2013 2LTRS to 2011 2SS conversion

[SlowLS1]

Originally Posted by mr_honez

Electrical bugs fixed and working on bleeding the steering. Pump doesnt make any noise but the steering wheel has a bad shake when turning when engine is on. Wheels themselves shake too when turned. Acts normal when engine is off. Im assuming it has a lot of air in the rack causing it but If anyone has experience with this please let me know. I've neve experienced this before when bleeding other cars but I'll just just keep turning the wheel watching for bubbles.

I had this issue on my build. Could not get the air out the traditional way no matter how many times I tried.

I bought a spare cap for the reservoir and inserted a fitting into it so that I could pull a vacuum on the reservoir while turning the wheel lock to lock. This did it in 5 minutes.

[mr_honez]

Originally Posted by SlowLS1

I had this issue on my build. Could not get the air out the traditional way no matter how many times I tried.

I bought a spare cap for the reservoir and inserted a fitting into it so that I could pull a vacuum on the reservoir while turning the wheel lock to lock. This did it in 5 minutes.

Excellent idea thanks for sharing that. I may just so happen to have a spare cap, gonna give this a try

[mr_honez]

Originally Posted by SlowLS1

I had this issue on my build. Could not get the air out the traditional way no matter how many times I tried.

I bought a spare cap for the reservoir and inserted a fitting into it so that I could pull a vacuum on the reservoir while turning the wheel lock to lock. This did it in 5 minutes.

Just wanted to say thanks for the tip, worked like a charm.

[mr_honez]

Project complete!!!


Well, mostly. She's definitely good for road use now and drives great. No major issues to deal with. Pulls hard. Just a couple of small problems like hood latch sensor not working and the radio antenna not working as it should. Still need to evacuate the HVAC and recharge it too. Other than that she'll need a lot of TLC on her paint and her chrome wheels.

Just glad she finally lives

[mr_honez]

Some remaining pics of the project

Front clip about to go on

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Out of the garage

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Out on the test drive...

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[mr_honez]

Very long road, I learned a lot though. (Learned that I DON'T EVER want to do this again LOL)

On the plus side I know exactly where every nut, bolt, connector, hose and wire is and goes.

That's got to count for something I figure.

Another plus, I have a SS now and that's enough for me

[SlowLS1]

Originally Posted by mr_honez

Just wanted to say thanks for the tip, worked like a charm.

Glad I could help.

[mr_honez]

Meant to add that I have a lot of spare parts for a RS that I need to get rid of now. They will be crushed in the old shell if I can't get rid of them so if you have something in mind that you may need just let me know. They will be cheaper than you'll find anywhere else for sure. I don't want to ship if at all possible but willing to make exceptions if we can come to an agreement on price. I do have the LFX engine for sale cheap if anyone is willing to come get it. It is complete with the harness and ECU. I also will throw in the BCM if needed. Also, the trans, SS brakes, door cards, etc.