65 Porsche w C5 Drive

[96z28ss]

Originally Posted by Garage Dog 65

I'll tell him to call ya today.

He sold that mustang when he moved to indy. Bought a new one here, drove it for a couple months, then pulled the motor to "repaint" the engine bay.... now the car is completely blown apart, media blasted and primed, smoothed the engine bay and he's currently doing fender flares and hiding the gas tank filler in behind the Pax tail light assy.

That's how we do it right ? buy them, blow them apart, - and then sell them at a loss...



Jim

Tell him that he will need to talk to an expert Fender Flare designer before he goes and screws up his car. LOL

[rocketman]

Very cool project and very unique

[Garage Dog 65]

Originally Posted by rocketman

Very cool project and very unique

Thanks ! Some just call it plain weird....



Jim

[Garage Dog 65]

While at Columbus I was able to pick up some more parts for the car.

ECM Mount and Remote Coil Mounts from Rodger at Ironworks (a site supporting vendor).








And after Chad (CCRacin) blew the side outta his Camaro’s LS6 motor, he purchased a replacement from Greg Weld who had a LS6 drop out from a Vette in his shed. Chad didn’t need the vette ECM, Wiring Harness and Intake system, so he sold them to me and I will use them on my buildup.





And the work continues...

Jim

[ccracin]

Ok, so the details of blowing the side out of the Camaro engine was not necessary!

Hammer down man! Keep going!

I just got done cutting the second trans mount back out of the truck! Seems a 4L60 is not a 4L60 is not a 4L60. Just my luck, and don't believe everything you read on the net! Oh well, I can run a cutoff wheel with the best of them!

[Garage Dog 65]

Originally Posted by ccracin

I just got done cutting the second trans mount back out of the truck! Seems a 4L60 is not a 4L60 is not a 4L60.

Wwhaaaaa ???

You learn new stuff every day, some good - some just frustrating ... Good thing you have experience at it now !

Hang in there !



Jim

[Garage Dog 65]

Added a new Z06 Throttle Body.





Jim

[LS1MonteSS]

Jim,
Awesome project! I have been reading throught the thread over the past few days. I glad to see someone taking a road less travled.

I happened across your project while I was looking for info on suspension mods. I want to swap in C5 IRS and front suspension into my 05 GTO. I like your suspension jigs. Those have to be the simplest way to locate all the suspension points and have the ability to move things around.

Did you design the raised platform or was it constructed from plans you located somewhere?

Thx
Kevin

[Garage Dog 65]

Originally Posted by LS1MonteSS

Jim,
Awesome project! I have been reading throught the thread over the past few days. I glad to see someone taking a road less travled.

I happened across your project while I was looking for info on suspension mods. I want to swap in C5 IRS and front suspension into my 05 GTO. I like your suspension jigs. Those have to be the simplest way to locate all the suspension points and have the ability to move things around.

Did you design the raised platform or was it constructed from plans you located somewhere?

Thx
Kevin

Thx Kevin for the kind words !

I looked around at pictures of everyone's chassis fixtures from all the bigger shops - and then just made up my own design based off of the items I liked. I most like being able to fold this one down and store it flat or on a wall when I done, whenever that may be ....

Thx and good luck on your project !

Jim

[LS1MonteSS]

Jim,

Any new pictures?

I found a chassis shop that builds complete frames for older corvettes that eliminates the corvette differential, trans axle and torque tube. They build the new frames with C5/C6 suspension parts and use a Viper diff.

Their designs are right up my alley as I already have all the C5 suspension components and Viper diff (had planned to retro-fit a cobra IRS into the GTO but use the Viper diff).

My only issue is that the shop won't sell me the front and rear clips and wants to build them for me as a complete frame and sell it that way. My plan called for me to remove the floor pan. Bend up some 1/8" steel sheet into a profile to match the new frame rails and capture the edges of the rocker panels. The slide that into the rocker panels through the bottom. Tack those in place then lower the car onto the new complete frame.
I'm still toying with ideas on this. I might be able to order a front and rear clip in the profiles I need from Art Morrison then fill in the center section. But the first order of business is to get under the car and game plan this a little more.