Top or bottom of the pan? I think I'll just do the timing chain instead, oil pan seems like a pain to take off.

 

What truck? 2wd or 4wd? On mine, NNBS 2wd, dropping the pan and putting it back in, I probably had about 4 hours into it.

 

2006 Silverado 5.3 ext. Cab 2WD with a 4l80e swap, stock timing chain

 

You will want to do it high on the oil pan. If doing the cover, make it as low as possible, also be conscious of the belt and accessories when picking a location. A search on here or tech will bring up some pictures for you.

 

2wd isnt hard at all to change the oil pan

 

Well calling it another night. Finally got that head off that was stuck to the block, new cam is in and everything. I couldn't install the new valve springs because of that cheap as tool I bough on o'Reilly's for $5. I'll try to get the remaining parts tomorrow for the head studs thread lock, drill bit and tap.

 

What heads did you go with?

 

Stock, just adding LS9 gaskets and head studs.

 

Any one has a set up for the timing cover? With stock harmonic balancer

 

I did mine w the pan on. Two oil changes shortly after and it's been 3 months w no problems. I have 4x4 , otherwise I woulda dropped it