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1WhiteSSTC
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I totally understand how you feel. You should have seen the look on my face last April when we went to take the car away from JBP and the experts told me how badly I had been screwed over, as well as how far my LSJ race engine was away from being a race engine.
The only good thing is that I do still have my '06 SS/TVS DD to have fun with and it is no slouch in it's own right.
You should try again with an LNF engine down the road, RMR got 700hp out of the LNF without spray.---------- Post added at 09:20 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:19 AM ----------
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victory_red_SS
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Yeah, like the wife is going to go along with that. You need to see the look on her face every time I tell her the car needs another 5 or 10 K.
cobalt123
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ouch
Yeah, like the wife is going to go along with that. You need to see the look on her face every time I tell her the car needs another 5 or 10 K.
Hell I wish I could say mine needs another 5 or 10 K lol
bryson87
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i wish i had 5-10k lol
Cobalt Tom
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lulz!
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UPDATE Jan. 2010
After ending the last year with the project moving a bit slow the next few weeks should be a bit more hectic as we are planning to have this car ready for April and race season (I know, haven't I said that before - several times now)
The shop has finally finished the engine & tranny mounts and now they will work on finishing the tunnel, mounts the seats and finish the roll cage. The roll cage is not sufficient enough for the 25.1.e classification that we will need.
The engine mount in the picture was taken the day before it was completed so the two pieces of metal that bolt to the frame are welded on yet. I will get a pic the next time I am at the shop. The engine mount/cradle is a custom chromoly piece that is very light as is the transmission mount. The really good thing it that the design of the mounts are that with the removal of only 8 bolts, the whole transmission/engine is ready to drop from the car. I don't even have to unbolt the mounts first.
We also solved the problem of the wheels rubbing on the brakes by simpy going from a 1/4" spacer to a 3/8" spacer and slightly grinding a back caliper. The new spacer is made of 7075 aluminum and is bolted to the hat.
The radiator in the pictures is from Griffin radiator and it is designed to support a 1500hp race motor. The seats in the picture are a big improvement from the Kirkey racing seats that were originally bought for the project. Having said that, these seats are a tight fit for me and definitely not meant for long drives. For those of you that I have promised rides to, be warned that you may need to work a bit to get your butt in/out of the seats.
I have also run into a few more obstacles as we move forward. Because the project was oribinally an Ecotec/turbo build I have way to many parts that won't work for a supercharged application. Some of the parts needing to be changed are both sets of rear-end gears, the back wheels and slicks. I need to go to lower gear sets and taller/wider slicks to hold the power. Sometines it seems that I am falling farther behind because of the changes needed because of the piss poor planning/workmanship of 'you know who'.
Another thing that this year brings is the moving forward of my lawsuit. Certain parts have been tested by independant shops and those results have been given to the shop finishing the project. I expect to have a detailed report within the next 2 weeks which then goes to the lawyer with a mountain of other paper work.
Once the car has the cage finished up then it is coming home for the wiring. Anyways, onto the pictures.
Rod
After ending the last year with the project moving a bit slow the next few weeks should be a bit more hectic as we are planning to have this car ready for April and race season (I know, haven't I said that before - several times now
)The shop has finally finished the engine & tranny mounts and now they will work on finishing the tunnel, mounts the seats and finish the roll cage. The roll cage is not sufficient enough for the 25.1.e classification that we will need.
The engine mount in the picture was taken the day before it was completed so the two pieces of metal that bolt to the frame are welded on yet. I will get a pic the next time I am at the shop. The engine mount/cradle is a custom chromoly piece that is very light as is the transmission mount. The really good thing it that the design of the mounts are that with the removal of only 8 bolts, the whole transmission/engine is ready to drop from the car. I don't even have to unbolt the mounts first.
We also solved the problem of the wheels rubbing on the brakes by simpy going from a 1/4" spacer to a 3/8" spacer and slightly grinding a back caliper. The new spacer is made of 7075 aluminum and is bolted to the hat.
The radiator in the pictures is from Griffin radiator and it is designed to support a 1500hp race motor. The seats in the picture are a big improvement from the Kirkey racing seats that were originally bought for the project. Having said that, these seats are a tight fit for me and definitely not meant for long drives. For those of you that I have promised rides to, be warned that you may need to work a bit to get your butt in/out of the seats.
I have also run into a few more obstacles as we move forward. Because the project was oribinally an Ecotec/turbo build I have way to many parts that won't work for a supercharged application. Some of the parts needing to be changed are both sets of rear-end gears, the back wheels and slicks. I need to go to lower gear sets and taller/wider slicks to hold the power. Sometines it seems that I am falling farther behind because of the changes needed because of the piss poor planning/workmanship of 'you know who'.
Another thing that this year brings is the moving forward of my lawsuit. Certain parts have been tested by independant shops and those results have been given to the shop finishing the project. I expect to have a detailed report within the next 2 weeks which then goes to the lawyer with a mountain of other paper work.
Once the car has the cage finished up then it is coming home for the wiring. Anyways, onto the pictures.
Rod
SportLt
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im glad that things are still going your way man, good luck with the rest of the build!!
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Thanks
outtamymind
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rod that is coming along nicely. and as for the 2010 meet, the way its looking in the poll is its gonna be in BC this year unless something unexpected happens, i for one can not wait to see this beast of a cobalt in person. and good luck with the rest of the build and getting your money back from "you know who"
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I am hoping they start to come fast and furious now.
BC?? I thought you guys were doing Sask??? If BC is it, I am sure we can get a good draw because my car will be done by then
I look forward to hearing his response to the lawsuit.
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pretty sick. tranny support looks a little on the light side but i'm sure you know what you're doing. i've been watching this build since you were building the lsj. it's come a looong way.
cobalt123
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any luck on the suit?
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Welcome, You should add Cliff Notes to your Car's story
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Waiting on the reports on the ecotec race engine 'failure' before the lawyer proceeds.
cliff notes:
I started a project.
I trusted JBP
I got raped without lube
I fired JBP
I hired another company
They let me down
I brought the car home
I am trying to get the project completed
I am running out of money
A few people, over the different forums, have commented on how the transmission mount seemed a bit flimsy so here are some pictures of the finished product. As well there is a good shot of the finished engine cradle/solid mount. The nice thing is that only 8 bolts need to be removed to drop the entire engine/transmission after I disconnect the driveshaft. While I hope it is a long time before I need to utilize this convienence I will be prepared. I like the fact that I now have a mounted V8 in my engine bay.
Next week some really cool stuff is supposed to start, building the custom headers. When those pictures are done I expect to need to post a towel warning before posting them up.
Cobalt Tom
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glad to see things are turning around rod
cant wait
cant wait
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All forward motion is a good thing Tom. Hopefully our waiting ends sooner than later.
pitsnipe
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stupid question, what make/model of car are you putting a LS2 in? i think i know but that seems too good to be true. if it is what i think it is good god man that is unnecessary but i like it!