[SparkyRnD]

For the ECM and harness, we sent those to Jim at Jim's Performance. He does a great job stripping out what isn't needed, labeling every single wire, and putting in relays and ports that I do need. I could to it myself, but he's a known producer and does great work. His fee is well worth what he does, and I don't have to hassle with wiring (and that is worth a lot more than he charges!). He's also modifying the PCM. Both will be done for $550, and it'll be right the first time.

The engine will be getting ARP head studs as well as a polished bolt kit rather than reusing most of the stock hardware.

For the engine, we upgraded to one of comps cams and lifters along with pushrods. We want to keep the engine reasonable as most of the driving this car will see will be on the autocross so we wanted to have more power, but not go crazy.

The disc brakes up front are Z51 Corvette units, and we selected those as they are large, yet inexpensive and can be found at most parts stores should we need some when attending events. The brackets are Kore3's. The hubs had to be turned down to fit the rotors (drum brake hubs left over from a '67 Camaro disc swap), and the brakes were mocked up with the new KORE3 brackets, GM abutments, and a new C6 J52 (Z51) brake rotor and remanufactured C5 Corvette caliper.

The rear axle is an 8.8 out of a ford explorer. It comes with discs, 31 spline shafts, 4.10 ratio and a factory limited slip. They are able to handle a ton more power than we're throwing down, and we can use it in stock width (only about 1/4" off from factory). We are keeping the ford bolt pattern in the back so that we can buy used axle shafts from the bone yard if needed, and won't have to worry about any custom work before installing. The only change (other than mounting) is to use a rear cover with integral girdle. That will put pressure on the main caps and keep them from deflecting under hard use.