first off, i bought this truck mainly for a project. i recently got into LS performance and seen the capabilities of these engines so i thought, what the heck. picked up the truck for 8500 bucks with 85k miles. then imediately put it in the garage and got to work on it. first was a set of pacesetter LTs, then a yank 3600 sst stall, backed by a RPM transmission stage 5 60e. while i was in there i installed a TCI flywheel and a 40k tru cool. i installed all this back in october and have been slowly making progress since. for this up comming weekend, i should have my stage II 243 landspeed heads back along with my ls7 lifters, arp head bolts, and all the gaskets. cam is a TSP custom grind..as for now, its just the waiting game on parts..heres a few pics..ill get some actual build pics this weekend..

 

Nice truck! How much was the flex plate?

 

thanks. flexplate cost 225 iirc from summit. i was told by my transmission builder that the factory flexplate flexs quite a bit and this thicker flexplate is cheap insurance.

 

The flexing isn't the main concern with flexplates. It's the fact that chevy hasn't made avoid one since the 70's. At about 250,000 miles they tend to break around the hub from simple starting of the truck. And good amounts of Hp+higher stall puts alot of force on that thin piece of metal.

In case you didn't know your truck is shiny

 

I like that trans!!!

 

yes, it is also weak..its very thin gauge metal..i wouldnt trust it with a good size stall and decent hp. and its not as shiny as you think. lol. the 8500 dollar price tag shows. theres a few scratches. the lucas oil mist does wonder tho

 

i havent got to beat on it yet, but from what im hearing, itll take some good abuse.

 

I need one of those I pray everyday that my trans with a 140,000 that i bet on everyday doesnt break but it shifts mint.

 

well give rpm a call when ur ready. very reasonable priced, and supposedly the best 60e you can get.

 

I'm in to see what this would put down, love that maroon color