73 LS1/t56 vette prodject

[meinthe73]

So I bought this Vette in January with a 350 and a th400. It was fun for a couple months but quickly got tired of the lack of performance and unreliability. I got a chance to purchase a LS1/T56 for a good price and hopped on it. This is what it looked like the day I brought it home.






Pulled the old motor.





The LS1/T56



In with the new.







The exhaust I plan to use.


The Ls1 Running.With open headers and VATS bypass.





The walk around

[meinthe73]

I will start installing the flairs on thursday hopefully.

[opnwide]

Very nice. My '72 is going to get a similar fate once my trans am is done.

[meinthe73]

Very nice. My '72 is going to get a similar fate once my trans am is done.

Are you talkin about the ls1 or the flares? Either one is a fun project and well worth the work.

[Tig]

WOW, looks amazing. Vette looks real clean, blk on blk, daaaayumn.
Lookin forward to the finished product.
Great job

[srh3trinity]

Very cool. I like 73 Vettes, they have the great rear end and the front has a nice smooth look to it. Very unique. The wheels look awesome and it looks like the flares are barely going to cover with them. I looked at some c3's and I was bummed that you can't fit much tire under them. Keep us posted.

[ArtosDracon]

Nice!

[meinthe73]

[67blacklist]

gorgeous car and props for working in the mud, been there, it blows. looks like youll have an awesome garage if thats what its gonna be

[hightower2011]

Wow, this looks amazing! I love the look of this 'vette with the black, tint, and cowl. I dunno why those stand out the most to me, but they do. :D

The flares look awesome as well, can't wait to see them painted!

[Conrad283]

Good lord ... What size are those back tires?

[705.0Merc]

That Ls should sound mean through those pipes!

[meinthe73]

[meinthe73]

That Ls should sound mean through those pipes!

It does. =)

[meinthe73]

Good lord ... What size are those back tires?

345/40/17

[meinthe73]

It has been a while since updated this post. I been busy prepping for paint

Getting Ready for paint

[sokoloka]

Beautiful 73!
I just started my build thread on my LS3 72. How'd you hook the sidepipes up to the LS? I have the Hooker pipes for SBC's, but the headers don't even come close to mating up with the LS.

Can't wait to see your's finished.

[meinthe73]

these are escalade hids ill be using as fixed headlights in the grill

[neki67]

Curious to see how you plan to use the Escalade head lights. Are you going to put them in the lower grilles? Won't they be too close to the ground?

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

please please please put an airdam on that bad boy.. its looking great!