'05 Vette build thread

[Jay Hilliard]

Awesome. I know you are happy you didnt have to cut up anything like on the G8. House turned out great. Now to get that SC on the vette.

[bonecrrusher]

Originally Posted by rixtrix1

Good to see this coming together. Been following your exploits on both GJ and
Lateral-g. Nice cars. I had to go to the dealership last month to drop off a new truck from work for some warranty stuff and while I was waiting to get another that was finished, I had a chance to check out a red SS in the showroom. The window sticker had an augment that asked for "Best offer over sticker!" Sticker was $48K. Z28 outside didn't have a window sticker and the salesman I talked to said they wouldn't entertain any offers under $100K. I guess they planned on keeping the cars for themselves( Freeway Chevrolet in Tempe AZ).

Rick - wow - shop elsewhere! They only made 3k cars for 14, and 15 each - but they are available if you look for them.

Originally Posted by Jay Hilliard

Awesome. I know you are happy you didnt have to cut up anything like on the G8. House turned out great. Now to get that SC on the vette.

Jay - that project will get started soon. I will probably wait until after I get back from SEMA though - just got too much crap coming up.

[bonecrrusher]

So after waiting for the bolts - I made some good progress on the rear.

I mocked up the rear caliper - and it hit the dust shield - so I trimmed it and got the clearance that I needed. I then put the 15 SS rear rotor up and hit the damn dust shield - FAIL! The rear dust shield wraps around the stock rear rotor and the lip prevented the rotor from sitting all the way on the hub. So after stocking up on new 3" cut off wheels - I cut off the lip, painted the dust shield, and continued on with the swap.

I finished up the passenger side - and got the drivers side tore apart. I could have finished it up tonight but I don't want to piss off the neighbors with late night cutting/grinding.

[bonecrrusher]

So during my lunch break - I got the V wheels mounted, the car off the lift, and installed my black lug nuts.

I torqued everything to spec - and then went out and did the initial pad bedding.

Here are some pics of when I got home:

[SBDave]

That looks awesome! Do you have a part number for those lug nuts?

This might be a strange question but do you hear any clicking from the front wheel/tires/hubs when you're driving slow and turning hard (parking lot maneuvers)?

Dave

[bonecrrusher]

Originally Posted by SBDave

That looks awesome! Do you have a part number for those lug nuts?

This might be a strange question but do you hear any clicking from the front wheel/tires/hubs when you're driving slow and turning hard (parking lot maneuvers)?

Dave

I got these off of Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o00_s00

[bonecrrusher]

If you have read this thread - you know that I had a MaxJax lift installed in my old house. I brought that lift here to my new house and I have already used it.

My first project was the Brembo upgrade on the SS - and had no problems with it.

With my upcoming winter/long term project on the Vette - I needed to make a change. I removed the hydraulic pump/electrical assembly from the little power cart that came with the MaxJax - and put it on the wall - up and out of the way. This freed up more floor space - plus saves me from having to bend at an awkward angle. I had to order another 18' of hydraulic hose - but that will be here tomorrow. I will get that new hose install and rebleed the system tomorrow. I might start on the fuel pump swap on the Vette - but I think this upcoming week will fill up. If not I will start on it when I get back from SEMA.

Some pics of the power unit up on the wall - and the cars up in the air.