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I have an interesting Project. First of all its my First LS swap I'm a decent mechanic but can't weld and don't have metal fabrication equipment. I bought a 2010 Nissan Titan on an auction without Engine or Tran. I bought a Engine and Trans out of a 2005 Avalanche 2wd. I am about 60% through the swap and from what I read I'm like everyone else and running into many and varied challenges along the way. I got a full harness and throttle pedal with my purchase and from there have been on my own. Let me catch you up. I lost a lot of time on engine mounts but in the end I ended up using Corvette mounts from summit. I had a local machinist make me a transmission bracket using the Nissan cross member and the original GM single bolt mount. Previous owner had an experimental engine in the Titan so what I have is all over the place. i have a Holly inline fuel pump and all no fuel lines up to the engine yet. I need to put a filter in and finish the plumbing. No exhaust yet. ECM off being programmed. I have powered the Titan truck and the Windows and electrics work but don't know what I'm doing for the dash yet. I bought a B&M Ratchet shifter and have it installed and cable ran. I have fitted the Radiator and found that I can't use the factory Fan. And because of the front brackets for the Nissan radiator and front clip, I plan on using the Nissan radiator but need to find fans. I have to keep the fan depth to 3. 3/4 inch. I want to make a daily driver and am at the end of my budget. Here are a list of my issues. any info or suggestions or just general comments that would be helpful are welcome. I keep reading the Net and I have 1 book on LS conversions. Some of the following statements are questions, some are statements that I need guidance on. Some things I've done that if you have suggestions please give them to me. Like I said This is my first one and I'm sure I've done things wrong or could have been done better.

here is a list of my current Tasks. that I dont' have a solution for yet

• Cooling Fan or Fans - No solution yet
• Best practice on radiator hoses
• best practice on fuel lines
• I've got a couple mystery connectors on the harness Pictures to follow this weekend
• Suggestions on fuel pressure gauge install
• Good battery box
• anything I should wire through a relay vs. direct

If your in the Morgantown/Martinsville area and are an LS expert come over I'm buying dinner

Suncc49

- fuel lines - if using factory truck intake w return you will want at least 4an preferably 6an feed (8an if planning forced induction later) and a 5/16 return... use 100 micro pre and 10 micron post filter with the inline pump
- Radiator hoses - you can splice up hoses using jagsthatrun adapter or you can just hit the salvage yard and find something that might fit for cheap
-Fuel pressure gauge - you can remove the schrader valve and buy an adapter on the rail and fit an FPR

Michael Yount

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Got a buddy with a supercharged LS in a Tundra -- no anarchy, just what works.

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No factory fuel lines left. I was going to use 1/2 inch lines both ways just for simplicity, but not sure how to adapt the line to the fuel rail.
suggestions on a fuel filter. (I'm telling you this is my first build, I don't have know sources ), Not a lot of builders around me that sit around and share info. I don't race anymore and haven't for 30 years so everything I did on dirt track cars is long gone.

I will just cruise summit and jegs till I find something,

I work 10hrs a day so I don't have much time to cruise bone yards. Plus around here the bone yard cruising is coming to an end. Liability theft, ect. now you go to the front desk and wait for them to bring it.

mytmouz

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You said prototype engine in this truck at one time. Was this one of the Diesel Mules?

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yes it was a proof of concept

mytmouz

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Cool. I work at the Titan factory...

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Heck you know more about the Titan than I do, there are several things I see that they did well and some I wonder about.

Overall it seems like a decent chassis

tfi racing

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I wouldn't use the Nissan radiator,they have a bad history of trans cooler failure and allowing coolant into the transmission which destroys it.

etijsma

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Project update

After several false starts, replacing several cheap hose clamps, I drove the truck around today, working on trying to get the engine hotter than it's supposed to be and when you get all the hoses to stop leaking it doesn't get hot any more.

I know everyone has their own first build stories, I sure have my stories.

I'm working on getting the Titan dash to work with the LS, Not doing a great job yet but the fight isn't over. Right now I'm using an ultragauge http://www.ultra-gauge.com/ultragauge/ to compensate

I will do a photo spread in my bikini some day. (I'm an overweight 50 something redneck in case your excited)

titanss

Any updates on this?

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Ive been driving it for about 3 weeks and fighting the little gremlins that you get on a build The 4l60e transmission is working out great. we just got the shift points nailed down last weekend, The Chevy Power steering pump is running the Nissan Rack just fine. Steering is smooth. If you get ready to do yours I would love to know how you go about it.

I used the Nissan Radiator and had to piece together radiator hoses and use a T into the upper radiator hose for the steam vents.

I'm going to design and build an electronic circuit to adapt the steering controls for the cruise control. I had to put in an oil pressure gauge I couldn't get the Nissan gauge to work

titanss

Are you using a stand alone ECU?

hector001

Im doing a ls swap on a frontier myself, engine is in, but I'm worried on the gauges part, and the electronics. I would like to talk to you since the titan and the frontier being very similar

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Hey, I"m in Martinsville, IN, your welcome to come over and take a look if your close,

A lot of things have went right with this build, hit me up in a pm