# My Build Thread LS1/FD Its Fast!

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [February 17, 2010, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409 "2010-02-17T12:00:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2011, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1981 "2011-05-18T09:58:23Z")

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so i just looked through the last few pages to catch up on this build…youre running stock manifolds? do they flow pretty well? interesting…progress looks good though. i wanna check out this car sometime.

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1982 "2011-05-27T15:24:12Z")

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Over a month since I updated this WTF!  
Luke is working on the wiring  
I am working on the cage  
Turbo is in Alabama  
More updates soon as I really want to drive this summer maybe.

I made a fuel system from scratch(man this was a lot of work) sorry I didnt take many pics and it looks super ballin under the car. Twin 044s using magnafuel y -10An to -8 each rail, each rail to return.

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0844.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0844.jpg)

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0843.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0843.jpg)

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0845.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0845.jpg)

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0842.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0842.jpg)

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**Author:** ![juicedz4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedz4/32/5051_2.png) [@juicedz4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/juicedz4)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1983 "2011-05-27T16:06:19Z")

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:tup: awesome :tup:

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**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1984 "2011-05-27T19:14:22Z")

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looking really good drew!!! I must come over and wrench soon. I’m sorry I haven’t, i died for a while 😛

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1985 "2011-05-27T19:18:39Z")

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☹

Yeah I need to gather motivation. Still too much to do. Come hang whenever

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**Author:** ![KhoiFish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/khoifish/32/5409_2.png) [@KhoiFish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KhoiFish)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1986 "2011-05-27T22:03:42Z")

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Looks great man!

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**Author:** ![FourEyed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/foureyed/32/7216_2.png) [@FourEyed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FourEyed)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1987 "2011-05-28T18:34:02Z")

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:tup: Keep rocking on this… I just dropped mine off for the hot side today. Everything else is done on mine.

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1988 "2011-05-30T21:05:04Z")

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Really sorry about the lack of pics…installed all of the floor plates for the cage today. My welding and fab skills are coming along decent. This isn’t the prettiest weld I laid down but is literally the ONLY pic I took today (unless you want to see my garden).  
So I will try to fit and weld all of the bars soon!

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0929.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0929.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1989 "2011-05-31T03:38:35Z")

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Looking good. That harness sounds like a lot of fun…

X…

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1990 "2011-05-31T07:08:35Z")

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Thanks man! The harness will be my demise. Last I was at Lukes house I thought I was gonna have a panic attack haha

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**Author:** ![turbociv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@turbociv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbociv)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1991 "2011-05-31T07:44:02Z")

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yea, wtf. where is luke and why isnt this harness done yet? we could be doing heaters RIGHT NOW!!! LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUKE???

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**Author:** ![FourEyed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/foureyed/32/7216_2.png) [@FourEyed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FourEyed)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1992 "2011-05-31T07:55:59Z")

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I will stop by this week and help get that wiring done. I have plenty of wire nuts and electrical tape!

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**Author:** ![turbociv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@turbociv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbociv)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1993 "2011-05-31T07:59:43Z")

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ive got some scotch tape here somewhere as well. some zip ties/tape/wire nuts and this bad boy will be running in no time.

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1994 "2011-05-31T08:04:56Z")

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LOL

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**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1995 "2011-05-31T14:16:51Z")

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just use some glue.

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1996 "2011-05-31T23:23:41Z")

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Just figured I would give you guys some pics of the fuel system and a few randoms

Light washed it out real bad so I just threw the effect on it meh you get to see how I did the front split this way lol

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0947.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0947.jpg)

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0948.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0948.jpg)

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0953.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0953.jpg)

Rear split hidden above sway bar

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0950.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0950.jpg)

Couple motor shots, turbo is out for some :snky: as you see but I installed the new steam port system and need to put the wires through the firewall and attach the boots

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0940.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0940.jpg)

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0939.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMAG0939.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1997 "2011-06-01T06:26:50Z")

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When’s the turbo back?

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1998 "2011-06-01T07:43:34Z")

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No idea forced inductions is dropping the ball on it. I was supposed to have it last week and still no tracking info.

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**Author:** ![nytalonTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nytalontsi/32/5399_2.png) [@nytalonTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nytalonTSi)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1999 "2011-06-01T07:52:49Z")

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Looking great :tup:

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/2000 "2011-06-01T08:29:05Z")

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Thanks! I think it should come together kinda quick when I get the turbo back. But I am semi-lacking on time. Wiring will be the biggest thing left to do. I expect to have cage and everything mechanical done within a few weeks.

---------- Post added at 07:29 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:54 AM ----------

Joshs post made me think to call FI they said " I think its 99% done I dont know why it hasnt shipped yet, I will call you back" It as supposed to ship last Monday ☹

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