SB2.2 LT1 updates, fuel cell, sheetmetal console, NX direct

Almost there...decided the factory tank and center console had to go. Like I needed another thing to fabricate (i.e. spend more time and money on) Here's the finished NX install as well..

Console. It's held on with a frame work fitted to the contour of the tunnel then bent at an upward angle with dzus fasteners installed. The upper piece will also be removable via dzus.

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Here's the cell being fitted. Don't ask on this one. I'll post next week when we get it all figured out. I need to raise the whole rear deck 2 inches and fab up a sealed removable hatch assembly as well as relocate the fuel fill on the cell.

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Here's the business end with the NX STD direct port installed.

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looks good dave

Here's the business end with the NX STD direct port installed.

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:bow:

I think I just soiled myself looking at that motor :eek: :bow:

I think I just soiled myself looking at that motor :eek: :bow:

The pictures do not do it justice. It is much more impressive in person.

The pictures do not do it justice. It is much more impressive in person.

I can only imagine....WOW

Man that looks mean!! Hell of a job with it :)

That's one bastard combination you have there, pretty snazzy though. Can we have more pics?

I'm curious what you would shift that thing at the track at?

Thank you every one. Here's some more of the finished console. It will be powder coated a texture that matches the factory plastic.

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hsyr: According to the dyno I should be shifting at about 8200 on the motor and 7500 on spray.

WOW!!!! Thats all I can say! That looks nice!

Hey dave, how much did you spend on fitting those heads and that intake to your LT1. If you don't mind me asking, you can PM me if you'd like. Thanks

Jeremy

A lot. I sent you a pm.

Are you going to retain your ABS? Looks a bit out of place with the setup you are running??

Yes we are for now mostly because the car see road course duty with my dad driving and we thought it would be a good thing to have in case of a slick track condition. I have to make a wiring harness for it thought as we ditched the factory harness.

Looking REALLY mean, dude! :cool:

Looking good Dave! :)

Git R' Done

:D

-Mindgame

Thanks guys!

Dave, so the car is going to be a road car and a drag car?

The N20 just cought me off gaurd when you said road course hahaha

It's going to be both. ;)

Dave - who's doing the aluminum fabrication for you on the console?

Fred, it's Ken's Kustom Chassis here in Reading. PM and I can put you in touch with him if you like.

Thanks.

That console rules... no more elbow burn !

looks killer Dave! so are you gonna let me in on how you mounted your vacuum pump to the balancer? is there room for a crank trigger behind that. hmmm have to call you this weekend. just need to find your ph. # again, lol!

Thanks everyone!

Taner, sent you a PM.

P.S. You can mount the crank trigger in front of the drive system as well.

WOW!...Does it say.."BAD MF'er" on the back too? It should:D

That's funny. Actually the plate says "SB2-LT1"

I figure no one will get it or believe it.

Here's some updated pics.

Before:

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After:

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Obviously the fuel filler neck in the center of the tank has to go thus the side fill that will be connected to the factory filler tube in the stock location.

Damn, there goes your t-top storage. :(


P :D

Damn, there goes your t-top storage. :(


P :D

I can just bungee cord them to the two 15lb nitrous bottles that go on that deck.;)

I can just bungee cord them to the two 15lb nitrous bottles that go on that deck.;)


Well that solves that!........down hill from now on.......:)

That's funny. Actually the plate says "SB2-LT1"

I figure no one will get it or believe it.

that is until you open the hood! lol!!!!

NNNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE. Not something I usually say, but I like the looks of that STD !!!!! :D

Another damn fun car by the looks of it!

But how are you going to heel-and-toe with that nitrous bottle between your feet???? ;)

Forgive me, but I'm on night shift and wired on chocolate-covered coffee beans.

:)

Now Zed...I don't need no stinkin' clutch...

Seriously, I figure that'll be my pickup line. "Hey baby, wanna hold my nitrous bottle?"

Now if only GM made them like that from the factory. That thing is kickass. If you don't mind my asking, what kind of #'s did you get out of the heads?

Thanks.

The heads were actually a little weak by 2.2 standards. The small bore doesn't help either. They "only" flowed 380/260 I/E. There are guys here that have them that have gotten as much as 440+ intake...

I can just bungee cord them to the two 15lb nitrous bottles that go on that deck.;)
A T-top bag from a 3rd Gen and a couple easy to make brackets would work even better. :)

So I know this car is in the 9's and is doing 1g corners around Leguna Seca. Updates!!...I demand them now:). Oh and pictures would be nice of the finished product too.

Well it's not quite done but it does run and move under it's own power now. It's at the body shop getting the airbox made in the hood and a few other things. It should be back in a week or two. I'm hoping to have it on track in about a month.

Well it's not quite done but it does run and move under it's own power now. It's at the body shop getting the airbox made in the hood and a few other things. It should be back in a week or two. I'm hoping to have it on track in about a month.

Let me know when your going I def. want to be there! M.G. or Numidia by chance?

hell of a road race car!

:bow:

Maple Grove of course. I'll let you know.

Thanks Jordon. I drove it 2 miles today at the body shop. That's quite a feat considering there are no plates on it and no windshield in it at the moment. I got on it pretty good on a twisty stretch. It's got LOTS of grip. I was short shifting it at about 5000 (it makes peak power of 740 @ 7400. at 5000 it's making about 500 even) and it accelerates so hard out of corners that it pushes the 315 fronts then gradually rotates. Those 335 Kumo's out back have an amazing amount of grip. Of course I was being ginger (Officer, let me explain how I ended up in this field in this car that has no windows or interior or plates or lights...) I did let it rip on a straight, still short shifting and it just lights em' up hard...in every gear. It'll definately go mid 10's on the motor, maybe better. We can't wait. Just a little longer...

That looks awesome! Definately keep us updated...

Hey Dave,

Did Ken's Kustom Chassis save the templates for that center console? I think there might be a market for that (i.e. me:D ). Let us know how she runs.

Jeremy

Nice job on the console.
Even though mine is not a 4th Gen. It is an sb2.2 headed 434. Took longer than I had thought, but shes finally done.

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Hey Dave,

Did Ken's Kustom Chassis save the templates for that center console? I think there might be a market for that (i.e. me:D ). Let us know how she runs.

Jeremy


Id be in for a new console too:)


-john

Maple Grove of course. I'll let you know.

Thanks Jordon. I drove it 2 miles today at the body shop. That's quite a feat considering there are no plates on it and no windshield in it at the moment. I got on it pretty good on a twisty stretch. It's got LOTS of grip. I was short shifting it at about 5000 (it makes peak power of 740 @ 7400. at 5000 it's making about 500 even) and it accelerates so hard out of corners that it pushes the 315 fronts then gradually rotates. Those 335 Kumo's out back have an amazing amount of grip. Of course I was being ginger (Officer, let me explain how I ended up in this field in this car that has no windows or interior or plates or lights...) I did let it rip on a straight, still short shifting and it just lights em' up hard...in every gear. It'll definately go mid 10's on the motor, maybe better. We can't wait. Just a little longer...

Only mid 10s on motor? pfft haha

Car sounds amazing man... you going after Taners record or something?

What size fuel cell is that?? Looks Big.


-john

Updates?...I wanna see a mid 10 sec run vid. I know you have one by now. Dont be holding out!

dam i almost forgot about this thread lol.


POST up VIDS!!


-john

No time slips yet. We started a new business and that has taken some time away but we are working on it. I had to engineer a belt driven water pump setup because the factory housing can't flow enough to keep it cool on a road course. The new system is sick. -16 lines in and out of the block, billet bracket, cog belt, etc... In addition we added an Earls 42 row oil cooler that I am in the process of mounting. We are on pace for the first good weather of Spring though so it's coming. In the mean time, Taner bombed the record even lower so I guess I'll have to put the big pills in it and hope the block doesn't decide to do the two direction tango. We'll see. Thanks for keeping the interest alive guys.

Sorry I never answered the fuel cell question. It's 22 gallons.

interest is always there...check your voice mail ;)

Sorry for asking a stupid question but what does SB2.2 LT1 mean. I assume you are using small block heads on an LT1 or something????

The SB2.2 heads are a GM performance item commonly used on the NASCAR Nextel Cup cars. They can be ported to flow well over 400cfm and allow you to make over 2hp per cubic inch of displacement.

Several small groups are said to worship these heads as a personal god, making sacrifices and ritualistically ingesting high octane fuels.

Sorry for asking a stupid question but what does SB2.2 LT1 mean. I assume you are using small block heads on an LT1 or something????

Basically in a nut shell, hes using nascar heads and intake. :)

Several small groups are said to worship these heads as a personal god, making sacrifices and ritualistically ingesting high octane fuels.

:) :) :)

to put it another way, people are willing to kill for a set of those heads lol




-john

to put it another way, people are willing to kill for a set of those heads lol




-john

Sounds incriminating :D

You guys make it sound like the heads are hard to get a hold of and they aren't at all. Now making them work on an LT1....thats all N20Dave :D

how much of a gain will you get out of them being reversed cooled? I wouldn't think near as much as you could by upping the displacement in an aftermarket SBC block... But then you'd have to go carb or aftermarket fuel injection.

This is one of our dirt track 430 cube sb2.2 engines... Too bad the pan, oil tank, oil pump, lines, distributor, and carb won't fit under the hood of my ride.

http://www.lt1.org/other/jpg/rt1.jpg

Sounds incriminating :D

You guys make it sound like the heads are hard to get a hold of and they aren't at all. Now making them work on an LT1....thats all N20Dave :D

That's only the beginning of the work. There is so much support work involved in this combination. I've done a fair amount of work on that car and everything is tweaked. You would'nt believe what had to be done to make the headers and exhaust fit.

That's only the beginning of the work. There is so much support work involved in this combination. I've done a fair amount of work on that car and everything is tweaked. You would'nt believe what had to be done to make the headers and exhaust fit.

Bro...did you forget what combo I have been messing with for the last 3+ years? There isn't anything I don't believe when it comes to non-standard combos and LT1's :D

I haven't even gotten to the exhaust part yet which makes me think this car will see more track time than anything else until I can come up with something more than open headers.

Bro...did you forget what combo I have been messing with for the last 3+ years? There isn't anything I don't believe when it comes to non-standard combos and LT1's :D

I haven't even gotten to the exhaust part yet which makes me think this car will see more track time than anything else until I can come up with something more than open headers.

Bobby,

I'm well aware of what you and a few others are messing with. My comments are directed for the folks that might think the work ends w/ getting the heads converted to reverse cooled.

Oh, I'll give you a hint w/ the exhaust...there's cutting, welding and patching involved;) :p

Later,


Steve.

Bobby,

I'm well aware of what you and a few others are messing with. My comments are directed for the folks that might think the work ends w/ getting the heads converted to reverse cooled.

Oh, I'll give you a hint w/ the exhaust...there's cutting, welding and patching involved;) :p

Later,


Steve.

Hey Steve, hope I didn't come across the wrong way. Man...cutting, welding and patching...You for hire? :D

The heads are badazz, plain and simple. if they didnt cost so much, and then have them converted and then get an intake to work.....etc. I wil do this setup one day, its just meant to be. :)

Trust me, the cost of the heads was nothing compared with everything else required to make them work. In fact, used, they were no more than a set of say, AFR 215's.

Roadie, You are correct, it would have made more power by going with a large bore aftermarket block to really take advantage of the heads but we wanted to stay with, and prove something, with the LT1 platform. Those heads will eventualy find their way onto a 4.125" bore bowtie block.

Believe me, your pan, intake, etc... will fit into the car, you just have to get real creative :)

Hey Steve, hope I didn't come across the wrong way. Man...cutting, welding and patching...You for hire? :D

Bobby,

Not at all. Yeah, I'm for hire. You can pay me cash or feed me...Dave's Dad will probably tell you it's cheaper to pay me cash, though:eek:

Later,


Steve.

Bobby,

Not at all. Yeah, I'm for hire. You can pay me cash or feed me...Dave's Dad will probably tell you it's cheaper to pay me cash, though:eek:

Later,


Steve.

Well Houston is nice all year round :D

Believe me, your pan, intake, etc... will fit into the car, you just have to get real creative :)

Yeah, but it's a lot more fun in a 2350lb tube chassis car with 14" wide tires on all 4 corners. :D

i'll stick with my boosted little 355 for the street.

dave,

check your hotmail, i think you will enjoy the link i sent ya! call it fuel for the fire :D

The only unfortunate thing about watching your video was cleaning all the spooge off my monitor at the end :bow:

The only unfortunate thing about watching your video was cleaning all the spooge off my monitor at the end :bow:

You've got issues!!! Oh yeah, if it's ok w/ Taner, send me the video.

not to hijack this but, i just uoploaded the vid into cz vieo forum, i don't know how long it takes but it will also be up there soon.

and i got more info for you on the t56, believe me you will want to pull the trans back out. i will explain later, remember i am the guinea pig in all of this, lol!!!

Thanks.

The heads were actually a little weak by 2.2 standards. The small bore doesn't help either. They "only" flowed 380/260 I/E. There are guys here that have them that have gotten as much as 440+ intake...

Mine only flowed 354/264 :(

69vette, ours flowed those numbers on a 4.125" fixture. When tested with a 4.030 fixture they flowed 360/258. What fixture size did you use?

4.125". They haven't been sent out to be ported any more yet though. There just like they were when they came off a nascar engine. Just their cnc porting. They will be sent out later on to be hand ported, but I wanted to see what they would do as is for now.

I was over at Dave's place yesterday and he fired up the car for me. This thing is Billy ****ing Badass!!!:bow: The car sounds great, idles nice and rings up fast. Everything on this car is tweaked, but done w/ precision and accuracy. The amount of time, money, effort, committment and dedication Dave and his Dad put into this project is unbelieveable. I look forward to seeing it on the track.

updated pics please.

updated pics please.

They had to sell their digital camera to help buy parts for the car.