I'm calling her Mia

[lsx10]

well I have my build on 3 different sites, so this is just going to get you up to speed on whats gone on so far.

I got my truck half done with what I thought was a 5.3, the truck had the engine and a built 4l60e already in it, just needed wiring and cooling done. I planned on getting some ported heads and a mild cam before putting it togather. but as you will see this all changed...
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_2974.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/mytruck2.jpg

I pulled the heads to put a set of ported heads on and found that I had a cylinder that was rusted out, and that it was a 4.8.
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_2999.jpg

so after a short search I found a low mile 6.0 lq4 out of a rolled h2

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3011.jpg

[lsx10]

and these are all the things going into it.
cooling setup from current performance
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_2984.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_2982.jpg
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http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3139.jpg

[lsx10]

my demolished engine bay
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3117.jpg

I didn't take pictures of everything I put into it. I have a tr224cam, ls2 timing chain, 3000 fuddle stall, ported ls6 heads, ported ls6 oil pump, hardened pushrods, dual springs, yella terra 1.8 roller rockers, and the headers from brp. the truck will be dropped 4 inches all around and i'm getting a set of daggers

got my guage cluster in and installed it. took me longer to figure out which one to install then it did to put it in. thanks bro:tup:

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3236.jpg

got my rear all stripped down, taking it to get narrowed after I finish this post.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3231.jpg

[lsx10]

got my posi out and torn down, and installed the ford motor sports carbon clutch kit. if you do this do not handle the friction modifier without gloves, it is the worst smelling stuff I have EVER used and it soaks into your hands. seriously its still making my feel sick.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3237.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3238.jpg

[lsx10]

long overdue update

engine mock up, it was a beautiful sight

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3279.jpg


got in my headers from headman, long story short I got the long tubes cause the mids weren't done yet. they fit great even let you turn pretty well, unless you want ac. since this is my daily i'll be getting the mids from them intstead. oh and you would need to mod your trans cross member to clear the collectors.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3280.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3281.jpg

I test fit all the ones on the driver side just don't have pics, you will need to mod your brake lines, it wouldn't be difficult especially compared to the rest of this headache.

[lsx10]

oh and in case anyone needed to know jareds cooling setup fits just fine with truck acc. I was pretty worried about those big fans but there is still a bit of clearance.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3285.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3286.jpg


this last pic gave me some motivation, too bad I have to take it all back out. notch a hair more out of the ac notch, don't need to but it will make me more comfortable. weld it up, bolt in mounts, and put on oil pan. then it will go back in for good.

I worked and painted and shaved my truck intake, and then I picked this up for a steal.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3417.jpg

ls6 intake with ported ls1 throttle body. rails and injectors on the way. still need a waterpump, and the ias and tps for the dbc trottle body, but at least I wont need to wire in the new pedal.

more to come soon, spring break is in a week, I'm taking a day or 2 off work and getting this thing in so my roomate can finish up my wiring.

[Star]

nice:) i like it:)

[lsx10]

well I got a few things done


got my oil pan and pickup tube. I didn't want to renotch the frame, and I didn't want to run a truck pan since I'm dropping her. I broke down and got the lh8 pan(h3a), and now I'm a little more broke. brp has this nifty little thing for a little insurance for sealing to the oil pump.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3326.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3327.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3328.jpg

finally got jareds(currentperformance) cooling setup installed, dont follow the directions, just test fit it and the make your cuts for the mounts. looks great in there though.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3419.jpg

[mytmouz]

Very nice build. 2 thumbs up...

[Diabolical]

This truck is going to kick serious ass!!

[lsx10]

This truck is going to kick serious ass!!

especially when I get some daggers and a vertabre...:D

[Diabolical]

:)
And I have news to post soon... shhh

[X_Racing]

Man I envy you guy putting in the new LS Engines I wish i had that kinda money.:(
Well maybe someday.:cool:

[lsx10]

Man I envy you guy putting in the new LS Engines I wish i had that kinda money.:(
Well maybe someday.:cool:

yeah, I knew it was more but I had didn't think I would have spent as much as I have. honestly I would have spent about the same with a built sbc though, it would have been easier, just not as good of a daily driver.

[Diabolical]

I think it will all be worth it in the long run :)

[dand355]

nice build , good to see something other than a sb or bb. waiting for some track numbers.

[421s10]

coming along quite well. nice

[lsx10]

Small update, i'll have some more soon though.

cpw cooling setup done.
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3419-1.jpg

frame welded up and plated in(I know the notch is big, but trust me it is solid)
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3424.jpg

cleaned up the frame and painted the firewall. It turned out as good as I hoped it would!
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3429.jpg

old stuff removed
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3428.jpg

to make way for these, belltech 3" leafs, extream swaybar, blazer spindles and brakes.
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3426.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3427.jpg

I have a few more things done that i'll post up in a few days, i've had no damn time, I wish I wasn't in school right now.



Greg

[Star]

you will get it there. just be patient plan it and do it right!:smile5:
looking real good.

[dand355]

very nice on the frame boxing, :rock:

[Diabolical]

Everyday this project is looking better and better!!

[jameskirk1]

x2 Mia is gonna RULE

[434 smallblock]

Just caught this thread everything is topnotch im very impressed keep it up your truck is gonna be killer:rock::rock::rock:

[lsx10]

I've got updates and pics for you guys:10:












and a damn virus thats not letting me use my computer.....:veryangry::fighting15:

[Diabolical]

Let me know if you need any help with the virus..

[lsx10]

Let me know if you need any help with the virus..

thanks but i'm just going to wipe my hard drive and start over, might just get a new hard drive. I had too much shit on there anyways, I pulled off all my pics and music, so now I just need a windows cd.

[Diabolical]

so now I just need a windows cd.
PM me if you need a good OS.. I have 100's

Keep the old drive and just slave it for back up files..
I use external drive and save everything until I burn the files..

Then put the cd's or dvd's up.. (Use them only when you need them)..
People don't understand.. hard drives and media (cd, dvd, flash drives..etc) are wearing out every time you use them..

I need pic updates..lol

Mike

[01XtremeLT1]

Looks real good. you need to let me know how the 8.8 swap goes. We are planning the same for the blazer

[lsx10]

updates!



after many hiccups and frustrations I have come to more hiccups and frustrations.



I got a crapload of parts in, and picked some stuff up from the local hotrod shop.

headers

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3645.jpg



tq converter, long story short my other one was jacked up, John at fuddle hooked me up with this beast. I highly recommend working with these guys! this will take more power then I will ever make.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3646.jpg



new overflow

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3690.jpg



got my axles drilled with new arp studs

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3688.jpg



I got my new tranny x-member and traction bars from Diabolical performance! Mike is awsome, the x member was a perfect fit and the bars are beefy as hell!
(its him in the pics not me)

http://www.s10racer.com/board/picture.php?albumid=38&pictureid=541
http://www.s10racer.com/board/picture.php?albumid=38&pictureid=540
http://www.s10racer.com/board/picture.php?albumid=38&pictureid=534



I got a TON of other parts in but i'll update that later when my computer gets fixed, now onto the important stuff.

My garage looks like this right now.... how does a small truck take up a 2 car garage from wall to wall?

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3643.jpg

energy suspension bushings and end links installed with the extreme swaybar.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3638.jpg



the blazer brakes didn't like my wheels so I picked up some half in spacers from the local rod shop and some longer studs. I picked up some upper controll arms from speedway motors with some new ball joints. belltech 2in drop springs and drop shocks. New ceramic pads are installed in the blazer brakes.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3684.jpg
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ripped out old tank and made room for my blazer tank. I have a walbro 255 that will be added to the blazer tank before it is installed. oh and I love my new sawsall!

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3630.jpg
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I turned my ford green top injectors(42lb) into black tops, cleaned up my intake and painted to match the engine block, cleaned up the fuel rail, cleaned up the last of my accessories and finally got my engine in its final resting place. installed my new ac box, installed 4.3 throttle cable and installed my pedal. I set the motor too far back and had to elongate the holes in the mounts to move it forward enough to clear the ac box. I talked to brp and they designed new mounts that bolt into the stock frame holes so this wont be an issue for anyone else.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3689.jpg
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installed tranny x-member and heat matted where my cats and headers will be run. tranny member fits great! I have enough room for 4 inch duals under here!

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3694.jpg




Hopefully I will have more updates soon. I will be on TDY for 2 weeks, hopefully I will get my rear set up before I leave but i'm not crossing my fingers. I hade some slight fitment issues with the headers that I will be calling headman about, but I will be making these ones work with some steering shaft modification.

Greg

[mytmouz]

Looking good!

[lsx10]

a few small updates

ordered my wiring from current performance, I was going to try it myself but I can't let this truck not be running when school starts or I would never get her done.

ordered my first welder! a licoln 180 amp/240v mig welder, b-day present from my beautiful wife! I'm stoked, it gets here on tuesday:smile5:

not too much else so far, going to be working on her this weekend but I can't say it will be too exciting till I get my welder in. as soon as that little baby gets in here I will fab up gas tank mounts for the blazer tank, weld on my spring pads and get the rear all finished, get my exhaust fabbed up, fix my steering shaft, notch my frame for the headers or fix the other set to work with ac. then i'll just be waiting for the wiring to get her all togather.

this weekend i'll be cleaning up my engine bay even more and installing 240 in my garage.

[lsx10]

got my 230v in my garage, routed a few vaccuum lines and fixed my serpentine system. Pics tomorrow

[mytmouz]

:smile5:

[01XtremeLT1]

a few small updates

ordered my wiring from current performance, I was going to try it myself but I can't let this truck not be running when school starts or I would never get her done.

ordered my first welder! a licoln 180 amp/240v mig welder, b-day present from my beautiful wife! I'm stoked, it gets here on tuesday:smile5:

not too much else so far, going to be working on her this weekend but I can't say it will be too exciting till I get my welder in. as soon as that little baby gets in here I will fab up gas tank mounts for the blazer tank, weld on my spring pads and get the rear all finished, get my exhaust fabbed up, fix my steering shaft, notch my frame for the headers or fix the other set to work with ac. then i'll just be waiting for the wiring to get her all togather.

this weekend i'll be cleaning up my engine bay even more and installing 240 in my garage.

You'll be pleased with Jared's work. I used him for my swap and will use him again when I do a 6.0 swap. his harness's are definately plug and play. well worth the money.

[lsx10]

here she is with a new belt routed for the car style intake. if you do it like this you will need a spacer about 3/4 inches thick or a ton of washers, a longer bolt, and a belt that is 102 inches long to 102.5 inches long, any shorter or longer and it wont work. it took me 4 belts to find that out. 100 and 101 were both too short, and a 102.7 fit but didn't have enough tension on it.



http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3783.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3782.jpg



did anyone notice my detail work on the alt bracket?



http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3784.jpg



just waiting for my welder now, scheduled delivery is tuesday

[Diabolical]

Looking great!!
She will be running soon!!
:)

[lsx10]

Looking great!!
She will be running soon!!
:)

lets hope, I tried to put my rear togather this weekend and am having trouble with one side of my axle. but axle shaft fit into one side, but niether fit in the other without forcing it. the old axle shaft(that is too long) fits without an issue so I know the splines are clean but I cant figure out wtf is not right. a buddy of mine is coming over tomorrow to get a second set of eyes on it.

my welder gets here then too so i'll have my rear assembled tomorrow if all goes well, then the daggers on and driveshaft in.

[01XtremeLT1]

need coil packs for it? I have 8 brand new ones I was going to use in my coil pack conversion. I bought the wrong ones and didn't realize it until i got the brackets. now its too late to swap them out. I needed 99 ls1 packs that are square. I have the round ones found on the 05-09 ls series.

[lsx10]

need coil packs for it? I have 8 brand new ones I was going to use in my coil pack conversion. I bought the wrong ones and didn't realize it until i got the brackets. now its too late to swap them out. I needed 99 ls1 packs that are square. I have the round ones found on the 05-09 ls series.

you should have been able to use either or, just get new brackets. I'm making my own for mine. I need one, but I have the square style.

[XonSPRAY]

what up greg this is thomas:fighting15:

[lsx10]

Whats up Thomas

Got my welder in today, A lincoln 180amp/230v wire feed/mig. i'm getting argon, a cart, and a good mask this weekend, and a spool gun for aluminum welding after Mia is running:secret:

not gonna have much to update till the end of the weekend because I'm tiling my house fryday and saturday. i'll have a little bit of time on sunday but I dont know how much, having an early dinner with my family for my birthday(more welding stuff!)

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3791.jpg

my buddy started working on his 69 camaro, its going to be a driving project once he gets the back window in. 63xxx original miles on it, but its going to be a street rod. were going to turn it into a 396 clone with a little twist. since the 396 in 69 was actually a 402 were going to stroke a lq4/lq9 to a 402:cool4:. only has rust on the right rear fender!

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3795.jpg
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[Diabolical]

Sweet!!
I have that same welder :)

Nice Camaro too!!

[lsx10]

so after fighting with my headers for a while I finally got them to fit with some cutting, grinding, welding, and a new steering shaft. they look great, but they didn't fit well on mine. the new bolt in mounts are supposed to help that, i have been talking to brp again to get this worked out.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3866.jpg
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http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3883.jpg


I finally got my rear end finished, when I got it narrowed the shop welded an end on crooked, they fixed it for no cost though. I welded on the spring pads, cleaned and painted it to match the engine, got new e-brake shoes, ceramic pads, and new rotors. now Mia has 4 wheel disks, 3.73s with a posi, and traction bars.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3879.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3886.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3884.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3885.jpg

my welds are getting better too

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3873.jpg


I talked to jared and he said the wiring should be here sometime next week, and I have a 3 day weekend this week so I should be ready to put the wiring in when I get it.

she still has alot left but she's starting to come togather pretty well. I really hope to have her running mid august before school starts, but we'll see how that goes.

[Diabolical]

Very nice update bro!!
Looking killer!
The welds look great too!
I have watched this build from the beginning..
Cant wait to see her running
:)

Mike

[civil]

glad ya made it over to azs10 man :)

[lsx10]

I spent half of yesterday and most of my free time today helping my buddy put long tube headers and off road Y pipe on his 2000 trans am, so I didn't get to work on my truck till 6:30.

well I got half done putting my gas tank in today and then I ran out of welding wire. at 8:30 at night on sunday.... so I sanded and painted my inner fenders to match the firewall and called it a night. I still have to move all my furniture out of my house tonight so that the carpet can get installed tomorrow morning.

I have tomorrow off so I'll get more wire and get all this stuff finished. tomorrow i'm picking up a battery and a relocator kit and tossing my battery in my bed, or under it if I can find some space.

Greg

[lsx10]

well I picked up more wire and got the last of my tank mounts finished up, cut the frame for the filler tube, got the rest of the battery relocating stuff, and relocated the charcoal canister. also cleaned, primed, and painted the inner fenders to match the firewall. before I put the front end together I will be painting everything in the engine bay to match the firewall.



I also got news today that my wiring will be here on wednesday!



and on to the pics, the tank sits nice and high but still clears the bed without cutting any of the supports.



http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3889.jpg

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more updates to come this weekend!

[Diabolical]

Looking good bro..
Cant wait for the update..

All we are getting here is rain..

[434 smallblock]

that truck is gonna be super nice when your done . Everything is looking great

[lsx10]

thanks guys, the weekend was slow but I'm making progress. just doesnt seem like much since its all tedious work.

put my walbro 255 in the tank today and extended the wiring for it.

ordered a wideband today and 85mm maf, only to find out I already had an 85mm maf in my spare parts box. oh well i'll just use one for now and port out the other I guess.

now to try and find a good deal on hp tuners pro...

[az03sonoma]

Truck's looking great man! :10:

[lsx10]

long overdue update



well school started and she isn't running yet. so close but so far



Hooked up the walbro into my stock sending unit, I ran the fuel lines to the filter, still need to run the last line to the engine.



http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3900.jpg



and now to announce change number 793



I got another new intake! My buddy had an issue with it and was pressed for time so I swapped him my ls6 intake for this baby. I dont have any pictures of it when I first got it, the first thing I did was clean it up and paint it the same color as the last 2 I had.



http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3898.jpg



then instead of getting the 85mm tb I ported the intake out to a 90mm and picked up a bluemaxxx 90mm. there are more wet kit options and it should be worth a few ponies.



http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3901.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_3903.jpg



more to come soon, hopefully...

[Diabolical]

Bad ass bro...
damn!!

[jameskirk1]

baller status achieved.

[sg67nova]

Super nice build!!

[lsx10]

Well I'm not going to update you guys with everything because my camera died, but I have still have some good stuff for you guys.



I had to pull the heads back off to lap the valves in. that sucked...



but I got the valves all sealed up. got the heads back on, got the headers back on, dipsticks in, intake and throttle body on, rails and injectors in. wiring done, and most of the front end done with.



http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4116.jpg

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my coils didn't fit so I took a grinder and a welder to the brackets and they fit great now. these will fit over the injectors between the rails and the valve covers. i'll be cleaning them up tomorrow before they are put on.



http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4115.jpg



also cleaned up and brushed my abs unit.



http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4124.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4119.jpg



like I said I have some more, i'll update more when I get some time between work and school. this thing would be done if it were not for school...

[Diabolical]

I was just wondering how you've been doing..
Thanks for the update bro.. Looks great!
More to come soon?

[Bacon]

very nice

[jameskirk1]

pinky ring worth about fitty :D

[lsx10]

I was just wondering how you've been doing..
Thanks for the update bro.. Looks great!
More to come soon?

more to come soon. got a 3 day weekend next week, and this thing is just waiting to roast its first set of tires off.

[Joker]

nice

[434 smallblock]

your truck looks awesome man everything is well thought out and goes well together cant wait to see it finished:rock::rock::rock::cool4:

[lsx10]

small update for you guys, was busy with house stuff most the weekend, but I got some stuff done and inching closer to being done.



coil brackets on and wired, still need to grab some spark plug wires.



http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4142.jpg



got my bed on and the filler neck fabbed up, had some 2 inch exhaust pipe bent up for me, then I welded on the top of the stock filler neck so the cap works, and weled on the small vent hose. Its functional but not done, i'm going to bend up aluminum sheet to make a nice cover for that ugly hole.



http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4137.jpg

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I got the core support on but no pics, I need to go make a junkyard run and grab a few things at the parts store, i'll have another update in the next few days.

[Bacon]

nice

[421s10]

looks good

[lsx10]

SHE LIVES


video of her first start. she needs a tune soo bad. 5.3 computer trying to controll a cammed 6.0 with over sized injectors...



http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/th_MVI_4152.jpg





I'll get a more detailed update later. I have some radiator hose numbers you guys could use. and all the other little details. I'm going to go wire in my wideband and get some loose ends tied up.

[Diabolical]

Killer bro :)
Must feel great!!
I am very happy for you..

[slow89s10]

sounds great i dont know was happer the guy filning it of the owner

[Bacon]

Sweet, now make more videos lol

[lsx10]

Sweet, now make more videos lol

I will as soon as its on the road. it needs a tune, a few vacuum leaks fixed, the drive shaft installed, the last of the front end installed, and then bleeding everything.

I have a bunch of picture updates leading up to the start if anyone cares.

[Diabolical]

Yes.. we care.. please post at will..

[lsx10]

Yes.. we care.. please post at will..

okay

now to catch up on what went on before starting it. many trips to the parts store and a little fab work to make this big square peg fit in a round hole. excuse the dirty pics, the dust makes my engine bay look like crap.



first off the radiator hoses. these are numbers from orilies/checker auto and with a little trimming they fit better then most hoses made for stock trucks.



upper hose

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4146.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4145.jpg

lower hose

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4143.jpg



numbers, sorry I dont remember which was top and wich was bottom. but these will fit currents radiator with a 07 and up truck water pump. the lower hose should fit anhttp://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4153.jpgy truck water pump.



next up is spark plug wires. after i raised the coils my stock wires didnt fit, so I got a set of make-your-own and cut them to fit

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4147-1.jpg



I installed my brake system, computer, and most everything else, in the engine bay.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4160.jpg



installed my condencer again after trimming so that I can get some lines onto it when I install my ac in the summer. then installed my tranny cooler, its a b&m plate style cooler.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4159.jpg



I had some questions about installing the filler neck so here are some pics and info on that.

-I notched the frame for the filler neck, then welded in reinforcements so it was still solid.

-I took some measurements and went to my local exhaust shop and had them bend me a 2" tube. I had them cut it 30" long and do a 90 degree bend in the middle, then trimmed each side at home to my liking.

-I cut a hole when I wanted my filler neck to enter my bedthat was large enough for me to work in a little.

-I welded on the top of my old filler neck onto the tube at an angle of around 40-45 dergrees so it pointed inside the bed. be sure to weld on the little vent tubeon the side or it will be a pain to fill up.

-I ran a soft line on the vent side from the top by the filler neck down to the tank, get some large fuel hose, do not use heater hose or it will deteriorate quickly.

-I used the stock rubber ends off the stock blazer tank to connect the exhaust tube to the tank.

-once I had everything in place I marked where I wanted to put some tabs and welded them on to keep the new filler neck in place. I welded nuts to the tabs then welded the tabs to the filler neck so that I wouldnt have to worry about holding a nut on the inside of the bed while turning a bolt on the other side.



all in all it did not take me much time once I had it in my head what I wanted to do. working by myself i did it in an evening and total cost was less then $50. it fits with plenty of clearance too.



onto the pics

tank to frame(note the plate welded in place.)

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4157.jpg

frame to bedside

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4154.jpg

up the bedside

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4155.jpg

and lastly the filler neck in the bed

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/IMG_4139.jpg





to do list

-install drive shaft

-bleed brakes

-install grill, lights and bumper.

-tune

-make intake

-intall wideband

-fab exhaust

-find bedcover

-burn tires off

[Diabolical]

Nice.. you are so damn close!!

[434 smallblock]

You have done a heck of a job on your truck I imagine it has not been a easy task but from what I see it was well worth it

[lsx10]

drove it to school last night and drove it to work this morning. its running very poorly because of the tune, cruses fine but I cant take it over 3500 rpms. and if I go WOT(wide open throttle) it floods itself. tranny is leaking like a sob from the front seal so I need to change that out. and right now my exhaust is just mufflers clamped onto my collectors so its loud as hell, that will get worked out this weekend.

it still felt great to drive it. i'm getting tons of looks in it.

I really wanted to tune this thing myself but i'm behind on school right now so I really dont have time to learn how to do that right now. I'll try to get this thing tuned before the end of the week, have to find a shop and get some prices to see if I even can.

I need taller tires too, i'm running at 2800 rpms to hit 75mph

[Diabolical]

Right on bro! I bet it still felt nice to drive it under its own power.
I am sure you will work out all the bugs..

[434 smallblock]

Great to hear 2800 at 70 is not bad

[az03sonoma]

Man, that thing looks sick stuffed in there :rock::rock:

Let me know when your done and I'll bring my 03 Sonoma down and stuff one in it :10:

Great work!



Tony

[lsx10]

well the truck is back on jackstands and the tranny is on the garage floor. I had a tq converter made for my truck that was supposed to adapt the older style 4l60e to my 6.0. and it doesnt fit. tried to get ahold of fuddle racing who built it for me and they apparently went under, their site is down and the phone number has been disconnected.



going to see if I can find a converter shop or machine shop that can lengthen the pilot on the converter to make one of my tq converters fit.



this thing is going to be the death of me...

[lsx10]

found a fix to make the tq converter fit right. installing it this weekend with pics and updates.

[434 smallblock]

Good to hear this keep plugging along

[Diabolical]

Excellent!!

[lsx10]

update.

got everything back in late tuesday, installed the spacer and 80e flexplate, got the converter spacing right, new seals, and a new shaft o-ring.

there was a puddle of tranny fluid on the floor after a minute of running it. this thing is going to be the death of me.

so tranny is back on the floor of the garage, I looked at it as good as I could while it was running and its coming out of the front seal. hope it doesnt run too much to fix, Ii'm going to take my 2 converters and the tranny to a shop on monday and have them find out what will work.

[Diabolical]

Stick with it.. I know it sucks.. If you stay persistent.. You will get it :)

[lsx10]

dropped the tranny off at the shop today, said it looks like the front pump bushing walked out and I probably need a new front pump. said it should be ready for me to pick it up this afternoon!

[434 smallblock]

Dang that sucks well atleast you know what it is now

[lsx10]

tranny back in, still leaks...
taking it to the shop tomorrow, i'm sick of pulling the tranny. I'm pretty sure my tq converter is somehow warped. dont know how, but thats gotta be it. brand new flexplate, brand new seals, i'm sick of this..

[Diabolical]

Damn bro..
Inhale 123.. exhale 123.. breathe...breathe...
I'm starting to get pissed now..
Keep at it..

[Bacon]

Damn bro..
Inhale 123.. exhale 123.. breathe...breathe...
I'm starting to get pissed now..
Keep at it..

X2, dont give up on it tho.

[lsx10]

well, I ended up doing it myself again.. pulled it, swapped out my flexplate for a new one at the dealer and using my other stall. got a few buddies coming over tonight to help me throw it back in again. if it doesnt work then i dont know what i'm going to do.

[Diabolical]

Waiting....

[lsx10]

plans got cancelled yesterday, i've been pretty sick all week, trying again tonight.

[jameskirk1]

Damn man, that sucks...Keep your chin up...Watch some drag racing to keep you motivated!!! :)

[lsx10]

its not looking like i'll be able to use my other converter. got the tranny half in, checked the stall to flexplate spacing and its way off. got pissed off and came inside to do some house progects. looks like I might end up converting this tranny to a 300mm lsx tranny, which I really didnt want to have to do. I know have had to redo every single thing that was done on this truck when I got it as a "95 percent done project"

if i could get half of what I put into this thing it would be gone. I love working on stuff but only when progress is being made. this is now the 5th time i've had the tranny in and out in a month. gonna take a week off from her and try again.

[434 smallblock]

Keep your head up projects sometimes become a pain but when all is said and done it will be worth it

[Diabolical]

Take a much needed rest..

[squire_s10]

Keep your head up....looking though this makes me want to run out and work on my truck so i can get it finished.

[XonSPRAY]

Greg when its done you will forget about all the bad!!! you'll see

[lsx10]

I believe you guys, but right now I need the break, if nothing else my wallet does. I'm afraid that something is wrong with the engine as I was having a missfire right before she got parked, but I wont know till I get it up and running.

I need a new tq converter, and i'll need either another tranny or to swap out the input shaft and bell housing on this one. anyone know where I could get a new input shaft and hub for an ls series engine for a decent price?

[lsx10]

well guys I have good and bad news, the good news is that she will be on the road soon. the bad news is she will be under the power of a mild cam 5.3

this project started as a daily build and got a little out of hand, I'm fe up with trying to fix the tranny issues and the 6.0 is getting a new home and will be backed by either a built 65e or more likely an 80e. more details and pics to come this week.

mia is getting a 5.3 with a texas speed old man cam and matching valve train upgrades but nothing much else, also she will be getting the proper tranny and a 2600-2800 stall. her new heart is in the garage, and the last few parts are on the way.

the 6.0 is going in the new project..... details to come.

[434 smallblock]

Cool keep us informed

[Diabolical]

Right on..
I am guessing pics to follow? ;)

Mike

[lsx10]

pics to come, on both projects, though the new one is not a small truck..

[XonSPRAY]

are you pulling a me??

[lsx10]

different, i'm still keeping her but the new truck will be my baby.

[lsx10]

update.



6.0 is out and will be getting some goodies before going into abby.



got the 5.3 and the right 4l60e in along with the goodies I got for them. I didnt detail this engine as much but once the intake and the last of the front brackets are on you wont be able to see the timing chain cover and valley cover anyways. I cant find a good deal on an ls6 intake so the truck intake will be going back on for now.



only pic I grabbed before leaving for school this morning.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/Mia/2010-04-14071902.jpg



Now I just need to hook up all the wiring and put the core support back on. shouldnt be hard since all the fab work was done last time.

[Diabolical]

Thats excellent news bro!
When do you think you will be driving again?

[sevenseven]

cool build!

[lsx10]

Thats excellent news bro!
When do you think you will be driving again?

Hopefully by tomorrow. We have a small car show that our battallion is putting on for our family day and I want to be able to drive her there. I think I will be able too, but we'll see.

I have more update pics but I can't post them from my phone.

[lsx10]

got closer this weekend but didnt get to start her again yet. had to work on the wifes car and had drill so not alot of time. taking a break tonight and getting some sleep so i figured I would update the latest.

I put the pro poducts rails on the truck intake, it was really easy, i just couldnt find anyone who had truck rails for a decent price so I figured I would use what I had. turned out really clean. I rewired the harness for the truck injectors, and tied up a few other loose ends.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/Mia/2010-04-15235636.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/Mia/2010-04-15235650.jpg


I need to make a new fuel line from the filter to the rails, the old one was chaffing so I got some earls press on line. I need to reflash the computer, make an intake, hook up the driveshaft, coils, and some other misc stuff.

more progress soon

[Diabolical]

Excellent progress bro..
That truck is going to be killer!

[mytmouz]

:rock:

[lsx10]

well guys pics and updates, ran the fuel line, put the intake together(mostly), and put the front end back on. on to the pics.



http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/Mia/2010-07-03204121.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/Mia/2010-07-05145420.jpg



I have burnout vids that are still loading, should be up a little later. they arent the best, but i'll get better ones when the exhaust is done and its tuned.



on a side note, all my family (mostly my wonderful wife) pitched in to get me a toolbox! so i can finally organize my garage!



http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/garage/2010-07-06173435.jpg



"Abby" for those of you that care to know is my 84 c10 that I got from a friends mom who bought it off the lot in 84, she has a 305 with an rv cam and edelbrock 4bbl thats backed by a turbo 350 tranny. these arent the most recent pics, she has a new grille(stock replacement) and I just picked up some sport mirrors and she'll be in primer soon so I can get her rust spots(all suraface) and get get som body work done, and I will be giving her a 3/5 or 4/5 drop. I'll post a link to her build thread for anyone who cares. she will get the 6.0 with forged internals and either an 80e or t56.



http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/Abby/abby1.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/Abby/2010-03-09174945.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/Abby/2010-04-14140234.jpg

[lsx10]

burnout vid

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/Mia/th_video-2010-07-06-17-02-05.jpg (http://s241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/Mia/?action=view&current=video-2010-07-06-17-02-05.mp4)

[Diabolical]

That is awesome bro..
Looks like its running killer!
Very nice :)

[lsx10]

took her through emissions last night and got her to pass the 3rd time I went. I forgot to re-enable some codes I took out when I first had her running. the lady at the emissions place made me laugh. she opened up the gas door to check my gas cap and its no longer there. but she just started searching in the gas door like it was just hideing from her or something. she looked at me like i had a third eye when I pulled it out of the bed.

there was a few kids that were working there that kept pointing at my truck and talking to eachother. finally one of them came over and asked if it was 4 linked. and I told him it was just the link style bars. I talked with him a little while and he told me he loved the truck and it sounded great, I guess he had a 99 dakota r/t with a 408 in it. I went to ask him more about his truck but he got called back to work.

I need wider rubber, when I get her to stick in 1st she loses traction again when she hits 2nd. and she is still untuned for the most part, all I have done is adjust the shift points and pressures. but luckily the stock engine tune is keeping me at a safe AFR, I'm picking up a new battery for my laptop and am going to start tuning the engine this weekend. I want to get her to the track but I dont think i'll be able to this weekend, but I will soon. If I dont hit 12s i'll be adding a wet shot, I might add one anyways just for kicks and killing turbos.

more pick and vids to come. I can promise a good tire smoking burnout this weekend, hopefully track vids next weekend.

[Diabolical]

I am impatiently waiting!! (hehe)
Killer job getting her a clean bill of health.
This has been an awesome build to watch..
Thanks for taking the time to share it with all of us.

[East End Riders]

Man, I plan to build a similar set up, but I plan to carb mine..

[BUTCHERBOY]

more pick and vids to come. I can promise a good tire smoking burnout this weekend, hopefully track vids next weekend.



Hey Buddy! LOL! Your Just about everywhere man!

Good to see ya here, as well my other Friends.

Justin

[FastMilk]

That is a killer job on the truck keep up the Great Work...

[lsx10]

Man, I plan to build a similar set up, but I plan to carb mine..

For the cost of a new intake, a good carb and the conversion msd box you could buy the harness to make the computer run the stock computer and work with your gagues. If your only going to run it on the track it won't matter much, but if you plan on building a daily I would look into getting the fuel injection working.

[434 smallblock]

That is a killer job on the truck keep up the Great Work...

X2 it looks great

[lsx10]

Thanks for all the compliments guys! Its going to help motivate me with the next truck!


Well the burnout is a day later then I said it would be but I just got her tags today, I was 2 minutes late on friday so they wouldnt let me take a number at the dmv. but all is good now and she will now be my daily. which means its time to start the new project :secret:

the tire fryin fun
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/Mia/th_MVI_4417.jpg (http://s241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/Mia/?action=view&current=MVI_4417.mp4)

and the aftermath!
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff228/studly350/Mia/IMG_4418.jpg

the tune needs work but is safe. I keep an eye on everything with my scanner and wideband. no knocking anf afr is 14.4-14.8 at idle and 14.5 on the throttle 12.0 at WOT. I know once I lean her out just a hair and get the timing set she will be a beast.

after these tires are gone i'll be rocking some wider tires, maybe some drag radials on the rear, these dont keep traction too well.

[BUTCHERBOY]

Nice Greg

[Diabolical]

Right on!!
So.. err ahh.. Whats the next project?

[jameskirk1]

Awesome build man! Congrats!

[05gibbs]

when i got your rearend narrowed? how much did u do? did u just take it off the long side and what did u do for axles?

[lsx10]

Right on!!
So.. err ahh.. Whats the next project?

84 c10 scsb "Abby" more to come on her next weekend, I have drill this weekend so no track times for mia, wrench time on Abby or time in general... :sad:

when i got your rearend narrowed? how much did u do? did u just take it off the long side and what did u do for axles?

only chopped the long axle side down to the same size as the short axle.(2.5 or 3 inches I dont remember now) then used 2 stock short axles. the stock axles are 31 spline and are plenty beefy. it was cheap to do but if you can I would narrow it a little further, to run a 10 inch wheel you need 6 inches of backspacing..

[az03sonoma]

Congrats on completing the truck! Looks and sound awesome :rock:

Hope to see it in person sometime :cool4:



Tony

[Bacon]

Very nice.

[BUTCHERBOY]

Whats new in the World of Greg?

How ya doing? And where you been?

Justin

[lsx10]

hey man, things have been going slowly, the wife was out of work for a while so all truck progress stopped, anything that wasnt already paid for anyways. abby got dropped, and mia is running crappy again, looks like my fuel pump was an immitation walbro...

never got her tuned, made another appointment and he cancelled again, i'm just gonna have to get a mail order one. I was hoping to learn more about how to do it myself but the tunning manual is hella expencive and I cant find anyone locally to help me out. hopefully more to come soon, but we'll see. The wife starts a new job after thanksgiving, but she will be making alot less then what she was so truck money will be limited...

[BUTCHERBOY]

It happens in the best of familys bro! I'm damn lucky my family has this business.

Bryan herter at PCMforless.com tuned Ruby. Very easy to work with, and prices are good.

Ruby is running great, besides looking like Rover's Ass! She's a ugly bitch, be she runs!

Best of luck for your family this Holiday season.

Later

Justin