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Snappy · 10-28-2014

Hey folks, I'm Adam from Texas. I've poked around the forums for a few years as a huge fan of the LT5 and Corvettes all around. I finally got my hands on a 1990 ZR-1 that was saved from the scrap heap. It's kind of rough with a salvaged title, and I'm sure I'll offend some but my plan is to transplant the engine, transmission, and suspension into a 1957 Bel Air. Well, after I get my wife's 1955 Bel Air finished that is.

I got into performance with a 2002 Grand Prix GTP. That gave way to a 2003 Z06 and a the beginning of my Corvette fever. My wife understands - her dad has a 2002 Z06. I sold mine to help move into a house with a bigger garage and room to work on the 55. The attention you get in a trifive is addicting so I started planning a full-out custom of my own. My Z06 was too cherry to modify. I'm sure I will find out there is an LT5 multiplier on top of the Corvette multiplier for the cost of everything, but I'm excited to have Chevy's most iconic car with their most beautiful engine.

A26B · 10-28-2014

This is a very popular transplant and a really cool project. I have a fairly sizeable customer base for LT5 engine swaps, 55,56 & 57 Chevy, Camaro, and even a 59 ElCamino. What makes the swap more expensive, is when the engine is missing pieces, ECM, etc. You did the really smart thing by buying a donor ZR-1. It will pay huge dividends.

Have fun & keep us posted with photos.

ghlkal · 10-29-2014

Welcome.

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Originally Posted by Snappy

I'm excited to have Chevy's most iconic car with their most beautiful engine.

That will be a fantastic mod. And, down the road, some of the parts from the donor Z may help finance your project. Good luck.

XfireZ51 · 10-29-2014

Can we get a number on the donor car so we can track that in the registry?

WB9MCW · 10-29-2014

FROM MY FILES A NICE 57 WITH THE BEAST

cvette98pacecar · 10-29-2014

Hopefully Jerry who just finished a 57 ZR-1 will chime in here and let you know what you are going to run into.

Most of us are car guys so it wont bother us that you are transplanting an LT5.

Bob Eyres · 10-31-2014

Wow! What a classy install. And the colors! Good old Chevy orange never looked so good as when it's wrapped around THAT motor. Who's car is that?

Damn, good taste is alive and well. JMHO

Bob Eyres · 10-31-2014

Can't stop looking at that engine.

Wouldn't it be cool to flip that intake ducting around and install the air cleaners into the cool air just behind the grill?

Hog · 10-31-2014

That install does lool great. Maybe I should consider an LT5 swap into my Diamondback 57.

I agree Bob, flip those air clearers around for sure.

FU · 10-31-2014

Twin turbo's !

10-28-2014	#1
Snappy Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ft. Worth Posts: 1	New beast master Hey folks, I'm Adam from Texas. I've poked around the forums for a few years as a huge fan of the LT5 and Corvettes all around. I finally got my hands on a 1990 ZR-1 that was saved from the scrap heap. It's kind of rough with a salvaged title, and I'm sure I'll offend some but my plan is to transplant the engine, transmission, and suspension into a 1957 Bel Air. Well, after I get my wife's 1955 Bel Air finished that is. I got into performance with a 2002 Grand Prix GTP. That gave way to a 2003 Z06 and a the beginning of my Corvette fever. My wife understands - her dad has a 2002 Z06. I sold mine to help move into a house with a bigger garage and room to work on the 55. The attention you get in a trifive is addicting so I started planning a full-out custom of my own. My Z06 was too cherry to modify. I'm sure I will find out there is an LT5 multiplier on top of the Corvette multiplier for the cost of everything, but I'm excited to have Chevy's most iconic car with their most beautiful engine.

10-28-2014	#2
A26B Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Arcadia,OK Posts: 3,372	Re: New beast master This is a very popular transplant and a really cool project. I have a fairly sizeable customer base for LT5 engine swaps, 55,56 & 57 Chevy, Camaro, and even a 59 ElCamino. What makes the swap more expensive, is when the engine is missing pieces, ECM, etc. You did the really smart thing by buying a donor ZR-1. It will pay huge dividends. Have fun & keep us posted with photos. __________________ Jerry Downey JERRYS LT5 GASKETS & PARTS http://www.jerrysgaskets.com 1994 *ZR-1*, Black/Black, Lingenfelter Aerobody, 416cu in, 3.91 gears, coil-over susp, Brembo brakes, etc. 2016 Black-Red, 3LT-Z51 Auto 8-speed.

10-29-2014	#4
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,662	Re: New beast master Can we get a number on the donor car so we can track that in the registry? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Former Membership Chairman Former ZR-1 Registry - BOD 1972 Corvette 4speed base Coupe SOLD long time ago 1984 Corvette Z-51/4+3 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Aqua/Gray #474 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Black Rose/Cognac #458 2014 Honda VFR Interceptor DX

10-29-2014	#5
WB9MCW Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: McHenry, Il. Posts: 6,607	Re: New beast master FROM MY FILES A NICE 57 WITH THE BEAST __________________ http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...9mcw/SIG-2.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/wb9mcw/vcm.gif "The Budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome will become bankrupt. People must again learn to work instead of living on public assistance." - Cicero, 55 BC " We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." - Abraham Lincoln

10-29-2014	#6
cvette98pacecar Join Date: May 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,479	Re: New beast master Hopefully Jerry who just finished a 57 ZR-1 will chime in here and let you know what you are going to run into. Most of us are car guys so it wont bother us that you are transplanting an LT5. __________________ Robert J. DeMarco [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [COLOR=blue]G[/COLOR][COLOR=red]rand[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]S[/COLOR][COLOR=red]port[/COLOR] Registry Lifetime Member NCM Lifetime Member #2655 Pacecar Registry Member [COLOR=red]ZOOM Charter Member - ZR-1 Owners of Michigan[/COLOR] [COLOR=plum][I]ZR-1[/I] Registry member since 2012 [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]1990 LPE "368" Aerobody ZR-1, Last ZR-1 built by John[/COLOR] 1991 Callaway Aerobody ZR-1, DRM 500 1991 Shinoda Aerobody Spyder, 1998 Pace Car

10-31-2014	#7
Bob Eyres Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Jupiter, Fl. Posts: 815	Re: New beast master Wow! What a classy install. And the colors! Good old Chevy orange never looked so good as when it's wrapped around THAT motor. Who's car is that? Damn, good taste is alive and well. JMHO __________________ "It's about the car, not the people." 1991 ZR-1 White/Black #1236 (Owner since 1994). Stock engine with bolt-ons: Hurst shifter,"Forced Air" intake, Coplon duct, Bee Cool Radiator, Demon coils, Jeal prom, Watson headers, X pipe, 3" B&B's, Rippie flywheel, 4:10 gears, A molds, Toyo Proxes-R888's 12.06@117mph. 1.76 60ft.

10-31-2014	#8
Bob Eyres Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Jupiter, Fl. Posts: 815	Re: New beast master Can't stop looking at that engine. Wouldn't it be cool to flip that intake ducting around and install the air cleaners into the cool air just behind the grill?

10-31-2014	#9
Hog Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,275	Re: New beast master That install does lool great. Maybe I should consider an LT5 swap into my Diamondback 57. I agree Bob, flip those air clearers around for sure. __________________ peace Paul ZR-1 Net Registry Member #1494

10-31-2014	#10
FU Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Found Member Posts: 4,346	Re: New beast master Twin turbo's ! __________________ Frank Urbo. NCM Lifetime member # 982 Registry Founding # 237