'05 Vette build thread

[bonecrrusher]

Thanks!

I got some daytime shots outside:





As you can see the ZR1 splitter is stupid low - I put some boards out in my gutter/curb - and I actually ended up hitting the board with the side skirt - so in trying to prevent the car from hitting - I hit my board.

So needless to say I got ride of the boards and pulled out of my driveway with no problem.

I guess thats what I get for trying to prevent some damage!

Thankfully I was going slowly and the side skirt is fine.

[Thomo5150]

Originally Posted by bonecrrusher

SS update:

I through on my set of V2 rims that I have laying around - sorry for the rainy pics but the weather sucked her last weekend - they fit with on the SS with no issue.

As far as the TPMS sensors - haven't driven the car to know if they work or not. I know the part numbers are different.








So if I decide to go with these I will have to buy new sensors and swap them out.

Do they offer a LSA powered SS in the USA???

This will be the last model made Downunder. I wonder if they'll make this car in the USA after our production run finishes.

[bonecrrusher]

No LSA in the USA.

Now time for a truck update:

So I have been stupid busy working on my truck over the last month or so.

First I really wanted an OEM bluetooth to work - I have it in my SS and I love that feature.

So I found a VCIM out of a Trailblazer - put it in - and it works with the steering wheel controls.

Pic of it showing up on the radio:



Second - I also had ordered a replacement HVAC door actuator to replace the one that has been acting up on my truck - well the one I ordered has only 3 pins in - and all of the actuator doors on my truck are 5 pins - and verified this by pulling the dash apart enough to get to all of them. I couldn't return the one that I had ordered as it was opened, and I had ordered it more then 30 days ago.

Third - since I had the dashboard out - and the paint was chipping up - I asked my neighbor to borrow his power washer. I used his power washer to blow all of the paint off the dash. It did a great job at removing the paint.

So I had to find some paint to match the interior - after taking a gamble I had ordered the SEM paint code that matched the Very Dark Grey Pewter interior - but when I brought in my fuse panel cover - it didnt match at all.

Turns out that I have the Medium Dark Grey Pewter Interior.

So I ordered SEM 17163 from my local O'reillys. They where able to get it next day.

I used SEM's cleaining and prep system steps.

So I ordered there SEM Soap, SEM plastic and leather prep spray, and finally there SEM Adhesion Promoter.

The paint went easily - and I am pretty impressed with the final product.






Fourth - since I had everything torn apart - I decided to improve the factory radio - looking on Ebay - the price for the upgraded Bose amp and the factory touch screen navigation has fallen a bunch - I got both the amp and the Nav radio for less then $300 - and they are factory pieces not to this truck but within the GM Truck/SUV family.

So after repinning the Bose harness - I got everything put back together and finally finished up my interior mods/upgrades!

[Jay Hilliard]

Nice job! Dash came out great.

[bonecrrusher]

Thanks Jay - wish I had a shot of it before but i was chipping up pretty badly and was really nasty/grungy.

It's made the rest of the interior look kind of bad, haha.

[bonecrrusher]

So I had the Vette clear bra'd last week right before the Power Tour - went with a different installer this time and they did a really good job.

The PT had an event at Hotchkis Performance East. Lou Santiago was there and I got to meet him - hes pretty cool. The shop they have up there is pretty nice.

We then went to Zmax Dragway in Concord, NC - and saw some cool cars there. Saw Ken's LSA powered Chevelle and Mark Stielow's old project car that he built a year or two ago.

My last day of the Power Tour was driving up to Knoxville TN and got to meet Rutledge Wood again, and also saw Bad Penny - such a cool car.

Here are a few select pics:






Here is my gas Mileage average - not bad for > 500 hp:



The rest of my pics:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/979034...7645127595831/

This was the first extended road trip for my built up LSx motor in the Vette - the car got over 32 mpg on the highway when I was easy on it.

The car drove fine except for that after driving 500+ miles this weekend - and 5 mins from home the Check Engine Light came on.

The car threw a P0430 code - complaining about the exhaust catalyst being to low efficiency - its weird because it only happens when I'm idling.

Talked it over with friends, the CF, and all said to take it back to the tuner.

So I contacted PCM of NC - and they are going to take a look at it.

Also - the alignment is out of whack on the front end - I took the car to the clear bra shop and the wheel was off a bit - got back in the car after they where done with it and it was really off.

I need to checkout the coilovers on the front/rack to see what's going on.

I just had an alignment done right after I got the engine all back together.

So either the lift needs to go back up - or I get to figure out how to raise the front end of my car with the ZR1 splitters there in the way, ugh!

[bonecrrusher]

First off - shop update:

I picked up a Gladiator stand up cabinet that is 36x72x18. It is there RTA series and was pretty easy to put together.

I got this on sale for Fathers Day - put it together, and got some tools, and other junk up off of the floor/my work bench!



Second - I went autocrossing with the local SCCA chapter down at the Michelin Tire Proving Grounds in Laurens SC.

It kind of sucked getting up at 5am for the 2 hour drive to get out there - there proving grounds are in the middle of no where, but it was well worth it and had a ton of fun.

We autocrossed on there "Black Lake" - its a flat perfectly paved facility that had very little elevation change.

Here where my runs:

Run 1 - I DNF'd and got lost - I somehow convienetly lost the footage :p

Run 2


Run 3


Run 4


Overall I had a fun time - and dropped times on each run.

Here are some pics that I snapped:

[Ron in SoCal]

Looks like you're having fun. Power Tour and than an AutoX!

What are you using to integrate the track and speedo into your vid?

[bonecrrusher]

Ron:

GoPro Hero 2
OBD2 Bluetooth Adapter - $8 bucks on Amazon
Android App - Torque - $5 on Google Play store
MPEG Stream clip (PC Software) Free
Race Render (PC software) $25 or so

Not a bad setup for less then $50 bucks.

Clip your videos with MPEG Stream clip, Torque datalogs in CSV format, import both into Race Render and BOOM = video with gauges.

It take some configuration to get used to.

Torque defaults to KM/H and didn't have RPM logging turned on - hence why I didn't check it - and it didnt get recorded this time.

Race Render takes some time getting the gauge data and video to sync up - you have to fidget with it a bit but its not too hard to use.

[Ron in SoCal]

That's awesome! Thank you