TRY MEH'S 2000 ws6 build

[TRY MEH]

purchased October 22/2012
2000 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am WS.6
5.7 ls1
6 speed manual
mileage. 175k "ouch"

100% stock even stock monsoon speaker's no cut wires "amazed"
huge stack of maintenance records was given to me dated back to 2001!!!! "bonus"
very very minor surface rust under car "amazed with miles"
borla adjustable cat back "bonus"
fresh paint in front due to rock chips "bonus"
clean title clean car fax "awesome"

motor has a lifter tick comes and goes when its warm it is starting to fail... "didnt bother me to much since i was purchasing it to drop my ls2 in it"

now my build starts slowly but surely!



engine is slowly in progress
performance.
ls2 6.0L "year 2005 24x reluctor" low mileage
ported 243 heads
fast 102mm LSXR intake
bigmouth 102mm Throttle body
ls2 injectors w/wire conversion #80501
racetronix fuel pump w/wire harness
.650 patriot gold lift springs
T-Rex v.2 242/248 - .608/.612 - 110LSA
matching push rods "comp cams"
Center force clutch
Tick adjustable slave cylinder
slp under air dam/ram
slp maf
slp air lid
nitrous express kitt w/window switch (not till later unless i buy a kitt to run on the stock ls1 for now)

new
Knock sensors
cam/head gasket set
headbolts
intake bolts
harmonic balancer bolt






rear end
decided to pull the trigger and purchase a Moser 12 bolt i knew i had to get one eventually...
35 spline
4.30 gears




im sure im missing some info on things but haven't been on this this site long enough to list what ive been doing so a quick run down for now ^^
$$$ is a big slow down though... id like to get my engine bay painted when i pull the engine and do the wire hide mods.. im to the point were i have most things and have a bit of cash saved for a tune. hoping i can do it this summer but in ways doubting it..

[JoeliusZ28]

nice build! if you want to run 40 style mufflers like that (Thats what I have) you pretty much have to smash the seat buckets up a little. its really soft metal and easy to do, plus there is an air cavity under the seat so you can pick up a good 3" of clearance without even affecting the back seats. You just have to be OK with taking a BFH to a perfectly good car

[TRY MEH]

nice build! if you want to run 40 style mufflers like that (Thats what I have) you pretty much have to smash the seat buckets up a little. its really soft metal and easy to do, plus there is an air cavity under the seat so you can pick up a good 3" of clearance without even affecting the back seats. You just have to be OK with taking a BFH to a perfectly good car

i dont mind beating my car up a bit 175k miles and who looks under the car? lol but would you be able to hook me up with a few pics how you have yours ran?

[BlackBirdDaddy]

Looks like you scored! You have the makings of a nice build.


Good luck!

[HighVoltage]

looking great! keep us updated with the progress

[meissen]

Moved the thread to the Project forum.

[QuickTop]

finally, this is what ive been waiting for! subscribed.

[JoeliusZ28]

i dont mind beating my car up a bit 175k miles and who looks under the car? lol but would you be able to hook me up with a few pics how you have yours ran?

These pics show how much i clearanced it initially and i never had an issue with ground clearance. I scraped the mufflers I think one time in 3-4 years.

http://joelrdevriendt.com/files/publ...5_camaro/duals

This winter, I BFH'd the seat buckets again and picked up another 3" of clearance. My mufflers are still hung in the same spot, but im planning to rework it and tuck them up a little more out of sight. Ultimately I want to cut the sheet metal out and weld some flat sheet in its place so it looks nicer.

[TRY MEH]

Moved the thread to the Project forum.

Sorry about that B. sometimes i do some novice things!! lol
thanks.

These pics show how much i clearanced it initially and i never had an issue with ground clearance. I scraped the mufflers I think one time in 3-4 years.

http://joelrdevriendt.com/files/publ...5_camaro/duals

This winter, I BFH'd the seat buckets again and picked up another 3" of clearance. My mufflers are still hung in the same spot, but im planning to rework it and tuck them up a little more out of sight. Ultimately I want to cut the sheet metal out and weld some flat sheet in its place so it looks nicer.

if i get anything near the ground clearance you have ill be doing it for sure!
do you think if you had passengers in the rear if that would effect a lot?

[JoeliusZ28]

Keep in mimd the car is parked on a curb in those pics so i could crawl under with the camera. Id say i had about a soda can on its side worth of clearance at the mufflers, i can measure it again for you but i am 3/4" lowered now. Still havent had any issues.

[OVRKILL]

and who looks under the car?

Uuuuummmm.....WHAT!?!? Blasphemy sir...just plain blasphemy.


On another note, sounds like it'll be stout build. Would rethink the exhaust though. Are the tails run under the axle?

[JoeliusZ28]

Look like over the axle tails but i doubt any of that setup other than the mufflers is going to be usable. Duals like mine, especially over the axle typically need to be a one off job because its a tight fit.

[TRY MEH]

Uuuuummmm.....WHAT!?!? Blasphemy sir...just plain blasphemy.


On another note, sounds like it'll be stout build. Would rethink the exhaust though. Are the tails run under the axle?

they are over the axel "i have a pipe bender at my house so i might be able to fab up a few better angles if possible"
i was just going to have them dump at the muffler most likely if it dont work out.

[JoeliusZ28]

I can almost guarantee you would have an easier time building an exhaust from scratch than trying to re-bend an existing one.

[hoogiesngrinderz]

I can almost guarantee you would have an easier time building an exhaust from scratch than trying to re-bend an existing one.

I have to fully agree. These car suck when it comes to routing exhaust, especially duals. Regular pipe benders suck...unless you got a steal on a mandrel bender