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patgizz
patgizz UltimaDork
4/1/17 5:27 p.m.

Some days craigslist fork you! Yesterday was not that day. $250 4.8 with complete harness, manifolds, etc... is wayyyyyy cleaner than I expected.

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Strike_Zero
Strike_Zero UltraDork
4/1/17 8:29 p.m.

In reply to patgizz:

Outstanding!

Raze
Raze UltraDork
4/2/17 6:26 a.m.

Now you need a cheap snail

QuasiMofo
QuasiMofo MegaDork
4/2/17 6:29 a.m.

Need some cheap passenger car manifolds?

patgizz
patgizz UltimaDork
4/2/17 8:46 a.m.

Have c5 headers already if needed.

Now is where the budget must be thoroughly examined to see just what can be done.

Car: $350 Engine $250 Recoup used $550

I should be able to start mocking up without oil pan. I have several truck pans so I'm just going to take one off the shelf, cut it down, build a sump with the dimensions of the ls2 vette pan, and attempt to glue them together with my tig welder. Then it's a matter of shortening the pickup tube an equal amount. $260 for oil pan, pickup, dipstick and tube is an ls swap budget killer. In the Datsun i got a $360 pan on clearance for $150 but still have $60 in the dipstick and tube. If successful with the corvette pan build i may build another for that just to make budget room.

Another key will be finding a used steering rack that someone is willing to deal on or doesn't know what they sell for.

Just ordered c5 motor mount brackets for $127. Will use them to make a pair of jigs so i can build the mounts for the challenge budget out of free scrap steel and then resell them when done so the budget hit will be $0.

patgizz
patgizz UltimaDork
4/2/17 11:47 a.m.
Raze wrote: Now you need a cheap snail

Lowballed a 76mm .96 a/r snail on ebay and got it for $269

On target to do a way more budget version of the sloppy mechanics build list.

Raze
Raze UltraDork
4/2/17 12:42 p.m.
patgizz wrote:
Raze wrote: Now you need a cheap snail
Lowballed a 76mm .96 a/r snail on ebay and got it for $269 On target to do a way more budget version of the sloppy mechanics build list.

WINNING

patgizz
patgizz UltimaDork
4/2/17 1:59 p.m.

Manifolds came off with zero broken bolts

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Truck intake and cowl trying to occupy same space, cowl will have to give as there is no room in budget for car intake. I bought an ls1 intake for $25 when people were almost throwing them away for ls6 ones, then gave it to my buddy for the same not expecting they would shoot up to $200+

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Strike_Zero
Strike_Zero UltraDork
4/2/17 6:51 p.m.
patgizz wrote: Just ordered c5 motor mount brackets for $127. Will use them to make a pair of jigs so i can build the mounts for the challenge budget out of free scrap steel and then resell them when done so the budget hit will be $0.

I never thought of that. This is awesome!

patgizz
patgizz UltimaDork
4/20/17 10:05 a.m.

Na na na na na na na na bat-wing

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$48.12 shipped! Should get $30 back out of truck pan locally.

patgizz
patgizz UltimaDork
4/20/17 10:07 a.m.

Also steering rack sourced $250. Hard when one part impacts 12.5% of budget but can't steer without it. I was getting fond of my dual ratchet strap tie rod system. Good news is if i can get one of the corvette rocker panels off unhurt it'll zero the car completely

Pete Gossett
Pete Gossett UltimaDork
4/20/17 12:21 p.m.

In reply to patgizz:

I've never seen a C5 oil pan before, that's crazy looking!

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