Complete build progression - Copart 2018 ZL1 1LE - Page 5

clg82 · 08-30-2022, 03:39 PM

Damn man that stinks but going into these things you never know what you'll uncover....love this thread....I read in one of your earlier posts that the roof "looked like someone had walked on it".....I totaled my 2018 ZL1 trying to avoid something in the road, took a hard right and clipped a mountain....they totaled the car, the body shop mentioned it looked like "somebody had walked on my roof" but after speaking with a GM engineer he said the "roof is a collapse point and if any corner of the front end has a hard impact and airbags deployed it will look like that" anywho great thread and thanks for updating us!

Sephx1 · 08-30-2022, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by clg82

Damn man that stinks but going into these things you never know what you'll uncover....love this thread....I read in one of your earlier posts that the roof "looked like someone had walked on it".....I totaled my 2018 ZL1 trying to avoid something in the road, took a hard right and clipped a mountain....they totaled the car, the body shop mentioned it looked like "somebody had walked on my roof" but after speaking with a GM engineer he said the "roof is a collapse point and if any corner of the front end has a hard impact and airbags deployed it will look like that" anywho great thread and thanks for updating us!

Thanks - Yes I considered the roof could be a result of the impact. Sure looked like a dance floor though.

Akura · 08-30-2022, 06:50 PM

This is a super thread, thank you!

Sephx1 · 08-30-2022, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Akura

This is a super thread, thank you!

You’re welcome

To make things a little worse, I dropped the ECU off to Cordes Performance on my way home to have it checked out. They called this afternoon and it is fried from the welding we did on the motor mount boss, even though I disconnected the battery cables. I hate when problems are self inflicted.

Rogey89 · 08-31-2022, 08:49 PM

Win some lose some. This car is a unicorn though. I can see you keeping it a very, very long time.

vampire · 08-31-2022, 11:14 PM

sorry to hear about the hidden damage.
keep us posted.

Sephx1 · 09-14-2022, 09:27 PM

Went to drop off the new shifter assembly and transmission mount this morning, after wading through a sea of Teslas and other cars waiting on repairs I found my car on the frame bench. The new strut tower is in place and hopefully this pain will end soon.

Sephx1 · 10-25-2022, 07:17 PM

Quick update - Hopefully they have run out of bad news to give me as the car is finally going back together. Sorry for the poor photo quality but if you look close the windshield and dash were removed. Sectioned in at the A pillar. I guess the slightly sagging passenger side door in the auction photos really was something I should have been more concerned about.

GHarris · 10-26-2022, 08:20 PM

Just discovered this thread. Very interesting and well done, going to be fun when finished!
Where will you track it, isn’t Firebird closed?
I used to live in Mesa, still miss AZ.

Sephx1 · 10-29-2022, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by GHarris

Just discovered this thread. Very interesting and well done, going to be fun when finished!
Where will you track it, isn’t Firebird closed?
I used to live in Mesa, still miss AZ.

Thanks, hopefully I will get the car back in a month or so (it will have been in the body shop a total of 4 months by then) and get it put back together.

Firebird (now Wild Horse Pass) will be closing but they are still open and we still have events scheduled there. Podium Club at Atessa, Apex Club and AMP are other tracks nearby.

Curr · 11-01-2022, 06:48 AM

Great thread. Thanks for keeping it updated.

Don't have the money, will, or talent to do something like this, but appreciate you for the vicarious ride

Dave777 · 11-01-2022, 07:04 PM

Nice project and photos.

JTS · 11-01-2022, 08:07 PM

Sephx1 nice project , like you said , you love to bring cars back . I had a friend (passed years ago) that was very talented and loved to do the same . When she's done you will have some good times on the track. I'm interested in Where Podium Club Astessa, Apex Club an AMP ,where they meet, Run or? Can you elaborate I'm interested in checking out . Thanks

Sephx1 · 11-01-2022, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by JTS

Sephx1 nice project , like you said , you love to bring cars back . I had a friend (passed years ago) that was very talented and loved to do the same . When she's done you will have some good times on the track. I'm interested in Where Podium Club Astessa, Apex Club an AMP ,where they meet, Run or? Can you elaborate I'm interested in checking out . Thanks

Thanks! My 16 year old son and I are members of NASA and Pro Autosports. I started club racing around 2000 and was pretty involved with a couple Corvettes for about 10 years. If I can go off topic for a minute, I love where it has taken me. When my older son turned 5 in 2011, I gave it up to take him and his younger brother racing karts and quarter midgets every weekend. I had even more fun doing that, and now I’m no match for either of them. They are 13 and 16 and drive Late Models now. My 16 year old is running in the ARCA Menards series race with NASCAR at Phoenix Raceway on Friday. The ZL1 is going to be what we go to the track with for fun so he can get more road course seat time.

https://nasaaz.com

https://ProAutoSports.com

08-30-2022, 03:39 PM	#57
clg82 Drives: 2020 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 1,150	Damn man that stinks but going into these things you never know what you'll uncover....love this thread....I read in one of your earlier posts that the roof "looked like someone had walked on it".....I totaled my 2018 ZL1 trying to avoid something in the road, took a hard right and clipped a mountain....they totaled the car, the body shop mentioned it looked like "somebody had walked on my roof" but after speaking with a GM engineer he said the "roof is a collapse point and if any corner of the front end has a hard impact and airbags deployed it will look like that" anywho great thread and thanks for updating us! __________________ 2020 ZL1 A10 Shadow Gray Metallic Magnuson Magnum DI TVS2650R\| Mamo Throttle Body V2\| RotoFab Intake\| AWE Touring Catback Exhaust\| TCM Tune\| Tune\| Eibach Pro\| BMR Rear Cradle Lockout\| PPF\| Ceramic\| BCForged HCS21

08-30-2022, 06:50 PM	#59
Akura Drives: ´18 ZL1 A10 Red Hot 😍 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Madrid, SPAIN Posts: 347	This is a super thread, thank you! __________________ First ZL1 in Spain (Madrid)! Red Hot, A10, PDR, carbon fiber hood & grounds effects...

08-31-2022, 08:49 PM	#61
Rogey89 ZL 1 3 7 Drives: '23 ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Niagara Region, Ontario Posts: 447	Win some lose some. This car is a unicorn though. I can see you keeping it a very, very long time. __________________ '11 2SS / '23 ZL1 / '23 Silverado ZR2 Daily

09-14-2022, 09:27 PM	#63
Sephx1 Drives: 18 ZLE, 18 SS1LE, 16 SS, 23 ZL1 Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 414	Went to drop off the new shifter assembly and transmission mount this morning, after wading through a sea of Teslas and other cars waiting on repairs I found my car on the frame bench. The new strut tower is in place and hopefully this pain will end soon. Attached Images

10-25-2022, 07:17 PM	#64
Sephx1 Drives: 18 ZLE, 18 SS1LE, 16 SS, 23 ZL1 Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 414	Quick update - Hopefully they have run out of bad news to give me as the car is finally going back together. Sorry for the poor photo quality but if you look close the windshield and dash were removed. Sectioned in at the A pillar. I guess the slightly sagging passenger side door in the auction photos really was something I should have been more concerned about. Attached Images Last edited by Sephx1; 10-25-2022 at 09:49 PM.

08-31-2022, 11:14 PM	#62
vampire Drives: '19 M2C / '19 ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Desert Posts: 92	sorry to hear about the hidden damage. keep us posted.

10-26-2022, 08:20 PM	#65
GHarris Drives: 2023 ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 19	Just discovered this thread. Very interesting and well done, going to be fun when finished! Where will you track it, isn’t Firebird closed? I used to live in Mesa, still miss AZ.

11-01-2022, 06:48 AM	#67
Curr Probably doesn't like you Drives: 2022 WCT ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Boston-ish Posts: 1,252	Great thread. Thanks for keeping it updated. Don't have the money, will, or talent to do something like this, but appreciate you for the vicarious ride __________________ I hope the 6th gen Camaro has a melodious horn trumpet. I'll tootel it at the ladies, yelling out "Hi hi." - RenegadeXR كافر ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ железобетонное очко Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur. There is an unequal amount of good and bad in most things, the trick is to work out the ratio and act accordingly.

11-01-2022, 07:04 PM	#68
Dave777 Drives: 1985 Z28 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Florida Posts: 125	Nice project and photos.

11-01-2022, 08:07 PM	#69
JTS Drives: 2023 ZL1 A10 Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Az Posts: 624	Sephx1 nice project , like you said , you love to bring cars back . I had a friend (passed years ago) that was very talented and loved to do the same . When she's done you will have some good times on the track. I'm interested in Where Podium Club Astessa, Apex Club an AMP ,where they meet, Run or? Can you elaborate I'm interested in checking out . Thanks __________________ 2023 ZL1 A10 Shadow Gray Metallic Last edited by JTS; 11-01-2022 at 08:48 PM.

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