the swap begins

OH TRUST ME DAVID i have 4 sets of tires set aside to destroy and i bought myself a set of pirelli pzeros 2 are 285/30/20 (nice and wide!) and 2 are 255/35/20 id say 90% tread GORGEOUS TIRES FOR 100$!!! i couldnt even believe it... such a steal haha. you guys have nooo idea how ready i am to drive the hell out of this thing once i break in the clutch and new drivetrain. after that it's all out. the camera will be getting some use and you guys will be having a few laughs. so long as i dont break something HAHA. It has come along ways and A LOT OF $$ i kept a tally of how much and personally i'm afraid to add it all... and i still have a 500$ lsd to buy 330 caltracs, 800$ lt's when they are done and other small misc stuff... but w/e itll be worth it! thanks guys!

what motor mounts did you use?

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Originally Posted by Wtfan18

OH TRUST ME DAVID i have 4 sets of tires set aside to destroy and i bought myself a set of pirelli pzeros 2 are 285/30/20 (nice and wide!) and 2 are 255/35/20 id say 90% tread GORGEOUS TIRES FOR 100$!!! i couldnt even believe it... such a steal haha. you guys have nooo idea how ready i am to drive the hell out of this thing once i break in the clutch and new drivetrain. after that it's all out. the camera will be getting some use and you guys will be having a few laughs. so long as i dont break something HAHA. It has come along ways and A LOT OF $$ i kept a tally of how much and personally i'm afraid to add it all... and i still have a 500$ lsd to buy 330 caltracs, 800$ lt's when they are done and other small misc stuff... but w/e itll be worth it! thanks guys!

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When I added all my swap costs up i wasnt too pleased, and I didnt do NEAR as much work as you did. So im sure yours is pretty bad.. lol

Are you using a steel(stock) drive shaft?

I did and it twisted in half....with the HP we are making, the driveline guy said our drive shafts are too long for steel, so I had to get an aluminum one.

Too much rotating mass!

nice get some more pics and get a vid of it running!!

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Originally Posted by knute_gis

Are you using a steel(stock) drive shaft?

I did and it twisted in half....with the HP we are making, the driveline guy said our drive shafts are too long for steal, so I had to get an aluminum one.

Too much rotating mass!

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HAHAH ARE YOU SERIOUS! well i hope to hell not... how much HP are you making. mine will probably be like 300-350 range i believe... closer to 350 i think. i had to cut my stock steel shaft an inch and 3/4 to get it to fit right... where did you get the aluminum one and how much did that run you?

348 at the wheels

In Columbus, Ohio(any good driveline place in your area would be able to make one).

$300.00

You may be OK, your truck should be about 287 at the wheels.

alright guys well saturday i pulled a 7am till 11pm and got most of the necessitys done then sunday afternoon we started it up and pulled it out of the garage for the first time. ran much smoother with the 02 sensors etc... the cam is great! i dont have a bed on it at the moment or the hood and didnt want to chance getting caught. the truck really wants to rip the old junk tires i have on the back apart. its awesome! the corsa SOUNDS AMAZING! i have a few pieces on the exhaust that need to be fully welded still. only other kinks will be removing the stock wiring and getting the speedo and tac to work. gas guage is MAXED out all the time but the temp, oil pressure, battery work. which i suppose is good. as far as the tach goes lance said something about a white wire from the stock harness that needs to be spliced. but im not sure where to find the wire or where exactly it needs to go. and as far as the speedo goes well i plugged the factory VSS into the t-56 not sure what else is required. i was just excited it moved haha let me know if you guys have any imput! ill get pics and vids up hopefully on the 4th of july when i can drive it down the road! thanks Guys!!!

get some sound clips up dude. and the gas gauge is maxed on mine too with that esky cluster. allen said he is going to put the stock computer back in to have it run that. if it works ill let you know. :hyper2:

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get some sound clips up dude. and the gas gauge is maxed on mine too with that esky cluster. allen said he is going to put the stock computer back in to have it run that. if it works ill let you know. :hyper2:

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okay maybe ill hold off on removing wiring then because i may do that also.