72 LT-1 Corvette clone

[72LT1]

For the past several years I have been aquiring parts for my 72 Corvette, and after many changes settled on the LT1. I have purchased a 1996 Corvette LT1, 4l60e, front and rear suspension, brakes, steering, seats, and front half of the 96 frame. I will be running an Accel DFI LT1 specific and LTCC for ignition and fuel. My engine goal is to run LE1 or LE2 heads and port matched intake, lunati cams efi series cam similar to the Voodoo 262, and 2.5 inch exhaust. The engine and trans had 28k miles before the 96 was totaled out, and will require the engine to be cleaned thoroughly cause of the dexcool sitting in for 21 years so I will slightly overbore and run a forged rotating assembly as nitrous oxide will be used. Will add pics soon.

[fullforce]

PICS

[72LT1]

Will put some on after work. I see you are from Henderson, TN. I use to live near Pinson Mounds and now live in Atwood, TN.

[fullforce]

Small world, there are a few other members on here in the west TN area also

[72LT1]

Sorry for the delay in getting pics up. Finally got on my photobucket and it was giving blank images. I will get pics up once I remember how to skip photobucket as I am using my phones and haven't posted images in many years.

[fullforce]

You can actually load them into your account here and post them directly to you reply.
Click the little picture frame thing at the top of where you type to reply to a message or start a post.

[agenthol302]

sounds cool and unique, cant wat to see pics

[72LT1]

I will transfer from my computer a once it will not connect to the internet to my wife's computer and upload. I have only 3 pics on my phones and hundreds on my computer. Will do this evening since I have been so busy. If they were 8 days in a week me and my 2003 3500 Dodge dually diesel would be going and working.

[72LT1]

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the hood was a Vanacors 4" L88 style but I sold it off and am going with an original 72 LT-1 style hood. The windshield frame was rotted and was over 5/8" out of spec so I bought an 81 Corvette front cowl and cut the w.s. frame and the 81 w.s. frame and spliced the 2 together. It is now 1/32" on diagonal and 0 on the upper and lower corners straight across. I plan on a body off sometime this following year and put all the 96 Corvette drivetrain under it. I will have more pictures to come once I organize them.

[fullforce]

Nice!
I've got a 72 firebird I'm starting on

[72LT1]

I have pictures from 2009 so I will try to put in order the best I can. My handle on Digital Corvettes was 72SBVet so you can do a Google search and read on where I began. I haven't touched the car much at all since Jan. 2013, but am fixing to start heavy next spring. Will get some more pictures up either tomorrow or Sunday.

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[fullforce]

Will be nice when it's done! Obviously lol

[popo8]

Wow man... idk how i missed this. Looking forward to following the build!

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[72LT1]

I have 442 pictures. I will start uploading tonight and will try not to post duplicate ones. I will not put all on tonight as I don't want to take all the room on this forum😁

[popo8]

If u use an electronic device amd use tapatalk its easy.

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[72LT1]

Thanks popo8. I am still new to tapatalk so it may me a minute to figure out.

[popo8]

Thanks popo8. I am still new to tapatalk so it may me a minute to figure out.Ok... but it will def help from causing us issues with the foeum trying to host that many pics.

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[72LT1]

What I will do is post pictures occasionally and do them in sub sections(in this thread) like brakes, suspension, engine, body work, ect... I will lead off with engine since it was the oldest set.

[72LT1]

I bought a 32 GB. usb drive tonight so I will start putting pics up tonight starting with the factory rear suspension build first.

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The pics were taken late 2009/early 2010, and the final one was from early 2011 as I changed the engine "dress-up" early that year. I will post most pics I have as some that aren't really necessary for the build thread. I have 443 pics but not all will be posted. If I find more engine build ones tomorrow I will post as it's late here and I have much work to accomplish tomorrow.

[72LT1]

The first images did not load so I will reload as they were the start of the rebuild.

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The other cars pictured were my 1966 Dodge Coronet 440 4 door and 1971 GMC stepside truck which have been sold off. I switched from Proform to Harland Sharp rockers the next year and you could hear a dramatic difference in sound. The engine was bored 30 over and had an Eagle Specialties full floating rotating assembly. The camshaft was an Edelbrock but switched to a Lunati VooDoo 262 shortly after the engine was installed. When I picked up the engine from the machine shop it was snowing so I backed the truck up to my door and off loaded it into my bed room next to my bed so that it wouldn't rust.

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If you ever worked on a C3 Corvette then you know the trailing arms were notorious for seized bushings were the attachment bolt/toe shims go causing issues when alignment time comes. I had to get a sawzall and cut the bolt inside the frame pocket to get the trailing arm out. Also you must drill the flare out on the bushing sleeve in order to get the bushing out, and then use a special tool to flare it once installed in the trailing arm. The springs, all brake calipers, rotors, hoses, and other components had been replaced prior to this. Now my goal is to remove all this, install it on my brothers 1974 Corvette, and put the 1996 Corvette parts in its place.

[popo8]

Damn man... alot of work ahead. Whata ur automotive background?

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[72LT1]

I worked on diesel and gas, but now work as pesticide for department of Army(for a contractor). I usually get all the shop manuals and special tools for any project car so that I am well equipped when working. My Corvette was my first engine rebuild and it went very well, heck the guy that bought the engine has driven it all over the country and loves the way it was built. The suspension install from the 96 will have questions as I am still learning lots on fabrication. I can mig weld but am wanting to learn stick and tig as well.

[SSlowBoat]

I worked on diesel and gas, but now work as pesticide for department of Army(for a contractor). I usually get all the shop manuals and special tools for any project car so that I am well equipped when working. My Corvette was my first engine rebuild and it went very well, heck the guy that bought the engine has driven it all over the country and loves the way it was built. The suspension install from the 96 will have questions as I am still learning lots on fabrication. I can mig weld but am wanting to learn stick and tig as well.stick is just mig without gas man. more like brazing. tig is a fine art. good luck with the build and I will be following it, sounds really cool

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[72LT1]

I have stick welded once many years ago and sold my tig rig since I didn't have a tig machine. I have lots of work and some will be challenging but fun as I like a challenge. Will post a few pictures tonight if the next stage and the Z28 LT1 that I originally bought for the swap before getting all the Corvette stuff.

[72LT1]

Will start posting more pictures here soo n. Sorry for the long delay as I have had a lot going lately.

[72LT1]

Will start posting more pics tomorrow. Has been a very crazy year with many unexpected things. Having another baby so the Corvette project is delayed yet again. Been working on my 93 ZJ Jeep as it is now at my house. Hopefully soon I can get a building built and put my Corvette in it to start the mockup process. Am going to take the body off and take them frame to Texas to Corvette Corrections so they can put the 96 Corvette K-member in my 72 so that all steering and suspension parts will bolt up like factory.