in town this weekend so just call/text me. I'll proabably be painting the house and working on the car all week/weekend.
Damn, you don't mess around.:cheers:
Nope... I want to car ready for the July NASA event which is in 1 month. Lots to do.

[zz4vetteguy]

Gutted already...lol.

Once Mario has raided the garage, post up what ya got left in the F/S section. I may know someone who have a 2001 Mag Red Vert that may see something he needs. :leaving:

[Cobra4B]

Pulled the dash and center console structure and took out much of the HVAC system that I don't need. Prepping to pull the HVAC unit and remove the evaporator and heater core then put it back in to retain the defroster for early morning sessions when the glass wants to fog up. Also pulled the airbags, have to get a special wheel puller to get the wheel off.

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Started on the motor pulling the coilpacks, deleting the AIR system, and got the intake off.... it's rather dirty, but I guess that's what nearly 10 years and 120k does to a motor.

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Looks like one of the end tanks has a leak... time for a new radiator... the current radiator is very clogged with grass/debris and looks like it's never been cleaned. Since C5s are bottom breather it's a good idea to clean the radiator every couple of years.

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[1TZSLO]

PM sent about A/C Compressor

[WKMCD]

Coming along!!!

[Cobra4B]

Cleaned up the engine, then removed the front bumper and deleted the horn and unneeded wiires, then yanked out the rest of the AIR pump assembly. Finished off by yanking the radiator, coolant tank, and fans.

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Air pump assembly... in case anyone's wondering it injects air into the exhaust manifold at startup to allow the cats to fire off more quickly for cold start emissions. Worth about 15 lbs.
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EBCM (Electric Brake Contrl Module) out and ready to be repaired... dealer wants $1200 for one of these.... but a guy online will fix them for $150... part of how I got the car so cheap... sellers thought they were looking at another $1500 or so to dump into the car.
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Running out of space...
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Some parts came in today... Sparco 353 wheel from OGRacing and 2 17x9.5 forged OEM Z06 wheels.
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Oh... I need to get teh AC crap out of the car but I need to evac the system.. does anyone do this? Any mobil HVAC people or is there a kit I can buy at a general auto parts store?

[1TZSLO]

I just searched around for about 10 mins and well unless you tow it somewhere you might be outta luck without having a Mishap (hint) and it leaks. Unles you buy a sealed container to vacuum it out.

[Cobra4B]

Virginia Mobil Air Conditioning is going to meet me at my house today at lunch and evac the system for free... he said it was because I was actually trying to be environmentally conscious vs. just unhooking it. I'm sure it has a little to do with the fact that R134a is expensive and they can recycle/sell it, but nontheless I'm pretty stoked about that. I was expecting some sort of serice call fee.

[pops98]

Looks like you know you way around the c-5. Keep those pics and maybe you can post them in reverse order , in order to show how to build one from the ground up.

[Cobra4B]

Goodbye AC... horray for way more room...

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[WKMCD]

Air pump assembly... in case anyone's wondering it injects air into the exhaust manifold at startup to allow the cats to fire off more quickly for cold start emissions. Worth about 15 lbs.
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I relocated mine - to the dumpster. I figure it offsets the weight of the amps...:lolsmile:

[Cobra4B]

LOL... yeah I took it all out of my yellow car too. Even had Kooks headers w/o any air tubes at all... not cut off and welded... actually produced w/o air tubes :)

[Cobra4B]

Mini update... waiting on my parts order from GM Parts House to come in tomorrow before I can do much else, plus I've been finishing house painting this week due to family coming in town for vacation tomorrow.

Stock cast manifolds w/ heat shields
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Much better.... wire wheeled a little and sprayed with silver 2000 degree paint.
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Parts pile is growing
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[Cobra4B]

Been on vacation all week, but worked on the car off/on and all day yesterday and today.

Pretty darned clean for 120k miles, car has obviously had regular oil changed with synthetic.
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Borrowed a crane dual valve spring compressor to change the springs out.
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Fresh 02-04 Z06 springs which are a little stiffer then the 01 spec springs. Also installed fresh rockers off a lower mileage car and lower mileage pushrods and rocker pedestals I had laying around.
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Got a low mileage H-pipe from a 2004 Z06. The 02-04 piece has 2 cats vs. 4 on the 2001. Wrapped the area that passes under the bell housing and the section that passes under the trans. Keeping heat off the bellhousing keeps the clutch hydraulics cooler so the pedal works properly throughout a session and the rear part keeps the trans cooler.
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Rear O2s plugged
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Whole thing
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LS2 timing chain, LS4 high-volume pump installed and crank drilled for ATI pin setup. Found a crack in the timing cover by the front main so will have to order a new one before getting it buttoned up and the new crank damper on.
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AIR pump block-offs installed
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Heat shields re-installed and manifolds back on the motor
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DRM track oil cooler kit came in... uses a Setrab 625 cooler.... pretty large
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Adapter block installed and lines run
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Cut up the dash and removed all unneeded HVAC ducting. Its setup to blow air out the center vent and the defroster only. I pulled the HVAC unit and removed the evap core and heater core
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Dash back in
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Thats all... back to waiting on parts.

[mariofromnewyork]

Looks good so far!

Mario

[Cobra4B]

Thanks man.... whenever you're back in town come by and I'll trade you your pushrods for that 02-04 airbox lid :)

[Garb55]

Great Progress~http://www.thevettebarn.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gifhttp://www.thevettebarn.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif

[mariofromnewyork]

Thanks man.... whenever you're back in town come by and I'll trade you your pushrods for that 02-04 airbox lid :)

Ill stop by Friday.

I have a 02 low milage Z cam we should throw that in and get you some more power.

Mario

[Cobra4B]

Nah... not worth it. The base circle on the '02-'04 Z06 cam is smaller so I'd need to futz w/ valvetrain geometry and lifter pre-load. The '02-'04 Z06 actually has slightly longer valvestems so they can both us the same pushrods and rockers etc.

[Cobra4B]

Got the rear suspension all redone. Took it apart, lightly cleaned the spindles and a-arms, installed fresh hub/bearings with ARP studs, fresh 2004 Z06 shocks, fully deleted the parking brake assembly, installed the hardbar camber kit, and wrapped the lower balljoint and toe-rod end in DEI cool tape. I was able to use the speed sensor connector mount from the front hubs on the rear for a really clean parking brake delete. The spindle ducts going on the front require their removal anyway.

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[mariofromnewyork]

Brian,

I love that hard bar kit. Can you tell Me how exactly that works?

Mario

[Cobra4B]

The stock setup uses a bolt with an eccentric on one end. The hole in the cradle that is passes through is actually a slot. As you rotate the bolt the eccentric forces the A-arm in/out. The farther you move the lower A-arm out the more negative camber youll have. Plus the stock setup relies on clamp load to keep the setting in place. This hardbar kit uses the aluminum locating blocks to fix the camber in place... it cant move. If that didnt make much sense I can show you next time you stop by and its very easy to understand when you see it.

Its not really a good thing for a street car because you end up with about -2.5 degrees in the front and -1.5 rear which wouldnt be very nice to street tires.

[mariofromnewyork]

Makes perfect sense and thanks for that. I Just bought one of their hard bars.

Did you find that ring I need it bad!

Mario

[Cobra4B]

I know its here... its just in a box somewhere.

Dirty 119k rear brakes
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Cleaned them up, serviced the slide pins and installed Stoptech SS lines
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Carbotech XP10 pads (running XP12s up front)
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Hardbar Nordlock washers for the caliper bracket bolts... removes the need to use any loc-tite on them
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LR done
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RR done
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[1TZSLO]

Nice job Brian, I will prolly get up with you this sat. if you are free.

[Cobra4B]

Ill be at VIR all weekend... leaving Thursday. Ill be back Sunday evening around 8ish most likely.

[Cobra4B]

Was commenting on another forum that there were no cost-effective 2-piece rotors available for the fronts... well found some... so ordered a pair of these w/ spare rotor rings. Will keep the front rotors off the car as super last ditch track spares and return the NAPA fronts I allready purchased.

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[Sneaks]

Was commenting on another forum that there were no cost-effective 2-piece rotors available for the fronts... well found some... so ordered a pair of these w/ spare rotor rings. Will keep the front rotors off the car as super last ditch track spares and return the NAPA fronts I allready purchased.

http://www.knsbrakes.com/core/item/images/Posting_Size/1-BlackSLR-5067.jpg

Where'd you find them and cost?

[Cobra4B]

KNSBrakes out of Raleigh.... he has a thread going in the Auto-X/RR section of CF... PM him for the pricing :) Tell him I referred you as I'm trying to get him to sponsor me.

[Cobra4B]

Got the new timing cover installed along with the new ATI Superdamper. Its a 10% underdriven unit w/o the AC pulley. Its pinned and I used an ARP crank bolt for a good dose of overkill. Had to put the rear wheels/tires on and the back on the ground so I could torque the crank bolt etc. At first I tired torqing it in 4th gear and the car wanted to move forward off the front stands when load was applied to the driveline, but 6th gear and me standing in front of the car did the trick.

I did hit one snag... I tried using my ATI pin kit drill fixture to center the timing cover per a LS1tech members recommendation. This allows you to go ahead and torque the timing cover down then install the balancer whenever you want to. This is more akin to the GM manual method where they have a special tool to hold the timing cover centered, then they install the front main w/ another special tool. The shadetree mechanic (i.e. LS1howto.com) method is to leave the timing cover loose when installing the balancer so it self-centers, then torque the cover bolts to spec.

Well the method of using the ATI drilling fixture worked great... problem was that when I removed it I couldnt get the pin in the hole as it was 1/2 blocked by the timing cover and front main! So I boogered up the front main trying to pull it out w/ the timing cover on the car and stopped and removed the timing cover... luckily I had a spare front main seal... cleaned it all up and re-did it all the LS1howto.com way that I have always used in the past.

Oh... and Im not sure if those hex head screws on the balancer will clear the steering rack... may have to call ATI tomorrow. My Superdamper on the yellow car didnt have them.

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17x9.5s on the rear (stock Z06 front wheels) w/ 275/40s on the ground for the first time.... they look pretty flush. I wasnt sure if Id want to run a spacer or not. Well see when I get the suspension all setup.

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[Cobra4B]

Well found out some info on my issues:

1. The reason the crank pin hole was too far back and blocked by the timing cover/front main was because I drilled it w/ the oil pump off the car. This allowed the drill fixture to seat on a little farther. Most people drill/pin with the oil pump still in place so the hole ends up for toward the end of the crank.

2. The balancer I bought is an older design. ATI sold it to ThunderRacking back in 6/2007 and the cap head bolts will hit the steering rack. Upated y-body balancers have all flush hardware that is countersunk. So I have to pull the balancer part (Nice thing about the ATI is it's 2 part so I don't have to mess with the crank bolt or front main) and send it to ATI to be updated. Will cost me $40 + shipping but oh well. I could go get regular hex headed bolts but they'd still be really close to the rack and could contact on really hard braking, so I'd rather not take any chances and have to re-redo it all.

[1TZSLO]

I see the build is coming along well. I love seeing build in progress.
Are you gonna be free this weekend, maybe sunday? I leave monday for NC and I need to get up with you.

[Cobra4B]

Im leaving for VIR tomorrow around 1:30 Ill be back Sunday evening. Nicole will be home all weekend. I guess you could just mail me a check or put one in my mailbox.

[Cobra4B]

Installed some DEI heat shield on the tunnel plate and sides of the tunnel etc.

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[Toque]

Cool post ! :yesnod:

[Cobra4B]

Front and rear tow hooks and rear T1 swaybar installed. The tow hooks are a hinged/folding design from Phoenix Performance. To install the rear you have to remove the bumper to replace the OEM muffler hanger bracket/bolt setup because the bolts are too short once the towhook is inserted between the hanger and rear frame bar. I fabbed up one to mimic the OEM piece so I could remove the muffler in the future if needed w/o having to take the bumper off again. If you just stuck longer bolts through theyd just spin if you ever needed to unnbolt the muffler hanger. The front bumper was allready off so it was a non-issue. Also, used some washers to lower the drivers side muffler hanger so I can allign the exhaust tips eventually.

Rear
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Rear Bar
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Front
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[Toque]

U got some Skilz Brian...:cheers:

[Munch]

Looking good. :cheers:

How much longer till it's on the track?

[Stormrider]

Installed some DEI heat shield on the tunnel plate and sides of the tunnel etc.

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That tunnel plate looks familiar :leaving:

As usual, great write up :cheers:

[Cobra4B]

Looking good. :cheers:

How much longer till it's on the track?
Well there's a HPDE with the Mazdadrivers group at VIR at the end of august. I'll probably do that as a shakedown event. The car would be done this weekend if I had all my parts. I'm waiting on getting my ATI super damper back and my Pfadt motor mounts before I can start putting it all back together.

That tunnel plate looks familiar :leaving:

As usual, great write up :cheers:
Actually the LAPD tunnel plate I bought from you is on the red car... that's just the stocker covered in DEI heat shielding.

[Eagleeye]

I'll be with the Mazda group again [ fun bunch] with my stock, black '01 ZO6...will look for you. Have lots of family in area too...

[Cobra4B]

Sounds good :cheers:

[Cobra4B]

Hardbar upper control arm studs and camber kit installed up front
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/cvbowers/2001%20Quicksilver%20Z06/DSCF4155.jpg
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Front suspension back together. New Z06 front monoleaf (the one I took off had started to split), fresh wheel hubs w/ ARP studs, new 2004 Z06 shocks, ECS spindle ducts, etc.
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DRM brake cooling ducts in place. These attach to a modified OEM duct which, in stock form, really only blows air on the tire. Eventually a duct will run from this to the ECS spindle duct, but I have to wait until the steering rack is back in to cut the hose to proper length.
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Removed the fender close-out panels. This allows better airflow through the engine bay.
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Modified the OEM fan shroud to allow more air flow through the radiator and oil cooler.
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Decided to wrap the rest of my h-pipe and used some spare heat shielding I had to make some shields for the top of the cats.
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My Pfadt motor mounts and fixed ATI Super Damper should come in early this week so I can finish her up.

-Brian

[vafirevet]

It was nice to meet you and see your Z06 build up in person. An amazing effort! Keep the photos coming.

[Cobra4B]

It was a pleasure meeting you too.... you should post up some pictures of your firetruck restoration in the Off Topic section :cheers:

[vafirevet]

Done! Take care.

Bill

[Cobra4B]

My Odyssey battery and Pfadt poly motor mounts came in today. I was able to install the motor mounts by removing the exhaust manifolds and tilting the motor to the side w/ a jack. Normally youhave to lift the motor some and drop the front cradle a little, but since I have so much out of the way I was able to do it in a more direct manner.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/cvbowers/2001%20Quicksilver%20Z06/battery1.jpg
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Fabbed up some switch panels out of various plastics. Ill mount my traqmate to the top section. On the bottom I installed the traction control/active handling button, the fuel door popper, and a power poort all scavenged out of the center console etc.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/cvbowers/2001%20Quicksilver%20Z06/DSCF4177.jpg

[Munch]

What track advantage do you gain from the new motor mounts?

[Cobra4B]

It was part preventative maintenance seeing as the car had 119k on it, but the stockers are actualy perfectly fine w/ zero wear (sometimes they tear, but you can't see it until you remove them).

The main advantage is they keep the engine in place under load which is better for pretty much everything. The downside is they icrease vibration at idle and lower rpms.... I'd never do them on a street car.

[Cobra4B]

A local buddy came over today with some aluminum stock to help me make a new battery hold-down bracket. I also covered the battery in heat reflective sheeting and installed it. The plug you see is to connect a battery tender/charger setup.
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Buddy also brought his cut-off wheel and remvoed the remaining threaded studs on the center tunnel.
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Cleaned up and degreased the PS rack and got it back in place.
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My ATI super damper came back from getting updated to the proper y-body flush hardware on Friday so I got that reinstalled as well.

[mariofromnewyork]

Brian,

Looks Great Cant wait to see how it does at the track. Maybe Ill roll the my car down and we can beat on that in the mean time.

Im going to stop by this weekend want to see that car again.

Mario

[Cobra4B]

Thanks Mario... just shoot me a text or give me a call whenever you want to swing by. Ill be working on it all week as I want to get it done this weekend so I have next weekend to shake it down and get it tuned etc.

Had the old stock fuel injectors off of my old 2001. They had about 1/2 the miles on them so I swapped them in.
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Manifold de-greased and cleaned up.
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New manifold and throttle-body gaskets.
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Low mileage stock radiator to replaced the one I pulled out of the car that had a hairline crack in the left end tank. Cleaned out the fins w/ running water and my compressor.
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Radiator w/ fans installed and a new lower radiator hose.
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Starting to look like an engine again.
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[mariofromnewyork]

Who is doing your Tune? Any points for that?

Mario

[Cobra4B]

No points for a tune... most likely Ed.

[Cobra4B]

ARP header stud kit came in today. Install wasnt as straight forward as initially expected. I had to break out my tap/die set and run a tap through all the holes to clean out the left over crud and anti-seize that comes on the factory bolts. As with anything the passenger side took 1/2 the time of the drivers side as I figured out the process. It was really nice to be able to just hang the gasket and manifold on the studs and torque to spec.
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Got the PS pump/cooler assembly installed and hooked up, water pump done w/ a 160 degree t-stat, and got the radiator/fan assembly in place.
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Oil cooler ready to install
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New coolant tank. Stocker was seeping and very dirty inside. Since I deleted the heater core I just modified one of the lines and ran it directly to the water pump. Normally that line goes back to the firewall to the heater core then back forward to the pump.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/cvbowers/2001%20Quicksilver%20Z06/DSCF4231.jpg

[Cobra4B]

Its alive! I got everything ready to go and fired it up. No issues, oil pressure came up after 3-4 seconds and settled in the 60s.... as the car warmed up it had dropped to 51 by the time I had turned it off. Car makes all kinds of bad noises until the lifters pump up, but after that it was quiet w/o any abnormal noises.
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CCA catch can
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Oil pressure good to go... no issues w/ the oil pump o-ring and having to tear it down again
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New fuel filter
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Cleaned up the trans and covered the common seep area w/ high-temp RTV. Changed the trans/diff fluid to Amsoil stuff
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/cvbowers/2001%20Quicksilver%20Z06/DSCF4241.jpg

H-pipe w/ the DEI silicone coating on it
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Installed
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/cvbowers/2001%20Quicksilver%20Z06/DSCF4247.jpg

Oil cooler installed, lines rounted, T1 front bar in...
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[Munch]

Why no major mods to the engine or exhaust, is that because of the class you will run in?

[Cobra4B]

Yeah.... running in TTA I can only do so much. Heres an explanation/overview I posted on another forum.


I'm setting this car up around an actual timetrials class and the corresponding wheel to wheel racing class. It's all based on power/weight ratio and then you have modification points you can "spend".

For TTA (timetrials class A) and the coresponding PTA race class (same modification rules as TTA, but actual wheel to wheel racing) A C5 Z06 Corvette can have a minimum competition weight of 3118lbs. Min comp weight is the weight of the car as it would come off track after a race. So that's with dirver and safety stuff and remaining fuel load.

Based on that I can have a minimum power/weight ratio of 8.7 lbs/power. 3118/358 = 8.71. The heavier I run the car the more power I can run.

Now on top of all of this stuff in the TTA class I can spend modification points. In this case I can spend 19 before I'd ahve to move up to the next class which is TTS which is where I ran the Panoz. In TTS there are no modification points... it's "anything goes" so long as you stay above 8.7lbs/horse. I've spent my 19 points as follows:

1. 7pts - C5 Z06 is docked 7 pts from the start for simply being what it is.
2. 9pts - Hoosier A6 tires 13pts, however since I'm running a smaller 275 all around I get 4pts back so it's actually 9pts. Running the smaller tire also allows me 0.4 back on the hp/weight ratio. So by running them I can be at 8.3 lbs/horse which is where I get the previously mentioned 370-375 max figure.
3. 2pts - T1 swaybars
4. 1pts - ATI Superdamper UD pulley/balancer
Total = 19

So I'm done.... that's why I'm running stock manifolds and a stock air intake w/ a drop-in filter etc. Everything else done to the car is a no-points mod. Updating to the 2004 spec shocks, '02-'04 spec H-pipe, '02-'04 spec air intake, fresh springs/oil pump/timing chain, etc. etc. are all "free" mods.

The nice thing about TTA vs. TTS is it controls cost. To compete in TTS I'd need coil-overs, a bit more power, and full aero.... another $10k in the car minimum.

Hope this helps some.... if you really want to learn more about it venture over to nasaforums.com • Index page (http://www.nasaforums.com) and read up on it all.

[Garb55]

Looking Great. http://www.thevettebarn.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif

[Cobra4B]

Got the front brakes all done and the brakes bled with ATE Superblue

DRM ducts completed w/ hose run to the ECS spindle ducts
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/cvbowers/2001%20Quicksilver%20Z06/DSCF4248.jpg

DBA rotors in place
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Calipers all cleaned up, Carbotech XP12s, Ti pad shims in place, and Stoptech lines in.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/cvbowers/2001%20Quicksilver%20Z06/DSCF4251.jpg

[Garb55]

Cool, ready to see her Run!!

[Cobra4B]

Finished the front brake duct install and got the front bumper installed this morning. Had to go to a going away part for a friend of the GF so couldnt get it done 100%

Measured and cut a slot out of the Z06 bumper screen for the front tow hook.
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Installed
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Stock brake duct. In OEM form it just blows air aimlessly into the wheel well.
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Trimmed to mate w/ the DRM extension allready in place.
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Slipped in place
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Secured w/ 2 set screws then covered w/ gorilla tape, then I covered the area around the DRM extension that I had to cut out to get the duct through.
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[Cobra4B]

Took the car out for about 30 min tonight to get it good and hot and heat cycle the springs. Got the oil temp to 200, but it quickly dropped back in the 180s cruising so the oil cooler really works. One of my heim-joint endlinks (the RF) is really clanky, not sure if that means it's wearing out, but I knew they would click/clack some. I can grab the RF by hand and jiggle the center section back and forth and make it clank. The other 3 are movable, but much stiffer. Is this something I can address?

Problem I'm now facing is ride height... I have the car lowered to the max w/ the stock adjusters and it's still riding really high. Guess that's what happens when you take so much weight out of the car. Might have to dig into it and modify the spring adjusters to get it lower. Anyone run into this when gutting a C5?

Didn't notice anything negative from the Pfadt poly motor mounts. Some have complained about excessive vibration.

4x4 status w/ my junk shake-down street wheel/tire setup
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/cvbowers/2001%20Quicksilver%20Z06/DSCF4262.jpg

Hood back on
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[mariofromnewyork]

Nice!

I bet if you bought the hardbar height adj. you could shave down the delrin to the height you need and get it as low as it can go!

My .02 cents

Looks good, nice thread, Good luck!

Mario

[Toque]

Problem I'm now facing is ride height... I have the car lowered to the max w/ the stock adjusters and it's still riding really high.

Put on the C6 front bolts, and the longer rear bolts I gave you. :D

Looking great BTW ! :cheers:

Toque

[Stormrider]

Congrats on getting to the point you can road test her Brian :cheers:

[paulp]

congrats brian im sure your happy to have it drivable now, awesome build by the way. Finally seeing one of your build threads and how detailed they are shows me how much time and work went into my car. Keep up the good work!
:cheers:

[Cobra4B]

Put on the C6 front bolts, and the longer rear bolts I gave you. :D

Looking great BTW ! :cheers:

Toque
The C6 front adjusters are on the vert, but I do have the rear LG bolts in the garage. I may pull the C6 adjusters off of the vert this weekend and swap over. I don't need them on the vert anyway because I've raised it back up to "lowered on stock bolts" height.
congrats brian im sure your happy to have it drivable now, awesome build by the way. Finally seeing one of your build threads and how detailed they are shows me how much time and work went into my car. Keep up the good work!
:cheers:
Thanks man... I assure you I was just as thorough if not more in the yellow car. BTW you have the same balancer but w/ AC on that one.

Picked the car up from RaceWerks this evening. Results are as follows:

Weight - 2840 (1/2 tank of gas), so about 250lbs lighter than a stock car w/ a 1/2 tank.

Alignment results:

LF - 2.54 RF - 2.27

LR - 0.93 RR - 1.67

Cross-weight 50.3%

Going to get a different camber block to get the LR closer to 1.50 neg camber. Redid my swaybars tonight because I realized I installed them with the suspension unweighted.

Katech manual belt tensioner installed...
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/cvbowers/2001%20Quicksilver%20Z06/DSCF4263.jpg

[Cobra4B]

Custom fit Ultrashield, I/O port seat back brace, and Sparco 6-pts installed along w/ some finishing touches...

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[Cobra4B]

Thanks to Racin' Jason for the phalic Hardbar shift knob... looks a bit "odd", but it's really nice to have to so close tot he steering wheel. It's my favorite in a track car. Also got the Traqmate installed.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/cvbowers/2001%20Quicksilver%20Z06/DSCF4276.jpg

Started stickering-up the car too
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[Toque]

Started stickering-up the car too[/IMG]

Ricer... :lol: :lolsmile:

Toque

[Cobra4B]

Hey when there's contingency money on the line you sort of have to have their stickers on the car :)

[Toque]

Hey when there's contingency money on the line you sort of have to have their stickers on the car :)

I was kidding of course... :)

[WKMCD]

Don't forget this one.

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g93/WKMCD/bumpersticker.jpg

[Toque]

I'm thinking more along the lines of.....

http://i12.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/ag/a7/2a18_1.JPGhttp://i.ebayimg.com/23/!Bzf)7dQ!2k~$(KGrHqQOKm8Ew8+l3FdQBMWUW+e1ig~~_12.JPG

:lolsmile:

[Garb55]

I'm thinking more along the lines of.....

http://i12.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/ag/a7/2a18_1.JPGhttp://i.ebayimg.com/23/!Bzf)7dQ!2k~$(KGrHqQOKm8Ew8+l3FdQBMWUW+e1ig~~_12.JPG

:lolsmile:

:above::lolsmile:

[Cobra4B]

Just got the call from Virginia Speed.... 361 rwhp on whatever their idea of a "very conservative road racing tune" is. Dropped her off this AM as it ws the only appointment they had open for the past 1.5 weeks before this weekend's event.

Good thing I didn't put that CAI on the car.... I can't make more than 370 rwhp baed on mhy calculations : 3118/370 = 8.43.

Not bad for a darned near stock 2001 w/ almost 120k on her.

[Toque]

Just got the call from Virginia Speed.... 361 rwhp on whatever their idea of a "very conservative road racing tune" is. Dropped her off this AM as it ws the only appointment they had open for the past 1.5 weeks before this weekend's event.

Good thing I didn't put that CAI on the car.... I can't make more than 370 rwhp baed on mhy calculations : 3118/370 = 8.43.

Not bad for a darned near stock 2001 w/ almost 120k on her.

That is strong for a 2001.:yesnod:
Your less then 3118lbs though right ? I thought you said 2800lbs ish...

Toque

[Eagleeye]

See you there...

[Garb55]

Weight - 2840 (1/2 tank of gas), so about 250lbs lighter than a stock car w/ a 1/2 tank.Cross-weight 50.3%

[Eagleeye]

Ed did my 'o1 with a street tune....351/351

[Stormrider]

Have fun Brian and kick some azz. Oh and don't forget to go "flat out" :D

[Cobra4B]

Guys minimum competition weight is the car's weight just as it comes off track.... so the car + whatever fuel is left, plus you in the car. When you come off track you can't weight less than 3118lbs. So 2840 w/ about 1/2 tank plus me w/ my stuff on = 240 = 3080 which means I need to run a full tank to make weight. Figure 8 gallons of fuel to top it off @ 6.6 lbs per gallon = 46.2 lbs = 3126.2. So I'll probably need to add some ballast back to give myself a margin of error. The car really needs to be 3120 w/ 1/2 tank of gas.

[Cobra4B]

She's stickered up and ready to roll...
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[Sneaks]

Guys minimum competition weight is the car's weight just as it comes off track.... so the car + whatever fuel is left, plus you in the car. When you come off track you can't weight less than 3118lbs. So 2840 w/ about 1/2 tank plus me w/ my stuff on = 240 = 3080 which means I need to run a full tank to make weight. Figure 8 gallons of fuel to top it off @ 6.6 lbs per gallon = 46.2 lbs = 3126.2. So I'll probably need to add some ballast back to give myself a margin of error. The car really needs to be 3120 w/ 1/2 tank of gas.

Stop at a couple buffetts on the way to the track B. :rofl:

[Garb55]

Looks Good; have fun and be safe. Is the plate for show or is it still street legal?
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/cvbowers/2001%20Quicksilver%20Z06/DSCF4278.jpg

[Eagleeye]

Skipped last session...made it mostly home and LOST FRONT BRAKING... Pads were "toast". Good thing I didn't try to stay ! Remember i said I lost it on the last lap before the Roller Coaster as the brakes were funny and I was too hot getting in ? Damn Close

[Eagleeye]

Let me know what Ryan's resolution for the "no start " ending up being...realy curious !

[Cobra4B]

Glad you made it ok Gene... I figured you'd probably cooked your pads. Very good to meet you. Will let you know what's up w/ Ryan's car.... we're all very stumped/curious.

I'll have some videos/pics up this week.... tired.... going to bed now.

Had a conversion van flip in front of my on I64.... alomst took me/trailer/car out.... will post up about that fun tomorrow.

[Cobra4B]

Looks Good; have fun and be safe. Is the plate for show or is it still street legal?
I registered it for 2 years w/ the plates from my old yellow Z06 so the plates and registration are legal. However, the car has no inspection sticker and won't. I only drive it on the street around my house to bed in brakes and check for leakes etc. after wrenching on it. The only thing that it doesn't have that it needs is a horn. It has blinkers, headlights, and still has cats and everything.

[paulp]

looks like a real race car... cant wait to see pics and vids of it on the track
:cheers:

[Cobra4B]

Finally got my own transponder...

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/cvbowers/2001%20Quicksilver%20Z06/DSCF4444.jpg?ref=nf

[Munch]

Is that so they can gps you on the track or what?

[DropTheTop]

Is that so they can gps you on the track or what?

I think it's for lap times, but I could be wrong. :confused5:

[Cobra4B]

Is that so they can gps you on the track or what?
I think it's for lap times, but I could be wrong. :confused5:
It's for the standardized lap timing system. I have a Traqmate which is a GPS based data acquisition system that does all kinds of things, but for official NASA timing/scoring you have to have an AMB transponder. Normally they rent them for $75/weekend and they're rechargable units. This is permanent and direct wiired to 12V switched power.

[Cobra4B]

Doing a few winter projects....

Pfadt Polys done up front
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Powergrind endlinks installed
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Headlight and turn signal delete in process
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[Munch]

:cool:

[VetteBoy1979]

AWESOME build Brian! Looks SWEET! Hope you're doing well!

[Cobra4B]

Headlight delete is finished....

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[Bucwheat]

Nice job sir!

[Cobra4B]

Took the car to Cars & Coffee on Saturday... felt very tight w/ the Pfadt polys and the new Powergrid endlinks were 100% silent.

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[Toque]

Do the Po Po know your driving that on the street ? :lolsmile:

[RedLS1GTO]

Looking good man!

You are a very very bad influence. You just built pretty much the exact the car that I have been planning on for a few years...

[Cobra4B]

Do the Po Po know your driving that on the street ? :lolsmile:
My neighbor is a cop and she's cool with it :yesnod: Car has valid plates and a current 2-year registration and valid/current insurance as well. Only thing is I never got it inspected and don't plan on it. I ditched the horn setup, but I still have my blinkers and brake lights etc. I've only driven it to the local C&C event and to shake down around the block.

Looking good man!

You are a very very bad influence. You just built pretty much the exact the car that I have been planning on for a few years...
Get with it :o_o:

[WKMCD]

Looks great Brian. A nice subtle street drive...:D

[Eagleeye]

Cool to see good PD relationship and letting common sense prevail ! Continue your posts !

[RedLS1GTO]

Get with it :o_o:

I was planning on this year as a starting point but I ended up having to throw $$ at the C4 track car... not much chance of selling it broken... so maybe next year I will move "up" and build the C5. I have learned a lot with the C4 over the last few years, mainly what not to do, so hopefully I can get a good car put together.

[Cobra4B]

I have learned a lot with the C4 over the last few years, mainly what not to do, so hopefully I can get a good car put together.
Yeah I researched C4s for about 5 minutes before I realized a C5 was the better option. When the C4 racers on the forums tell you to start with a C5 you listen :yesnod:

[RedLS1GTO]

Yeah I researched C4s for about 5 minutes before I realized a C5 was the better option. When the C4 racers on the forums tell you to start with a C5 you listen :yesnod:

Don't get me wrong... the C4 is a great car and I have a fraction of the cost invested that it would take to make a comparably fast C5. Other than a few issues that needed to be sorted out (no more than any other car) it has been absolutely rock solid. As a track day car only, I would honestly take my C4 over a C5 any day of the week. It is easier to fix, cheaper to fix, very reliable, and IMO more fun to drive. It also gets a hell of a lot more attention than the dozens of C5s running around that all look the same. People are constantly wanting to go for a few laps in it. I have spent 3 years at the track, counting replacement parts/tires for about the same amount as I would have had invested in a close to stock C5Z that would be nowhere near as fast/fun. I have a car, for less than $20k that runs laps that are pretty much identical to a close to stock C6Z (when we are on the same tires). It is pretty hard to complain about that. All that is fine and dandy for track days and was the perfect steping stone... but that isn't where I want to be now.

The lessons that I was talking about were in relation to the competition aspect and building a car to a specific class rather than to take an already built car and try to find it a home.

[Bucwheat]

Have you even driven a C-5? :toetap:

[RedLS1GTO]

Have you even driven a C-5? :toetap:

I drive a C5Z every day... so.... yea.

[Cobra4B]

MGW shifter installed
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NASCAR WOOO!!!
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[illmac77]

Looks great Brian, Im sure it's awesome to drive on the track.

[Cobra4B]

Thanks man... it's an awesome car. Amazing what a mostly stock C5Z can do when setup right. The Porsche GT3 drivers get especially upset when they realize how stock it is. The car will dog a well driven GT3 w/o issue. They all come over in the pits wanting to know what all is done to it.

[WKMCD]

Very cool Brian. Don't forget to paint the dragon on the hood. :)

[Cobra4B]

Very cool Brian. Don't forget to paint the dragon on the hood. :)
Blue dragon's is where it's at :hurray:

[Cobra4B]

Roll cage time... door guttage, fuel tank removal, and roof removal happening. However, with this Z06 the roof goes back on.

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[Eagleeye]

Brian...will you retain the stock door glass ? BTW-I've got B-pillar wind noise so was that part of the trim any issue to remove ? Really enjoy your pics !

[Cobra4B]

No I won't ben keeping the door glass. Due to my size I need all the room I can get for the cage and still be able to drive the car comfortably.

The trim isn't too bad to removed, but you will end up tearing the weather strip in the areas it's held on with adhesive so best to buy new ones if you have to remove. After that there is a metal run channel and the plastic trim part. For this I didn't really take my time and ripped it all off, but when I did my trarga I took lots of care to remove w/o breaking anything.

It can be hard to w/o bending or cracking anything. And then there's a very specific procedure for putting it all back together with various adhesives in various areas to ensure no leaks!

[Cobra4B]

Re-did the doors taking a little more off and the door beams out. Also removed the forward section of rocker in prep for trimming the A-pillars and installing the cage.

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Oh... and I effed up on one of them... oh well it's a race car and I can fix it...
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[Cobra4B]

No more dash or HVAC box etc. Spent some time labeling the entire wiring harness and re-taping everything. Anything not being used I wrapped out of the way into another pat of the harness to clean it up. Normally there's a foam wrap on much of it that has a really sticky nasty adhesive... peeled all of that off and wiped it down with goo-gone and a rag. Also cut out the horizontal brackets on the center consold support that used to hold the radio and HVAC module. It'll become one large switch panel.

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[Munch]

Damn, she's gutted! :willy:

With the new weight reduction does that mean you can up the HP if you choose?

[Cobra4B]

Damn, she's gutted! :willy:

With the new weight reduction does that mean you can up the HP if you choose?
Works the other way... Less weight = less power to meet the min 8.7 lbs/horse requirement. I'm prepping for the cage which will add around 125lbs to the car. Plus some other equipment etc I have to meet a minimum competition weight of 3118lbs with me in the car.

[Cobra4B]

Fabbed up some panels for the holes in the firewall. Sealed with RTV and riveted in place.
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The real fun of the day was pulling the fuel tanks. Gravity drained the fuel then got to work. Like anything if I had to do it again I could do it in 1/2 the time. There were a few quick-disconnect fittings for the evap system that were a pita to get to and get the right angle on.
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[mariofromnewyork]

Brian,

Awesome work!

I have no problem taking mine apart, its when i put it back together I run into problems. I usually have a few pieces left over which i just call weight reduction! I guess this would be the correct way!

Mario

[Cobra4B]

She's a convertible for the time being...

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[Cobra4B]

Finally got the OEM "rollbar" seperated from the roof. Took a cable saw, lots of silicone spray, and a buddy to help hold the roof on the sawhorses. Just have to finish triming the side support ribs off of the roof panel.

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I wanted it out in one piece because it makes the perfect guide for the cage builder to do the main hoop

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[Cobra4B]

Roof panel trimming done.. much more room for the cage....

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[Cobra4B]

Cut the top layer of the floor out and gained 5/8" of headroom vs. the standard hardware that came with my Hardbar seat rail kit. The kit was designed to use with a stock floor and with the OEM carpet still in place. Car's ready to head in for the cage!

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[Munch]

Damn! It's like a real live race car, nice work. :cheers:

Will you be putting anything back in once the cage is installed or is that how it's going to roll?

[Cobra4B]

Fire system, cool-shirt system, and the passenger seat... oh and the center console support will have a new switch panel to control it all... that's it. No dash pad going back in. Will paint the cage, door shells, roof underside, trans tunnel, and "wall" behind the seats white.

[2ez 2spd]

Fire system, cool-shirt system, and the passenger seat... oh and the center console support will have a new switch panel to control it all... that's it. No dash pad going back in. Will paint the cage, door shells, roof underside, trans tunnel, and "wall" behind the seats white.

Why do you put the passenger seat back in, will you be selling tickets to ride to pay for your hobby?? if so sign me up it looks like a blast.

Nice work!!

[Cobra4B]

Why do you put the passenger seat back in, will you be selling tickets to ride to pay for your hobby?? if so sign me up it looks like a blast.

Nice work!!
Something like that :D When I'm instructing it's nice to be able to give students rides. Also I can go out in any HPDE session so I can give friends/family a real ride vs. the watered down touring laps they sometime do at lunch.

When I eventually do wheel to wheel racing vs. the TimeTrials and instructing the seat will be removed.

[Cobra4B]

Fabbed up a bracket to hold the cool shirt cooler. Just need to get a strap for the cooler etc. Will worry about that when it comes back from the cage install.

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[illmac77]

Love the beer cooler. Good call!

[Cobra4B]

Love the beer cooler. Good call!
Shhhhh.... it's a cool shirt cooler! So what if I use cold beers to keep the water cold :leaving:

[Cobra4B]

Woohoo! Just received some pictures of the progress from Carlos @ Autodynamix. It's exactly what I envisioned for the roomiest C5 cage ever :D

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[mariofromnewyork]

Very nice!

Just ordered some TPE flares and have the pfadt camber kit if you want to give me a hand fitting and installing that would be awesome!


Mario

[Cobra4B]

Very nice!

Just ordered some TPE flares and have the pfadt camber kit if you want to give me a hand fitting and installing that would be awesome!


Mario
Let me know when you get it all :cheers:

[Cobra4B]

Now the real work begins... 20 days left until I have to head out to Road Atlanata.

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[Cobra4B]

Primer done.... painting tomorrow AM. Everything battleship gray will be gloss white.

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[Cobra4B]

Thanks to Mills for the tutelage, allowing me to use his spray gun, and doing the hard part of painting the cage itself.

So fresh and so clean...

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[Cobra4B]

Starting to look like a car again... doors reassembled/reinstalled and the roof set in place for now.
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Figured out a clean way to mount to door handle rods and re-installed the weatherstripping where possible.
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Fire bottle and pull cables mounted. Still need to run the actual lines
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Nice and bright inside
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Nascar bars are the width of a sheet of paper from the door shell.
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[Cobra4B]

Car is basically done... glass will be installed tomorrow, need to change the oil, swap on the race wheels/tires and install some rollbar padding.
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Window net in place
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Cut up the dash to support the gauge cluster and remove any sources of glare vs. making custom brackets.
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Seat in and cleaned up
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Vettes get the chicks... neighbor's daughter likes to come over and say hello every now and then. She asked to sit in it. After about 15 seconds I hear a loud "OUT NOW! OUT NOW!" 2 year olds are bossy.
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Cluster in ,switch panel done and traqmate installed
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Longacre mirror installed
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Fire system plumbed and cool-shirt fully installed/wired up
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First nozzle sprays on the trans/diff
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Tubing and wiring run using OEM holes/bolts
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2 more nozzles to hit legs/waist and feet
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Wiring for master cut-off run using OEM nutserts and a preexisting hole in the firewall. Also pictured is the fire suppression system tube running through the firewall.
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Fabricated brackets to support 2 of the 3 engine bay nozzles
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Insulated the rear tub to keep the coolshirt cooler.... cooler.
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[Z06Joe]

Awesome build Brian!!!

[Cobra4B]

Thanks Joe... been a crazy few months of non-stop work, but she's ready to head to Georgia to run Road Atlanta this weekend!

[Cobra4B]

The waxer in me wiped down the engine bay. Cleans up nice for a 10 year old 120k mile car. Cowl trim and wipers back on as well.
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New windshield
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OEM rear glass reinstalled. Will eventually do lexan but ran out of time
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Gettin' there
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[Z06Joe]

Cool stuff man!! One day I would like to have something like this!!!

[illmac77]

Turned put awesome Brian, maybe one of these days u can take me on the track in it. Congrats!!!

[2ez 2spd]

I agree the Car Looks Great, good luck to you when you get it on the track.

[Cobra4B]

Turned put awesome Brian, maybe one of these days u can take me on the track in it. Congrats!!!
Thanks man... anytime. Now that I'm instructing I can take anyone for a ride in any HPDE group.

I agree the Car Looks Great, good luck to you when you get it on the track.
Thanks... heading to Road Atlanta tomorrow after work :yesnod:

[Z06Joe]

Instructor huh??? How much does it cost to learn?

[Cobra4B]

Instructor huh??? How much does it cost to learn?
Check out NASA Mid Atlantic: Welcome to NASA Mid Atlantic (http://www.nasaracing.net/sched_regis.htm)

The next regional event I'm attending is VIR end of July. There's one at Summit Point this weekend (Hyperfest), but I'm going to run Road Atlanta with the NASA South East crew.

Here's the actual registration for the event: National Auto Sport Association - nasaproracing.com (http://nasaproracing.com/event/1272)

It's $374 for the weekend (seems like just yesterday it was $250!), but you get 3-4 30 minsession on track per day, a full-time instructor who rides with you and multiple classroom sessions. To say it's addicting is an extreme understatement. One neat benefit of NASA is that there are multiple races over the weekend to watch... more exciting that a regular HPDE group where it's just all driving school with nothing to watch.

Too many people think they need to do this and that to their cars before they can try an HPDE... no way... just make sure the brake pads have good life, you have fresh fluid and get a helmet and come enjoy. The car in stock form is way more capable than you and you'll be so overwhelmed having a blast and learning new things that you won't stress the car at all.

My student at VIR in February didn't finish his Mustang project and came out in a Pontiac G6 rental! He had a blast... we were catching a new ZR1 in the truns :rofl:

:cheers:

[Z06Joe]

I will look into this... Thanks buddy!!!

[edcmat-l1]

Lookin good. Got a bunch done since I saw it.

[lutzdog]

Looks Awesome

[2ez 2spd]

Thanks... heading to Road Atlanta tomorrow after work :yesnod:

Are you back yet? where you happy with your car? I seen someone post in OT that they were there and had fun.

[Cobra4B]

Car was great... finished 2nd both days and won two more tires. The white interior helped with the heat, my coolshirt was liquid heaven, and I had no issues getting in/out of the cage or any clearance issues. Only bummer was Hoosier sent me the wrong tread compoud but I didn't notice until I was putting the fresh wheels/tires on the car.... no way for me to give the winner a run with harder rubber.

[mariofromnewyork]

Sounds Fun!

Mario

[Cobra4B]

Ok... so the new Spal is in... lighter, more room in the engine bay and better air flow.

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[Cobra4B]

Cat delete

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[vtelvr]

I just read this whole thread..Awesome work man! You have done what a bunch of us wish we could do! Good luck in your races, etc!

[Cobra4B]

I just read this whole thread..Awesome work man! You have done what a bunch of us wish we could do! Good luck in your races, etc!
Thanks for the kind words. 2012 season starts in a month :cert:

[Cobra4B]

Halltech filter on the stock air bridge.... stock air bridge stays in place better than the aftermarket one and is more secure.
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A few revs with the exhaust back together sans cats. Noticeably louder than before...

http://www.facebook.com/v/2854864661970

[Cobra4B]

245/40s on 18x9.5 C6 Grand Sport wheels...

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On the dyno at All Aspects on Saturday... Car made 371/370.

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[lutzdog]

I will have to say a nice build up and I have been looking for a new set of wheels for my car and I beleive that I have found them. They look great on the c5

[Cobra4B]

I will have to say a nice build up and I have been looking for a new set of wheels for my car and I beleive that I have found them. They look great on the c5
Thanks... the fronts stick out a tiny bit even with nearly 3 degrees of negative camber. With a street alignment it may be more pronounced.

AEM wideband installed. Pretty neat piece... sensor doesn't need "free air" calibration and everything is contained in the gauge; no extra boxes. Got it from All Aspects.

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Parking brake grommet works perfectly for running the sensor to the h-pipe...

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[Cobra4B]

Ended up setting a new TTA track record this weekend at VIR with a 2:03.65 lap. Prooving that you don't need 315s to go fast :)

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[allthrottleandsomebottle]

Prooving that you don't need 315s to go fast :)


Not doubt in my mind...........97' has been there with 275 18's square.
Danny though it stuck pretty dam good :D

[Cobra4B]

That's what I used to run... love that setup on 18x10.5 rear Z06 wheels. But then I went to the 255s which allowed more mods. Then they changed the rules to make the 255s "cost" as many points as the 275s so my options were to take some mods off my car and run 275s or 255s or try the next step smaller and do more mods. I decied to go smaller and make the car a little lighter and add a few horses via the intake and cat delete. Worked out well.

For ST2 the 275s are the setup. I need to get some so I can have a ST2 wheel/tire setup and keep the 245s to run TTA.