Project--->LT1 swap and alittle more goodies!

[williambriggs]

lookin good.

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by V8Blaze

looks awesome man. Feel great to see it come together huh

o hell yea, I thought i almost had a woody!

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by williambriggs

lookin good.

good enough for you? I hope i can get my body shop guy to get down there on saturday. If he does, we hopefully will have the new intake, the headers air tube bungs welded and plugs and wires hooked up. After tht, its a matter of the ac box done up, and the start of the rear end swap

[williambriggs]

for some reason to me it looks like the motor is sitting lower in ur truck then most other trucks...maybe its just me...

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by williambriggs

for some reason to me it looks like the motor is sitting lower in ur truck then most other trucks...maybe its just me...

it does sit low, but we have the mount bolts go through the bottom holes, so i think it sits higher than if we used the top slot for the bolt. I dunno

[llorracs93s10]

heres a pic of it with the rad support put in Temporarly...



looks good to me. And if you look whre the valve cover is to the a/c box, it sits about right where everyone elses sits.

[williambriggs]

oh ok i see...well wire it up and fire it up...

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by williambriggs

oh ok i see...well wire it up and fire it up...

not yet....It has one more pull out and than the final install. I need to get the firewall painted first, the a/c box enclosed, the air pump bungs welded to the headers/headers coated, put the new intake, the new plugs, the new wires and the frame painted before i can re install the motor for good. But like i said, i want to get the rear in next to see how much the d/s has to be shortened, than while its getting shortened, we can push the rad forward and have the bay ready for the wiring harness.

[dragsdaily]

looks great man nice and clean

[williambriggs]

shit at this rate ull have this in and running by the time i get my exhaust Y-pipe bolted back to the manifolds on the ss lol

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by dragsdaily

looks great man nice and clean

thanks....thats wat we are trying to do, not just slapping it in there and go, but make it look good. Even every cut, firewall massaging and grinding, Hotdog is trying to do the cleanest way possible.

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by williambriggs

shit at this rate ull have this in and running by the time i get my exhaust Y-pipe bolted back to the manifolds on the ss lol

does that mean at a very slow pace?

Well i see it this way, once the motor is in there for the final time and the spark plugs/wires are on....than most of the big modding should be done.

[ls1s10onair]

Quote: Originally Posted by williambriggs

for some reason to me it looks like the motor is sitting lower in ur truck then most other trucks...maybe its just me...

it sits lower than the average sbc, because that was the purpose of the lt1, they use a dry intake manifold and reverse cooling to be able to have the motor fit in most cars.... its actually 3.5 inches lower overall than a typical sbc

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by lt1s10onair

it sits lower than the average sbc, because that was the purpose of the lt1, they use a dry intake manifold and reverse cooling to be able to have the motor fit in most cars.... its actually 3.5 inches lower overall than a typical sbc

looks good to me either way.

ALright i have been thinking about this so now is the time to ask, since i am getting the fire wall painted the color i will have the rest of the truck painted, which is black....should i paint the a/c box black also, or should i paint it red to kinda break up all the black in the bay? Keep in mind the intake is going to be red, and my air intake tubing is up in the air too, red or black?

[V8Blaze]

black, i really hate "two toned" engine bays, such as non black wiring loom and whatnot, but thats just me, i feel the engine/suspension should be the focal point of the front end of the truck

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by V8Blaze

black, i really hate "two toned" engine bays, such as non black wiring loom and whatnot, but thats just me, i feel the engine/suspension should be the focal point of the front end of the truck

ya it was just a idea that came into my head. But i probably will do the frame the exact color of the truck, just so the black doesnt look different from the frame to the engine bay. Plus, i am taking out the wheel wells next spring and putting in trailor fenders. So it will clean it up a bit more also.

[williambriggs]

shit do the wheel wells while the engine is empty now.

[ls1s10onair]

Quote: Originally Posted by williambriggs

shit do the wheel wells while the engine is empty now.

x2

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by williambriggs

shit do the wheel wells while the engine is empty now.

fine....which ones should i get? And if i do, i will spray them and not the inside of teh fenders til next spring. I am trying to get this done on Saturday so we than have two full weeks to get everything else done.

[556mm]

awesome!

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by lowcherrydime

awesome!

is that towards the trailor fender idea? How hard is it to fab all the crap ontop of the wheel wells to the trailor fenders? And wat about the core support, it looks like the stock wells sit under the core support. Do i need to do somethig like that with the trailor fenders? And wat size should i get?

[wirrrey21]

Quote: Originally Posted by llorracs93s10

is that towards the trailor fender idea? How hard is it to fab all the crap ontop of the wheel wells to the trailor fenders? And wat about the core support, it looks like the stock wells sit under the core support. Do i need to do somethig like that with the trailor fenders? And wat size should i get?

if your gonna do trailer fenders, it's pretty easy. the stock inner fender is bolted to the fender and the core support. i believe it's 3 bolts on the core support and about 10 to the fender. then just cut the trailer fender to fit and weld it in. it's not hard, but it is a pain in the ass.

[Forklift]

it took me forever to get my lt1 going as well, keep it up

[Kovz]

looking good. nice progress

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by wirrrey21

if your gonna do trailer fenders, it's pretty easy. the stock inner fender is bolted to the fender and the core support. i believe it's 3 bolts on the core support and about 10 to the fender. then just cut the trailer fender to fit and weld it in. it's not hard, but it is a pain in the ass.

waht size fender is the best to do? What is a pain in the ass about the install on them also?

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by Forklift

it took me forever to get my lt1 going as well, keep it up

ya this is going abit slow for me, but its really starting to pick up...or atleast i think it is, but i know nothing about this shit, lol

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by kovz34

looking good. nice progress

thank you ....i am honored that you have commented on my thread. ....I think since i am not going to carlisle this weekend, that i am going to go over to work on the truck on friday, and try to get the spark plugs, the plug wires and the intake on. so saturday we can focus on the rear install. Which btw, wat was the biggest bitch you had to do for your rear swap Kov?

[llorracs93s10]

Alright just got back from theball game tonight. And i got some progress done. Not as much as i would like but we are almost there,

Well today i got no labor charge since i did all the labor today and i was very proud with my lack of knowledge on wat i accomplished. As the list goes, i did a quick sand on the front half of the frame.....although i didnt do the control arms cuz i dont know if i am going to use them or not and i dont want to waste my time if i am not going to use them. I also got the fire wall all sanded down, especially the silicone shit that was caked on the firewall right above the intake. So i had to grind that shit off and than smooth it out. And lastly, I took the motor/tranny out by myself with no help and i am very proud since i only know parts by there name and have a hard enough time doing stuff when it comes to motor swaps and all, lol.....

But anyways, Tomorrow we plan on spraying the firewall, stock wheel wells-->...sorry briggs, no money and no time to wait and fab for trailor fenders, have to wait til next spring, And also spray the whole frame. Also want to get the new spark plugs put in, and cut to fit the MSD ones i got from work so they have a perfect fit and no dangling. So hope to get that done saturday, ajnd monday or tuesday have the mtoor dropped in for the LAST TIME!!!! I will have pics of the itty bitty progress that i did in a little.

[llorracs93s10]

wheel tubs sanded


firewall sanded


frame sanded

[williambriggs]

when u mount everything for the new motor dont mount anything on the inner fenders...itll make it alot easier to remove and put trailer fenders in with the motor still in.

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by williambriggs

when u mount everything for the new motor dont mount anything on the inner fenders...itll make it alot easier to remove and put trailer fenders in with the motor still in.

only thing that will be mounted to them is the computer on the passenger side. Thats it. But i think it will make the truck look a lot better with these tubs painted. THey are every different color besides the stock black, lol...brown, white...ect....and alittle black

[llorracs93s10]

And are you going to be in Townsend tomrrow or in the area?

[williambriggs]

yea ill be headed up there tomorrow. i would mount the computer on the firewall or behind glovebox or on core support (if theres room)...then ya dont have to worry about moving it later.

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by williambriggs

yea ill be headed up there tomorrow. i would mount the computer on the firewall or behind glovebox or on core support (if theres room)...then ya dont have to worry about moving it later.

what time do you think u will be in the area? And i have the custom wiring harness made for it to mount there, i dont want to have any wirings loose, dangling, or bunched up....so i think i am just mounting it there. I mean if its only one thing, that wont be a issue. If it was 2+ thnngs than it would be.

[BIGT94z]

looks good man. is it just a stock lt1?

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by BIGT94z

looks good man. is it just a stock lt1?

stock pretty much besides simple bolt ons...custom CAI intake, ported intake, headers, and free flowing exhaust. And eventually i would like to do a bit more, but i am in debt with this thing right now, lol....But i would like to get it dyno'd to see wat she turns over power wise....i hope about 300 at the crank

[llorracs93s10]

Another update for you all....got the fire wall, and half the frame painted. No clear coat yet, tomorrow the firewall definatly will be cleared, but the frame, we dunno...have to wait and see how it looks. But i wont have any updates til tuesday night. But anyways, i also get the intake off and placed the new intake on the motor to see how it looks. Tell me how u all thnik the frame/firewall looks and hte intake.

here is the intake being taken off, than off to see the insides. which btw, look very good IMO






heres a sneek peak at the intake on the motor




And here are the pics for the painting...enjoy....just remember, no clear yet


























Thats it....til tuesday

[wirrrey21]

looks great. is the new intake manifold any taller than the old one???

[4x4zr2GA]

my god. you f%ing painted everything! trucks coming along and will be nasty with that LT1

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by wirrrey21

looks great. is the new intake manifold any taller than the old one???

I dont believe that it is any taller....never even thought to look. But if it is, owell...i have loads of room from the top of the intake to the cowl hood.

Quote: Originally Posted by 4x4zr2GA

my god. you f%ing painted everything! trucks coming along and will be nasty with that LT1

haha, well i figured while its out, why not. Like everyone else woudl say, i am only going to swap the motor out and thats it....and it turns out like mine. Painted and all.... I just hope it stays on there, it looks good now but got to see when it haves a road test.

[prodan]

looks great, get that motor back in!

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by prodan

looks great, get that motor back in!

trying to but it doesnt look like it will be in til the end of the week. And i am probably not going to have it for lowrollers,

But in the mean time, we are working on the clutch problem. Have a solution for it so he will be workin on that. But besdies that, we can do the intake, the sparkplug wires/plugs and start the wiring harness from CP before the motor is in there. The headers still need to be coated because i had to get bare metal ones so we could weld the EGR tube/air pump to the headers....so they have to be Ceramic coated still. I will be down on tuesday, thursday,and saturday this week so i want to get the motor in asap.

[llorracs93s10]

I got a question for you guys that have the CP wirring....how long did it take you all to do the wirring? from start to finish? Just curious since we have only til the 22nd to get this done. I knw its a longshot with the amount of time that has been taking to get this far, but all the major mods are done besides the clutch and the radiator being moved forward. This is wats left when the motor is dropped in

-Wire the Current performance harness up
-wire the efans up
-push radiator/condenser forward
-mount efans to radiator support
-shorten d/s
-finish bungs on headers to get them coated
-run fuel/power steering lines
-drop the old rear in for the new 02 blazer rear

The thing is i need the motor in asap so i can gt the measurement for the d/s to be shortened, and to do this, i would have to get the rear in right? Some ppl i talk to say the 02 blazer rear is the same size vs. my stock 7.5 rear out of my 93. If so than the new rear shouldnt have to be in than right? I think the biggest things are going to be the d/s, and the rear....this is why i need to know this so i can get the d/s taken to the place to get done asap.

[williambriggs]

get r done...sorry i didnt make it by yesterday.

[ls1s10onair]

putting in the harness is a cake walk..... with the motor out, i think it took me 5 minutes lol.... fans are easy as hell..... and please put the rear in first..... god only forbid something is different, ur d/s wont work.... id do that first..... i did an 8.5" rear and it took me 2 hrs to swap it, including brake lines
my personal advice would be to get the motor/trans in (exactly where u want it), put the rear in, and take ur d/s measurements, and take the d/s to get cut, so ur whole project isnt finished, but ur waiting on that.....
btw, looking good man, great progress! Good luck!

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by williambriggs

get r done...sorry i didnt make it by yesterday.

its all good, the price for the console just went up as of 5:01 pm yesterday, ...jp

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by lt1s10onair

putting in the harness is a cake walk..... with the motor out, i think it took me 5 minutes lol.... fans are easy as hell..... and please put the rear in first..... god only forbid something is different, ur d/s wont work.... id do that first..... i did an 8.5" rear and it took me 2 hrs to swap it, including brake lines
my personal advice would be to get the motor/trans in (exactly where u want it), put the rear in, and take ur d/s measurements, and take the d/s to get cut, so ur whole project isnt finished, but ur waiting on that.....
btw, looking good man, great progress! Good luck!

well i hope ours goes as simple as urs. And wat was the biggest problem u had with ur rear swap? was it a blazer rear with disc brakes? I want to make sure the the d/s will bolt up to the rear. I want to get the d/s ready to be shortned by saturday. So that means the motor/tranny must be in by saturday.

[williambriggs]

the E-brake is usually the only problem with the rear disc brakes..possibly get a 4 wheel disc brake proportion valve

[llorracs93s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by williambriggs

the E-brake is usually the only problem with the rear disc brakes..possibly get a 4 wheel disc brake proportion valve

i was told that my stock proportion vavle will work fine. And hey, why dont you come down saturday and help out so we can kill two birds with one stone. Hotdog work on the front half of the truck and us two work on the rear swap. I really want this done for lowrollers, but dont think it will be done at the rate its going. So all help is really really needed.

[williambriggs]

maybe..we'll see when saturday gets a little closer.