AshTheScaff
Club Member
Thank you.Your shell is looking really great!
Can you list the process you used to get it to that stage please?
Full blast and then grey primer, or just a manual sanding? Is that 2k primer?
Love the idea of the dry fit first.
Thank you.
Basically full strip down of the car, sorted all the main welding out ie floor pans, boot etc. Then went off to be shot blasted to show any other areas that needed some more metal glue. It came back in a epoxy primer which is a long life hard primer so it doesn’t matter too much if for any reason there is slight damp on the car as it won’t cause rusting.
Once it was done with repairs it then had the body work done, filler all round and mainly just hand sanding back, especially on the roof to get it perfect as it’ll be the highest point of eye contact etc.
Then it went into the booth for another prime coat which is also a epoxy one. As I am bringing it home to do the full dry build it’s going to be sat in a normal garage so it’ll help to protect it once again.
When the dry build is done and all areas covered it’ll be stripped, sent back for full spray and any other small bits of welding ie roll cage etc!
Hope that helps
Thanks IanShell is looking good.
I like the LSX, doing it properly, none of these weedy 300HP LS motors.
Ohhhhh I’ve already made a custom set of manifolds, we designed them so two outlets go over the rack two go under and pass the starter to the collector We also cut the manifold vertically between outlet 2-3 so can whip it off for change of plugs etc for ease.Good luck clearing the starter motor/steering rack with the manifolds! I speak from experience on a RHD car Its tight!
Thanks John, yeah should be enough to pull the skin off a rice pudding just aboutGreat build. 550hp is a nice number and should be adequate.
Hey LionelHey Ash,
The build is coming along really well and looks great!
Just a quick question on the engine - is this an engine built by Chevy themselves?
The reason I ask, is that the LSX 454 designation was 454 cubic inches, which is 7.4L and not 6.0L.... with a steel block and alley heads.
Also keen to know what profile BTR cam you have installed
Just wondering if this was a home build engine?
Thanks,
Lionel
Hey Lionel
Thanks mate, it’s getting there slowly.
No this is a home brew engine, so you are correct on the Lsx side of things. But here we used steel block and iron heads as in case I ever ( not that I will ) wanted to boost it the engine will be fine. This has all Lsx internals, along with the ls6 truck intake as each port is single fed and a whopping 102mm throttle body. So without the 7.4l stamp it is near as damn it the Lsx, but as you can see explaining it is a little long winded hence why I’ve just left it titled as is. But top kudos to you sir for knowing your engines
The cam is a stage two, so it’ll be pretty choppy on idle
Yes mate it is.Nice Ash,
So I am assuming you kept the 4 inch bore on the block?
Love the 102mm TB, im running a drive by wire 90mm TB on a boosted setup.
That cam will be nice and have a decent chop.
Did you do any head work at all?
What stamp is on the iron heads?
Cheers, Lionel
I’ve got a few mates who drift, run ls engines and beat on 300zx tt rear diffs all day. They don’t often fail them, but if it does at any point they are cheap to pick up, easy to service and bolt straight back in. Going to need to have custom drive shafts made to take the power.What are you using for the rear end as that is a lot of power to put down.