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This was taken at about the halfway point to completion. I believe the
interior was not even in the car then and the body was a "bare tub". The
engine had not been fired in the car yet and the drivetrain was partially
disassembled. None of the GM PCM to Chrysler PCM electrical circuits were
even sorted out yet, let alone chassis wiring. |
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This is a photo taken from the right side of the engine. You can see the
OEM Chrysler PCM mounted to the chassis nearby. The air inlet ducting is
also visible along with the custom fabbed air box and uniquelly mounted
Corvette Mass Airflow Sensor. At this point, the engine harness has been
roughly laid in and connected for circuit testing.
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Another view from the right side of the engine. Airbox and air scoop is
much more visible here.
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Left side engine view. Almost all of the original Chrysler electrical
circuits remained in tact and functioned as per OEM design. The engine that
was selected to go into this car was an LPE built, 383 LS-1, equipped w/ an
automatic and 3:73 gearing The 304 stainless steel headers were hand crafted
by scratch from some of the best fabricators I have ever had the privilage
to work with! You guys know who you are!
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Here is the custom built air inlet tube. It was a very tight fit to say
the least. The custom built radiator can also be seen from this angle as
well. The engine had not been fired yet. |
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Custom built airbox w/ a small air scoop that faced forward. We were
actually able to position this airbox so that the engine received cold
outside air. Chrysler PCM and GM Corvette Mass Airflow Sensor can also be
seen here nearby. |
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This was the flexible joint between the rigidly mounted airbox and the
engine. |
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This is an overall view of the air induction tube as it snakes through
the engine bay. |
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Another view of the unfinished airbox. Note the custom, hand built 304
stainless steel headers in the background and the small air scoop that can
be seen up close, directly in front of the K&N Filter. |
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This is where I came in the picture. This shot shows the re-installation
of the dashboard supporting member and the partial re-assembly of the
interior wiring harness. Note the little manilla tags on the electrical
connectors labeling them.....there were so many, that was the only way I
could keep track of them all and their applications. |
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This photo is of the underside of the body looking at the custom engine
driveshaft tube tunnel. The engine, headers and driveshaft tube are
installed here. Note the heat shielding that had to be applied to the
underside of the tunnel due to the close proximity of the exhaust system. |
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This is the custom one-off exhaust system/muffler that was hand crafted
from SCRATCH by one of the most talented fabricators that I've ever known!
It was made entirely of 304 stainless steel and gave the exhaust note a
deep, ear pleasing rumble. Misc. body parts, dashboard, rear C5 subframe and
brake rotors are also here. |
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This view shows the custom built transmission/driveshaft tube tunnel w/
heat shielding being applied. Wiring harness was partially installed and if
you look closely to the left, the hand fabbed GM PCM holder/bracket can be
seen. |
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It may be somewhat difficult to see, but this is the custom fabbed
parking brake cable bracket and we used one cable from the Prowler and one
cable from the C5 to make the lengths correct and have it work properly. |
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Radiator fan view. Installing this large of a component required some
considerable forethought to make it follow fit and function. We had to trim
the fan shroud body quite a bit so that the front shock rockerarms would not
hit the fan as they traveled through their arc of motion. |
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This photo shows the entire rear C5 suspension, less the rear
differential, brake rotors and rear drivetrain. |
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It's somewhat difficult to see here, but this shows the C5's rear
suspension and upper control arm and the pick-up points on the OEM Chrysler
frame. |
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Another closeup view of the C5 rear suspension. The drivetrain and
braking system are now installed. |
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Closeup view of rear suspension. |
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Cleaner and clearer shot of rear suspension. The fabricator that
created this art is, well..........I'll let his work speak for him! |
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Here are the custom, hand crafted, 304 stainless steel tailpipes. We
utilized the OEM Plymouth Prowler tips for a stealth appearance. |
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This view is from the right side of the engine compartment. The A/C
system has been installed and is working and the engine has been test
fired. |
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This photo is somewhat dark, but you can see the exhaust outlet here.
Exactly in the OEM location. |
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This photo depicts the transmission fluid cooler and cooling fan. We
were able to utilize this OEM component and just adapted it to suit our
needs in terms of mounting position and cooler line placement. We used a
fluid temperature sensor located in the trans. pan to trigger the fan at the
right temp. |
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Here is the custom built transmission crossmember w/ trans. in view.
Note the pass-through holes that were incorporated in it to allow for the
exhaust pipes to come through. |
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Were looking at this upside down. This area is directly above the rear
differential (under the fuel tank) and we had to shield the fuel tank from
heat from the exhaust pipes and transmission. Note the custom bent
transmission cooler lines to the left and the fitting for the cooler to the
right. You can also see the parking cable bracket here. Transmission was
removed in this photo. (see trans. bellhousing clearance in frame) |
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Another view from the underside of the vehicle looking up at the
installed C5 engine driveshaft tube, transmission and crossmember. |
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