1994 chevy to LSx swap
01-13-2010, 10:05 AM
#31
well, i pulled everything back apart to change the tensioner out...do i really need to make a write up?
pull the pulley, front cover
pull all the bolts to the oil pan to expose the pick-up tube
pull the oil pump and loosen the pickup tube so you can get the tube out of the bottom of the oil pump (change the o-ring imo, it's cheap)
take the tensioner out and replace with your new one
put it all back together...
you'll need a 13mm deep drive socket for the pick up tube nuts, 10mm deep drive with a 6" extension for the cover, the oil pan, and the oil pump. the pick-up tube is a lil weird so take your time taking the bolt out.
pull the pulley, front cover
pull all the bolts to the oil pan to expose the pick-up tube
pull the oil pump and loosen the pickup tube so you can get the tube out of the bottom of the oil pump (change the o-ring imo, it's cheap)
take the tensioner out and replace with your new one
put it all back together...
you'll need a 13mm deep drive socket for the pick up tube nuts, 10mm deep drive with a 6" extension for the cover, the oil pan, and the oil pump. the pick-up tube is a lil weird so take your time taking the bolt out.
Last edited by iamkeniff; 02-17-2010 at 05:56 AM.
01-18-2010, 09:07 AM
#32
my wiring harness, Circle D 3000 have arrived. my fuel pump should be here thursday. i just ordered my custom LTs in black so i can powdercoat them.
i should have the engine installed wed an the harness ready to be installed. im cutting the fuel lines down to get it ready for the SS line an corvette filter.
im putting an on/off switch for the fuel pump power lead...just a lil safety...
i should have the engine installed wed an the harness ready to be installed. im cutting the fuel lines down to get it ready for the SS line an corvette filter.
im putting an on/off switch for the fuel pump power lead...just a lil safety...
01-21-2010, 07:55 AM
#33
well a small update...ran into a snag with the fittings i needed oh well
heads are on
pushrods adjusted
water pump on
valve covers on
set up for a test fit tomorrow
the fittings i needed ordered
got my fuel line
order V band clamps
got harness, fuel pump, an stall home
gonna go pick up some chain in a little bit bc i dont have a lift plate.
imma test fit the motor today.
also i have an LS7 valley cover...there's an oil sender screen that goes in before the sensors? of so its not the same as the LS2 screen that i ordered. or the sensor i have is too long..i guess ill have to wait an see when its time for the wiring harness.
heads are on
pushrods adjusted
water pump on
valve covers on
set up for a test fit tomorrow
the fittings i needed ordered
got my fuel line
order V band clamps
got harness, fuel pump, an stall home
gonna go pick up some chain in a little bit bc i dont have a lift plate.
imma test fit the motor today.
also i have an LS7 valley cover...there's an oil sender screen that goes in before the sensors? of so its not the same as the LS2 screen that i ordered. or the sensor i have is too long..i guess ill have to wait an see when its time for the wiring harness.
01-21-2010, 08:04 PM
#34
motor is bolted in, factory wiring harness is trimmed down to the few little things needed.
fixed all the crap needed to to be reconnected.
im going to pull the fuel tank tomorrow an put the fuel pump in, an trim down the fuel line.
ill be installing my tranny an wiring harness as soon as the servos get here.
all i need is a few more things (tune mainly)
fixed all the crap needed to to be reconnected.
im going to pull the fuel tank tomorrow an put the fuel pump in, an trim down the fuel line.
ill be installing my tranny an wiring harness as soon as the servos get here.
all i need is a few more things (tune mainly)
01-24-2010, 06:28 AM
#35
bare with me...these are the pics i sent my friends when i remembered to take a pic with my phone...im uploading them through my iphone to photobucket so i may get the image links wrong.
fuel pump
fuel pump accessories
fuel pump hotwire kit
Nelson Performance Custom wiring harness
block surface before heads went on, plus the LS7 lifter trays an lifters installed
what it looked like after i put the heads, adjusted the lifters, an put the valve covers on. notice i used my old DOD valley cover just incase i had to lay something on it or bumped the oil pressure boss
just getting it into the truck
under its own weight an bolted in
all the wiring narrowed out...wow
the tapped LS7 valley cover. i used a 3/8 NPT tap a 3/8" to 1/8" brass reducer with liquid teflon from work
just a close up of what i used
close up the wiring sorted out, sensor installed
intake installed
TB installed 90mm FAST dbc
with the intake cover
an i call this the Money Shot
fuel pump
fuel pump accessories
fuel pump hotwire kit
Nelson Performance Custom wiring harness
block surface before heads went on, plus the LS7 lifter trays an lifters installed
what it looked like after i put the heads, adjusted the lifters, an put the valve covers on. notice i used my old DOD valley cover just incase i had to lay something on it or bumped the oil pressure boss
just getting it into the truck
under its own weight an bolted in
all the wiring narrowed out...wow
the tapped LS7 valley cover. i used a 3/8 NPT tap a 3/8" to 1/8" brass reducer with liquid teflon from work
just a close up of what i used
close up the wiring sorted out, sensor installed
intake installed
TB installed 90mm FAST dbc
with the intake cover
an i call this the Money Shot
