Moonshaker / LS1 sil80

[itsjustdaphne]

About a year ago, this car was sr20det powered, stock angle, etc. Typical 240. This isn't my car, by the way. (Though I wish it was), it belongs to a fellow Jacksonville resident named Alex. You can find him on Instagram under @GoldenArm_Kid or for any questions just PM me.

So before I met him, he bought the LS1 and that's pretty much it. He was going through welding school and didn't have too much time or money. (Story of our lives), but now he's sick of dreaming of it completed. So we all got to work. (Freddy, my boyfriend is really the brains behind all of this. He knows more than anyone I know about motors and drifting, and has built and owned too many motors and cars to mention.) And me? I'm here to help out, grasp more knowledge, and help get this drift car be known.)








The LS1 Alex bought was from a Corvette, with only 30 thousand miles. He parted out most of the car and sold the SR, in order to start his v8 swap.







Cut the front of the car off, and started to stitch weld and cover up the ac holes in the firewall.







#JustWeldIt.







First gen PBM angle kit.





So here's the current tube front status. Now waiting to drop the motor in the upcoming weekend. Also need to fab the brackets for the oil cooler as well as the power steering coolers.

Lucked out and found a local deal on an enjuku cage for $400, which we installed the same night.















Made some panels out of thin aluminum to cover up the giant holes.



And also extended the lower control arms by 30mms.



Then on to Freddy's specialty, wiring. (His favorite)





Tail lights, brakes, fuel pump, fuel sender harness...





Also decided to order these led bricks to do a similar yet different headlight design.



This car will be up and running faster than most builds. However, right now we're still waiting for some parts to come in, drop the motor in, finish some wiring and minor fab work, get it running, and then pull it apart for interior paint.

Will have more updates all within the next few weeks. Getting a T56 trans and ACT clutch this weekend.