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AustinWithrow · 02-15-2015, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by '68Z28

Thanks for the up-dates Austin.
Wishing you the beat with the Camaro project,
you have more intestinal fortitude than I ever will.
Hope that the weather begins to make a turn for
the better soon.

Thank you for following up on my project, I'm glad people are still around even though this has taken some time!

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OfficiallyTook · 02-15-2015, 06:55 PM

Yes we are here I'm debating this my self, wrecked SS for more performance sure lol I'll pay 1-1.5k for 10k+ worth of parts

AustinWithrow · 02-21-2015, 12:24 AM

UPDATE: Well guys, looks like the weather people were right... We ended up getting 14 inches of snow, with 3-8" more tonight. It is the biggest snow storm since 1994 in my area. Hopefully this is the closure to winter and the warm temps start to show up. I'm so ready to get this build on the road, my local Dragstrip opens up March 14 for the first test-n-tune. Hopefully I'll be out there testing my luck with the new ride. Wish me luck guys, I will update as soon as we get some good weather!

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Explit Player · 03-13-2015, 08:57 AM

Bump??

AustinWithrow · 03-13-2015, 09:00 AM

UPDATE: Still having pretty bad weather in my area, hasn't stopped snowing/raining for the past couple weeks and I took vacation last weekend so there has been no way to start. But, spring weather seems to be in the forest for the upcoming week, hopefully we can get the motor and everything setup on the engine cradle and have it ready to throw in. We have to fix a few spots on the wiring harness, and then mount everything and it should be about ready to put on. Let's hope for some good weather this coming week and maybe we can finally start.

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hammdo · 03-13-2015, 10:57 AM

Corbin KY. Have relatives that live there... Hope weather breaks so you can get it done!

-Don

StephenofSD · 03-13-2015, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by lbheat

el ess a is just mad his yellow SS camaro with the zl1 spoiler didnt turn into a zl1. Probably started doing the ss to zl1 swap??

Haters gonna hate. He sure as hell has the right to call it an SS if he is doing the full swap. More props to him for attempting to build an SS from scratch!

+1

AustinWithrow · 03-13-2015, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hammdo

Corbin KY. Have relatives that live there... Hope weather brakes so you can get it done!

-Don

Haha yeah, love this town. But not the weather, it has mixed emotions about what it wants to do! But hopefully it will change within the next week!

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AustinWithrow · 03-16-2015, 08:26 PM

UPDATE: Guys we are slowly making progress. Today was a beautiful day out, so we were able to get some work done. Finally got the oil pan put on today, and got the engine cradle set up so we can mount the motor on it. Tomorrow will be another progressive day (if it doesn't rain, 40% chance) we are going to get the motor mount brackets put on and get the AC compressor on as well. Which leaves us with mounting the engine on there and getting everything set up the way it needs to be. I will update on progress made tomorrow. Thanks guys.

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Q'smuscle · 03-16-2015, 08:45 PM

Nice ! Keep at it !

hammdo · 03-16-2015, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Q'smuscle

Nice ! Keep at it !

+1

-Don

AustinWithrow · 03-17-2015, 05:49 PM

UPDATE: Got the motor brackets put on today and the engine cradle is set up. Now all we like is to put the oil cooler on when we get the line for it and put on the ac compressor on when we are able to put the engine on the cradle. But we need motor mounts before we can do that because our SS mounts are junk. If anyone knows if the v6 mounts will work, I definitely need to find out so I can just use the one off of my v6. Other than that, once we get it set up on the cradle, we just need to route the wiring to the correct spots and get everything hooked back up. Slowly getting there but it feels like I have so much longer to go!

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Gee · 03-17-2015, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by AustinWithrow

UPDATE: Got the motor brackets put on today and the engine cradle is set up. Now all we like is to put the oil cooler on when we get the line for it and put on the ac compressor on when we are able to put the engine on the cradle. But we need motor mounts before we can do that because our SS mounts are junk. If anyone knows if the v6 mounts will work, I definitely need to find out so I can just use the one off of my v6. Other than that, once we get it set up on the cradle, we just need to route the wiring to the correct spots and get everything hooked back up. Slowly getting there but it feels like I have so much longer to go!

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Im very curious. But honestly I see expensive custom made motor mounts in your future.

AustinWithrow · 03-17-2015, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Gee

Im very curious. But honestly I see expensive custom made motor mounts in your future.

Why is that? I'm using the stock engine cradle, stock mounting brackets?

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02-21-2015, 12:24 AM	#199
AustinWithrow Drives: 2013 Cammed/LSA Conversion 1LE Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Corbin, Ky Posts: 564 View My Garage	UPDATE: Well guys, looks like the weather people were right... We ended up getting 14 inches of snow, with 3-8" more tonight. It is the biggest snow storm since 1994 in my area. Hopefully this is the closure to winter and the warm temps start to show up. I'm so ready to get this build on the road, my local Dragstrip opens up March 14 for the first test-n-tune. Hopefully I'll be out there testing my luck with the new ride. Wish me luck guys, I will update as soon as we get some good weather! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ "Livin' life in the fast lane, moving at the speed of light and I can't slow down, only got a gallon in the gas tank, but I'm at the finish line so I can't stop now"

03-13-2015, 08:57 AM	#200
Explit Player IG @Brian_ _Self Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS M6+17'Tesla Model S Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Bristol, TN : Instagram @Brian_ _Self Posts: 804 View My Garage	Bump?? __________________

03-13-2015, 09:00 AM	#201
AustinWithrow Drives: 2013 Cammed/LSA Conversion 1LE Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Corbin, Ky Posts: 564 View My Garage	UPDATE: Still having pretty bad weather in my area, hasn't stopped snowing/raining for the past couple weeks and I took vacation last weekend so there has been no way to start. But, spring weather seems to be in the forest for the upcoming week, hopefully we can get the motor and everything setup on the engine cradle and have it ready to throw in. We have to fix a few spots on the wiring harness, and then mount everything and it should be about ready to put on. Let's hope for some good weather this coming week and maybe we can finally start. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ "Livin' life in the fast lane, moving at the speed of light and I can't slow down, only got a gallon in the gas tank, but I'm at the finish line so I can't stop now"

03-13-2015, 10:57 AM	#202
hammdo 'It's an experiment' Drives: [COTW 2/09/15] '11 GPI LSA SC Z/LE Join Date: May 2014 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 8,694 View My Garage	Corbin KY. Have relatives that live there... Hope weather breaks so you can get it done! -Don __________________ 747 RWHP 794 RWTQ "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." - Enzo Ferrari See My Build: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=385577 Last edited by hammdo; 03-13-2015 at 11:19 AM.

03-16-2015, 08:26 PM	#205
AustinWithrow Drives: 2013 Cammed/LSA Conversion 1LE Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Corbin, Ky Posts: 564 View My Garage	UPDATE: Guys we are slowly making progress. Today was a beautiful day out, so we were able to get some work done. Finally got the oil pan put on today, and got the engine cradle set up so we can mount the motor on it. Tomorrow will be another progressive day (if it doesn't rain, 40% chance) we are going to get the motor mount brackets put on and get the AC compressor on as well. Which leaves us with mounting the engine on there and getting everything set up the way it needs to be. I will update on progress made tomorrow. Thanks guys. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ "Livin' life in the fast lane, moving at the speed of light and I can't slow down, only got a gallon in the gas tank, but I'm at the finish line so I can't stop now"

02-15-2015, 06:55 PM	#198
OfficiallyTook Drives: 2010 LLT victory red Join Date: May 2012 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 92	Yes we are here I'm debating this my self, wrecked SS for more performance sure lol I'll pay 1-1.5k for 10k+ worth of parts

03-16-2015, 08:45 PM	#206
Q'smuscle Account Suspended Drives: 2011 Camaro VR 2SS/RS & Impala Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Riverside,ca Posts: 5,342 View My Garage	Nice ! Keep at it !

03-17-2015, 05:49 PM	#208
AustinWithrow Drives: 2013 Cammed/LSA Conversion 1LE Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Corbin, Ky Posts: 564 View My Garage	UPDATE: Got the motor brackets put on today and the engine cradle is set up. Now all we like is to put the oil cooler on when we get the line for it and put on the ac compressor on when we are able to put the engine on the cradle. But we need motor mounts before we can do that because our SS mounts are junk. If anyone knows if the v6 mounts will work, I definitely need to find out so I can just use the one off of my v6. Other than that, once we get it set up on the cradle, we just need to route the wiring to the correct spots and get everything hooked back up. Slowly getting there but it feels like I have so much longer to go! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ "Livin' life in the fast lane, moving at the speed of light and I can't slow down, only got a gallon in the gas tank, but I'm at the finish line so I can't stop now"