Smokingss

electric water pump installed and put together...



tubular subframes, tubular adj. TQ arm, tubular adj. LCAs, relocation brackets...






Here are specs about the car....
'03 corvette ZO6 crate engine from GM, TSP MS3 cam, dual spring valve springs, msd wires, msd coil packs, ported ls6 oil pump, ARP rod bolts, QTP stainless steel long tube headers, arp header studs, off-road y-pipe, Magnaflow catback, ported/powdercoated TB, Meizer electric water pump, Fluidamper balancer, 37# racetronix injectors, TSP airlid, Holley linelock, Textrailla clutch, spohn adj LCAs, spohn adj panhard, spohn chassis mounted adj TQ arm, UMI 3point tubular SFC, BMR lca relocation brackets, Intrax lowering springs(stock in rear currently), European rear bumper, export taillights, bergen stripes/panel, euro clear front directionals, 14k HIDs(ballasts from a 2001 benz s600), pioneer in dash am/fm/cd/dvd(motorized 7"), 2 soundstream mule subs, JL interiors, Xbox, alpine 4ch 740w amp, kenwood 1000w amp(temp replacing my 1500w alpine V12), VDO Xtreme Tach....

um i think thats about everything..... for this month at least

archemedes

very nice work

MyFirstCamaro

nice cars, where in jersey you live to say nj/ny since im right on the border ?

98CamaroZ28

thats pretty sick, the LS6 motor is pretty nice, and I didnt know they had electric water pumps, I bet that helps with parasitic losses in the drive train a little bit, hows the handling with all the suspension add ons? Very nice work.

Smokingss

i lived in Closter, currently i'm stationed at Ft Drum, upstate NY, like 20 miles from Canada.

The ls6 didnt come stock with the electric water pump. When i was at the track the first time, the stock balancer bolt gave and my balancer decided to come off at about the 1000' mark and 100mph. It went up smashing into my oem water pump pulley then down into my steering, in turn bending my drivers tie-rod and then the balancer "tried" going out under my car, but due to the ride height it wasnt easy and bent up part of my k-member before it shot out. that wasnt a plesant day. So when i repaired the damage i decided to go with the electirc aftermarket one, even though it was almost $700. They say it gives back about 10hp and i was trying to get every little bit.

here are some pics of the damage after that day at the track....







3rd new balancer installed, now with an ARP bolt...



and for the hell of it... here was the first balancer i had on the motor.....



and just because i can... the car will have a Procharger P-1SC on it within a month or 2, i just gotta pick it up when i get a chance to get back to NJ. Then ill get it tuned finally...

Smokingss

Oh, and here's how the car currently sits... with all the blood sweat and tears(not to mention $) that i put into that dam car, im very protective over it, but i did build it to be fast so breaking things is just part of it.... always room to upgrade haha.

98CamaroZ28

wow thats pretty sick, is the rear bumper going to be painted silver? Your car is looking very good.

The Sweed

Nice looking SS exept for the bumper.. all Camaros over here has those bumpers but i dont like them .. Sorry to hear about the engine! but glad it got sorted

ITSA6

i think the bumper is cool. definatly makes the car it's own. the motor is a good and bad thing. great that you have it now but bad considering the $$$$$ that had to go into that. looks like you got a fun car on your hands though

Bernotas05

Sweet car for sure, How to you like it at drum, I had a few buddies pcs to there and they all complain to no end about the cold. I wouldnt mind it much since I grew up in PA. Are you Army? what mos?

Smokingss

I love it up here at ft drum, the cold isnt that bad, it only got below 0 degrees F a few times, lol. I grew up in northern NJ so the cold doesn't bother me much.
And yes, i'm US Army, 88M(motor transport operator). We have the 5-ton cargo trucks up here so thats what i drive even though I trained on these trucks, the m915 tractor trailers, and the LHS(osh-kosh). We are slated to deploy to iraq in November, possibly earlier. My gf is currently in Army AIT for supply, and most likely will be joining me up here in 2 months. I have my Yukon Denali up here and i miss my SS so much, last time i drove it was about 3 weeks ago and i wont be in NJ for another 2 weeks. Once the weather gets nicer, like mid april... I'm gonna get it up here somehow, drive or trailer it. Then i'll get to do the procharger install. I'm sure the MPs arent gonna take a liking to me once the SS is on post, haha, luckily my one good friend from back home in Jersey is an MP here, and returning from Iraq next week.

As for the bumper, i dont see myself having it painted anytime soon. I had a photoshop done a while back to make it pewter, and it just didnt look as mean. It may look unfinished, but for now i like the pewter/black scheme. People that have seen it in person agree it works. And the bumper lights are functional as parking lights, i refuse to hook them up as brakes as well, lol. I also like the fact that the bumper eliminates the side markers.

Bernotas05

That cool, 88M is one thing I wouldnt want to be over there definatly takes some ***** to get into that mos now a days. But atleast your not one of the petroleum guys. She should like 92Y I am an MP but got tasked to fill in for suppy for 3 months since the guy was pcsing and I am the units armor. It was pretty fun just sitting around ordering stuff and doing paperwork, it was definatly pretty laid back compared to what im used to.