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LS1 swap officially started, stage 1 pics!

Old 11-03-2007, 07:29 PM
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Default LS1 swap officially started, stage 1 pics!

With the sale of my engine and transmission and purchase of a 2003 LS1 Corvette motor, the swap has BEGUN!!!

Looks like a 4x4!


Lookin' good lol


Scary sight!


My "new" LS1!!!


Engine and trans. installed in a couple of weeks, try to get more pics up then! So far so good
Old 11-03-2007, 07:35 PM
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Swaps are headaches. but they are a blast to do. Have fun! cant wait till i get to start on mine!
Old 11-05-2007, 10:38 AM
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Yeah I'm looking forward to it too. If I stay on schedule i should be done by Christmas!
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nice start to a ls1 buildup/swap. not a bad car to begin with either. i wanna see the outcome.
Old 11-09-2007, 07:34 PM
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Having a bit of an issue. The 2003 Corvette motor I bought has an LS2 oilpan on it that the previous owner installed. Do ya'll thank this is going to cause some clearance issues with the K member? I hope not, I did a search but couldn't find exact dimensions to see if the new oil pan is any deeper than the LS1 oil pan. Any thoughts or ideas?
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Are you wiring it up yourself or you having someone else do it? Just curious. If you need any help let me know-I converted my 30th anni 2 years ago-it wasn't too bad! 214-529-8752 cell I'm also in texas-DFW
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I'm having a shop do it. I bought a used LS1 Wiring harness and am sending it off to Speartech so they can make plug and play pigtails for everything. If I run into any snags though I will definitely let you know! Thanks
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Got the LS7 clutch kit, LS1 T-56, and LS1 slave cylinder in today!!!

3 steps closer!

Clutch



Clutch and flywheel



Slave Cylinder


I have like 10 parts costing around 1,000 left. BE FINISHED SOOOOOON!!!
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Yeah, its nice watching the parts roll in, but then the bills roll in right behind them!!!!

What sucks is waiting on key pieces, which are on backorder...... killing the buzz as we speak

Good luck with the swap!

-jason
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So I'm reviving an ancient thread of mine. The car has been sitting for 2.5 years with no progress on the swap... Now FINALLY, i graduated college and got myself a good paying job. So I'm picking up right where I left off. Dropping the motor and wiring harness in in the next couple weeks. I miss driving a fast car, my 04 5spd Honda Accord just ain't cutting it anymore! I'll have some more pics up soon!
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Originally Posted by Cammed95Z28
. I miss driving a fast car, my 04 5spd Honda Accord just ain't cutting it anymore!
REALLY.........? I can't see why.

LOL. Glad to see you are finishing the thread. Keep the pics coming.
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Just bought Pacesetter LT's and TSP true duals with spiral flows! 2 steps closer!
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Powertrain is IN! Almost done! I'll post Dyno numbers from the dynotune when its up and running.







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