LS1TECH Project Pinkenstein 2000 Z/28 - Official Thread

[Pro Stock John]

Chicago, IL - LS1TECH is excited to announce that it will be participating on the popular cable television show Pinks, which can be seen on Speed Channel. This segment will be filmed later this summer, and will air during the fifth season of the show. With an estimated viewership of two million viewers, Pinks is one of the most popular automotive shows on television.

LS1TECH will be going up against a popular online Ford site.

I acquired the Pinks project car yesterday, so without further ado, here are pics of the car:




Sponsor list as of 7.6.07:

Engine Components: www.VengeanceRD.com
Overall Sponsor: www.FQuick.com
Installation, Tuning: www.LS1Speed.com
Suspension: UMI - www.UMIPerformance.com
Throttle Body; Intake, Engine Components: www.JJsAutomotive.com
Fuel Pump System: www.LMSpeed.com
SFI Balancer: EPP - www.ExoticPerformancePlus.com
Fuel Injectors: www.mikenorrismotorsports.com
Exhaust: www.Holley.com
Torque Converter: www.FuddleRacing.com
Tuning: www.HPTuners.com
Suspension: www.BMRFabrication.com
Sunoco Hood: www.VFNFiberglass.com
Cage Install/ Chassis work: Mike Kostick/ Carstarr
Power Adder: www.NitrousExpress.com
Rearend: DLS - www.Driveline-Solutions.com
Rollcage: Stenod - www.StenodPerformance.com
Decals: www.Xtrme-Graphics.com



The project car is a 2000 Z/28, that has around 100,000 miles on the odometer. The car currently has a few bolt-ons, though those bolt-ons might be removed and sold during the build.

Keep tuning in, there will be frequent blog, pictorial and video updates until the segment is filmed.

John Ryan
Admin

[Pro Stock John]

4.9.07

UMI Performance will be providing the suspension of the car.

[Pro Stock John]

4.9.07

Driveline Solutions will be setting up and supplying a 9" rearend for the car, thanks Scott for working with us!

[Pro Stock John]

4.10.07

Haider Saba will be piloting the LS1TECH Pinks car.

[Pro Stock John]

4.11.07

Stenod Performance is building a chromemoly roll cage for the car. Thanks to Joe and Kevin for getting involved in the car!

[Pro Stock John]

4.11.07

VFN is supplying their extremely popular Sunoco hood for the build, thanks to Mando, Jeannie and the rest of the guys over there!

[Pro Stock John]

4.14.07

Speed Inc. will be installing the majority of the components, and tuning the car. Thanks to Tom, Larry, Jim, Dan and the rest of the crew over there!

[Pro Stock John]

Folks, we have a polls up right now, so you can see what member's would like the car to look like. So take a look and take a minute to vote:

Wheel Poll:
http://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=694627

VFN Hood Poll:
http://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=693265

Paint Poll:
http://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=695952

[Pro Stock John]

And the VFN Sunoco hood is on the project car!


Armando and Jeff from VFN installing the hood:


Weighed the car without driver:

[Pro Stock John]

4.27.07 Update:

Hi everyone, I know folks are hoping for some updates. I was offered a deal on used Bogart Floyd RT's, and purchased them. They look something like this:



The car is sitting waiting for more parts to show up, and for a date with the painter next week. The plan will be to paint the VFN hood white, and to fix the other paint the car as needed. The stripes and decals will be put on a little later by a professional decal company.

[Pro Stock John]

4.30.07 Update:

Parts have been showing up, but hopefully the car will go in for paint this week and get done quickly.

[Pro Stock John]

5.2.07 Update:

I am dropping the car off for paintwork today. The hood will be painted, and the rest of the car will be touched up as needed, though the paint on the car is very good.

[Pro Stock John]

5.2.07 Update:

We have additional sponsors to add to the list, thanks to you guys for helping out, the costs have been escalating pretty quick and your help is much much appreciated:

Exotic Performance Plus: SFI Balancer
Mike Norris Performance: Fuel Injectors
Streetn Strip: Throttle Body

I also want to thank the Zach and Matt at www.FQuick.com, they are an overal sponsor of the car, not part specific. We will also post all video of the car on their site, which is a interactive website that gives you the ability to host information about your rides, and also check out the info, pics, and vids from other car enthusiasts from all around the world.

[Pro Stock John]

5.4.07 Update:

Dropped the car off for paint work a few days ago, should be ready next week. Hope to do the cage next, Stenod is making it for us.

The pile of parts for the car grows.

[Pro Stock John]

5.9.07 Update:

Got word from Stenod that our roll cage is being made right now!!!

Plan is to hopefully take the car right from paint over to the cage guys. One of the cage guys is one of our very own moderators Mike Costic aka 'tuff.'

I have been checking the mail, we are waiting on fuel, suspension, valvetrain and other parts.

We will start taking more pics once the car is out of paint. We will also take some long videos.

[Pro Stock John]

5.14.07:

Hood has been painted, and the rest of the paint has been looked over and a few big scratches were fixed. I will probably pick up the car tomorrow. I'll try to get the new Bogarts on and shoot some pics. The stripes are not done at this time, and will be done at a later date. I also had to replace the windshield as it was cracked.

[Pro Stock John]

5.18.07:

I picked up the car, and it looks really good. I'm going to be travelling for a few days, so I won't be able to do anything on the car, but once I get back I will put on the Bogarts and do a little work on the car.

We are really waiting on the roll cage from Stenod right now. Our fabricator is ready and waiting. When we do the cage we might also install the fuel system. I need to order a 5 pt harness as well so we can get that in the car.

The next big phase will be all the engine and suspension we need to get done, and then we will make some test hits on the street and at the track. I'm waiting on a few big engine components, namely the cylinder heads and the headers. But other than that boxes are showing up every day.

[Pro Stock John]

New pics! It was rainy so the pics are bit darker than I would like:

[Pro Stock John]

6.1.07:

Got word that the Stenod roll cage shipped yesterday, hooray!

Next work on the car will be the rollcage and then the decals. Then we will do ___________________________ to the drivetrain.

[Pro Stock John]

Sweetness the rollcage is here, along with some other parts! Car goes under the knife ASAP!