1badeagle Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Hey guys, I just wanna post some pictures and show everyone where I am right now on my swap. I was going to swap a LT1/T56 setup into my car, but a few days before I sat it in I decided to do what I really wanted and put a LS motor in the car. After I sold all my parts for the LT1 swap, I found a low mile LQ4 that was complete. The motor was a 13k mile LQ4 out of a 05 Silverado. I had a 1984 Trans am hard top that was in "ok" shape that I picked up after my 1988 Formula got totaled. My plan was to turn the Trans am into a formula and do the Lsx/T56 swap. Now I am leaning towards a 4L80e instead of the t56 since it will see some track time and a transbrake would be nice. These pics will show what I started with up to where it is right this moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1badeagle Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/e69fd6f3.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/952e980b.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/3c479eb3.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/ada19dc1.jpg Out with the Old motor!!! It was a very very purple 350/700r4 setup with a holley projection tbi setup on top of it. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/49256c30.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1badeagle Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Next I had to start on the body work. The whole front clip was junk, so I had plans to swap my Formula front end onto it. I also had to plug all the holes from where the Trans Am body kit bolted on. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/5e52e424.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/2cffc3bd.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/27201246.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1badeagle Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Fast forward a few months ahead and not much working being done, Work and life finally slowed down a little bit and a buddy and I dove into the body work. The body was sanded to bare metal, a few rust spots fixed and the 6 point roll bar was welded in. Its great to be a welder and have a friend that went to school to be a painter/body man. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/2c5f0883.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/f29c4295.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/8dc119ce.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/fe4f01c7.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/f01ac173.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/ba20eda3.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/bfbea4d5.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/cdc4c13c.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1badeagle Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Next we got it all masked off and wiped down and shot it with some extremely expensive 2K epoxy/sealer primer. After spraying it, You wouldn't be able to tell the difference between this primer and white paint. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/58ea7fbb.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/d036ef74.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/36e2b70c.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/c24988d9.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/ea163196.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/94f750ad.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1badeagle Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Next we had to do body work on the doors and fenders. We shaved the door handles and antenna hole. There was some serious hidden body work that required a lot of slide hammering and body work, but my buddy did good with it. The doors that I had must have had 15 coats of paint and clear on them. I literally scraped paint for 10 hours on each door. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/21aa7fd3.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/a3cd3b01.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/033ae3df.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/14feac5a.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/c15d6569.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/4f3eedcd.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/e79006d1.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/5551a7a0.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1badeagle Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 While Matt was busy spraying the body I got to work welding all the seams under the hood in the engine bay. All the seams are welded solid now and all none used holes are plug welded. I also removed the heater box and plated the fire wall and it will be smoothed in like everything else. Hopefully the welded seams with help to strengthen the chassis up some. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/726467e2.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/726467e2.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/c41762e5.jpg Other things that I did while I was doing this was weld in sub frame connectors and install a Moser 9" with 4.30 gear and Detroit locker. The rear is equiped with a Wilwood disk brake setup. I installed Lakewood LCA and a Adjustable Panhard bar. I also installed Lakewood 3 way adjustable drag shocks and moroso trick springs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1badeagle Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 After I sold all the LT1 stuff that I had I went in search of a 5.3 motor from a Silverado. In the process I found the 05 LQ4 6.0 and traded a LT1 style T56 tranny for it even swap.I knew that I wanted to do heads and cam on the motor. Pretty soon it turned into a fully forged beech performance built LQ4 370 /Ported LS3 heads/ Patrick G cam. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/0d90a023.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/9e110bdb.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/e764a7c1.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/2bb7a75d.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/5d150150.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1badeagle Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 <p>I just picked my Motor up from Bob Beech performance last night. The specs are as follows now: 2005 LQ4 6.0 block .030 overbore Mahle L92 10.8:1 pistons Callies Rods Stock crank Balanced and blueprinted The specs on my custom cam are 235/243 .621/.624" 110LSA +4 It was built to shift at 7700 rpm and make build power(hopefully). It has the steel top ring and it gapped for be hit with a 250 Hp shot of Nitrous. Hopefully it will make 500+ rwhp and 750-800 on the bottle. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/2187f8b0.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/ed740212.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/0ddc1778.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/65eb4000.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/16a70ede.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1badeagle Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Just a bit of a update on the car. This weekend we I hung the doors and got them lined up, then I went ahead and hung the fenders too. The passanger fender that I bought off a tgo member at rust and damage free was a total pos. There was about a 1/4-3/8" of bondo all around the marker light area from previous damage. The rear spot welded brace was broken off and the fender was cracked. After alot of dent pulling and welding/hammering it looks about as good as new. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/22d8a6b5.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/4951452f.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/45322ee4.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/ea3991c6.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 WOW! New member with some talent and proof to back it up! Love it. I wish I had the time, skills and tools and overall talent to do that stuff. What I do in photoshop you do in real life. Thumbs up. Can't wait to see more. Funny thing is I'm a product of the 80's and my good friends in high school had the original version of your car as a DD'er back then. Takes me back in time. Now they are both Hollywood producers and likely never touching an F-Body :lolguy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinHawk1647545499 Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 sweet, my first car was an 84 transam red hard top. great ride when i was 17-18, till a semi pulled out in front of me and totaled it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04SVT Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Awesome work!! Can't wait to see more!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Aquinas Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Well done so far! Nice to see some thirdgens getting some love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKilbourne Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 That is a lot of work. Definitely something to be pround of when it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigOxley Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Nice, i jealous of your workspace. i need something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1badeagle Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Thanks for all the love on my car and work guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1badeagle Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Just finished welding the door bars into.Such a bitch a bitch to weld the plates to the floor pan, but I got'r done. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/345d78b7.jpg Here are just some pictures of her pushed out of the room in our barn. Sorry for the low light issues, Its hard to take pictures on a Iphone when it gets dark at 6pm. http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/1202ef90.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/6f81a930.jpg http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q315/1badeagle/deb8aeae.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 http://mahou.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/carman.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Great job! LOL @ Turbo Teen .gif. I haven't seen that show since grade school... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangsn95gt Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Nice work I bet your glad you didn't go LT1 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1badeagle Posted January 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 http://mahou.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/carman.gif Lol, looks like a pain in his ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1badeagle Posted January 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Great job! LOL @ Turbo Teen .gif. I haven't seen that show since grade school... Thanks man. Never heard of turbo teen before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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