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Nice progress!

I will have to hit you up after my wedding in June now haha. Sorry.

Nice progress dude!

Hella tall fools in here. I'm only 6'1" but you'd think I was a midget in this thread haha.

Awesome update. Thanks!

LOL. I sometimes wish my fiance was the type who loved it. Some girls just don't get it. At least she's down to get her hands dirty and wrench on the Z with me though. I've been told I'm lucky in that regard

Trust me. Get a ratcheting wrench. With you left hand pull the bottom of the body panel out, it will flex enough to get your right arm up in there. With your right hand/arm, reach up in, slide the ratcheting end of the wrench over the bolt, start wrenching and you're done. I thought I was gonna have to drop the tank, but after realizing I could get a wrench on it, I went to my tool box, grabbed the ratcheting wrench and it came off in minutes.

Have fun and read your ass off.

NO you don't.

Coming along nice! Keep it up!

Go buy a ratcheting box end wrench and boom, done. Take like 5 minutes to get the bumper off.

Just be patient. I highly recommend searching the classifieds on the LS1tech forum. You can find insane deals on there.

Nice dude!

Sweet Thunder Hill shots!

Nice info! And nice Z06!

Proper insulation of the firewall, tranny tunnel, and floor is key. Wrapping the exhaust manifolds or headers will help some too. The LS1 isn't an abnormally hot running engine, with the average operating temperature being between 180 and 210 degrees. Also, the motor doesn't sit any closer to the firewall on our cars then it does on the Camaro or Firebird... It's all about insulating that cabin. Get on it!

Looks real good! Let us know how the dyno goes, and how it sounds!

How are you guys coming along Cable? Any updates? Thanks!

Straight headers? That sounds nasty.

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Most of the time when your CV shafts need to be re-greased or the bearings need to be re-packed, it will make more of a quiet "clicking" or "ticking" sound than a loud clunk. I would check your diff.

My work in progress build for reference. This does not include very detailed information, just a list of things I am doing for my build. If you have any questions on specific portions please let me know. My build budget spreadsheet which contains all of this information, plus MUCH more detail oriented information currently totals out to $30,065. There is probably a lot of stuff you don't care about listed here, but figured I would share anyway... Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension/Wheels Engine: Built LS1, Ported LS6 Heads, Ported Fast 90 Intake, Custom Comp Cam, Custom Fuel Cell/Fuel Delivery System, Standalone ECU/EMS, Custom Long Tube Headers, True Dual X Pipe Exhaust. Transmission: Rebuilt T56 Rear End: Rebuilt differential from 1989-1996 Infiniti Q45, 4 CV shafts from Q45 to use inner shafts, Shortened shafts/adapters from Modern Motorsports, Front/Rear Diff mount from Arizona Z Car, Custom Driveshaft from JCI, Suspension/Brakes: Arizona Z Car Track Pack. Includes 5 Lug Willwood Big Brake Kit, Coilovers, Steering Knuckles, Control Arms, Camber Plates, and Diff Mounts. Wheels: Boze Mesh 17x9.5 Front and 17x11 Rear -13 offset all around. V8 Swap Needs: JCI Kit includes LS1 Engine Mounts, Transmission Mount, Custom Driveshaft, AC Compressor and Mounting kit. (JCI offers more parts for the swap, that I am opting out of.) Body/Interior Bodywork/Primer: Media/Mineral Blasting and Priming of the shell, Duplicolor undercoating with sound deadening for bottom of the shell, Lizzard Skin Sound Deadening for interior of the shell, Shaved rear Bumper and Gas Door. Paint: Porsche GT3-RS Orange, Paint Code 8C6, Aux Code M2, Year 2006-2007. Front Bumper: MSA Type 3 Fiberglass Fender Flares: Wide BAMF ZG Flares molded and smoothed to the fenders. Hood: Fiberglass 3 inch cowl. Headlight Buckets: Fiberglass. Interior Carpeting: Black Sectional Carpet Kit with sound deadening, Z Logo Floor Mats/Hatch Mat. Gauges: Speedhut Revolution Series 4 inch Speedo/4 inch Tach, 2 1/16 Fuel Level, Oil Pressure, and Water Temp, All utilizing stock gauge locations.

So jealous of your AZC suspension, brakes, and diff mount. Did you order the track pack? Looks awesome!

Also it's for my specific build. A lot pf people do a lot of different things which makes these build even cooler! I will def post mine up for reference.

I tried attaching a spreadsheet on here before. Didn't work. I will put together a nice long post with the information though in a bit...