bonecrrusher

Hello everyone!

I have been here on Corvetteforum for a very long time - asking a ton of questions and doing research for my C6.

I never started a build thread - but that changes today!

I have had my 2005 C6 for 10 years now - and it has been a crazy journey.

I picked up my Corvette at Steve Rayman Chevrolet outside of Atlanta Georgia - it was the only Lemans Blue C6 with a T56 and Heads up Display in the area.

Here are a few pics when I got it:




The car didn't stay stock very long - I picked up a set of ZR1 replica wheels, and added a set of C6Z brakes on the car.



I dyno'd my car after some basic bolt ons - Vararam intake, C6Z manifolds and Z06 mufflers - the car made 375 rwhp/rwtq.

That was the beginning of my crazy journey/build of the car.

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The car has been on 9 Hot Rod Power Tours - and I Long Hauled all of them - so every summer the car got a lot of miles put on it.

I have autocrossed, drag raced, and driven the car on a few road courses - its been a blast and never let me down.



After a few years - I started picking up some wide body kit pieces for the car - C6Z rear fenders, front fenders, and a set of Competition Grey Z06 wheels.

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I started with the rear end first - and eventually got the front end painted




I also started on the interior mods - I added a 2006+ steering wheel - and added the steering wheel controls harness - and got those working.

I also added a 2009 Navigation radio that I had picked up - and I also upgraded the seats to the 2011+ Seat covers.

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For my winter build in 2013 - I started on the motor/suspension build.

For the motor:
CNC ported LS3 heads
LS9 Cam
Kooks Long Tube Headers

After I got the car back together - I had PCM of NC tune the car - and it made 450 rwhp and 409 rwtq.




I then started on the suspension - I had been gathering parts for awhile - and I picked up some Pfadt Racing Coilovers, and the Pfadt Heavy Duty Swaybars.



Here was the first fire up:

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Heres is the chassis dyno video from PCM:



I had also picked up a MaxJax lift - and had installed it in my garage - it made the engine/suspension upgrades a whole lot easier.

jdvann

I love what you have done to your car and how you use it. Enjoy the ride!

jackjohnson_218

Wow nice transformation. Car looks amazing and I'm sure drives amazing too.

1bdvet

Keep us posted, car looks amazing!

ruxvette

A true hot rodder!

mcandrew67

Awesome going through the transformation process myself a long time ago, I can appreciate all the work that goes in to it.
It is definitely a passion.
David

S.C. vette

Great DIY thread, what’s next on the agenda?

OregonMike

This is great Thanks for posting

bonecrrusher

Thanks everyone!

I am pulling my pics and videos from some other threads - so trying to put everything into one spot is going to take a few days.

bonecrrusher

Upgrading the performance, appearance, and handling has been a very long term project on this car.

So I have broken it down into a different phases.

Phase 1 included the Z06 brakes, Pfadt Swaybars and Coilovers, and the heads/cam/intake/headers.

I forgot to mention that during this phase - with the LS3 heads - I had to upgrade to the LS3 intake at the same time.

At the end of phase 1 - I was at 450 RWP.

At the start of Phase II - I installed a new catback from Corsa.

I had the Mild 2 Wild kit on the Z06 mufflers - but I was never happy with that setup - and it droned like hell.

So I decided to get rid of the Z06 axle back setup - and installed a Corsa Xtreme Z06 muffler kit.

Here is how it sounds:

jrose7004

A great story of someone thoroughly enjoying his car!

bonecrrusher

Continuing Phase II:

With the exhaust changed out - it was time to start the front end project.

Now I had been picking Z06 pieces here and there for a few years - and I finally got enough pieces to take it to the body shop - get it assembled and get everything painted.

I had my body man paint the front bumper, fenders, and install the ZR1 splitter.

I installed the side skirts when I got the car back.

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One of the favorite shots of my car - this is at the Michelin Proving Grounds in Laurens, SC.

I was able to drive on their autocross pad with the local SCCA club.



Here is one of my runs from the day:

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I had been under the car doing an oil change - and I noticed a lot of oil around the oil pan.

So I ordered a new oil pan gasket - dropped the pan - and swapped the gasket.

This is was the second time I had dropped the pan.

The first was when I did the engine upgrades in Phase 1 - when I was removing the LS2 cam - I accidently hit 2 of the lifters and they dropped into the motor.

I heard them pinball into the bottom end - luckily I was able to fish them out by dropping the pan that time.

I guess the pan didnt seal up well from the first time I dropped it - dropping it this second time it sealed up a lot better and didn't leak all over the engine.

jackjohnson_218

Looks great. This is my fav thread.

bonecrrusher

Continuing on with the Phase II build - I decided that I didn't like my 2006 steering wheel with the steering wheel controls. When the 2012 steering wheel came out with the thumb grips - I picked up one and swapped it in:



Also in the mean time I sold my house, and put my Corvette in storage for 6 months while we where building our new house.

We custom built out house with a 3 car garage - and after we moved in I setup the lift in the third bay:



To continue the build - I started with the fuel system so after I got the lift installed I dropped the fuel tank to install a Z06 fuel pump.



Here is my overview of the fuel pump install: