JohnnyT's C5 Z06 Build Thread

[Murlo26]

Solid, I've driven one of those V8's before, they actually move pretty good!

davis johnson mobile from high school?

[Knoxville]

davis johnson mobile from high school?

Hell yeah! that is one of them, and my oldest brother owned one back when we were in high school and I lived in the Andover house.

[JohnnyT]

Welp, I had some time on my hands this weekend and installed the ported FAST 92/90. Everything was pretty straightforward, just needed a new air bridge to put the MAF back at the stock location so I could re-route the vacuum line for the PCV system on the passenger side head.

http://oi41.tinypic.com/2yoqwxf.jpg

I still have to shave the FRCs to clear the new mani too.

Got a tune scheduled on Monday so things are coming along!

Oh, and I need to pick up my sway bars from PowderKeg too.

[JohnnyT]

My sway bars are done too!

http://i1.wp.com/www.powderkegcoatings.com/wp-content/uploads/rubyredswaybars.jpg

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[JohnnyT]

Fuel rail covers trimmed, everything all buttoned up!

http://oi42.tinypic.com/2wr46fs.jpg

Dropping the car off today to get re-tuned too!

[C3L1CA]

Looking good!

[sleepydsm]

An den?

[JohnnyT]

Looking good!

Thanks!

An den?

Install sway bars, align, then drive the piss out of it for the rest of the year.

Next project? Brakes? Coilovers? Not sure yet...

[JohnnyT]

Took a few new pictures yesterday. I was early to a car show with my neighbor's TT Viper (it's NASTY) and took a few pics:

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[JohnnyT]

Wow, it's been 10 months since I've updated this thread. Well, not a whole lot new until this weekend really. Ordered parts a month ago and finally had some time to get them installed.

I focused my attention this year on suspension, handling and brakes. My biggest goal was to eliminate some of the brake-wheel gap in the rear as the OEM brakes are way too tiny for a 19" open wheel design. Luckily, C6 Z51 sized rotors swap right in with new caliper relocation brackets so it's a great 'budget' bigger brake kit. I gained 1.2" diameter in the rear and 0.8" in the front.

Parts list:
- C6 Z51 sized DBA T3 4000 series front and rear slotted rotors
- Hawk Ceramic pads
- Relocation brackets
- Doug Rippie's SS brake lines
- Doug Rippie's re-valved Bilstein shocks
- GM T1 sway bars and poly bushings (BEEFCAKE!)

And, here's how everything turned out:

http://oi61.tinypic.com/29uvn1c.jpg

http://oi59.tinypic.com/10er6nd.jpg

http://oi57.tinypic.com/sfj608.jpg

http://oi62.tinypic.com/2nw3ml4.jpg

http://oi62.tinypic.com/296kg42.jpg

http://oi62.tinypic.com/2dgqo9e.jpg

I haven't had much time to drive it yet, but got the pads seated yesterday and all seems great so far. Ride quality is definitely improved with the Bilstein's. Need to get new tires and an alignment then I'll really be able to test those bars...