69projectKAOS

[LV42DAY]

nice camaro. what size are the wheels?

i was thinking i really like the all black wheels but i think if you do paint them, maybe you should try a matte or flat black finish or flat black center and gloss black lip. personally i think all gloss black doesnt do it for me unless the lips is polished or chrome. to me if you paint an entire wheel black it would be because you want the stealth look and flat black is stealth all day long.

all in all, the red and black contrast is among my favorites. look up the culture shock camaro, its a 67 not a 69 but either way there are some photos of it, red car with all black wheels. i think the centers were flat black with a gloss lip.

http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=18411 (click here for the culture shock camaro)

keep up the good work, it looks great so far.

[69projectKAOS]

hey guys,
time for some updates. i recently decided that i was sick and tired of my old th350 setup so i went onto the almighty craigslist hahaa and started to look for a t56 swap. and the search was on, i ended up finding a complete swap from a guy in Rhode island. with the swap i got LT1 T56(56k miles), stock LT1 bellhousing, all the hydraulics, lt1 flywheel, pressure plate, New throwout, Brand New Hay's Hd clutch, fork , Hurst short throw shifter. I know i cant use the stock lt1 flywheel with my 2pc rear main seal so i have to call up Keisler tomorrow and see if they have something that will work for me. other than that from what i read the swap is pretty much bolt up and go. Once i get the flywheel i can get the trans in and measure my drive shaft to have it shortened. I also bought the DSE Clutch master cylinder bracket and a new stock clutch/brake pedal assembly. The pedals and DSE bracket will be in tomorrow so i will post up some more pics when i get it finished. -Dom

[LV42DAY]

that trans will pay for itself from the gas money you will be saving. plus you driving it will be a little more entertaining

[Vinz68]

Cool! It's gonna be a blast to drve with the 6 speed

[sr73bu]

Awesome Dom! When I swapped to a stick (4-speed) a few years ago it made my car so much more fun to drive... now if only i had an overdrive...lol
Good luck with the swap!

-Sean

[69projectKAOS]

that trans will pay for itself from the gas money you will be saving. plus you driving it will be a little more entertaining

yea i hope so, my car isnt that bad the way it was on gas. but i deff think it will be alot better for cruising.

Cool! It's gonna be a blast to drve with the 6 speed

i cant wait!! i was getting soo bored of auto you have no idea!

Awesome Dom! When I swapped to a stick (4-speed) a few years ago it made my car so much more fun to drive... now if only i had an overdrive...lol
Good luck with the swap!

-Sean

thanks sean, im having trouble with the hydraulic setup mounting it to the pedals even with the DSE clutch master cylinder plate. :(

[mike a]

thanks sean, im having trouble with the hydraulic setup mounting it to the pedals even with the DSE clutch master cylinder plate. :([/QUOTE]

If you need help let me know.

[69projectKAOS]

^^^ Mikea, where are you from on L.I,? and thanks but i think i figured it out, i found a company called street and performance online and they have the same bracket as DSE makes and they actually give you a drawing of how you need to mount the tab on the clutch pedal and everything, even down to how many degrees the tab has to be at! i also had to go get a new clutch master cylinder because the one i got with the swap was bent and had a leak so might as well go all new while it out and easy to get to. here's the pic i was referring too.


when im all done i am going to try and get a sticky thread made on how to do this, because i know there are so many people out there including myself that are looking on the correct way of doing this. as well as the lt1 t56 swap too. thanks for looking guys, ill try and have some pics up tomorrow of what i got accomplished! -DOM

[69projectKAOS]

hey guys, so my hydraulics are done and mounted as well as my pedals. like many of you know i had to tweak the pedals a little to make it mate to the clutch master push rod. im not the best welder but im pretty sure it will hold lol. and the wires are out of the way now after i did the final install of the pedals and return spring etc. i used a adjustable pin so that the push rod could spin on it, i only used the second hole and cut the rest off so it wouldnt get in the way. the pedals look great and with that tab welded on the work great as well. im just waiting on my flywheel to mate my lt1 t56 to my early sbc.




heres a pic of the trans after i cleaned it up and checked it over.

i cant wait to get the 6spd in!! every day i look at it i get even more anxious to drive it ahaha thanks for looking everyone, i will update more when im putting the tranny in. -Dom

[RicerwannaB]

Awesome build man! I love it, I cant wait to start mine!

[69projectKAOS]

Awesome build man! I love it, I cant wait to start mine!

Thanks!!! what do you have ? -Dom

[srh3trinity]

Nice upgrade.

[69projectKAOS]

WELL LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, Tragedy has struck but the outcome will decimate all! haha to make a long story short. i installed my t56 and let me tell you it was a blast!! but my 383 didn`t quite agree. somehow about two months later i started my car in the driveway and let it idle when all of a sudden it went kaboom so i turned it off to access the situation and nothing seemed out of the ordinary so i tried to crank it over which it did . it fired up, popped again then stalled. after that it seized and cracked the starter. sooo we yanked the motor to find the number 6 cylinder had cracked due to a nut in the combustion chamber. let me remind you that this is the same cylinder that has detonated 2 pistons already and forced me to have it rebuilt both times. so i gave up i contemplated selling it and getting something more modern but with some persuasion from my family and friends shes here to stay!
So that brings me to where i am now, i ditched the idea of a crate motor and i decided to go nuts. with having two brothers who have Supras and a brother who has vast knowledge of them inside and out i decided to go out on a limb and go 2JZ! My brother had a spare 2jz laying around with 65k miles on it so we tore it down and started to build her for some boost!

heres the block torn down

new oil pan and drain fitting

wrinkle finished valve covers and lower intake manifold runners


i was able to get the head studs in the block today with some help of my gf:bigthumb: , i also pulled the harmonic balancer and got the water pump and timing belt off. unfortunately i got the wrong water pump(idk how lol) so i had to get the right one, and stop at the dealer to get the head gasket so i can start to put her back together.
got the ARP head studs in


got the headgasket, timing belt,new water pump, and head back on
we made some progress. i was able to get the new water pump, tt headgasket and most of the gaskets for the motor. my brother was nice enough to go ahead and torque down my head for me. we installed the cams



installed the valve covers and manifold

GARRETT 67mm turbo installed with dizzy, its practically touching the dizzy and valve cover so i cant even run a filter, oh well looks like im deff going AEM standalone ecu (there will be some sort of filter on there no worries lol)



i didnt like the way the n/a coil cover didnt cover the spark plug gulley completely so i cut out a piece to cover it out of thin sheet metal i had .

then i sprayed it to match the body color of my car , it actually came out nice. im trying to keep things lean and hidden for my build as much as possible. i also just put my lower runners on to see how they looked with the n/a rail with tapped fittings. im going to be ordering the intake stock in a few days to finish that up as well.







i will have some more updates soon, please keep the hating to a dull roar lol thanks for looking-Dom

[sr73bu]

BOOOO!!!! **throws rotten tomatoes** BOOOO!!!


hahaha! Just Kidding man!.... I think this going to be really cool! Are you going to run the t56 again or a Toyota trans? Either way Good luck!
Hope you have this done soon,,, Maybe this year we could meet up for a cruise...just installed a t56 in my chevelle so its ready to cruise.....

-Sean

[sixfivepost]

Now that is definitely different! Are you going to rebuild the 383 again?

[69projectKAOS]

BOOOO!!!! **throws rotten tomatoes** BOOOO!!!


hahaha! Just Kidding man!.... I think this going to be really cool! Are you going to run the t56 again or a Toyota trans? Either way Good luck!
Hope you have this done soon,,, Maybe this year we could meet up for a cruise...just installed a t56 in my chevelle so its ready to cruise.....

-Sean

Hahahaaa i was kind of reluctant to post it on here because i really didnt want neg feedback on it but oh well, lol im not going to hack the car up at all. im going to keep it so that i can go back to a sbc at any time. im actually running a R154 which is like the toyota version of the t56. its a 5 speed trans and can handle up to 750hp range, some guys even push more hp than that. im hoping to be done before the summer, so we can meet up at a autox or something. i saw your build thread and the car looks great, i love the color! i bet you love that t56 lol

Now that is definitely different! Are you going to rebuild the 383 again?

Thanks, i have the 383 sitting in my garage all dis-assembled, i dont know what im going to do with it. i will probably keep it because it the original motor to the car. I think the damage is too extensive .-Dom

[19,69camaro]

Dude thats awesome. I always liked the culture shock camaro now your making its big brother! What are you expecting for #s

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

fuchket, do it..

[nicke]

I like it! Cant wait to see that toyota engine in its new home!

[69projectKAOS]

Dude thats awesome. I always liked the culture shock camaro now your making its big brother! What are you expecting for #s

Thanks! yea i like the EVS camaro alott, the funny thing is i had my car set up almost identical to theirs without even knowing of it lol until my brother saw it on the web and thought it was my car lmao. EVS say they are making close to a 1000hp but i dont think thats right. i think they are making close to 600 +hp. for my car im gunna shoot for 650-700hp,....will that stick to the ground !? oh hell nooo but it sure will be fun to drive! hahaha

fuchket, do it..

Hey Veng, can i still be in the club?? ;) My car is gunna be American muscle , but with the heart of Japan. i kinda thought you would agree with me because you like American muscle and jdm. -Dom