[duneless]

Nice. You gonna be done by then? Or bring what you got if your not done?

 

[SheldonZ28]

Nice. You gonna be done by then? Or bring what you got if your not done?

I should have no problems finishing it by then, as most pieces I need from here out are either already created, or off the shelf items that I pretty much only need money to finish LOL.

This car has pretty well kept me living in poverty for the past couple years hahaha

 

[duneless]

I should have no problems finishing it by then, as most pieces I need from here out are either already created, or off the shelf items that I pretty much only need money to finish LOL.

This car has pretty well kept me living in poverty for the past couple years hahaha

Good, I want to see that finished. Besides money I bet you have fell asleep on the garage floor a couple times.

 

[Lhiannon]

Man, what a cool build!

 

[SheldonZ28]

Welp, a change of jobs has me in an insanity work schedule where I have had much less time to think about the car.

Thankfully I finally got the engine into it this weekend though! Still so much to do though :yawn:

Kind of hilarious how it looks similar to how it did in the fall, yet pretty well everything has been changed... and it still has yet to run LOL

 

[vb48]

Man o Man, what a labor of love! You have my truly DEEP respect for your endeavor and patients. I know after you finish this project, this will be something VERY VERY special.
Bless you with your endurance!!!!!!!!

 

[atsvpowa]

Awesome! Great dedication, perseverance, and skills! I was just talking to a buddy who is doing heads in his garage on Z06 and dropped a pushrod and had to take off the head to get the little things that come up ftw!!! Doing what you are doing and having a fulltime career is defintion of true car guy in my eyes! When you pay for it is nice and I get you have the money but when you do it yourself I admire and it respect it so much more!

 

[SheldonZ28]

I appreciate the kind words!! I am excited that this has made some other people excited, as to me its just a science project in my garage that has got way out of hand LOL

The amount I have learned through the build of this car is worth it all, even if the car itself is mostly worthless beyond parts as there are about 14 different OEM parts left hahaha



Starting to take shape... but god damn, still so much to do. :icon_bs:

Absolute deadline is a hair over 8 weeks away! :bonkers:

 

[duneless]

I appreciate the kind words!! I am excited that this has made some other people excited, as to me its just a science project in my garage that has got way out of hand LOL

The amount I have learned through the build of this car is worth it all, even if the car itself is mostly worthless beyond parts as there are about 14 different OEM parts left hahaha



Starting to take shape... but god damn, still so much to do. :icon_bs:

Absolute deadline is a hair over 8 weeks away! :bonkers:

8 weeks? man I pray for you. But the car is sick man. Get that last push in and finish it. Alright maybe not finish it but where you want it. Something like this is never finished just enjoyable to drive. Making something like this you always better it down the road but it's always a work in progress. I bow to you because between work and my kids and wife this would take me 10 years to finish.

 

[Juice20]

Even your glove approves!

 

[SheldonZ28]

I am having a serious problem lately with the universe and the 24hr day allotment... I need a minimum of 36 LOL.

Between work and this car... at times it feels like my physical and mental health are in a race to see who can kill me first hahaha! :suspect: :ill:

I am getting closer! Admittedly, I have somewhat flipped into a "make it look like it operates" mode, as Importfest is in 36 days, and I have a ton of work to do. I am being realistic and I know it will not be running for importfest, simply because there is too much to do overall and not enough time. So for now, I am focusing on the work that is required to make it visually complete, but the chassis electrical wont be complete, drive shafts wont be in, and I will have a bunch of things to tie up overall. That being said, I am finishing for good so to speak, the work that I am doing, so it will basically be a matter of finishing electrical, flushing out fluid systems, and doing all the final checks before it runs. It will definitely be on a dyno in August!

I finally fit the flaps into the fan shroud. Hoping this works for when the car is at higher speeds it pushes them open (markers showing open position) and allows more air through the rad, but at low speeds the vacuum across the sealed rad surface will pull them shut for more efficient fan use!

 

[vb48]

God bless you brother, you are one dedicated dude!!!!!

 

[duneless]

It doesn't get any better. You add kids,pets,mortgage and to many things to list and all those projects become back burner. Great work though and keep pushing.

 

[Lightsaber]

Looks like a true front-mid engine setup. She should corner like nothing else when you are done!:lol:

 

[Juice20]

Looking great! What are you doing for cooling? Seeing as how the ATS-V has 6 heat exchangers. Looks like you have a some more room in the front of the engine bay, though. Also, in addition to my vote for some V badges somewhere, have you thought about integrating the ATS-V hood vent somehow?

 

[SheldonZ28]

Looking great! What are you doing for cooling? Seeing as how the ATS-V has 6 heat exchangers. Looks like you have a some more room in the front of the engine bay, though. Also, in addition to my vote for some V badges somewhere, have you thought about integrating the ATS-V hood vent somehow?

I have a similar cooling setup to the OE ATS-V setup, with the main difference being I do not have a transmission oil cooler, as the Aisin AY6 in the older 5th gen V6 camaro does not have a setup for it.

Otherwise I have the 3 OE ATS-V Heat exchangers for the intercooling system, an engine oil cooler, power steering oil cooler, and the engine radiator. I have a C7 corvette hood vent as the ATS one is a bit small (More space constraints in the ATS)

And dont you worry, I have the ATS's "V" emblem for the truck, and then I got the 3.6 emblem for the CTS + the "TT" part from the CT6's 3.0TT logo, so I can have 3.6TT and V on my trunk lid

And a few more progress pics!

 

[Juice20]

I have a similar cooling setup to the OE ATS-V setup, with the main difference being I do not have a transmission oil cooler, as the Aisin AY6 in the older 5th gen V6 camaro does not have a setup for it.

Otherwise I have the 3 OE ATS-V Heat exchangers for the intercooling system, an engine oil cooler, power steering oil cooler, and the engine radiator. I have a C7 corvette hood vent as the ATS one is a bit small (More space constraints in the ATS)

And dont you worry, I have the ATS's "V" emblem for the truck, and then I got the 3.6 emblem for the CTS + the "TT" part from the CT6's 3.0TT logo, so I can have 3.6TT and V on my trunk lid





And a few more progress pics!

All the right answers! This thing's gonna be sick.

 

[possibly_burrito]

Try to avoid using those support rods on your splitter if you can. They add a very significant amount of drag.

 

[TheDamnYankee]

Freaking awesome! I wish I still had the time to take on something like that. I can't wait to see it finished, that thing's gonna be sweet.

 

[SheldonZ28]

Try to avoid using those support rods on your splitter if you can. They add a very significant amount of drag.

Do you have any links to some reading to support this? I have been doing some digging but cannot find anything on it!

I am most certainly very green in the area of aerodynamics, but my intuition tells me they would be a negligible impact? With the area they exist in being a high pressure area that would be less impacted by free flow, I would think they would be in an area where the biggest impact may be flow to the lower coolers. I am interested in this thought though and will further research and update my designs accordingly I appreciate the input!!