Idiot Boy needs input from intelligent car guys!

[GRB]

Alright, this is convoluted so I will leave out some details to keep it short. Some of you may remember that I have GMMG #51 and had Lamar Walden (original owner of the 69 ZL1) but a hot C5R 427, 609 RWHP, solid roller, Moser 4:10, etc. I have a small fortune in this car and am at this point tired of messing with it.

The guys who built many of these cars Ron Mowen and Mike Callahan have opened a shop within 4 miles of my house. These guys know these LS series engines and late model cars inside and out and I trust them. Keep in mind I have a Dick Harrell, 475hp, A4 on the way. I will not get carried away and take the fun out of this car. I learn slowly but surely.

The 3 of us have decided to put the LS6 that came out of #51 back in it rather than in the DH car. Pull all the drive train out of #51 and make it like it was delivered, a phase one ZL1. We have a buyer at $75K.

We will just use the LS6 that comes as a crate engine for the DH as GMMG originally intended, plus a few mild mods like cam, headers, stall converter and that's about it. I will then have more than $50k worth of new (650 miles) running gear and engine (rare 090 race heads) to sell or put on my 02 Z06, which would eliminate the embarrassingly infuriating humiliation of trying to deal with Chev. dealers on a new Z06.

I am not capable of making this decision. Does this make sense to anyone? Anyone have a better idea? Remember part of the motivation for this is the fact that I have far too much money in the #51 ZL1 GMMG car to make selling it as-is viable. Years from now I think it's value will be up there but that does not matter to me right now.

[tom406]

Un-modifying #51 and keeping the high- $$$$ modified drivetrain makes perfect sense to me. The rest seems OK too.

TOM

[Kim_Howie]

[Late BrakeU2]

If it were mine I would return the # 51 car back to GMMG deilvered config and keep it,sell the 02Z06 and that drive line and wait till the Blue devil thingy is announced and pick up a low mile 06Z in the high 50k range when they drop.Mike is the man and I wish he and Ron the best with Vengance Motorsports.


BTW is that the only A4 DH?

[GRB]

Automatic trans. Dick Harrell....and they call me stoopid! J/K of course.....or was I??

[Kim_Howie]

Hey Ray, Some days your the pigeon and some days your the statue.

[GRB]

Today I am what the pigeon drops. Oh well, there is always tomorrow. I can't wait.

[ANDY M]

Kim, it's more like "Some days you're the butterfly, and some days you're the windshield".

[GRB]

Is this ironic or just what? Where are all the intelligent guys that can give me some good solid advice here? I need help. I'm begging!! Just kidding again....you guys are all Bill Gates equals in my book!

So, is the consensus here that having the original owner of #51 build this #51 as a 69 retro type 427 but with all modern goodies was an idiotic idea that will cost me a cool $50k when all is said and done.

$50 freaking K you say. Remember I went from NA to SC back to NA and have paid dearly for my indecisiveness. Dearly!

Did I mention that the C5R will fit nicely in the 02 Z06?

[Kim_Howie]

Take your BALLS out of your purse AND DO WANT WANT!! It's your call cool, huh!!