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The Great Rebuild
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Day One
The Original Heart
305 TPI 700R4 Tranny
The Stock Rearend
On the hoist ready for its extreme makeover - IROC edition!
Stock Underside
Well, with the exception of the sub frame connectors.
Gutted
Heartless
Looked like it had been sacked and pillaged. Talk about leaving it in the wrong part of town...
Felt kinda sad for her :(
The new heart - LS376ci
This GM Crate Engine had 525HP BEFORE we strapped a Magnusson Heartbeat Supercharger to it. 10 Pulleys total.
L470E plus 1 7/8 Headers
Proof God loves us and wants us to be happy.
(Originally what Roosevelt said about Beer ;)
(Originally what Roosevelt said about Beer ;)
New Rearend
3.27 gears with Auburn Posi and Baer Brakes. I don't think the stock one would have made it out of the parking lot without detonating.
I was thinking...
that the thing wrapped up is a red torque arm wutg drive shaft safety loops?
Flashback 1988!
Looked like it was back on an assemply line!
Hmm. Shiney.
Rust be gone
The big rusty k-member was history!
So Damn Sexy
Added 2" to the 18x8 IROC knock offs.
Pardon me while I drool
Tubular K-Member
Wam Bam Thank You Ma'am
...and the two became one!
If this doesn't get me arrested...
...I give up.
It fits!
At this point sleep was impossible
Playing the dangerous game of:
Will the hood close?!
Operation status: Stable
We expect her to make a full recovery, and then some ;)
...... Dear Lord.
Banish the Battery!
to the locking trunk compartment, anyway. Kinda still need it.
IROC-X ended up winning first place in the 2015 Third Gen Expo in Chicago.
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