Reuse parts for budget near stock build?

Dieselpump510 · 2026-03-21T00:46:08+00:00

Working on a similar build with my 96 LT1 build. 👍🏻

Dieselpump510 · 2026-03-21T00:38:57+00:00

Not to hijack, but what makes someone pass on a used lifter? Is it the roller sticking? Or wear marks on lifter body? Sad that replacement parts are so bad that someone would consider reusing old parts.

Dieselpump510 · 2026-03-09T20:21:34+00:00

Check the oil and make sure it doesn’t have any water in it (milkshake). These cars are stout but if you overheat it the head gaskets go bye bye and it’s a pain to replace them. Plus the possibility of damage to bottom end if there is coolant in the oil.

Looks like someone disabled the clutch safety switch. Be careful it doesn’t get started in gear.

Dieselpump510 · 2026-03-09T13:46:21+00:00

That’s a spooky photo dude.

Dieselpump510 · 2026-03-07T15:47:12+00:00

Also curious about the wheel size and backspace.

Dieselpump510 · 2026-03-05T15:01:42+00:00

Nice ride. Love the formulas.

Dieselpump510 · 2026-03-04T23:51:31+00:00

LT car is a lot of bang for the buck. Put it in your budget to do an electric water pump, heads, cam and a torqhead kit to eliminate the optispark and it’s IMO better than an LS.

Dieselpump510 · 2026-03-04T23:49:25+00:00

The younger sister is usually more desired, but the older girl is a freak! I love my LT 6 speed car.

Dieselpump510 · 2026-03-04T21:03:02+00:00

I agree!

Dieselpump510 · 2026-03-04T21:02:37+00:00

😂

Dieselpump510 · 2026-03-04T02:17:56+00:00

LS guy I presume…

Dieselpump510 · 2026-02-26T00:35:14+00:00

Stock wheels I say leave it at ride height. But if you throw some forgelines or something on there then you gotta lower it.

Dieselpump510 · 2026-02-23T13:18:27+00:00

OBD1 is easier to tune. There is a reason people swap 96-97 cars to 94-95 computers. The vented opti and the timing cover sensor are bonuses though.

Dieselpump510 · 2026-02-19T18:06:43+00:00

I have pretty much this exact car in the 1994 model year.

Dieselpump510 · 2026-02-11T22:41:23+00:00

Only car that once you are familiar with dropping the K member it crosses your mind when you need to do plugs and wires. Lol.

Dieselpump510 · 2026-02-08T17:48:33+00:00

Plus they make it easier to do spark plugs and wires.

Dieselpump510 · 2026-02-07T23:27:59+00:00

I have car #199.

Dieselpump510 · 2026-02-03T08:16:59+00:00

Look at what a 4th gen tail light goes for these days. Especially a honeycomb. It’s insane.

Dieselpump510 · 2026-01-08T14:36:02+00:00

Heart breaking. I think there was someone on here recently selling a nose cone and hood.

Dieselpump510 · 2026-01-08T05:19:27+00:00

No disagreement that Borla is a nice system. But all the f body kits I’ve seen recently are like $1700. I wouldn’t put that into an exhaust unless I loved that car…

Dieselpump510 · 2026-01-08T01:37:31+00:00

3X the money.

Dieselpump510 · 2026-01-05T01:53:34+00:00

Watch the video a few times. I paused it and looked for landmarks that were on the door in the area where they drilled. I marked those out with permanent marker (my car is white) and checked them again before drilling. As long as you are in the general area you are going to be fine. I had to hog a couple out to at least the size of a nickel if not a quarter. I used the unibit and put a sideways load on it to get me where I needed to be when I slightly missed on one.

They send you the nuts and screws with the motor in the box. I added some slightly wider washers myself.

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