[IndigoblueXtreme]

looking for LT1 swap pics, want to see how close a few things are to some stuff, for reasons i dont want to tell

 

[RedSpeck_09]

you going with a supercharger or a turbo?

 

[Donny O.]

here is the pic I have of mine. jsut bought the truck 3 weeks ago and it needed some work so havne't even driven it yet!! if you have questions about how close soemthing is i might be able to anser them!!

 

[scott750]

What happened to the insisde of the engine bay? Looks like everything's rusted or corroded?

 

[Donny O.]

it has been sitting for a few years unused!!! plus i dont think it was made 'show quality' when the swap was done. jsut needed to run not look pretty!!

 

[IndigoblueXtreme]

you going with a supercharger or a turbo?

going to try twin superchargers, with twin aftercoolers...also wanted to see where the booster is when engine is installed...thinking about getting the booster moved under the cab floor

 

[AVTekk]

couple of mine..

 

[IndigoblueXtreme]

Thanks AVTekk... that first pic is just the amgle ive been looking for..im thinking that the booster will be in the way for this.. was going to try to find a way to have one on each side of the motor... maybe ill just ditch the super charger idea

 

[Donny O.]

I think I need to take my picture off of here.....dam AVTekk that is one clean looking engine bay. hopefully mine will look that good some day, but you can see what I have to start with!!

 

[sYkboY]

I think you might have to relocate the compressor if you go with that kit.....might be cheaper to buy a compressor and fab everything else up yourself. Of course, I am assuming you have the means, if you are thinking of doing all of this work. Good luck, sounds like you are going to have a [email protected]$$ truck when you are done!

 

[RedSpeck_09]

the supercharger itself might be very close to the steering box. i don't know if that setup would work.

 

[IndigoblueXtreme]

Anyone have a pic of where the engine sits compared t othe steering box(my motor is not in yet) is there anyway to either move the steering box, or move the motor back some

 

[1988S10]

you could install a rack instead of having the steering box. i don't know if anyone's try this but i thought i'd suggest it.

 

[ibanez691]

here is mine i made me alot more room by shaving the heater box

 

[ibanez691]

opps it wont let me post the pic again so here is the thread sorry

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=64119&highlight=new+and+improved

 

[CPWire]

Here's a couple of pics
http://leeshightechtrucks.com/sample_trucks/99.sc.x.html

 

[RedSpeck_09]

sham tried a rack and pinion in his truck but he took it out. he said he hated it. there was a horrible amount of bumpsteer. he said it just wasn't working.

 

[Hotwire]

Here's some pics of mine, some old, some new, if you need any angle shots or anything, just give me a holler, I can snap them off and mail em to ya.

http://www.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=8387318c-747a-2102-ff66-48ea31c26032&size=

http://www.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=5f7a46d1-5317-5a92-7155-6b755ff52796&size=

http://www.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=187b5c9f-6488-7ce7-1cc5-2ad171c81773&size=

http://www.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=7a785bd5-6616-5836-433f-24e86f9858d6&size=

http://www.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=298e3d95-690b-2215-2ef0-6d4464cb3bd2&size=

It's an 89, but nothing has really changed under the hood as far as the mechanical aspect of it.

 

[IndigoblueXtreme]

lookd good Hotwire... is your block and intake powder coated or painted.... that is the look im going for, I want to get my block and intake powder coated Chevy orange

 

[Hotwire]

Thanks for the compliments, I looked into powder coating, took too long, too time consuming/expensive/fragile.

When I did the LT4 conversion, the intake was powdercoated red, looked rice. I block sanded the ridges on top of the intake and polished them and the fuel rails out, then I sanded the intake and the block down, hosed everything w/ brake cleaner to get rid of the grease/oil, then sprayed everything w/ Duplicolor Engine Enamel # DE 1620 from NAPA, has ceramic in the paint so it holds up to high heat conditions. I went through about 3 spray bombs doing the block, oil pan, intake, and misc stuff. Also, going w/ the spray bomb, it's easy to touch up if anything happens and cheap to replace. After I got finished spraying everything and it dried *heat lamp from Home Depot*, I threw some polish on it to get rid of the overspray/protect it, looks great! Don't worry about little flaws, just about everything is covered up w/ hoses/wires, I about had an ulcer on somethings that just weren't worth worrying about.

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/colors/highheat.html

I also smoothed out the accessory bracket, filed down casting flash, etc, and sprayed it w/ silver/aluminum paint, dried it, than polished it as well, looks awesome, just like powder coating (used Eagle 1 Wet).

Good luck man.