Nice progress, the frame looks great. I like the color.

Thanks Wayne. I hope the chassis works like it looks.
With the chassis out of the way (for now), lets move on to drivetrain.
I got a really good deal on a t56 that had been rebuilt. I came across this unit locally to me. The only snag about this tranny, was that it was a 96' unit. Pre-LS version. I knew I was going to put an LS engine in my car, so replacing the necessary items up front in the tranny was in order. And this was fine by me, because I'm the guy who enjoys this type of stuff. A lot! So I ordered a new input shaft, front cover, and bellhousing. Let the conversion begin!

This is the longer LS style input shaft on the right, compared to the LT-1 style of yesterday...
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The conversion is pretty simple, as long as you have access to some micrometers, and a way to fixture the tranny up in such a way to measure preload on the input shaft. You'll have to press a bearing race into the rear of the new input shaft, as they don't come pre assembled with the race. You'll have to play with a shim set under the race in the front cover, for the bearing you see pictured on the old input shaft. This is where you set your preload. Done.

Out back, I bought a 12 bolt, that just happened to be date coded a 70'. It needed to be totally gone through from absolute end to end, and everything in between. Yea for me, again, as I truly love this type of stuff. So I ordered a big stack of bearings and seals, a 3.73 ring and pinion, and a Eaton posi unit. Even bought a fancy rear end cover. Lol.

Here's the housing after I cleaned it, and checked it for straightness.
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I knocked out all of the races, and began the set up process. Here is most of the new bearings and seals, and the 43 year old 4.10 ring and pinion.
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lookin good! im jealous of all this progress!

For power, after much looking around and researching, I went with an LY6. This is the only regret I have in my build. And I say that only because of the iron block. I don't want or need the extra weight up front. I'm building this car to turn. I will NEVER drag race this car. So the added front weight won't help me at all. I will most likely swap over to an aluminum block in the future. But I'm gonna run hat I have for now. On the plus side, I am a big fan of the VVT engines. Always have been. They are obviously here to stay, so it's a technology we all need to embrace. Anyway, you know the drill. I took my relatively low mile engine apart to inspect, and I'm glad I did. Yuck, what a mess.

Here is a lousy close up pic of the engine, the day I got it to my shop. Pretty average condition.
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Here's a 90k mile piston. Corn gas?
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They all cleaned up nice, and measured well within spec, so I did a simple re-ring, and bearing, with all new gaskets, and ARP head bolts.
http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/...psbd04cd3c.jpg

I was blown away with what Mast Motorsports had done with the VVT technology, so after consulting them on a direction, I ordered a cam kit from them. A little better than 500 flywheel horses (although I'm WAY more interested in torque) with a cam kit, long tube headers, intake, and a good tune. That's pretty hard to beat, dollar wise, and plenty of power for me on this build.

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Went through the heads. Installed new springs.
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Bolted on an LS3 intake, and finished it off with a new Holley pan.
http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/...e/image-11.jpg

Thanks man. This has been a work in progress all year long.

Got a really good deal on these from a friend.

http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4661e353.jpg

17" billets. No, they are not Forgeline, but for what I payed for them, you would have bought them too.

Rear shot of the rolling stock...

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Bolted the engine and tranny together, with a new TDP stage 3 clutch in between them, and finally set the combo in the chassis. It had been a while since mock up. I think they were glad to see each other again. ;)

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I built my own solid mounts during the mock up process.
http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/...psf120266a.jpg