can we hear the exhaust yet?!!??!!?
have you looked outside?
Damnit I forgot you’re on the West Coast
It sounds nice, maybe this weekend. I’m gonna start fabbing the cutouts next week probably
Nice work , this makes me wonder if i can wire an AUX cable into my car through the factory changer…
I don’t see why not as long as it’s a remote changer, the signal does have to be analog though, I did some light reading and plenty of people have done a variation of this on other forums (GM, Honda, Ford, SRT, etc)
just looked it up the signal is not analog
My hero
Few buddies sent me this, got a chuckle out of it
photo 1 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
I found this guy on ebay, used to love building these as a kid, kinda cool that now I own a car that I can have a model of
photo 3 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
So I was on the fence about the body side moldings but decided to pull them off and I’m really glad I did. It cleaned up the body lines a ton. Spent a couple hours Saturday doing it
Off to Wallyworld to get supplies. I am driving this thing every chance I get!
photo 2 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
_DSC4774 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
Rinse her down with hot water to soften the tape a bit and clean any dirt and grime off
_DSC4776 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
This piece came off with very minimal effort, surprisingly
_DSC4777 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
Glue came off easily too. Not the case for the rest of the doors
_DSC4778 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
Time to start flossin’ baby
_DSC4780 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
So the glue on the door is miserable soft foamy stuff, I spent about half an hour peeling chunks off with my fingernails before I had enough. off to the store to buy this bad boy which was the best thing since sliced bread and craft beer.
_DSC4782 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
Very effective but leaves a pretty nasty mess of wax, foam, and dust behind. Worth every single penny
_DSC4783 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
_DSC4784 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
_DSC4785 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
_DSC4786 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
Quick wipe down with a microfiber looked great but there was still an imprint of adhesive around the perimeter
_DSC4787 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
I read about horror stories where guys with brightly colored cars down south (read: sun-baked) had a big shade difference when removing theirs. Mine was a NE car stored in a a garage so it was barely visible, especially on a black car. Anyhow out came the DA
_DSC4787 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
_DSC4788 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
_DSC4789 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
Pulled it out for a quick wash, looks a ton better
_DSC4790 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
_DSC4791 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
_DSC4792 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
So I finished out the evening by visiting a friend in Rochester an hour away, chasing my buddy in his M5 the whole way. We did a couple of rips and the car was a blast but the clutch hydraulics will definitely need attention. I had the typical C5 problem of a soft clutch pedal after a couple hard shifts. Already did the Ranger method to clean the clutch fluid and honestly it didn’t do squat, so I’ll have to do some homework to see what’s next.
photo 4 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
Depending on the weather this week I might start on the cutouts, stay tuned
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+1
Looks awesome, please dont change the wheels, they look great and fit the car great as well!
Do you think you need a new slave cylinder? I think my car might need one as well, but at that point i might as well do the clutch. We will see!
it’s either slave, master, or pressure plate (what else is there…)
might also try that drill mod but I think that requires dropping the whole drivetrain and if i’m doing that I’m just going to put a clutch in it. we’ll see.
LS7 clutch ftw
what is that 3m Wheel, like and eraser type product?
I wanted to take mine out yesterday but there was still lots of dried up salt in my neighborhood 
Rained today tho!!
Also progress looks awesome!!!
it’s basically a big ass wheel of wax on a post that goes into your drill chuck. as the wax turns it grabs and picks up the adhesive and flings it away. it does build up some heat in the paint if you hang out for too long so you do need to be mindful of how you use it.
for what it is, pricey, but worth it, I barely wore mine down, it’ll probably last me another decade
http://www.amazon.com/3M-03612-Adhesive-Eraser-Wheel/dp/B005RNGN8I
Aww come on, they don’t melt ya know. I took mine out yesterday, $5 admission at the zoo, gorgeous day for it. Just gonna rinse it off when I get home
Hoping for warm weather! I put away the sled for good so at this point winter can suck it
Did some tuning over the weekend with HPTuners, emissions codes deleted and AIR shut off. I also made a bunch of small changes like lowering the temps at which fans come on, shutting off AIR system, turning off CAGS (skip shift), and repurposing the 1-4 shift light to act as an actual shift light. I set it at 3000rpm for testing and it worked like a charm, so I’ll have to change it to 6000 for the real deal. I also got in my LCM5 module to proactively fix the column lock but didn’t get a chance to install it. While I had the laptop hooked up I also set the Column Lock Fail parameter to shut off fuel above 284mph in case of CL fail - so good to go there. I’ll toss in the LCM5 this week and that should take care of that potential problem permanently. Finally I shut off AIR and rear O2 codes, flashed the tune, and took a ride to get it inspected. Unfortunately flashing the PCM erases it (along with readiness monitors for emissions), so I wasn’t able to get a sticker today, but I put a bunch of miles on it Sunday with the wife, so should be good to go in a day or two.
Had a few minutes before dinner Sunday and the weather was nice so I removed the Clutch Over Center spring (partial assist and return) to see if it helped with the sticking pedal - it seemed to have helped a bit but haven’t beat on it hard enough to tell for sure. I am also working on a DIY solution for an actual return tension spring but need to think about how I want to attach it…
So as of lately on LS1tech people are saying the ls7 clutch sucks ans locks people out of high rpm shifts… They say its a very heavy clutch and makes the car feel slower as well…
I guess opinions have changed on the clutch, now im not sure if im going to go with it.
Well I ran the LS7 clutch in the BMW for a couple months and loved it, it was really the perfect all around unit. The car didn’t feel any slower by going to the heavier flywheel and PP, but then again that was seat of the pants. Never locked me out of gears but that was with an MGW shifter and BMW clutch master cylinder.
I still need to beat on the vette with the clutch spring removed and see if it helped. I’m not expecting miracles.
John I would look into Monster, they seem to get great reviews. Not sure what power plans you have for the Goat but I’m sure any of their offerings would hold up.
Everyday driveability and long life is more important to me than brute clamping force so the LS7 is attractive…we will see
Weird my 700hp car has no issues with it :lol:
Stop reading stupid posts? People have been swapping the LS7 clutch into everything with great results they probably had bad/shitty hydraulics that were failing or fucked.
LS7 is in my CTSV now.
I believe that the LS7 is the same as the newer LS3’s, good clutch for the money.