RedMeat: LS6 Powered, M3 Flared, LTW Project - SOLD

[unloadedak]

Congrats! Looks mean man!

Don't know what it is, but I have grown really fond of regular coupes with M3 fenders. Watching this build with interest.

thanks guys!


I continued to clean up the garage over my four day weekend that I have every single week :) I'm still not done cleaning though! I should wrap it up this week, hopefully.

On Monday I rolled the car out to clean the garage up real good, while I was cleaning I found my digital camera that hadn't been touched since 2012!

I took a BUNCH of pics, I weeded out most of the meh ones and here are a bunch just showing the build in a little more detail that an iPhone can. Front bumper is not totally mounted, hence slightly poopy fitment.

























Another quickie pshop.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Need to get that thing done. You should just throw that ls1 in there and build the fresh block

[unloadedak]

Need to get that thing done. You should just throw that ls1 in there and build the fresh block

i would do that but the gto motor is an ls6 block. which has superior oiling, which is the worst part about these ls motors. oiling is key on a track car.

plan is to build up that other block from parts that i take off the gto motor and sell that motor for profit/recoup money spent on the gto motor.

[TeXJ]

are you going with a flat/satin red? That would be sweet.

[unloadedak]

are you going with a flat/satin red? That would be sweet.

I have thought about it.. but glossy zinno/imola is hard to say no to. I try to not worry about paint since it's so far away :(

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Are you going to have the whole car repainted?

[unloadedak]

Are you going to have the whole car repainted?

yessir.

current idea is imola exterior with alpine bay/interior

Like LaSupra but not even nearly as gnarly. build


This car makes me want a matte red but part of me wants a clean shiny E30 for one time in my life. All 6? of mine have been crap in the paint department.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

I know a guy haha. Highly doubt you wanna spend that much on a race car though.

[unloadedak]

I know a guy haha. Highly doubt you wanna spend that much on a race car though.

I used to work at B St. I got the hook up ;)

[pandaboo911]

Where did you get that socket "organizer" from? I've been meaning to get one like that.

[unloadedak]

Where did you get that socket "organizer" from? I've been meaning to get one like that.

I ordered this, this, this, and I already had a handful of pieces from a local tool store that went out of business around 2 years ago. I wish I bought it all way back then, they were like $2/ea.

This is just my 'go to' tool cart. I need to get more to organize all the tools in the boxes.

[TheTacoMan]

Matte red would be cool but a bitch to keep clean for a track car I bet

[unloadedak]

Matte red would be cool but a bitch to keep clean for a track car I bet

^that. Grease prints and crap all over it would be a pain. Unless they have some grease resistant matte paint out? I have no idea.

edit:

found this

[animal]

this is incredible.

love it. want to do this later this year.

[unloadedak]

this is incredible.

love it. want to do this later this year.

i dare you :p


Well, I ordered an 18x10 et25 ESR wheel, it'll be here Monday and I'll throw a Yokohama A048 285/30-18 on it. I will then MAKE it fit on all four corners. No excuses.

Other than that, I think I have a plan together for the LS and I'm hoping for 400rwhp/400rwtq numbers at the minimum. I'm not gonna do an 'all-out' build on it right now, instead I'm going to take the money I would spend forging and making it badass and set that aside to buy an LS7 later down the road once I learn how to handle this car.

Instead I'm planning on:

• Refreshing the whole engine (bearings, rings, gaskets, hardware)
• LS6 heads to complete the bastardized LS1/6 setup that comes in the GTO
• Medium cam (thinking of a 228/232 .585/.595 112 LSA), appropriate valve springs/push rods, and a comp trunion kit
• Port the LS6 intake, throttle body, maf, and possibly the LS6 heads
• ATI damper and electric water pump
• High flow oil pump, C5R timing chain, and LS2 chain tensioner
• Custom IronFreak headers and oil pan

Building the motor like above shouldn't cost me too much for what I will be getting out of it but I'm really hoping to get by without forged pistons/rods.

I began transmission research too and it's going to cost a bit but it will be bulletproof, for my goals. I'm looking at the Tremec TKO600 Road Race and a Tilton 52-33130 bellhousing/clutch combo, it is a 5.5" triple disk setup with a reverse starter.




Expect pics once the ESR is mounted!