She's alive!! big day today

[Steve1968LS2]

Sort of a milestone.. first firing of the engine in the car.

The switch was flipped and Penny came to life. We only ran her for 30 seconds or so just to make sure all was good but everything seemed fine.

We have a bad fitting on the low pressure side of the rack so I need to replace that, everything else sounded and looked good. Wiring into the racepanel wasn't as tough as I thought it would be. I don't have a key, just a bank of switched for the fuel pump, water pump, lights, power and start.

She is now back at Best of Show in San Marcos for the sheetmetal re-install and minor tweaks. Shouldn't be long now.

Here she is ready to leave the shop:

http://www.lifeinwidescreen.com/siihp/done.jpg

Here's a cool shot. Notice how low and close to the firewall the LS2 sits. Also notice how the headers tuck up. They barely hang below the frame.

http://www.lifeinwidescreen.com/siihp/low.jpg

I have a 30 second vid but I need to host it somewhere..

[XcYZ]

Sweetness! That's a bad ass car. :bow:



I have a 30 second vid but I need to host it somewhere..

I'll host it for you, send it on over in an e-mail. :thumbsup:

[Bandit]

Top notch! Can't wait to see it finished!!

Paul

[Steve1968LS2]

Sent... thanks Scott :D

[Steve1968LS2]

The video
http://www.lateral-g.org/movies/penny.wmv


And in larger format:
http://www.lateral-g.org/movies/penny.avi


Thanks Scott!

[XcYZ]

My pleasure, Steve. Man that's a bitchin car. :bow:

[jimhamptons]

That looks and sounds great. I love that car!

[Sales@Dutchboys]

looks good that allways a good fealing to fire it up.....

[J2SpeedandCustom]

Congrats Steve that's a huge milestone! Can't wait to see the car all together. :thumbsup:

[Blown353]

You're missing a lugnut on the front wheel and based on tire tread direction or better yet the "rotation" arrow on the sidewall the front wheels are on the wrong sides too. What kind of a show are you running down there?!? :P

Looks good!

[mazspeed]

That is badass Steve. I can't wait to see it in person. We will need to take the cars for a long joy ride :thumbsup:

[Speedster]

Steve -

All's I can say is S...A....W....E....E....T....

The video "speaks" for itself.

Good job my man. :thumbsup:

[Bill Howell]

You're missing a lugnut on the front wheel and based on tire tread direction or better yet the "rotation" arrow on the sidewall the front wheels are on the wrong sides too. What kind of a show are you running down there?!? :P

Looks good!

Damn tough crowd around here..... :rofl:

[Blown353]

Damn tough crowd around here..... :rofl:

Just looking out for his safety, that's all. :lol:

[Steve1968LS2]

You're missing a lugnut on the front wheel and based on tire tread direction or better yet the "rotation" arrow on the sidewall the front wheels are on the wrong sides too. What kind of a show are you running down there?!? :P

Looks good!


Yea, just tossed on the wheels to roll the car.. 50% chance of getting it right and we blew it.. too lazy to swap them back. Once the fenders are on the wheels go to Forgeline to get re-set to the right offset and the new Toyo R-compounds go on.

I knew there were be jokers like you so in the Frame story I put "Oh, and before the letters start rolling in, yes we know the wheels are on backwards"

How many lugs do you need to roll around a shop? The new lugs just came in the mail (12mm x 1.5 all around) and they wont mar up the wheels..

<-- getting excited

[syborg tt]

looks awesome and it has to feel good to here is run

[Steve1968LS2]

That is badass Steve. I can't wait to see it in person. We will need to take the cars for a long joy ride :thumbsup:

Hell yea.. our cars will look great next to each other since I used that Nissan silver for parts of my car :)

[rockdogz]

Hey, awesome - looks great!

[awr68]

Looks and sounds great Steve!!

[Payton King]

You are killing me with this thing!

So close...I bet you are still sportin' wood.

Where did you get the elbo for the TB?

[61Bubbletop]

That car is badass Steve, definitely one of my favorites.... :thumbsup:

[Steve1968LS2]

You are killing me with this thing!

So close...I bet you are still sportin' wood.

Where did you get the elbo for the TB?

The Elbow is from Speed and Performance. They also modified the MAF so that it attaches with set screws on one side. The elbow is nice, it's a pretty heavy duty cast piece. After I build my intake I'm gonna coat the whole deal in the same stuff as the headers.

[Payton King]

how about a link to speed and performance?

[Steve1968LS2]

how about a link to speed and performance?

Don't you read my magazine??? lol

www.hotrodlane.cc

They carry a lot of stuff for LSX transplants.. I always call and talk to Mark.

[Payton King]

Speed and performance...its street and performance. That is why I could not find it smarty pants. Mark is the owner. I usually speak with Lambert. He is the LS guy.

Are you using a 5 pin MAF..ie Z06 MAF

While you are building your air box you might as well whip me up one as well.

[Steve1968LS2]

Speed and performance...its street and performance. That is why I could not find it smarty pants. Mark is the owner. I usually speak with Lambert. He is the LS guy.

Are you using a 5 pin MAF..ie Z06 MAF

While you are building your air box you might as well whip me up one as well.

street, speed.. whatever.. lol

yep, 5 pin MAF is integrated IAT

[Diognes56]

Awsome :D .

David

[Jr]

Steve,
The car sounds amazing!

Is the gas pedal hooked up? You are running the wireLESS gas pedal, right? If so, how hard was all the wiring/setup?

I can't wait to see the car together :thumbsup:

[Steve1968LS2]

Steve,
The car sounds amazing!

Is the gas pedal hooked up? You are running the wireLESS gas pedal, right? If so, how hard was all the wiring/setup?

I can't wait to see the car together :thumbsup:

Yea, Im running the fly-by-wire deal.. it was EASY to hook up. The Speartech harness came with the plug (direct to the ECU).. just hooked that up to the vette gas pedal and then plugged a wire into the Throttle Body.. voila!

[Rybar]

Looks fantastic Steve :thumbsup: Congrats on getting to this stage. Your motor and engine compartment look killer and it's not even done yet. :lol:

[Stuart Adams]

Looks fantastic. Like the LS motor.

[olds87]

Look nice, Steve :thumbsup:

[rwhite692]

Steve, That is really looking great! Really nice color on the car, and very nice use of colors throughout your project. :thumbsup:

[WicKeD_SS]

That 68 is so WicKeD! Congrats

[fatlife]

Must be exciting, even for a big wig! Wonder what the post count on this one is going to be :D

btw I like the clean look

[67Sally]

Everything looks great Steve. I look forward to seening it done.
W.

[Steve1968LS2]

Must be exciting, even for a big wig! Wonder what the post count on this one is going to be :D

btw I like the clean look

Big wig? I'm one bad decision away from being the Primedia coffee biatch.. :willy:

[mazspeed]

Big wig? I'm one bad decision away from being the Primedia coffee biatch.. :willy:
Just don't get fired before I get my car down there. :unibrow: And you're on with the cruise. :thumbsup:

[T Bell]

you did say "my magazine". I figured you had overthrown the existing ruler of the mag. :lol: Seriously, love the car and can't wait to see more.

[Ummgawa]

To quote Ted..."I have a full on Robot Chubby". :thumbsup:

[Diognes56]

Finally got to watch the vid. All I can say is ":drool:", "Congrats :D", and "I am total freaking jealous :yes: ".

David

[3kidsnotime]

Bad-Penny looking KINGPIN :thumbsup:

[radrambler]

steve

you must be proud ........lookS OUTSTANDING....

im going to send some pics for your latest mag contest......soon...

radrambler

[tones2SS]

That is AWESOME!!!! Good for you!!!! :thumbsup: :hail: :thumbsup:

[71Nova]

Steve I beg you MORE PICS please. I promise to buy the mag even if I have already seen the pics.

[x-tream]

Steve I beg you MORE PICS please. I promise to buy the mag even if I have already seen the pics.


Same here, i will by the mag just to see the pics again!! amazing job by the way. One question if i missed it along the way, what is the color you painted the car??

[tones2SS]

Same here, i will by the mag just to see the pics again!! amazing job by the way. One question if i missed it along the way, what is the color you painted the car??
That is a great question. I've been waiting for someone to ask that. THIS CAR IS THE BALLS!!! :thumbsup: :eek: :wow:

[Bill Howell]

Sunset Orange I think and it was already that color when Steve bought it. :thumbsup:

[Beast2831]

This might be a dumb question but, what wheels are those? Me likes! I thought they were Fikse but I wasn't sure. Nice Ride BTW! :thumbsup:

[jonny51]

This might be a dumb question but, what wheels are those? Me likes! I thought they were Fikse but I wasn't sure. Nice Ride BTW! :thumbsup:

The wheels are Forgeline's.

Forgeline wheels (forgeline.com)

[Steve1968LS2]

Sunset Orange I think and it was already that color when Steve bought it. :thumbsup:

Actually the color is Plymouth Prowler Orange (2002).. and yep, it was this color when I bought it (on one reason I bought it)

I've been on vacation for a week.. I wonder if the nose it on yet... :unibrow:

[Streetking]

Looks and sounds great Steve!!

SW

[aany001]

looks killer Steve...Im going out to the garage right now......thanks for the motivation man!!!!

[BonzoHansen]

Steve, looks & sounds great.