# How the Big Boys Roll... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 13, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the-big-boys-roll/40231 "2007-12-13T15:50:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Devioustsi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/devioustsi/32/7406_2.png) [@Devioustsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Devioustsi)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the-big-boys-roll/40231/141 "2008-02-10T21:47:47Z")
Nice, get it done! ---
**Author:** ![Firehawk853](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/firehawk853/32/7607_2.png) [@Firehawk853](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Firehawk853)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 5:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the-big-boys-roll/40231/142 "2008-02-11T05:04:20Z")
Its never going to work, run away while you still can!! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![38stang](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/38stang/32/7479_2.png) [@38stang](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/38stang)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the-big-boys-roll/40231/143 "2008-02-11T09:20:17Z")
> [@turbo ls1 ss](#): > > ehh… well… lol > > only have weekends to work on it… and im going to daytona next weekend for 5 days, and then to the bahamas 2.5 weeks later… > > the shortblock should be done in 1.5 weeks, the rest is cake > > turbo setup should be done being designed, hopefully, by the time i leave for the bahamas. im having vitez TIG everything because i want it to be top notch. hopefully by the time i get back from that vaca, i can send everything out to jet hot. but then i need to weld in a rad support, finalize the rad positioning, make a nice fan shroud, mount fans, route and fab all the coolant lines, mount and run oil cooler setup, tig some stuff on the oil pan, finish the top half of the engine, make a different mount for the alternator, strip and paint engine bay, make the rest of the exhaust including cutout, do all the rest of the 0123-91342 odds and ends, prep the K with the engine, trans, etc, install without marking up new paint, install front steering and suspension, allignment, tune, etc etc. > > aww FUCK. you got me in a bad mood again. lol ☹ > > to answer your question, im shooting to have kinks worked out before may. i need to start cranking and stop wasting time. > > goodnight Geez! and I thought I had a lot ahead of me with my heads, cam, intake, and rear suspension. ---
**Author:** ![Oroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@Oroc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oroc)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the-big-boys-roll/40231/144 "2008-02-11T10:01:10Z")
> [@38stang](#): > > Geez! and I thought I had a lot ahead of me with my heads, cam, intake, and rear suspension. Nah thats weekend work 😉 ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the-big-boys-roll/40231/145 "2008-02-11T11:10:17Z")
its 1dayaway is all it is sorry, saw the opportunity, and i took it while i can :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Final\_GTS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/final_gts/32/7359_2.png) [@Final\_GTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Final_GTS)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the-big-boys-roll/40231/146 "2008-02-11T12:26:32Z")
eesh… I know the feeling. Get rolling or you will H.A.T.E. yourself later! ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the-big-boys-roll/40231/147 "2008-02-11T12:34:10Z")
its ok bill im working on it while your in florida, it will be done when u return ---
**Author:** ![TRP951](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@TRP951](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TRP951)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the-big-boys-roll/40231/148 "2008-02-11T13:01:37Z")
> [@turbo ls1 ss](#): > > was going to save all the pictures for a DIY thread when all said and done, but what the hell. i have a few engine preview pics. this is all i’ll show for now. no turbo build pics until done > > nice clean work area: > > ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/IMG_0632.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/2/020af09d4fd022bfcf75ecf2023cd01ea30f38ab.jpeg) hey thats not aquafina in that bottle ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the-big-boys-roll/40231/149 "2008-02-11T13:22:09Z")
acetone 🙂 kev…if it gets done, and it runs, yay 🙂 dan, ugh the workload sucks, but i ALWAYS get my shit done on time. im starting to haul on it. my main goal is to get the pipes out to the coaters… after that, it should hopefully be downhill ---
**Author:** ![Final\_GTS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/final_gts/32/7359_2.png) [@Final\_GTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Final_GTS)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the-big-boys-roll/40231/150 "2008-02-11T19:33:44Z")
Nothing like a little game of hurry up and wait! get that shit out so it wont hold everything up around the corner. I doubt you have the really fun lead times like we do of “Oh… sometime this YEAR I’d say…” ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the-big-boys-roll/40231/151 "2008-02-11T20:14:29Z")
well the actual jet hot boasts their fast turn around times. other than that, for the most part, it is all on my shoulders. everyone that knows me knows i have no patience and i am always two steps ahead when dealing with this car. i hate riding shotty when i should be driving my own car. that’s why for the last three, going on four years the car has been stripped down to nothing every winter, then returned complete, with a couple different setups, with the first spring crowd [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the-big-boys-roll/40231.md?page=7)