Phase 5 - "Going fast is very expensive"
At this point, I know I have a decently sized cammed engine to be installed in an otherwise stock and tired out V6 chassis. I knew I needed to do some supporting suspension work, upgrade the springs, stiffen the chassis a bit, etc. What I didn't realize was how quick this would snow ball.
Springs and shocks installed onto the kframe. I already had an upgraded SLP front swaybar, so we swapped that over to the LT1 kframe as well:
I also figured while all these components were out, it was time to do some paint work. I purchased some POR15 kits and got to work! I painted the suspension parts in above pic, as well as coating my underbody:
(Flash made the por15 look thin and show red)
And then I figured, well with the upgraded engine, it was only a matter of time before the v6 rear end blew. So I found a buddy on MiFbody who had upgraded the axles in his 10 bolt with some beefier parts and was now selling his 10 bolt. A little splurge later:
While I was going to town with the POR15, I figured I better coat the engine bay. I knew I'd be painting over the POR15 with red paint, but I figured the POR15 would protect against rust in the future.
Smoothed and filled some of the holes in on the strut towers. It was time for primer to see how it'd look with a solid coat of paint:
Did I mention some chassis suspension upgrades?
A red engine bay!
Stock rear end comes out:
And while it was out, I figured it'd be a good time to coat those wheel wells with some POR15!
LT1 rear end goes in with a few other upgrades:
Engine bay ready for a new heart!
The transplant, ready for install:
