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Re: LT5 into GTO project
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Re: LT5 into GTO project
  My God, this is epic! You will have the coolest GTO ever conceived.   Tom
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Re: LT5 into GTO project
Rob,
You really need to bring this thing to the Gathering this May! |
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drag strip. One thing bout Rob, he "DRIVES" his stuff, not sitting in the garage wasting away like mine.{ LOL} He also is an expert on wheels and likes to keep his opinion's to himself...OMG...LOL he'll be at the gathering...count on it.
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I am going to let a body shop do some touchup on the paint and realign all the front body panels when all the mechanicals are done. There is a local shop that does nothing but old a bodies, and I am sure they will do a much better job than I. I was thinking black chrome for the engine, but the closer it gets the more I am leaning towards painting the engine to match the car. What do you guys think? |
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Re: LT5 into GTO project
Stick a pair of hair dryer's on that bad boy Rob !
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We're all looking forward to having you both there. During my years of ZR-1 Gatherings all over the country, I have never seen the "small group" at our events. I'm constantly amazed at the level of genuine fellowship and support. Karen & I have made so many good friends of the ZR- folks. Do you sleep at all after you start one of these projects? You really make some amazing progress. Super cool project! 
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Once I collect all the data above it is my intention to take this thing to the jagged edge, wasting this engine in the process (I am going to start looking for a spare once this project is together). I'm just going to enjoy it through the spring, summer, and fall, and take her back down next winter. When I build the new motor I am going to do it stock displacement, close the deck, lower the compression and utilize multi layer steel headgaskets for the fi application. I am also going to re-engineer the crankcase ventilation system as well. I already have the turbochargers, and will be using twin garrett gt382R snails for it. I am also going to switch the tb to a single blade unit, machine some cam caps, shave the cam cover caps so I can have mulitple generic cam cover sets without having to line bore them. It's one part of the motor design that I really do not care for. |
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