so i'm finally starting on my poor truck, i'll be porting up my progess and upgrades from now untill sometime next month when I hope i'm done.

current stuff that I have or is on the way here and will be done by the time its running.

built 4l60e
2003 5.3
tsp 220/220 .581/.581 112
prc stage one 243 heads with prc double springs
ls2 timing chain
hardened pushrods
yella terra roller rockers
jaareds cooling setup
ported ls6 oil pump
b&m trans cooler
and i'm trying my damndest to get a set of longtubes stuffed in before it gets put back togather.

things I want to get in but aren't a priority right now.
blazer tank
blazer front brakes and spindles
ford 8.8 with 3.55s and posi
4 cyl gage cluster(7k tach)
ratchet shifter

I got the truck half done, but i'll be tearing everything apartto install engine mods, headers, and rework the engine mounts. the truck had a stock engine and the tranny had been built by a local shop to take 500hp. the truck was originally meant to get a turbo and the owner ran out of time and intrest.

anyways, on to the pics.
the truck
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blazer tank and dual piston calipers
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roller rockers and ported ls6 oil pump
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heads, going to the shop this week to get milled and have the springs installed
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cooling setup
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misc parts
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and lastly the stuff I got done tonight, removed hood, core support, bumper, and accessories. tomorrow i'll be swapping out wheels and tires, pulling the cam, timing set, balancer, and I might throw on my new mirrors. I'll be pulling the engine out sometime this week when i grap my engine stand and borrow my buddies cherry picker.
carnage
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oh and I forgot to add, this is the reason my truck hadn't been started on.



the two big reasons are right there. I got the firebird for the wife just before i picked up my truck which took some of my budget. The blazer is my daily right now and needs alot of attention. the house is my newest money pit and has taken more time then planning my wife and my wedding. but at least now that were moved in I have my garage.
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I got some euro taillights cheap if you need them.:D:DBrand new.:usa::nod:

update for the day

went and got an engine stand. it looks like i'll be doing more on this thing then I wanted to. but i'll explain that later.
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swapped out my rims and tires, I originally picked these up for my blazer but never installed them because i picked up this project. they are the same dimentions as the zq8 rims.
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and lastly the progress I made on the engine bay. I decided against pulling the cam first because since I was removing the heads anyways and didn't want to try and turn the engine untill I made sure there was nothing in the cylinders that would scratch the walls.
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the first head I pulled off made me pretty happy, the walls looked good and the pistons besides having the normal carbon buildup looked to be in great shape. when I pulled off the other head I found that moisture had found its way into 3 out of the 4 cylenders and one of them looks to have had some standing water in it for a while. I'll clean it up more tomorrow and check the actual damage, but it looks like i may be building an iron block ls1.

this might work out for the better if I have the funds for it, because I was planning on building a forged 5.7 to drop in sometime in her future, but i was kinda looking forward to running the little 5.3 for a while. maybe when i clean her up it will only need to be honed out and get a new set of rings, but i'm not counting on it.:bang:

I got some euro taillights cheap if you need them.:D:DBrand new.:usa::nod:

no thanks, if I go away from stok I will just shave them or convert them to something else.

euros look like :turd: on most colors.

^^^^agreed..LOL. That is going to be a nice little truck, and a fun one too.:D

someday it will have coilovers and a link rear setup. my goal for it is to compete with c5 z06's and base c6 vettes.

Are you still going turbo? If not, i have a maggie 112 off my 5.3 that has maybe 6k miles on it... in perfect condition. It made 430 rwhp on my 5.3l with a 3.2 pulley...

pm me if youre interested.

Dave


looks like this sucker will be fun!

Good luck with the build man! got a clean little truck to start with.

Are you still going turbo? If not, i have a maggie 112 off my 5.3 that has maybe 6k miles on it... in perfect condition. It made 430 rwhp on my 5.3l with a 3.2 pulley...

pm me if youre interested.

Dave


looks like this sucker will be fun!

no the guy who had it before me was going to turbo it. i would love the blower but my deployment money is gone with the purchase of the new house and the stuff i got for this truck. just moved into the house the first week of this month. plus it looks like i'll need a new shortblock which wasn't figured into the budget.

I love your sig! I've been showing it to everyone at my work.

so i tried to clean up the walls tonight, didn't work out as well as i hoped.:bang:
good side
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bad side
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the reason i need another short block :bang::bomb:
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so here are my options,
1) find a 5.3 or ls1 shortblock in good condition.
2) tear this down the rest of the way and see if it can be bored to a 5.7 and get forged pistons and rods and make a mild 5.7 that can handle ALOT of n20.

I'm leaning toward the forged setup, but I got my cam to work with a 5.3, and the 5.3 would be far cheaper to get and build then the forged 5.7 and would get back togather faster, and would still be able to take a 100+ shot.

i'm trying to get the engine pulled tomorrow or at least in the next few days, the notch need to be cleaned up, the ac box needs to be patched, i want to build a bracket to relocate the coils. and just clean up the engine bay.
should have some time this weekend.

I dont want to clog up your project thread, but I have never seen a thread or actually seen anyone tell what was involved in the blazer tank swap. Is fairly simple or pretty much modifying a tank to sit somewhere and making it work? I dont know if that makes sense or not.

perfect time to ge a 6.0 liter.i got mine for a grand and love it with a 224 cam in it

oh and take a look at the pistons, looks like I got a 4.8 under the hood right now and not a 5.3...

I dont want to clog up your project thread, but I have never seen a thread or actually seen anyone tell what was involved in the blazer tank swap. Is fairly simple or pretty much modifying a tank to sit somewhere and making it work? I dont know if that makes sense or not.

its taking a blazer tank and making a cross member for it to sit in. You have to relocate the spare tire or remove it, and get some mounts made for the tank along with extending the fuel lines. Its not too difficult if you or someone you know can cut and weld and do simple fabrication. i'll try and dig up a thread from another site later, and hopefully will do the swap myself depending on if my buddy gets here before I have to leave again for school. I can fabricate, but I dont have a welder and am not great at welding, I can but my buddy is great at it and he has a few welders.

perfect time to ge a 6.0 liter.i got mine for a grand and love it with a 224 cam in it


those are a pain to find and 500 for another 5.3 sounds better then a 6.0 for a G. but I would love one :nod:

Ive been wondering what I want to build, Built 4.3 with syclone set-up(turbo setup would be on stock motor til it blew) or cammed 6.0. :punch: Both would be cool in different ways

Ive been wondering what I want to build, Built 4.3 with syclone set-up(turbo setup would be on stock motor til it blew) or cammed 6.0. :punch: Both would be cool in different ways

I like NA setups the most, and if I ever went fi i would get a supercharger, but I have seen alot of cool turbo builds and they can be fast as hell. v8's are common in our trucks, and turbo's are not so if you want something different you might go with that. however the potential is limited with the v6.

check out s10forum in the blowers and bottles section, also look for a thread in the projects section for a twin turbo syclone.

those are a pain to find and 500 for another 5.3 sounds better then a 6.0 for a G. but I would love one :nod:

Were are you located and Were do you plan on getting the 5.3L from??? LMK if you need one. I have one posted for sale in the classified ads. I will even pull the cylinder heads off if you just want the short block or want to make sure it is what I say it is.

Don't want to throw another wrench in the works but you may want to do some reading up on casting numbers and cylinder heads. I know on the last 5.3L truck I did a cylinder head job we found out that the Heads with the little Battery Logo cast in to them are prone to having defects in the casting and are likly to crack. GM has a TSB on this Issue.

Any way cool build!!! Thought about doing one my self with the long block I have, But I have to many other unfinshed projects to mess with at the moment.

there are a ton in phx az which is only an hour from me. I found 3 now for under 500 ranging from 20,000-50,000. i actually found a 6.0 for 500 with low miles but someone else is in line before me to see it.

i have ported 243 heads to go on the shortblock, are the bad castings 706 by any chance? thats what i pulled off the 4.8.

Where are you located, i dont have a motor, just wondering. i didnt know you were in az
keep us updated this should be sweet!

Where are you located, i dont have a motor, just wondering. i didnt know you were in az
keep us updated this should be sweet!

I live in northwest tucson, there are a ton of us truck and f-body guys in az, but it seems that everyone is in phx. kinda sucks I'm confident in my work, but i would like to have someone close by who had a little more knowledge. this is my first engine build I have built on my own, and the first time I will have everything to finish the project I have.

got this little beauty in yesterday tsp220 .581/.581 on a 112lsa, should make the idle nice and lopey. the engine will growl and talk shit for me at stoplights:devil:

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I'm on my way up to phx tomorrow to look at a few different engines, I should have 4-5 to pick from that are all $500 or lower except for one aluminum block 5.3, mileage ranges from 25,000-49,000. I sold one of my mountain bikes so I shouldn't have any extra money out of pocket. now I just have to get rid of an old rifle I have, and some leftover ar15 carbine parts. but I was planning on getting rid of those anyways.

anyways, i'll post pics up tomorrow of whatever i come home with.

Dang that will be nuts! thats the cam im looking at its a great performer, in your truck it should see low 12's with ease!
Yeah not alot of tuscon guys
good luck!

what cam are you looking at? I haven't heard a single bad thing about this cam for the 5.3s which is why I got it.

i'm hoping that this thing takes a big turn for the better tomorrow after I pick up an engine.

Yes the 706 with batery logo but I thought anything with that logo might have issues. The logo refers to the company that manufactured them... wish i had that TSB so I could re read it....

Yes the 706 with batery logo but I thought anything with that logo might have issues. The logo refers to the company that manufactured them... wish i had that TSB so I could re read it....

I feel like an ertard now. damn, I hope everything is okay with them, i doubt that gm would replace them now that they have been ported...

I feel like an ertard now. damn, I hope everything is okay with them, i doubt that gm would replace them now that they have been ported...

Like I said I wish I still had the TSB. I know for sure the 706 heads with that specific LOGO had issues. I will see If I can Get it pulled up and printed out tommorrow if I can remember. Just thought I would mention it. Didn't know you already ported them though....

Im going to either get the tsp 220 or tr220/220, with 3200 stall and bolt ons.
blue cajun ran the tr220 into very low 13's IIRC

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First mod should be to repaint your house!! :judge:
:jest: jfwy! Congrats on your new purchase! :thumb:

So I went up to phoenix today to help a friend move and look for a 5.3 short/long block and found myself a new engine for Mia.

05 iron block has 25,000 on the clock
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dished pistons, it's not a 4.8!!:judge:
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and all the cylinders look good this time!
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had some help with the build today,
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but the block doesn't say 5.3 for some reason...:devil:
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should have all the help i want from now on, the sad part is everyone who wants to help is learning too. so I have a ton of people and no expertise.

got it for a hell of a deal!

What sweet deal man is it an lq4 or lq9, either way that is gong to scream!!

uhh, I dont know, its out of an 05 h2. and it will be getting everything I had waiting to put on my other engine. so it will be the same as a cammed ls2 with an iron block. might want to upgrade the cam, but I dont know...

looks like a lq4, doesnt matter since its an 05 they are very similar, except the price, lq4 has dished pistons, lq9's are flat. both are very stout motors

What did you pay?

Dustin

Nice find on the engine! Nice build. That a 6.0L LQ4.

i guess its a lq4, I didn't know the differance between them, I just know it was a 6.0 long block with low miles in great condition for $500. well $500 plus a trip to phx wich is 5 houres and alot of gas.

anyone know what the compression will be with ls6 heads. they are stock 64cc combustion chamber.

now I need to upgrade my intake and fuel system, but I already had plans that should still work with the 6.0

Was there more?

Dustin

Was there more?

Dustin

more what?

i guess its a lq4, I didn't know the differance between them, I just know it was a 6.0 long block with low miles in great condition for $500. well $500 plus a trip to phx wich is 5 houres and alot of gas.

anyone know what the compression will be with ls6 heads. they are stock 64cc combustion chamber.

now I need to upgrade my intake and fuel system, but I already had plans that should still work with the 6.0

I believe it's going to be 10.2:1. I have a post on different heads on an LQ4 in the internal mods section. Check it out, lots of good info there.

I believe it's going to be 10.2:1. I have a post on different heads on an LQ4 in the internal mods section. Check it out, lots of good info there.

Exactly. 10.1-10.2 with stock 243 heads (64.45cc) depending on how much is milled off to get a true surface.

not too much to update, tore down the 6.0 all the way, and pulled the wiring harness from the 4.8. had some down time at work so i cleaned up the valley cover.

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do you guys think I should polish it or leave it brushed? My plan was to polish it, but when I started to clean it up I tried brushing it and liked the look. i'll be doing the timing cover and valve covers too, along with whatever else I get the time to do.

does anyone know the best way to seal raw aluminum?

update:

been busy all weekend, but i got a little time to work on Mia.

finally got the cab lifted and the engine and tranny out.

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now I have to try and clean all this up

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I'm going to redo the notch and engine mounts. I don't like these at all.



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cleaned up the timing chain cover, this thing was a whore. but I like how it turned out. and its going to be the hardest one to clean up.

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I picked up a set of stripes this weekend

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so now after I did all my work and progress i'm going to have me some of this.

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tomorrow I'll be pulling the pan on the tranny, cleaning and repainting the new block, and whatever else I get around too. the valve covers should be shaved and brushed this coming week sometime.

What all did you do to get those kind of finishes? How did you achieve the brushed look?


BTW, I dont know if you mentioned, Which pan are you going with?

a have the truck pan, but i'm trying to hunt down an ls2 pan. I ground everything off with sanding discs, then rough stripping/buffing disks, to softer buffing disks, and brushed them with a scratch pad, something a little rougher then your average dish scrubber. i can get more details later, I used a friends tools and discs.

Whenever I finally get settled in a new place, I was planning on using the LS2 pan.

its taking a blazer tank and making a cross member for it to sit in. You have to relocate the spare tire or remove it, and get some mounts made for the tank along with extending the fuel lines. Its not too difficult if you or someone you know can cut and weld and do simple fabrication. i'll try and dig up a thread from another site later, and hopefully will do the swap myself depending on if my buddy gets here before I have to leave again for school. I can fabricate, but I dont have a welder and am not great at welding, I can but my buddy is great at it and he has a few welders.

What are the advantages with the blazer tank?

wow man good find. I just found a 6.0 for 400. I like ur build and I think its gonna scream. keep posting updates

What are the advantages with the blazer tank?

the blazer tank sits behind the axle for better weight distribution. the s-10s have a reputation for leaning to one side, especially in the front right corner because the gas tank is located just below the driver. with the driver and a full tank the left side will lean quite a bit, especially with my 235lb self in it. with the blazer tank the wieght is over the rear so it will help me hook, plus will diminish the lean. i'll be relocating as much as I can to under the bed as I can.

wow man good find. I just found a 6.0 for 400. I like ur build and I think its gonna scream. keep posting updates

that should be pretty sweet, you got a build thread for me to follow? I was really torn between building a 5.3 s10 or a sbsc full size with a built 6.0 in it, but I couldn't find a full size for a good price when I got back. and now that I have an s10 with a 6.0 in it I'm glad I ended up getting this one.

i have already done this swap with a 408 l92 heads with level 5 4l65. 4 linked with custom tank i made

check out my myspace http://www.myspace.com/jonathonverret

I hate you a little...:secret2: sweet trucks...

do you have a build thread somewhere?

come on man, start working on the toy!!! i wanna see more pics :)

wish i was closer, id help

Kinda off topic but are you stationed in MCAS Yuma?

I have just a little one. Nothing really to report yet. (my little 6.0 build). The motors getting honed soon, got an 80e lined up for mid next month and if I sell my old drumset (sits around and it makes me sad :() Ill maybe pick up a torquer and some LS1 heads on craigslist :)

I may be in tucson a week or 2. Let me know if you need any help. Good luck with the build, get back to it!

nice truck

thanks for the comments guys, I was away for training for a while so I am just getting back on it. but perdiem is paying for my headers so I didn't mind being gone too much.

Kinda off topic but are you stationed in MCAS Yuma?

no i'm guard out of tucson, but i'm a full time tech in my unit.

come on man, start working on the toy!!! i wanna see more pics

wish i was closer, id help

i'm getting there, still gotta order a bunch of shit.

I may be in tucson a week or 2. Let me know if you need any help. Good luck with the build, get back to it!

i'll pm you with my number, don't need the help but extra hands are always welcome.


current finally got the long tubes done, but another company is supposed to have some done too for the same price coated. either way headers should be on order this week.

sweet man, glad to hear its getting there. Getting all the parts is time consuming :( Im almost done with my list :chug: good luck

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Update!
so the headers are finally getting coated and will be here in a few weeks. Later then I wanted but I think it was worth it. I ordered the long tubes but i'll post a pic of the Mids in case anyone else is interested.

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A place called brp hotrods is making them, I don't think they are a sponser so pm me if you want details and contact info. they will be available in 2 weeks and will be coated. they also made 2in primaries for anyone making a drag only truck. they were designed on the old body style but i will be testing them on mine to see how they fit on the new body style s-10. oh and they fit with the stock ac system.

on to my other small updates, I notched for ac and tore her down a little farther, I'm done with the valve covers except for painting the stripes to match the engine block. I
ground off the old engine mounts, the guy put them on very well, too bad they aren't what I needed. I''ll be plating in the notch, fixing the oil pan notch, fixing my ac box and hopefully painting the firewall this week.

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I still need to clear them and the rest of the covers, but I am happy with the way they came out. i'm ordering my gaskets head bolts and everything else I need to finish putting the engine togather, if anyone has a hookup at a tucson az dealer shoot me a pm. if not i'll be waiting a week till everything is shipped to me.

Make sure to get the head bolts in the kits. They are much cheaper by far.

Ya know those bastards at the stealership wanted to sell me the bolts individually at nearly $100 to do both heads and we have an account at this GM dealer cause we parts from them. I just bought them from a guy on ebay as a full kit for like $36.95

Ya know those bastards at the stealership wanted to sell me the bolts individually at nearly $100 to do both heads and we have an account at this GM dealer cause we parts from them. I just bought them from a guy on ebay as a full kit for like $36.95

i was quoted 119 for everything, you guys know any good place to order everything online? headgaskets, head bolts, balancer bolt ect.?

The Dealer or GmPartsdirect.com or Gmpartscheap.com for the Gasket stuff. Factory head bolts I bought from a guy on Ebay. He has Head bolts, balancer bolt, The ballancer, rod bolts, the yellow Z06 Valve springs... Give me a few I will get you his info....

seller name on ebay is theallchevyshop
Look up Item number: 160297833054

$36.95 for the whole Kit. It does both heads. He has all the other Bolts too!

I just orderd 2 sets from him and some other things... I'm hopping it shows up today...

i was quoted 119 for everything, you guys know any good place to order everything online? headgaskets, head bolts, balancer bolt ect.?

everything??? seems like a fair price... The head gaskets alone run about $30 each

everything??? seems like a fair price... The head gaskets alone run about $30 each

i meant for the head bolts, gaskets were 50 a peice and the crank bolt was $17it came out to over 260 with tax...

GMPartsdirect FTW. I ordered my head, valve cover and timing cover gaskets from them. Be sure you said you need 2 of the valve and head gaskets... I only got one :bang: But if your ordering enough parts to make it worth the 20 bux in shipping its a good buy. SDPC is also pretty good and Summitracing is good if you know exactally what your looking for. And only $10 for shipping and it takes about a week since they're in Nevada.

I may need to bring my valley, valve, and timing covers to you so you can brush them. It looks very clean and I think it'd add a nice touch just how it is.

i meant for the head bolts, gaskets were 50 a peice and the crank bolt was $17it came out to over 260 with tax...

Then you were getting hosed at the stealership.... "No Soup for You!!!"
That guy sales the balancer bolt for like $12 and he combines shipping on everything you buy at the same time. One of those Gm web sites for the gaskets will get you the gaskets for about $30 A piece. Thats what I paid with my Discount at The stealership... from now on I will just order in bulk from one of those web sites... The front and rear crank seals were a little cheper through them then what they gave me at the stelership....

Any one have the Part# for the 6.0L MLS style GM gasket???
I have it for the 4.8L / 5.3L GM MLS Gasket....
I also have the numbers for the front and rear crank seal if you need them...

GMPartsdirect FTW. I ordered my head, valve cover and timing cover gaskets from them. Be sure you said you need 2 of the valve and head gaskets... I only got one :bang: But if your ordering enough parts to make it worth the 20 bux in shipping its a good buy. SDPC is also pretty good and Summitracing is good if you know exactally what your looking for. And only $10 for shipping and it takes about a week since they're in Nevada.

I may need to bring my valley, valve, and timing covers to you so you can brush them. It looks very clean and I think it'd add a nice touch just how it is.

Yes, head gaskets and valve cover gaskets come as singles and even the stealership doesn't come right out and say so.... I was lucky enough to already have a single so I knew that before I went down there....

I may need to bring my valley, valve, and timing covers to you so you can brush them. It looks very clean and I think it'd add a nice touch just how it is.

really I would just paint the valley cover, I used it as practice to see if I would like it. But for most builds you wont see it unless you run a victor jr, or sheetmetal intake.

Nice build. Im subscribed.

For the crank bolt and valve cover gaskets get the cam install kit. It is part number 12499228. It included intake gaskets, crank bolt, crank seal, valve cover gaskets, front cover gasket, and water pump gaskets.

subscribing !
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really I would just paint the valley cover, I used it as practice to see if I would like it. But for most builds you wont see it unless you run a victor jr, or sheetmetal intake.

hmm, that is true. Good call. Well if you would still be up to brush some other parts I'd be glad to pay you or give you a hand if needed :)

okay guys, so I cleaned out the garage today and got a few parts in.

hardware
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3140.jpg

fuddle 3000 stall
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3139.jpg

also did the stripes on the valve covers, I think it turned out really good.
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3138.jpg

I tried to clear the valley cover and timing cover but they are coming out with really bad texture/orange peel. anyone know how to get rattle-can high temp clear to come out smoothish?

and lastly I started shaving my intake. it will be painted to match the block and I will be adding an aluminum strip over the top next week to match my covers.
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3136.jpg

my gaskets, pushrods, and valve seals are all on there way, so now i'm waiting on an ls2 oil pan and like everyone else headers to start real progress.

Sick!!! Who did you end up getting the hardware and gaskets from???

hmm, that is true. Good call. Well if you would still be up to brush some other parts I'd be glad to pay you or give you a hand if needed :)

send them down to me, my valve covers are going to need special coil brackets, but I would need that anyways for clearance in my little truck. if your going to do this or have me do it you would want to relocate your coils so you would actually see your covers. you wouldn't need to, but it would look better imo.

pm me and we can work something out.

Sick!!! Who did you end up getting the hardware and gaskets from???

everything from e-bay, thechevyshop hooked me up with the hardware I needed and I got a head gasket swap package on an auction for $50 both headgaskets, exh and int manifold gaskets, and valve cover seals.

everything with shipping was less then the dealer wanted for a set of head bolts before tax.

everything from e-bay, thechevyshop hooked me up with the hardware I needed and I got a head gasket swap package on an auction for $50 both headgaskets, exh and int manifold gaskets, and valve cover seals.

everything with shipping was less then the dealer wanted for a set of head bolts before tax.

:D Yea I bought a bunch of stuff from him too... Did Jay Leave his Card in the box??? I need to order more stuff again. :secret2:

I also picked up a 6.0 in a wrecking Yard a few weeks ago.... :devil: Was a little crispy But cleaned up real nice... I Found another deal on forged pistons I couldnt pass up... I am supprised my CC still works :barf:

Look like an awesome build keep it up.

Look like an awesome build keep it up.



thanks, though I would have done what you are with your build if I had the money. that thing will be sick!




Updates coming soon, intake will be finished today or tomorrow, notches plated, and engine togather, and fabricated coil brackets before the weekend. headers and mounts here next week along with the new oil pan. if all goes well this thing will be driving by Christmas! but in reality something will go wrong:bang:

Thanks man I'm hoping for more parts for christmas! Maybe we can meet at the lsx shootout one year.

i'd love to make that trip when this thing is all togather.

dam, thats a tight dead line man, Im not even shooting that early :jest:

Good luck. Hopefully I can have mine together by the 1st. If you need some help by then just shout

i'd love to make that trip when this thing is all togather.

Thanks man Its not my truck getting done im worried about its the seat time and tunning. dunno if I can race in 2009 but more than likely I will be there.

dam, thats a tight dead line man, Im not even shooting that early :jest:

Good luck. Hopefully I can have mine together by the 1st. If you need some help by then just shout


like I said, if all goes well, there is a chance...

nice build you got going there.. im really diggin the brushed look. when you get a minute could you PM me the directions on exactly how you did it. i think it might be time to dress up the engine bay a little.

keep up the good work.

like I said, if all goes well, there is a chance...

Whats your hp and et goals? I just want to make good 10 sec pass.

read paper chasers AV.... :rotflmao:

Aww thats messed up!

:wrist: Ha ha

Paper Chaser, with all the questions on how I did it I think i'm going to do a how-to on them. i'll pm you when I get that up that, should be in the next few weeks.

RAZORS10- My goal is 400rwhp and to run mid 10s on N20, but right now i'm planning on 370rwhp and a 12 second pass. I don't have the money yet for a FAST or edelbrock intake, the N20, or the suspension mods i'll need to hook with all that.

With the mods I currently have 370 rwhp should be acheivable.

Paper Chaser, with all the questions on how I did it I think i'm going to do a how-to on them. i'll pm you when I get that up that, should be in the next few weeks.

sweet, thanks. they look killer. now i got to figure out where to relocate my coils to. :eyes: ive seen them behind the intake some but ill have a radix so i dont know if they will fit. anyways keep of the good work!:usa:

My house currently has 7 people in it because of a friend of the family is getting married, there for Greg now has his out of town family at his house. needless to say progress is slow. but onto my small update.

installed my valley cover, ls2 timing chain, ported oil pump, timing cover, new front and rear main seals, and got in my head gaskets, exhaust, and intake gaskets.

intake in primer with lots of holes
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3143.jpg

intake all done.
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3158.jpg

and a little teaser
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3163.jpg



I should have used darker primer on the intake so that the final color would have been closer to the block. But when I can spend the money i'll be getting edelbrocks new setup, or a fast so it's not a big enough deal for me to repaint. The heads are my old ones just sitting on there for mock-up, my heads are at the machine shop getting surfaced and jet washed. after they get back the long block will get assembled. other then that i'm just getting loose ends taken care of. i'm ordering the last of my parts on sunday and monday.

next weekend is a 3 day for me and my buddies that are working on Mia. As long as the sky refrains from falling progress will be made.


Greg

Looks great bro keep me updated.

looks dam good man, keep it up, its almost there! :thumb:

yeah but I keep getting little setbacks. I was putting the rest of my engine togather and found out I need shorter pushrods. So thats not getting done till tomorrow when they get here. Then finding an oil pan, I thought I had one but the guy never got back to me about it. Nothing too bad, but it's still pushing things back further. I'm looking at getting a harness made from a guy in prescott. But thats only if funds allow, i'll probably end up mating the 2 harnesses for now. Should have a few updates this weekend for you guys.

Sweet man! Check out my updates.

yeah but I keep getting little setbacks. I was putting the rest of my engine togather and found out I need shorter pushrods. So thats not getting done till tomorrow when they get here. Then finding an oil pan, I thought I had one but the guy never got back to me about it. Nothing too bad, but it's still pushing things back further. I'm looking at getting a harness made from a guy in prescott. But thats only if funds allow, i'll probably end up mating the 2 harnesses for now. Should have a few updates this weekend for you guys.

You need a stock truck pan and pick up??? If so PM me...

small update

got my heads back from being milled, had .025 taken off wich ended up giving me a little over a 61 cc chamber. which means I will be running at just under 10.6:1 compression. got them assembled with my dual springs, and got them put on the engine. after all that I found out my pushrods that I just got last week were too long. so I called up texasspeed and had a new set 2 days later(I've only had good experiances with them). then I installed my pushrods and roller rockers, one od my rocker bolts got in a fight with my heads and the bolt won. after I pulled out the bolt with the threads from the head I went and found some helicoils and a tap and got that fixed. Then cut all my rocker arms down that were sticking into my intake ports.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3182.jpg


-anyone need a set of 7.4 hardened pushrods?


You need a stock truck pan and pick up??? If so PM me...

No i really want an f-body pan or ls2 vette pan, if all else fails though i'll keep you in mind.

It's looking good bro. I need to get mine around 9:5 or 9:1 for 20lbs of boost any advice?

It's looking good bro. I need to get mine around 9:5 or 9:1 for 20lbs of boost any advice?

http://www.race-cars.net/calculators/compression_calculator.html

get a set of ported 317 heads. the 72cc chamber is supposed to be perfect for ls1 turbo projects. you'll want to run dished pistons.

for your stroker build this is what you want
to run 9.5:1 get the 317 heads(72cc), 4" crank, stock ls1 bore (3.900), and a -10cc piston. with the stock .052 thickness gasket(go with whatever type you want, just that thickness)
to get 9:1 get the same setup with -15.5cc dish pistons.

for 9.5 to 1 you need a combined cc+dish of 82cc, for 9:1 you need 87.5 combined cc's. if you cant find the exact dish you want find the closest one(a hair larger) and mill your heads to get the the right amount of total cc's.

hope that helped.

Greg

Thanks that helped out alot man. But I'm trying to steer away from having to buy another set of heads I have the 241's. I think the right piston and gasket combo would get me there. Any updated news on yours yet?

looks good!!!! keep it up!!

what did you put over the truck intake to fill in the holes?

looks good!!!! keep it up!!

what did you put over the truck intake to fill in the holes?


I used a piece of thin sheet aluminum that work had in the scrap bin. cut and bend to fit then jb welded it into place. it really was pretty easy, you should be able to get a piece of aluminum from ace to do it for pretty cheap. you could also just use fiberglass and resin if you know how to use it.



No updates on the truck, I'll be gone this weekend for the wife and my aniversary. but updates will be coming soon.


Razor, you'll need a piston dish between -17cc and -22cc to get 9:1 9.5:1 if you want to run the 241's thats using stock gasket thickness. but if at all possible you will want to upgrade to 317's, they flow better then 241's, even when both are ported the same.

found an 8.8 3.73 with a posi today for $65, should be picking it up tomorrow or tuesday. also ordered drop leafs, traction bars called daggers, and a 4 cyl gauge cluster (7k tach). just waiting on everything... hopefully everything should get here this week

nice man, sounds like the motor is almost a wrap. Good to hear the progress. Keep it up
I may need some pushrods but dont put me down for em yet

Will that intake fit under the stock s10 hood? Looks good!!

small update

got my heads back from being milled, had .025 taken off wich ended up giving me a little over a 61 cc chamber. which means I will be running at just under 10.6:1 compression. got them assembled with my dual springs, and got them put on the engine. after all that I found out my pushrods that I just got last week were too long. so I called up texasspeed and had a new set 2 days later(I've only had good experiances with them). then I installed my pushrods and roller rockers, one od my rocker bolts got in a fight with my heads and the bolt won. after I pulled out the bolt with the threads from the head I went and found some helicoils and a tap and got that fixed. Then cut all my rocker arms down that were sticking into my intake ports.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3182.jpg


-anyone need a set of 7.4 hardened pushrods?




No i really want an f-body pan or ls2 vette pan, if all else fails though i'll keep you in mind.


Hey what rocker arms are those??? Yella terra??? What was the problem with the rocker fitting???

Hey Maybe we can trade parts??? Pushrods for the pan, pick up, and The gaskets I PM'D you about... I think those pushrods might work for my new DD engine if not I will put them in something I have...

Will that intake fit under the stock s10 hood? Looks good!!

it should, I have seen others who make it fit.



1fastbrick

that sounds like a good plan. I still have one more chance with an f-body pan, but it's not looking great.

the rockers fit fine, between the cam and heads being milled I needed shorter pushrods. they are old style 1.8 yella terras, they look sexy and bring my lift to .59x and with my dual springs I don't have to worry about valve float. but I would only need to worry about that at 7000+ anyways.

it should, I have seen others who make it fit.



1fastbrick

that sounds like a good plan. I still have one more chance with an f-body pan, but it's not looking great.

the rockers fit fine, between the cam and heads being milled I needed shorter pushrods. they are old style 1.8 yella terras, they look sexy and bring my lift to .59x and with my dual springs I don't have to worry about valve float. but I would only need to worry about that at 7000+ anyways.

Awesome, let me know... I was looking around for one of those too for something else and they never seem to go cheap. But a truck pan, well since I have more then 1 spare, I would have no problem cutting one up to make it work like one if I ever need to...

small update,



got my guage cluster in from zx9rgreen and installed it. took me longer to figure out which one to install then it did to put it in. thanks bro:tup:



http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3236.jpg



got my rear all stripped down, taking it to get narrowed after I finish this post.



http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3231.jpg



got my posi out and torn down, and installed the ford motor sports carbon clutch kit. if you do this do not handle the friction modifier without gloves, it is the worst smelling stuff I have EVER used and it soaks into your hands. seriously its still making my feel sick.



http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3237.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3238.jpg



other then that i've just been doing detail work, cleaning stripping and painting stuff. hopefully I'll have some real progress soon. should be starting on wiring this weekend

That sounds like a plan bro. I can't wait to see the finish product.

Got a freind Narrowing it or something??? Make any progress over the weekened???

picked up the narrowed housing today, picked up a spare 8.8 for disc brakes and the extra short side axle. Other then that I started tracing wires and have been cleaning stuff up. I need to get that oil pan from you, I need about an inch chopped off the bottom, dont worry about the little bit of volume I'll lose, I'll make it up with an oil cooler.

this isn't my truck but it will give you an idea of what I need. think you and your buddy can do it?
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/8023/ls1242006smallhe6.jpg
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/4128/ls1242011smallvo9.jpg

Looks like it might be a little more then an inch... Any way you can measure and LMK... I now have an LS1 camaro pan I can copy but it looks like it would run into the crossmember... Sorry, Its not for sale at this time... :(

Ask that guy If he can take a tape measure to the block were the pan meets it and measure down to the bottom of the crossmember... or measure up from the sump to the bottom of the crossmember... That way we can get it right on the money!!! :devil:

wow man, looks like your making bitchin progress. couple weekends and we'll set it up so I can give you a hand if you need it. Its gonna be bitchin man. Any ETA on the finish?

HOPEFULLY!!(crosses fingers) I'll be finishing in a a months time, but that will mean alot of things going right and nothing so far has been anything close to that. headers are supposed to be done tomorrow, which means I should get them next week. by then my wiring should be done or close to it, and everything will be welded and ready to go.

but I'm still waiting on
-headers
-leafs
-crossmember
-traction bars
-oil pan

then I need to get the exhaust done, fab up an intake, get it tuned, and work out all the bugs.

I still have a long way to go....

haha, I know how it goes man. Sounds like a pretty good plan tho.

I will be in Tucson next weekened helping a friend of the ex's move so if you need some help with anything I may be able to assist :)

I wish I could take you up on that offer, but unfortunately I have drill and I still have no parts. the only stuff I have is for my rear, and i'm taking most of it to work to press on the bearings. I'm pretty mad about everything taking so long, I started school this week so I will have no time till summer, and I plan on taking summer classes. the only time I can really give to the truck will be taking away from sleep. Oh well, I'll have plenty of time to sleep when I die, till then it's fair game I guess...

Its been a while since I have read your thread, but arent you having a company custom build you some long tubes?

not custom build, headman is building a set and i'll be working with them to work out any kinks with them. they will soon have 3 header options for the lsx s10 swaps. and all of them are better then anything else i've seen. current pefromance has a good set if you feel like paying 350 too much. but they arent tuned length.

dam man that sucks on the lack of time. And I know how that goes. The last three days its been late nights and early mornings just to get this dam thing finished! haha but its totally gonna be worth it when today is done :devil:

however I agree man, you can survive on minimal sleep haha. Good luck with everything tho and I know how extra hands are a big help so just ask

school and work suck, still waiting on most my parts, I will never order from sport truck direct ever again. 2 months late, and no one thinks to try and contact me once over it. I'll be going over my list tomorrow and ordering any last things I need to finish up, and hopefully getting some stuff done this next weekend. school have put my progress down to nothing, but I want this thing done, I saw a mustange fly by today and it pissed me off that I couldn't run that stupid pony down.

Sounds like a plan man sorry you had to wait 2 months that sucks bro.

p.s did you see my updates?

Sounds like a plan man sorry you had to wait 2 months that sucks bro.

p.s did you see my updates?

yeah, I thought I commented on s10forum.com, different user name though.

I'm still waiting for stuff, if I had parts this thing would be done!

damm cool build

yeah, I thought I commented on s10forum.com, different user name though.

I'm still waiting for stuff, if I had parts this thing would be done!

Nope! you didn't:bang:

long overdue update

engine mock up, it was a beautiful sight

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3279.jpg


got in my headers from headman, long story short I got the long tubes cause the mids weren't done yet. they fit great even let you turn pretty well, unless you want ac. since this is my daily i'll be getting the mids from them intstead. oh and you would need to mod your trans cross member to clear the collectors.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3280.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3281.jpg

I test fit all the ones on the driver side just don't have pics, you will need to mod your brake lines, it wouldn't be difficult especially compared to the rest of this headache.

oh and in case anyone needed to know jareds cooling setup fits just fine with truck acc. I was pretty worried about those big fans but there is still a bit of clearance.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3285.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3286.jpg


this last pic gave me some motivation, too bad I have to take it all back out. notch a hair more out of the ac notch, don't need to but it will make me more comfortable. weld it up, bolt in mounts, and put on oil pan. then it will go back in for good. I have some time tomorrow and most of saturday to work on this. sunday I'm going to firebird raceway!

I had the cops called on me tonight, I almost feel like a dick since I was grinding off my bumpstops at 11:30pm, but all they would have had to do was ask me to quiet down and I would have cleaned up. I mean really, why not? I would have stopped when they asked and cops really do have better shit to do. The cop was cool, and he came when I was done and cleaning up. when he left I was really tempted to break out my blackcats bottle rockets, but I didn't want to be a dick to my other neighbors.

dude those longtubes look sick man! it all looks so sexay!

its sooooooooo shiney!

Those are the 1 3/4 longtubes right?

I had the cops called on me tonight, I almost feel like a dick since I was grinding off my bumpstops at 11:30pm, but all they would have had to do was ask me to quiet down and I would have cleaned up. I mean really, why not? I would have stopped when they asked and cops really do have better shit to do. The cop was cool, and he came when I was done and cleaning up. when he left I was really tempted to break out my blackcats bottle rockets, but I didn't want to be a dick to my other neighbors.

Ya it sucks... Never had them called on me YET!!! But did have one come through the neighbor hood while we pulling an engine. I guess your not supposed to Pull an engine out at 2 in the AM. :devil: Doesn't matter because it was at my buddies House and we always hang out with all the surrounding neighbors. At His house its like extended Family. so thats never a problem. My house is not the same but As long as I am respectfull and let the neighbors know whats up they don't really care all that much. The one across from me IS and A -hole and I throughly enjoy Iratating them. He is such a brain dead Moron that his stupidity gives every one else around him a headache and there 5 Kids are so out of controll. Always screaming bloody murder for attention. :mad:

Those are the 1 3/4 longtubes right?

yup thats them, they were supposed to have only one tube around the frame but this is what I have. But I already talked to Chris at headman and he's going to get me a different set shipped out on monday.

Lookin good! May have to put a motor in my S10 soon.

What motor mounts are you using?

Looking damn good man, I haven't read up on the build in a while. I'm glad its coming together so well. Hurry an finish so we can see the finished product

What motor mounts are you using?

brp's mounts, pricy but good, I would go with his or boosted thrills(or frills I dont remember)

Dam looking real good Greg I would offer some help but mo Tucson trips for awhile. Stuff came up still no exhaust Either haha but nice progress

brp's mounts, pricy but good, I would go with his or boosted thrills(or frills I dont remember)

Ok whats the price on them?:nunchuk:

well I got a few things done


got my oil pan and pickup tube. I didn't want to renotch the frame, and I didn't want to run a truck pan since I'm dropping her. I broke down and got the lh8 pan(h3a), and now I'm a little more broke. brp has this nifty little thing for a little insurance for sealing to the oil pump.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3326.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3327.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3328.jpg

finally got jareds(currentperformance) cooling setup installed, dont follow the directions, just test fit it and the make your cuts for the mounts. looks great in there though.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3419.jpg

I worked and painted and shaved my truck intake, and then I picked this up for a steal.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3417.jpg

ls6 intake with ported ls1 throttle body. rails and injectors on the way. still need a waterpump, and the ias and tps for the dbc trottle body, but at least I wont need to wire in the new pedal.

more to come soon, spring break is in a week, I'm taking a day or 2 off work and getting this thing in so my roomate can finish up my wiring.

whats wrong with the waterpump in the picture?

props by the way

its a truck pump and wont work with the car intake, love the project cant wait to see it done seems like it is getting really close! also you painting that intake same color as the shaved one? thought it looked very good! :thumb:

Love the headers. Great build man!

:DNice updates bro! I belive you are going to be my greatest challenge:nunchuk1:

WOw its lookign good. I cant wait to see it finished

its a truck pump and wont work with the car intake, love the project cant wait to see it done seems like it is getting really close! also you painting that intake same color as the shaved one? thought it looked very good! :thumb:

I'm probably going to if I can blast the intake, if you dont then the paint doesnt stick.

I'm probably going to if I can blast the intake, if you dont then the paint doesnt stick.

Wash it with Hot Soapy water, Then use a plastic Adheasion promoter like Bull Dog. I noticed they started saleing it at the local Autozone and other automtive parts stores like 2 years or so ago. Before I would order the same stuff through the paint store at work.

Its basicaly like sealing the plastic. then you can put primer and paint on and it will stick. Thats How they paint New plastic bumpers and grills for cars and trucks that Have been Wrecked and need replacement parts.

Check it out when you get a chance...

thanks i'll look into that^

Wash it with Hot Soapy water, Then use a plastic Adheasion promoter like Bull Dog. I noticed they started saleing it at the local Autozone and other automtive parts stores like 2 years or so ago. Before I would order the same stuff through the paint store at work.

Its basicaly like sealing the plastic. then you can put primer and paint on and it will stick. Thats How they paint New plastic bumpers and grills for cars and trucks that Have been Wrecked and need replacement parts.

Check it out when you get a chance...

wow on my ls2 intake i just sanded, cleaned, primed and painted, seemed to work out ok for me but hasn't gotten hot yet used 500* paint though

I did for get to mention. You do need to Sand scuff or what ever... the hot water and Soap Helps get the Oils out of the plastic. Plastic is porus and retians the Mold relase agent along with any other oils it coms in contact with...

*Subscribed* Of course I planned to come back and read the thread later, but you guys know how that goes...

Congrats on the super clean build so far!!! Any estimate as to how long until it's up and running? This thread is definately making me itch to graduate and start making some money so I can get to work on an LS2 or iron block 6.0 build in an ext. cab or, preferably, crew cab S-10. I'd like to get rid of the 4wd in a crew cab and lower it a tad. Eventually I'd like to put a 78mm turbo on it, but that invovles even more money.

Small update, i'll have some more soon though.

cpw cooling setup done.
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3419-1.jpg

frame welded up and plated in(I know the notch is big, but trust me it is solid)
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3424.jpg

cleaned up the frame and painted the firewall. It turned out as good as I hoped it would!
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3429.jpg

old stuff removed
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3428.jpg

to make way for these, belltech 3" leafs, extream swaybar, blazer spindles and brakes.
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3426.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3427.jpg

I have a few more things done that i'll post up in a few days, i've had no damn time, I wish I wasn't in school right now.



Greg

Is hedman selling the headers yet? I am going to be running A/C so I dont wanna cut out the box.

sorry for the delayed reply, yes they are selling them, the long tubes wont fit with ac, you would have to reroute a primary to make it work. I have the 1 5/8th mids that I will get some pics of soon. headman told me they would probably need a notch in the ac box, but it looks like they will fit fine.

dam man thats some bad ass progress. I havent checked in awhile and dam its lookin good. I have a pretty flexible schedule with my new job right now so if you need any help one weekend let me know a couple days in advance and I can fly down there and help you out. Lookin good tho! :chug:

if I can get my stall back in this week I could use the help this weekend! but thats only if I get my stall, i was supposed to have it last week. I sent it in to fuddle to figure out why the input shaft was too long, he said he would call me back last week and it would be done in a few days...

I have the worst luck with parts...

updates!



after many hiccups and frustrations I have come to more hiccups and frustrations.



I got a crapload of parts in, and picked some stuff up from the local hotrod shop.

headers

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tq converter, long story short my other one was jacked up, John at fuddle hooked me up with this beast. I highly recommend working with these guys! this will take more power then I will ever make.

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new overflow

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got my axles drilled with new arp studs

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I got my new tranny x-member and traction bars from Diabolical performance! Mike is awsome, the x member was a perfect fit and the bars are beefy as hell!
(its him in the pics not me)

http://www.s10racer.com/board/picture.php?albumid=38&pictureid=541
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I got a TON of other parts in but i'll update that later when my computer gets fixed, now onto the important stuff.

My garage looks like this right now.... how does a small truck take up a 2 car garage from wall to wall?

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energy suspension bushings and end links installed with the extreme swaybar.

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the blazer brakes didn't like my wheels so I picked up some half in spacers from the local rod shop and some longer studs. I picked up some upper controll arms from speedway motors with some new ball joints. belltech 2in drop springs and drop shocks. New ceramic pads are installed in the blazer brakes.

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ripped out old tank and made room for my blazer tank. I have a walbro 255 that will be added to the blazer tank before it is installed. oh and I love my new sawsall!

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I turned my ford green top injectors(42lb) into black tops, cleaned up my intake and painted to match the engine block, cleaned up the fuel rail, cleaned up the last of my accessories and finally got my engine in its final resting place. installed my new ac box, installed 4.3 throttle cable and installed my pedal. I set the motor too far back and had to elongate the holes in the mounts to move it forward enough to clear the ac box. I talked to brp and they designed new mounts that bolt into the stock frame holes so this wont be an issue for anyone else.

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installed tranny x-member and heat matted where my cats and headers will be run. tranny member fits great! I have enough room for 4 inch duals under here!

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Hopefully I will have more updates soon. I will be on TDY for 2 weeks, hopefully I will get my rear set up before I leave but i'm not crossing my fingers. I hade some slight fitment issues with the headers that I will be calling headman about, but I will be making these ones work with some steering shaft modification.

Greg

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet update!!!

:stupid:

Dustin

back home and getting back to her again. ordered my first welder. it should be here this weekend mopefully. then i'll get my rear end finished up, gastank installed, all the little brackets I need to make, and get my exhaust peiced togather. I also ordered my wiring finally, should be here in about a month.

what kind of welder did u buy

Where are you getting the headers? How much are they running? Nobody has them on their websites. Im getting close to having to order some. Shoot me a pm.

what kind of welder did u buy

a lincoln 180hd 240v

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&productId=100670932&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&PID=1319015&cm_mmc=CJ-_-shopping_com-_-D25X-_-100670932&URL=http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/BuildLinkToHomeDepot?linktype=product&id=100670932&cm_mmc=CJ-_-shopping_com-_-D25X-_-100670932&cpncode=24-42604436-2&AID=10368321&cj=true&srccode=cii_13736960

got it new for 406 shipped off e-bay

sweet i just bought a millermatic dvi 2. done a few welding jobs with it so far and love it

wow great job so far, just got done reading the hole thing, and now i want to do something like this, but more of a sleeper. again great build, lookforward to seeing it complete

wow great job so far, just got done reading the hole thing, and now i want to do something like this, but more of a sleeper. again great build, lookforward to seeing it complete


more of a sleeper?

the only things that will give this truck away is going to be the traction bars and rear tires. exhaust should be pretty smooth and quiet. I like things understated, no cowl hood, no huge rear tires, no stickers. just a little truck with a big dick.:nod:

it should just look like an s10 with a 2/3 drop and cheap rims. you will have to pop the hood or look under the truck to know what she really is.:secret2:

well to me a sleeper is a truck that is unchanged, like the stock ride hight. other then that yours is a pretty good sleeper

I love this build. Looks great.

got my 230v in my garage, routed a few vaccuum lines and fixed my serpentine system. Pics tomorrow



welder is scheduled to get here on tuesday

thanks for all the compliments guys, it helps with motivation!

here she is with a new belt routed for the car style intake. if you do it like this you will need a spacer about 3/4 inches thick or a ton of washers, a longer bolt, and a belt that is 102 inches long to 102.5 inches long, any shorter or longer and it wont work. it took me 4 belts to find that out. 100 and 101 were both too short, and a 102.7 fit but didn't have enough tension on it.



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did anyone notice my detail work on the alt bracket?



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just waiting for my welder now, scheduled delivery is tuesday

cool, so are you running all the accessory's the truck came with from the factory?

they are off a silverado, the water pump is off an 07 silvy.

Got my welder in today, A lincoln 180amp/230v wire feed/mig. i'm getting argon, a cart, and a good mask this weekend, and a spool gun for aluminum welding after Mia is running:secret:

not gonna have much to update till the end of the weekend because I'm tiling my house fryday and saturday. i'll have a little bit of time on sunday but I dont know how much, having an early dinner with my family for my birthday(more welding stuff!)

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my buddy started working on his 69 camaro, its going to be a driving project once he gets the back window in. 63xxx original miles on it, but its going to be a street rod. were going to turn it into a 396 clone with a little twist. since the 396 in 69 was actually a 402 were going to stroke a lq4/lq9 to a 402:cool4:. only has rust on the right rear fender!

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Got my welder in today, A lincoln 180amp/230v wire feed/mig. i'm getting argon, a cart, and a good mask this weekend, and a spool gun for aluminum welding after Mia is running:secret:

not gonna have much to update till the end of the weekend because I'm tiling my house fryday and saturday. i'll have a little bit of time on sunday but I dont know how much, having an early dinner with my family for my birthday(more welding stuff!)

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my buddy started working on his 69 camaro, its going to be a driving project once he gets the back window in. 63xxx original miles on it, but its going to be a street rod. were going to turn it into a 396 clone with a little twist. since the 396 in 69 was actually a 402 were going to stroke a lq4/lq9 to a 402:cool4:. only has rust on the right rear fender!

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looks like a badass project makes me wish i had the time and money to finish my 67 maro

truck looks great also motor looks bitchin :D

so after fighting with my headers for a while I finally got them to fit with some cutting, grinding, welding, and a new steering shaft. they look great, but they didn't fit well on mine. the new bolt in mounts are supposed to help that, i have been talking to brp again to get this worked out.

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I finally got my rear end finished, when I got it narrowed the shop welded an end on crooked, they fixed it for no cost though. I welded on the spring pads, cleaned and painted it to match the engine, got new e-brake shoes, ceramic pads, and new rotors. now Mia has 4 wheel disks, 3.73s with a posi, and traction bars.

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my welds are getting better too

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I talked to jared and he said the wiring should be here sometime next week, and I have a 3 day weekend this week so I should be ready to put the wiring in when I get it.

she still has alot left but she's starting to come togather pretty well. I really hope to have her running mid august before school starts, but we'll see how that goes.

looking good dude keep it up

btw are you running a 8.8 rear?

So the BRP's dont fit well?

So the BRP's dont fit well?

nope, I thought I had it fixed by moving the engine up 3/4 of an inch, but then the primaries hit the ac box. but I also have the crappy mounts and the first headders off the line so they might have gotten better.

I also have the luck of someone who broke a mirror while walking under a ladder when a black cat was running in front of them.

btw do you have a build thread yet? that engine in your sig looks sick!

looking good dude keep it up

btw are you running a 8.8 rear?

yup 8.8 with 3.73 and trak loc with carbon disks. should help with traction a little.

thats differant figured you would find one outta a 4.3 s-dime dont they come with 8.5 still none the less pretty cool that your running a ford rear those 8.8s are tuff little bastards i know for a fact i have one in my foxbody put that thing though hell and still running strong :)

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...and I jizzed in my pants!

haha holy shit man that thing is looking fuckin SEXY!

good to see the updates man. Wish I could completely tear a truck apart and build it like that :(

still bad ass none the less! keep it up! :chug:

thats differant figured you would find one outta a 4.3 s-dime dont they come with 8.5 still none the less pretty cool that your running a ford rear those 8.8s are tuff little bastards i know for a fact i have one in my foxbody put that thing though hell and still running strong :)

nope, very few of them came with it. the best bet is to find one out of a newer blazer with discs, the do a gear swap then add a posi.
total cost around 700-1000

I have around 550 in my 8.8 and it is stronger

the blazer brakes are a little better, but the explorer rear has 31 spline axles and a rebuilable posi stock. plus they are cheap and plentiful at junk yards, blazer 8.5 rears are few and far between, are only posi if they are 4wd(4wd axles are wider then 2wd), plus the stock posi is crap, 28 spline axles.



00Silv4.8- thanks for the compliment, she doesn't look as nice as alot of other builds on here, but not to shabby for a homemade truck.

31 spline axles .... 8.5 rears are few and far between, .....stock posi is crap, 28 spline axles.


:)



I have this thread...http://performancetrucks.net/forums/showthread.php?t=442145...It is a talking about my motor plans.

I will probably continue this thread as the build thread. I plan to buy all the parts and then begin the swap. Once the 4.3 comes out, Im hoping to finish it all within a week or two. I will be using a week of my vacation to do it so I still get paid. :hump:

Keep me updated on the BRP's, if they came out with a better design. I want to order the ones that fit the best, no matter the cost.

Those wheels would look so awesome on my malibu!

I spent half of yesterday and most of my free time today helping my buddy put long tube headers and off road Y pipe on his 2000 trans am, so I didn't get to work on my truck till 6:30.

well I got half done putting my gas tank in today and then I ran out of welding wire. at 8:30 at night on sunday.... so I sanded and painted my inner fenders to match the firewall and called it a night. I still have to move all my furniture out of my house tonight so that the carpet can get installed tomorrow morning.

I have tomorrow off so I'll get more wire and get all this stuff finished. tomorrow i'm picking up a battery and a relocator kit and tossing my battery in my bed, or under it if I can find some space.

Greg

I have tomorrow off so I'll get more wire and get all this stuff finished. tomorrow i'm picking up a battery and a relocator kit and tossing my battery in my bed, or under it if I can find some space.

Greg

I am thinking about mounting mine in the spare tire area like a few people here have done. I have to make it NHRA legal tho so if I want to run at a certain track.

What were you thinking og doing for mounting it?

awesome, good luck tomorrow :chug:

looks good, idk if you mentioned it yet, but what tranny are you going to be running?

looks good, idk if you mentioned it yet, but what tranny are you going to be running?

4l60e, lt style with a custom converter.


I am thinking about mounting mine in the spare tire area like a few people here have done. I have to make it NHRA legal tho so if I want to run at a certain track.

What were you thinking og doing for mounting it?

for now it will be in the bed behind the right wheel well. I have a blazer tank now where my spare tire was, i'll post pics of that soon. I want to find space for it under the bed outside the frame rail in the rear right corner, but that will make it a pita to get to the rear leaf spring bolt and to get to the battery itself. I got everything but the cable which i'm picking up on the way home from work today, it wont be going in for a while though.

an easy place to put it is outside the framerail behind the passenger seat, plenty of room to work with and it wont get in the way of anything.

Your built looks freaking awesome man, great job!!

I'm putting a 5.3L in my 85 GMC 1/2 ton pickup, and was wanting to use an LS1 intake. I'm glad to see that it CAN be used with the truck accessories. If you don't mind me asking, where does the "spacer about 3/4 inches thick or a ton of washers, a longer bolt" go? And I think you said something about needing to swap out water pumps. What vehicle is the new pump for?

Thanks in advance!

here she is with a new belt routed for the car style intake. if you do it like this you will need a spacer about 3/4 inches thick or a ton of washers, a longer bolt, and a belt that is 102 inches long to 102.5 inches long, any shorter or longer and it wont work. it took me 4 belts to find that out. 100 and 101 were both too short, and a 102.7 fit but didn't have enough tension on it.

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Your built looks freaking awesome man, great job!!

I'm putting a 5.3L in my 85 GMC 1/2 ton pickup, and was wanting to use an LS1 intake. I'm glad to see that it CAN be used with the truck accessories. If you don't mind me asking, where does the "spacer about 3/4 inches thick or a ton of washers, a longer bolt" go? And I think you said something about needing to swap out water pumps. What vehicle is the new pump for?

Thanks in advance!

for the water pump you need either an ls1 pump with a truck pulley(swap out for your old one). of a water pump off a 2007 and up truck. I used the newer truck water pump. if you use the truck one try to find the throttle body with the smaller linkage on the side(sorry I dont know the year).

the spacer and longer bolt goes onto the alternator bracket. it moves the idler pulley from beside the alternator to right below it. if you look at the picture of mine then at your stock one you will see where I moved the idler pulley from. then just cut off where the idler pulley was.

also I used all thread to make a stud to go there since I couldnt find the right length bolt.

Sweet, thanks for the info! My engine is a 2006, and I'm using the drive by wire TB. Hopefully things will all fit with the drive by wire TB and the LS1 intake.

Sweet, thanks for the info! My engine is a 2006, and I'm using the drive by wire TB. Hopefully things will all fit with the drive by wire TB and the LS1 intake.

I know it will fit with the ls1 pump, dont know if the dbw will work with the new truck style.

well I picked up more wire and got the last of my tank mounts finished up, cut the frame for the filler tube, got the rest of the battery relocating stuff, and relocated the charcoal canister. also cleaned, primed, and painted the inner fenders to match the firewall. before I put the front end together I will be painting everything in the engine bay to match the firewall.



I also got news today that my wiring will be here on wednesday!



and on to the pics, the tank sits nice and high but still clears the bed without cutting any of the supports.



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more updates to come this weekend!

That fuel tank looks SEXY

put my walbro 255 in the tank today and extended the wiring for it.

ordered a wideband today and 85mm maf, only to find out I already had an 85mm maf in my spare parts box. oh well i'll just use one for now and port out the other I guess.

now to try and find a good deal on hp tuners pro...

Murphy is an asshole!


so I took a few days off work this weekend to get my truck in running or close to running condition. but then...

-a pipe broke in my house and is leaking on the carpet I had installed 10days ago.
-my wife brought home a dog that reaked havoc throughout my house and yard.
-my mom got addmitted to the hospital and needs surgery.
-some of the part I needed wont be here when they should have been(again)
-my ac is freezing up and needs to be serviced


all of this took place in the last few days, out of a 4 day weekend I might have 2 to work on my truck if i'm really lucky..

:end rant:

Murphy is an asshole!


so I took a few days off work this weekend to get my truck in running or close to running condition. but then...

-a pipe broke in my house and is leaking on the carpet I had installed 10days ago.
-my wife brought home a dog that reaked havoc throughout my house and yard.
-my mom got addmitted to the hospital and needs surgery.
-some of the part I needed wont be here when they should have been(again)
-my ac is freezing up and needs to be serviced


all of this took place in the last few days, out of a 4 day weekend I might have 2 to work on my truck if i'm really lucky..

:end rant:


:dark: thats what i think about murphy...hope things turn around for you bro!!!

Murphy likes to visit me from time to time as well...fucking asshole!! :(

I feel you pain, and glad to know I am not the only one. When it rains, it pours.

Just when I am getting ready to install the motor in the malibu, I get run off the road 2 times in one week. Drivers mirror, complete rear axle, and 2 new tires. IT SUCKS!

Im very impressed, see more to come! Hope everything has worked out with your family and home.

well guys I have more updates and got a new upgrade but sadly she is not running. i'll post everything up this weekend.

long overdue update



well school started and she isn't running yet. so close but so far



Hooked up the walbro into my stock sending unit, I ran the fuel lines to the filter, still need to run the last line to the engine.



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and now to announce change number 793



I got another new intake! My buddy had an issue with it and was pressed for time so I swapped him my ls6 intake for this baby. I dont have any pictures of it when I first got it, the first thing I did was clean it up and paint it the same color as the last 2 I had.



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then instead of getting the 85mm tb I ported the intake out to a 90mm and picked up a bluemaxxx 90mm. there are more wet kit options and it should be worth a few ponies.



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more to come soon, hopefully...

What brand intake is that ???

proffesional products typhoon manifold

When are you going to finish this thing!!!!

when I get some damn time.

I'm full time work and full time school right now so I only have about half a day on the weekend to try and work on it.

hey man sweet build i had post a few pages back to look at my myspace i started a build on this forum as turbo ls1 s10 here is the link
http://www.performancetrucks.net/forums/showthread.php?t=447748

Well I'm not going to update you guys with everything because my camera died, but I have still have some good stuff for you guys.



I had to pull the heads back off to lap the valves in. that sucked...



but I got the valves all sealed up. got the heads back on, got the headers back on, dipsticks in, intake and throttle body on, rails and injectors in. wiring done, and most of the front end done with.



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my coils didn't fit so I took a grinder and a welder to the brackets and they fit great now. these will fit over the injectors between the rails and the valve covers. i'll be cleaning them up tomorrow before they are put on.



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also cleaned up and brushed my abs unit.



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like I said I have some more, i'll update more when I get some time between work and school. this thing would be done if it were not for school...

wow, the engine turned out great!

great build i wish i had the know how and time to start something like this.

Nice! what did you have to do on the coil brackets? Grind what and weld huh?

Looking great there bud!:D


Mine (cloned after yours) Still not as good looking as yours though!:secret2:

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Nice! what did you have to do on the coil brackets? Grind what and weld huh?

Looking great there bud!:D


Mine (cloned after yours) Still not as good looking as yours though!:secret2:

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I've been following your build since you started it and its coming along alot faster then mine.

small update for you guys, was busy with house stuff most the weekend, but I got some stuff done and inching closer to being done.



coil brackets on and wired, still need to grab some spark plug wires.



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got my bed on and the filler neck fabbed up, had some 2 inch exhaust pipe bent up for me, then I welded on the top of the stock filler neck so the cap works, and weled on the small vent hose. Its functional but not done, i'm going to bend up aluminum sheet to make a nice cover for that ugly hole.



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I got the core support on but no pics, I need to go make a junkyard run and grab a few things at the parts store, i'll have another update in the next few days.

Great fucking build dude. I just read up from page one. Great work.

Very Nice build man!!! Subscribed!!!

is it running yet is it running yet is it running yet?!?!?!?

SHE HAS POWER!!

I was too scared to start her since I dont have any way of connecting my transmission cooler to her and there for have no fluid in the tranny. but I have power! fuel pump comes on, lights, interior, everything!

I have a bunch of progress pics and some good info for everyone, but i'll update that this weekend. she will be started this weekend! for real this time!

SHE LIVES


video of her first start. she needs a tune soo bad. 5.3 computer trying to controll a cammed 6.0 with over sized injectors...



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I'll get a more detailed update later. I have some radiator hose numbers you guys could use. and all the other little details. I'm going to go wire in my wideband and get some loose ends tied up.

Holy Shit! That's GREAT!! Good job!

BTW. Thanks for you help! Your build has helped me soo MUCH!

Best of Luck!

Justin

congrats!!! now get it tuned

now to catch up on what went on before starting it. many trips to the parts store and a little fab work to make this big square peg fit in a round hole. excuse the dirty pics, the dust makes my engine bay look like crap.



first off the radiator hoses. these are numbers from orilies/checker auto and with a little trimming they fit better then most hoses made for stock trucks.



upper hose

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lower hose

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4143.jpg



numbers, sorry I dont remember which was top and wich was bottom. but these will fit currents radiator with a 07 and up truck water pump. the lower hose should fit anhttp://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4153.jpgy truck water pump.



next up is spark plug wires. after i raised the coils my stock wires didnt fit, so I got a set of make-your-own and cut them to fit

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4147-1.jpg



I installed my brake system, computer, and most everything else, in the engine bay.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4160.jpg



installed my condencer again after trimming so that I can get some lines onto it when I install my ac in the summer. then installed my tranny cooler, its a b&m plate style cooler.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4159.jpg



I had some questions about installing the filler neck so here are some pics and info on that.

-I notched the frame for the filler neck, then welded in reinforcements so it was still solid.

-I took some measurements and went to my local exhaust shop and had them bend me a 2" tube. I had them cut it 30" long and do a 90 degree bend in the middle, then trimmed each side at home to my liking.

-I cut a hole when I wanted my filler neck to enter my bedthat was large enough for me to work in a little.

-I welded on the top of my old filler neck onto the tube at an angle of around 40-45 dergrees so it pointed inside the bed. be sure to weld on the little vent tubeon the side or it will be a pain to fill up.

-I ran a soft line on the vent side from the top by the filler neck down to the tank, get some large fuel hose, do not use heater hose or it will deteriorate quickly.

-I used the stock rubber ends off the stock blazer tank to connect the exhaust tube to the tank.

-once I had everything in place I marked where I wanted to put some tabs and welded them on to keep the new filler neck in place. I welded nuts to the tabs then welded the tabs to the filler neck so that I wouldnt have to worry about holding a nut on the inside of the bed while turning a bolt on the other side.



all in all it did not take me much time once I had it in my head what I wanted to do. working by myself i did it in an evening and total cost was less then $50. it fits with plenty of clearance too.



onto the pics

tank to frame(not the plate welded in place.)

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4157.jpg

frame to bedside

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4154.jpg

up the bedside

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4155.jpg

and lastly the filler neck in the bed

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4139.jpg





to do list

-install drive shaft

-bleed brakes

-install grill, lights and bumper.

-tune

-make intake

-intall wideband

-fab exhaust

-find bedcover

-burn tires off

drove it to school last night and drove it to work this morning. its running very poorly because of the tune, cruses fine but I cant take it over 3500 rpms. and if I go WOT(wide open throttle) it floods itself. tranny is leaking like a sob from the front seal so I need to change that out. and right now my exhaust is just muffles clamped onto my collectors so its loud as hell, that will get worked out this weekend.

it still felt great to drive it. i'm getting tons of looks in it.

I really wanted to tune this thing myself but i'm behind on school right now so I really dont have time to learn how to do that right now. I'll try to get this thing tuned before the end of the week, have to find a shop and get some prices to see if I even can.

well the truck is back on jackstands and the tranny is on the garage floor. I had a tq converter made for my truck that was supposed to adapt the older style 4l60e to my 6.0. and it doesnt fit. tried to get ahold of fuddle racing who built it for me and they apparently went under, their site is down and the phone number has been disconnected.



going to see if I can find a converter shop or machine shop that can lengthen the pilot on the converter to make one of my tq converters fit.



this thing is going to be the death of me...

I used to work for these guys, look at BTP Total Performance in Bismarck, North Dakota. Go under there website, I think it is btptotalperformance.net. Talk to JJ.

update.

got everything back in late tuesday, installed the spacer and 80e flexplate, got the converter spacing right, new seals, and a new shaft o-ring.

there was a puddle of tranny fluid on the floor after a minute of running it. this thing is going to be the death of me.

so tranny is back on the floor of the garage, I looked at it as good as I could while it was running and its coming out of the front seal. hope it doesnt run too much to fix, Ii'm going to take my 2 converters and the tranny to a shop on monday and have them find out what will work.

update.

got everything back in late tuesday, installed the spacer and 80e flexplate, got the converter spacing right, new seals, and a new shaft o-ring.

there was a puddle of tranny fluid on the floor after a minute of running it. this thing is going to be the death of me.

so tranny is back on the floor of the garage, I looked at it as good as I could while it was running and its coming out of the front seal. hope it doesnt run too much to fix, Ii'm going to take my 2 converters and the tranny to a shop on monday and have them find out what will work.

have them swap the front parts out and get a 300mm bell housing and bolt it up just like a normal truck.

how much would that run?

if I go to all that work I might just find a t56..

how much would that run?

if I go to all that work I might just find a t56..

are you kidding me... why? If you swap out the drum, input shaft and the bellhousing you basically have a 300mm LS transmission... then you don't have to worry about all the fitment crap that has had you dead in the water a few times.

dam, that is fuckin TITS MCGEE MAN!!!! congrats! :cheers: :chug: :usa:

glad the dam thing is alive.. minor issues to work out, but u'll get it. Haha nice to have something you worked your ass off on and it gets you credit everywhere. My trans leaked till the day it died man, dont feel bad haha

awesome progress tho, cant wait to see the thing in person

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if i go to all that work i might just find a t56...


much less problems :D

took the tranny in on monday, they put in a new front pump bushing and seal kit.

put the tranny back in today, it still leaks...

taking it to the shop tomorrow, i'm sick of pulling the tranny, i've done it 4 times now. I'm pretty sure my tq converter is somehow warped. dont know how, but thats gotta be it. brand new flexplate, brand new seals, i'm sick of this..

Gee now you got me wanting to run through my list of projects and get on to building an s10

Holy hell, dude. I just joined to tell you this build is amazing. It makes me want to scrap my LT1S10. My truck looks like crap compared to yours!

Here it is, 4AM, and I just finished reading this entire thread. I am in awe of your attention to detail, fab skills, and paint work.

Holy hell, dude. I just joined to tell you this build is amazing. It makes me want to scrap my LT1S10. My truck looks like crap compared to yours!

Here it is, 4AM, and I just finished reading this entire thread. I am in awe of your attention to detail, fab skills, and paint work.

Just send that POS down to me.:D

thanks guys, the compliments really help with the motivation to finish this damn thing. still working out bugs, hope to have burnout vids and track times soon.

great build, I just finished reading from page one till now. I bet this thing is going to be a beast great work

well guys I have good and bad news, the good news is that she will be on the road soon. the bad news is she will be under the power of a mild cam 5.3

this project started as a daily build and got a little out of hand, I'm fe up with trying to fix the tranny issues and the 6.0 is getting a new home and will be backed by either a built 65e or more likely an 80e. more details and pics to come this week.

mia is getting a 5.3 with a texas speed old man cam and matching valve train upgrades but nothing much else, also she will be getting the proper tranny and a 2600-2800 stall. her new heart is in the garage, and the last few parts are on the way.

the 6.0 is going in the new project..... details to come.