My Attempt At A Build Thread

[ZOHAN]

Awesome. Ill look into it. So you drilled the whole and went just above the plastic fender or through the fender support? I went through the fender support on my passenger side when I lengthened it. I know you cut up your fender supports though. Wish I knew what wires I didn't need while the harness was out so I could put it on a diet. Lol

Making you silky smooth...

[Ninety5PoloZ]

Awesome. Ill look into it. So you drilled the whole and went just above the plastic fender or through the fender support? I went through the fender support on my passenger side when I lengthened it. I know you cut up your fender supports though. Wish I knew what wires I didn't need while the harness was out so I could put it on a diet. Lol

Making you silky smooth...

I left a bit of a lip on the bottom of the fender support when I trimmed it off for the wires to sit on, but then I ended up using some cable clamps to hold the bundle of wires up where the support would have been. I'm going to be removing more weight later on and I may rework the harness a little bit to hide it a little more.

I wish I could tell you which ones could go, but there are A LOT of them lol. Just start hacking

[Ninety5PoloZ]

I have been trying to find some ambition to install the rear bumper support and finish the rear interior but working 6 10 hour days a week is wearing me out. I have been busting ass trying to get caught back up, but all I'm doing is wearing myself down. I ended up missing a car show/burnout contest last weekend because of work, but hopefully it will turn around soon and I can get some more work done.

In the meantime I have been researching what my next steps are going to be and I'm starting to get another solid plan for next winter. I found a lead on a guy that has a few complete aluminum 5.3 motors and a couple lq4s. I'm trying to work out a package deal to get an aluminum motor and an iron motor for a decent price. Then I can compare some weights and have a few different options, also when I do the motor swap I will be using a MegaSquirt (mirco) to tune the motor and I will install a Painless or similar body harness as both will save weight over the factory pieces. I will also be ordering some aluminum Kirkey seats and building a seat brace/harness bar. I'm going to go as far as I can before I put a cage in the car as I still drive on the street all the time and don't want the insurance company coming after me if there is an accident because I am driving a "racecar" because it has a cage in it. I will also be cutting out the trunk floor and installing flat aluminum/steel panels, removing the factory fuel tank and going to a fuel cell so I can get the car lower, building a new exhaust out of aluminum, cutting the front cowl and getting a Sunoco pin-on cowl hood that goes to the windshield. I also plan on mini tubbing the car, deleting the rear seat humps, going to an 18" wheel and tire combo, installing Gen 5/CTS-V brakes at all 4 corners, and install some carbon fiber door panels. As well as some more things that I am forgetting. I know it won't all happen next winter, but I enjoy the work and eventually I will run out of ideas for this car and it has been a learning experience that will hopefully make my future projects a lot easier to figure out.

Anyway stay tuned for some more pics soon of the rear bumper support install as well as some future upgrades