Evoke SSV in the US? Why yes!
My first time posting on this board. I have been lurking for while.
My car had a rough start to the year.
How she looked before all this:
In January I had plans to change up the look of my car for the 2011 car show season. After laying the plans and spending a good chunk of money in preparation for the makeover, my L76 decided that it didn’t like me anymore.
The Carnage:
No this is not a viewing window:
I hate it when this happens:
The culprit, the number one cylinder rod. The consensus is rod failure.
This can’t be good!
No, that won’t buff out!
More carnage!
Shrapnel!
As long as we are destroying things, let’s kill the heads as well!
Moderator Puppeh
Damn, nasty damage! I hope it's covered under warranty! Love the rims too, what size tyres are you running?
Aint no family cruiser!!!
WOW... now thats some carnage! can i ask what the situation was when this let go?
Going where no late model stato/caprice has gone before.... GAME ON!!
Aint no family cruiser!!!
BTW i seen this on the LS1 forums awesome work getting every little detail back to holden spec! :-)
Going where no late model stato/caprice has gone before.... GAME ON!!
I’m an F-18, bro
At first I was like
"DAMN SON!!!!!!, MOAR PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
and then I was like
Photoshop Requests - Official Photoshop Request Thread
Polish all the things...
Jeepers!!! What a farkin mess!!! Nice work on the conversion though.
Donating Member
KABOOM!!!!.....that sux man
i know its kinda minor compared to what happened to the engine, but r the exhaust tips crooked or is it just me (im sounding like CSP a bit i know, but its one of those things that bugs me when i see cars lol)
loving the conversion though
Last edited by RUF-60L; 14-04-2011 at 06:41 PM.
My Ride, RUF60LOriginally Posted by dingdong555
hahaha i dont think it is crooked csp.. the right tip is shorter so in the pic it looks like its sitting above :P
Donating Member
yeah i wasnt sure if it was just an illusion or not, oh well not important lol im sure he has way more important things to worry about atm haha
My Ride, RUF60L
Are you crying yet? I told you grab a tissue!!!
There wasn’t anything internally that could be salvaged. Due to the Tune, DoD delete, Cam, and Torque Converter I had installed, trying to get it warrantied was a real long shot. Carb Connection and Vector Motorsports to the rescue! Well, let’s just say they both were very gracious and willing to help me turn my lemons, in lemonade cocktails!
The Plan: A Forged LS3, stroked to 427ci (7.0 Liters for my Canadian friends), topped with Mast Black Label Heads, Compstar Rods and Crank, Wiseco Pistons, a Vector Motorsports Stage 3 (yes, you read that correctly) Cam, Ported Intake, Ported Throttle Body, a bunch of other goodies.
I can’t wait to see these heads in person:
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm nice
please adjust the settings on your sarcasim detector it will be needed
Now for the alternative use of the tissue!
After getting the black window trim last summer, and solid colored door handles in the fall, I decided to make a move to an entirely chrome free car. I did something that I thought I would never do, but after seeing so many cool photoshoots of ADV1 wheels in matte black, I decided to go for it. I purchased a set of Staggered Niche Sport Wheels, manufactured by MHT, who also makes ADV1 wheels. Yup, that’s right, fake wheels! Let’s just say I paid less for all 4 than what I would have paid for one real ADV5.1 wheel. Yes, they are made from a different material, but they look the same to me! Benchmark Motoring helped me out by creating some custom center caps for the wheels. Did I forget to mention that the rears are concave? I love the look! Since I wasn’t driving her, I had the new wheels installed, and then she went over to Mark at Eurotech Bodywerkes for some fender massaging. Mark did an amazing job of trimming, further rolling, and then flaring the rear of the fender where the bumper bracket is to create plenty of space for my new setup, and to get a little bit of the flush look. My old setup rubbed a bit, and now, there will be no rubbing! Mark promised me I could put it in the weeds!
Custom Center Caps on a dirty wheel!
A little change up with a Personalized Plate. I am going to make a small vinyl dash ( - ) to go between the E and the S, EXCE-SSV, and I will be adding a black out SSV emblem to the boot lid.
That’s my other ride in the background, an all original 1974 Ford Bronco purchased brand new by my Grandfather. It has been in storage for 19 years since he passed away, and I just got it out here to Seattle.
Among Friends including GTO’s!!
After several unexpected parts delays Vector got my motor onto the engine dyno for her maiden run!
I asked the Team at Vector Motorsports to create something very specific for me: A motor that would drive around town and behave like a stock motor, and that when unleashed would tear up the asphalt! A little lope was ok, and yes I wanted power, but since this is my daily driver, I wanted her to have manners around town. I say all that to preempt the comments, “it should have made more power.”
One the engine dyno today she made an initial 590hp, and 575ft lbs. The tune is not finalized, as that can only be done once the motor is installed in the car. If we take those numbers and estimate 18% drivetrain loss, it should lay down at least 483rwhp and 471ft lbs. With some fine tuning maybe we can get close to 500rwhp! The scary number of the day is that she made 500ft lbs at 3600rpm and it stays over 500 all the way past 6000rpm!! This should create a good scenario for tire shredding with the Yank 3200 Stall Converter.
I am also adding a GXP Tranny Cooler, thanks to Greg at Pace, to try and keep some life in my tranny.
I do have some more appearance mods waiting in the wings. I will keep them under wraps until the day she is all done! Hopefully that will be within the next two weeks.
I cannot sleep! I WANT TO DRIVE HER!!
Torana Addict
I don't mind your car at all mate, but what's the HJ/X/Z coupe (someone will correct me lol) behind it doin over there? Any info on it?Among Friends including GTO’s!!
Cheers
That is my neighbors car. It is a Monaro LE. The only one in North America and one of two outside of Australia.
Here she is on the dyno!
Thats an awesome looking SS mate, its good to know the septic tanks like the dunny dores the way we do.
Banned
SOOOOOO good to see some Holden enthusiasm over in the States. Especially the Monaro! WOW!
There is actually a heavily modified EXCESSV plated car over here too... TWINS!!!
POSION VE SS UTE
Awesome ride mate, love the paint and the rims.
I actually asked his permission before I copied him. It was my second choice, but the Department of Licenscing decided HOON doesn't encourage safe driving!SOOOOOO good to see some Holden enthusiasm over in the States. Especially the Monaro! WOW!
There is actually a heavily modified EXCESSV plated car over here too... TWINS!!!
Banned
Polish all the things...
That is excellent! And great choice in wheels! Suit her perfectly! Very keen to see how she behaves on the street.
Loving that monaro also - Looks right at home over there!
The best part about the Monaro is going to car shows and listening to people try and figure out what it is. Actually that is pretty fun in my car as well!!
The Monaro owner also have a Ford Falcon Cobra, and a Falcon XB GT as well. The XB GT is a race prepped car, amazing in Outback Copper.
POSION VE SS UTE
Nice. Do you have any videos of your car? Id love to hear how it sounds.
Nope. It will be 2 weeks before the motor is installed, the rest of my appearance mods take place, and the re-stance and alignment get completed. Vector has some video of it on the engine dyno, but they said the file size was huge, so you have to wait! I cannot wait to hear this thing!!!
I'm a sceptic...
Awesome ride mate, well done!
Might be a silly question but is your bonnet (hood) open in some of those pics?
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