Finished up the drum brake to ls1 disc brake conversion on my 8.5" 10 bolt.

Here are the calipers and brackets after a quick bead blasting.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...ary2011001.jpg

Mounted
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...ary2011004.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...ary2011007.jpg

Almost ready to go, just need control arm bushings installed.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...ary2011003.jpg

New brake lines
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...ary2011009.jpg

i purposely only read the first page. i assume by now you have a 427 ci lsx block with some 245cc heads, a giant cam and billet parts?

He bought the 454lsx block off of barret Jackson.

Go big or go home.

wish I seen this thread before ... I had wheel hop put metco adj uppers an sold lower aluminum control arms an now it dead hooks. You goin with 28 inch rear tires right ? looks like it should go ... you got alot of clearance from the intake to the hood at the back ?

metco is made in sc

Im not putting down a ton of power with a stock ls1. I think this UMI stuff will fit what im doing. I was thinking of going with 26" tires, im only running a 3.42 ring and pinion. Ive got clearance all day long back there.

Out with the old junk.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...ry2011010c.jpg

New brake lines.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...y2011005-1.jpg

Upper control arms
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...ry2011009c.jpg

LS1 disk brakes
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...ry2011008c.jpg

All installed
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...ry2011006c.jpg

CLOSE but i should be ok
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...ry2011007c.jpg

Dont mind the missing/shitty lug nuts they are only temporary
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...ry2011014c.jpg


Still need to figure out the ebrake cables. I also need to cut and reflare the brake lines to match to the new lines. Then load the suspension and tighten down all of the control arms.

Looking good.

Thanks Mike.

Heavy frikin car.

I aired up the tires before we pushed it back off. Two had less than 5lbs in them... lol.

looks a lot better than when you were troubleshooting my SD!

Keep it up. You need to be driving that thing!

SHIT! That was you? I knew you looked familiar but I just couldnt place you. My mind is fried.

Tellin' you, it's all the parts cleaner fumes.

Nah, I was stupid before I started painting cars and using solvents. I haven't gotten any worse. Unless people are just being nice.

Yep it was me....

Did I see your SS monte driving around in my neighborhood today?

:hysterical:

Another weekend gone by, another little chunk taken out. A problem though...

The UMI upper control arms dont clear my wheels, not sure why. Im going to install the slip on rotors but I really dont see that making much difference.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...rch2011015.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...rch2011013.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...rch2011014.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...rch2011012.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...rch2011017.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...rch2011019.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...rch2011018.jpg

Awesome. Now it doesn't look like its launching all the time!