Administrators RTz Posted May 20, 2012 Administrators Share Posted May 20, 2012 About 9 months ago, I sold my late 260 to Mongo510. This was the same car I had put the BMW S52 drivetrain into... M Powered Z I was distracted from Z's for a while and even built a Locost frame that I sold to a local friend who is now gracing it with an F20C. Can't wait to drive it!... Locost Skipping a lot of details, Mongo and I were talking and he told me I could have my 260 back. I chewed on that one for a few weeks and pulled the trigger. She's back home... I've always liked this car. It's never been hit and is as rust free as any un-restored Z I've ever seen. It's ugly but it's solid. (Thanks Mongo!) I put a bug in BRAAP's ear that I was looking for a 6.0 liter. Before the day was out, he had found me an LQ9 w/130K on the clock. It spent it's life in a 2002 Cadillac Escalade, so there's a fair chance this motor has lived an easy life. I made a deposit on it that day and brought it home that weekend... This motor is the "HO" variant of the LQ4. A little more CR (10:1) and a slightly more aggressive tune put it at 345hp and 380ft/lbs. Stripped it and set an LS1 intake on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexter72 Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 (edited) It's cool that you got your car back. I have a couple of questions for you to. Does the car still have the fuel tank stup you made for it?. Are you going to leave the paint and body as it is in the pic?. I'm kind of liking the rat rod look, Body and paint left alone. Drive train and suspension updated. Edited May 20, 2012 by dexter72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted May 20, 2012 Author Administrators Share Posted May 20, 2012 Does the car still have the fuel tank stup you made for it?. I kept the sump and pump, but discarded the tank before I sold the Z. Are you going to leave the paint and body as it is in the pic?. I would like to paint it someday, but it's at the bottom of the todo list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators RTz Posted May 20, 2012 Author Administrators Share Posted May 20, 2012 Can I have my radiator back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullbound Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Can I have my radiator back? Ha Sorry, but I've got plans for it for my 280. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONGO510 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Ron' I think I have one one the scrap pile, what are you looking for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted May 22, 2012 Author Administrators Share Posted May 22, 2012 The one I'm looking for looks a lot like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators RTz Posted June 13, 2012 Author Administrators Share Posted June 13, 2012 The 621 reproduction bell from Keisler Engineering showed up... The plan is to mate it to a massaged TKO600 from Liberty Gear. There's been plenty of debate on the weight of an iron block vs. aluminum. I wanted to 'know' the difference and whether the there was enough difference to put an aluminum block on my wish list. The truth was a little more sobering than I had expected... 102.8 lbs difference. Tare weight zero'd... Alum... 94.2lbs Iron... 197.0lbs These were weighed on the same scale on the same day, and both were stripped down to the bare block. The iron block is a 2005 LQ4 and the alum. block is a 2000 LS1. Weights were taken by BrianV8Z, BRAAP, and myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted July 6, 2012 Author Administrators Share Posted July 6, 2012 Christmas in July. Sanderson headers arrived from JTR. Not my favorite design, but they'll get the job done for now... New TKO600 showed up as well... I had Liberty Gear perform thier typical massaging which includes: Bronze Shift Fork Pads Surface Enhancement/Processed Hubs & Sliders Internal Shift Linkage Upgrade Liberty's Exclusive Threaded Front Cluster Bearing Support Carbon Fiber Blocking Rings 2nd, 3rd & 4th Gear Monster Stage 2 clutch: Kevlar disc, 18lb Chromoly flywheel, and ARP bolts also made thier way into the project... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted July 14, 2012 Author Administrators Share Posted July 14, 2012 Finished the motor mounts (w/BMW E36 isolators). Just eyeballing, it looks like the engine sits about a 1/2" higher and 3/4" more rearward than the JCI mounts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted July 15, 2012 Author Administrators Share Posted July 15, 2012 Header clearance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Think about putting v bands in those headers. They are a pain to tighten and mine keep loosening up. I like how easy they are to install otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted July 16, 2012 Author Administrators Share Posted July 16, 2012 Absolutely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONGO510 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 (edited) Looking good Ronnie!! I want a ride!!! Edited July 18, 2012 by MONGO510 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossman Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Nice Ron! What are your plans for the EMS? Wolf V500? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted July 18, 2012 Author Administrators Share Posted July 18, 2012 I want a ride!!! You'll be one of the first to take the keys. Nice Ron! What are your plans for the EMS? Wolf V500? I like GM EFI, so it'll get a factory 411 ECU with HP Tuners software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsicard Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Ron: I have purchased the 411 PCM, harness, fly by wire throttle body, electronic gas pedal etc. Needed TAC module but did not purchase. Already spent thousand dollars and still not purchased the software yet. Discovered Electromotive TEC3 ECU on Ebay. Researched and found this ECU is Infinitly tunable either NA or blown. Purchased all the extra stuff for the Electromotive ECU. Using it in place of 411 PCM. Electromotive has another later design TEC3 coming out that will spit out serial digital CAN bus. This can be interfaced with a Digital Dash. Research and consider the Electromotive TEC3 ECU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSM Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Ron, I may have missed it but you sold the car with the M3 motor and bought it back, but what happened to the M3 motor? Also, looks like you went with the aluminum block after all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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