My LS1 Rocket Bunny Coupe Restoration

[cosmo22nov]

Hey guys, 1st post here. Figured I would start by sharing my build. I started about a year and a half ago. Here is what it looked like right when I got it home.

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The entire car was tore down, media blasted and primed.

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Motor next to the car

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Refinished rear subframe

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Beautiful CTS-V brakes using a bracket that my buddy and I designed around the 12.75" 350z track rotor. Message me if you want more info on the bracket kit.

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After I got the chassis back from paint.

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Engine sitting pretty in the engine bay.

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Shaved engine bay harness

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Back on the ground.

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Custom dual exhaust by Strictly Import Motorsports of Portage Michigan

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Custom tail lights from Status LEDs

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And a test fit of the rocket bunny kit before final paint which is where the car is right now.

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Now this is obviously the short version. I have a full build thread from the beginning here My Track/Street 240sx LS Swap Build Thread (http://ls1tech.com/forums/conversions-hybrids/1653560-my-track-street-240sx-ls-swap.html)

[smokescreen240]

THIS IS AWESOME. Honestly I opened the thread knowing it'd be badass, but you pretty much went way above what i expected. 5 stars for you.

[OBEEWON]

Wow pleasantly surprised. This is very cool. Are those steel wheels 18's? So many people hate on them but in this instance they are pretty cool.

[Gleeso]

Very cool build, just wondering why you haven't switched the sides the calipers sit on so the bleed valve sits on top.

[70ina30]

Dammit. Now you make me think twice about my rb25 build....... almost.
very nice ground up build. Will be looking for more updates

[STL240SXDRIFT]

Ummmm Dayummm! Very nice! Looks good!

[cosmo22nov]

Thanks guys! It's been a ton of work.

The steel wheels are 17x8 up front and 17x9 in the back.

And the calipers are directional side to side and on the ctsv's they sit towards the back of the car. So they're in the right place, I just haven't switched the bleeders and crossover lines yet. So they will be on top don't worry :)

[1GR-FE]

I love the wheel choice and love the way they look with that rocket bunny kit. Reminds me of a dirt track car. Gonna look awesome going sideways!

[rik boellen]

Really liked it.

Good job sir!

Dreaming of a place like that btw!

[xoxide]

Quality build! Refreshing to see, and the shop looks really nice too!

First time ive ever actually liked steel wheels.

[turbo2nr]

Love everything expect the wheels.

kudos for a great resto!

[S14_kouki504]

beautiful car. Really interested in hearing this car run.

[1GR-FE]

beautiful car. Really interested in hearing this car run.

He has some vids on his LS1tech build thread

[scottie]

5 Stars! Awesome!!!

[cosmo22nov]

I'll toss the videos up here

[cosmo22nov]

Edited wrong link

[cosmo22nov]

First start open headers

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[cosmo22nov]

Right after the exhaust was finished.

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[cosmo22nov]

Nice little idle vid

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[cosmo22nov]

And a little fun while it was still in go cart mode

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[cosmo22nov]

And thanks again for all the compliments. I was going for the stockcar/dirt track racer kind of look with the steel wheels and rocket bunny kit. I still might get a nice set of 18's though to put some nice track tires on.

[1GR-FE]

Every time you start the car it should play "Jerry was a racecar driver" by Primus. :coold:

[ksuberk54]

Great looking motor, nice upgrades, maybe I just don't get it but I never understand why people upgrade these old beaters. Maybe I'm too much in the Z world to see the beauty idk either way, nice work so far.

[bluz370]

These cars are a different animal than a z, less weight, less creature comfort and all about driving. I got rid of my 370z as a fun car for an s13 and havent looked back. OP NICE build.

[cosmo22nov]

Yeah, sometimes I kind of wish I would've started with a 350z with a blown engine and done an LS with a turbo. But I didn't have the funds when I started the build to start out with that chassis.

[scottie]

Where did you find the LED's for the tail lights?

[cosmo22nov]

Status LEDs makes them. You can find him on Facebook.

[BigKriss]

Epic build here bud ! Serious cudo`s to you !!

[Gill 180sx]

Car is badass man!

[cosmo22nov]

Thanks guys!

[Jake The Snake]

Cool car man! Excited to see it in person!

[cosmo22nov]

Heck yeah Jacob! I'm excited to road trip it to Missouri!

[boost infested]

Nice work, which headers are you running? sikky swap kit?

Check out mine.

[Black R]

Damn, I like where this thread is going!

Look how straight those frame rails are!

[TwelveAM]

This is so fucken badass. Will keep checking up on this and sorry to say but, yeah I don't like those rims. :(

[BLKWOLF]

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3922/14544699175_f756a55c82_b.jpg

this picture just took my motivation for my build to a whole nother level. so hyped on this.

[zeitgeist]

how's the spoke clearance of the CTS-V calipers compared to the z32 ones?

[ksuberk54]

Looking great man! Can't imagine how much the engine swap was. Now I understand why you did an s13!

[angel mkiv]

Like what you did with the chassis harness! I wanna wire loom my harness like that as well!

[Apex Eight]

Sick build

[beems240sx]

What did you do for the rotisserie to undercoat the bottom? I did mine on a lift and getting por15 in your mouth sucks haha

[georgegto]

Are those hooker headers?

[Royal_T]

Looking good

[cosmo22nov]

They are hooker swap headers, and thanks guys! I know not all of you will like the wheels but I think they're sweet. And the rotisserie bolted onto my front bumper brace and under the rear frame rails. And yeah the chassis harness was a lot of work!

The ctsv brakes only need a little more clearance than the 300zx calipers, not much.

[supersayianjim]

holy fuck those rotors are huge!!

[cosmo22nov]

Yup! Huge improvement over the 300zx ones.

[rv_zenki]

Saw your car at SIM, it looked so badass! What do you plan on doing with the car?

[cosmo22nov]

Haha small world! And I just plan to drive it. It'll see a lot of street time. I'll have it out at the road courses a lot and it'll see the drag strip every now and then. But rv_zenki what's your car look like? I wonder if I've seen it around.

[ksuberk54]

Car done being painted yet? Can't wait to see the project completed! Is that a brand new motor? Looks clean as f***

[cosmo22nov]

It will be finished this weekend! I'm super excited! And i completely rebuild it so it's pretty much brand new. Scat rods, mahle piston, prc heads. Pretty much everything but the block and crank is new.

[czerwizz]

makes me wish my 1j would blow up... I LOVE THE LS motors and the steelies! go hunt some cobra's or vettes when this is done! love to see those old guys cry

[ksuberk54]

Updates???

[fastmaxxcooper]

these harnesses have come a long way. It really makes or breaks an engine bay.

[PLAYERO_LOKO]

:bigok::bigok::bigok:great build!!! cant wait to see more of this one.

[Rusker]

Awesome build. I would love to tear down my s13 (or any project) to bare metal and build it from scratch like this.

Can't wait to see the finished product. Subscribed!

[rv_zenki]

Haha small world! And I just plan to drive it. It'll see a lot of street time. I'll have it out at the road courses a lot and it'll see the drag strip every now and then. But rv_zenki what's your car look like? I wonder if I've seen it around.

Sounds awesome. I have a blue amethyst S14 on gold konig feathers. Stock body with an SE lip. We should meet up some time, I would love to see your car!

[PLAYERO_LOKO]

that exhaust system is gorgeous! very nice work/details going on here!

[juvi22003]

This is sick, rb looks awesome !

[rawgarage]

attention to detail is everything...

[ray_dizzle33]

Doing everything right man, great job!!

[Kingbaby]

which I had the skill and tools...awesome stuff

[KrisfromBelloAuto]

Quick question, in the first pic, those red toolboxes and workstation combo where did you get those? or the name of the company? Would be a huge help.

[JZ78]

Did you go with the sikky mount kit?

sent from my mind

[lg54]

greattttt......

[apexis13sx]

Amazing build
attention to detail i see you live by.

[Hoonigan19]

sick build man! and those led tail lights!!

[pignose.007]

Sick build, glad to see another guy from Michigan. I'll keep my eyes peeled next time I'm out that way

[Arrowking]

Good build so far! Subbed!

[JRex]

Updates! We need updates!

[laurentj23]

Need info on that ctsv bracket.