LS1 Conversion, A Retrospective Build Thread Options

[andys]

Here's the start of a retrospective build thread of my LS1 conversion. It took a few years to get it done mostly due to not wanting to be a slave to the project, and work on it for the enjoyment; and of course when family obligations allowed......teen daughter and high maintenance wife (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

What I started with was a local orignal owner '75 2.0 with 139K miles. The original owner "drove the heck out of it" until something died in the electrical system and he parked it in the garage for 14 years, as evidenced by the renewal tags. Only body damage was when he submarined the rear of a Mustang and creased the hood and flattened the left signal light pod. Otherwise, it was a good condition rust free (SoCal) car.

Brief specs are: '01 LS1 Z28 motor, Audi 01E 6 speed tranaxle, 911 front suspension, custom made rear trailing arms, Koni shocks, 993 wheels, and AC.

Below, are photos of what I started with, and what I ended-up with. I'll do my best to re-trace the build process, so if you have any questions along the way, please ask.

BTW, how does one place text between photos in the same post?

Andys

[Mueller]

Are you doing your own plating on the small steel parts or shopping those out?

The neat thing about this build is your selective use of plated parts, it gives it a much closer feel of the parts being OEM.

[andys]

Are you doing your own plating on the small steel parts or shopping those out?

The neat thing about this build is your selective use of plated parts, it gives it a much closer feel of the parts being OEM.

I sent out all my zinc plating. You can do a lot of small parts for the minimum batch charge. Included in my box full of parts, was a photo of all the parts along and a part count. Thankfully, nothing ever got lost.

Andys