Just another 3rd Gen LS swap
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Teching In
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: Omaha, Neb
Just another 3rd Gen LS swap Just another run of the mill gen III swap into a old turd gen...
Bought it for 3k in 05... Decent body and a crapfireinjection, that was soon gone for a carb/h/c swap then sold that motor to buy an ls in 07. About the only bad thing about buyin the motor was it was a truck motor and the guy who had it b4 me used some parts off it to build is new motor..So i was stuck hunting down parts not only for the conversion but alot of other stuff!
Id like to thank ls1tech also for the help this site has given me! I have been doing this by myself (body and motor) with the help of this site and books!
Heres what i have been doing lately...simultaniously body/ motor work! Enjoi...
Heres what the car colors looked like on the fin, and i will go back to the same colors (pic doesnt do any justice tho, when waxed n clean it was purrty) Many dents, macoesc paint job and the car fallin of a trailer once persuaded me to repaint
NOW...on to the good stuff!
My little work corner..
SOME more fun goodies
Finally...Where the work happens, a 1000sq ft...2post lift shop me and my dad share! Tried talkin him to put an Ls into his porshe, but was a no go!
Bought it for 3k in 05... Decent body and a crapfireinjection, that was soon gone for a carb/h/c swap then sold that motor to buy an ls in 07. About the only bad thing about buyin the motor was it was a truck motor and the guy who had it b4 me used some parts off it to build is new motor..So i was stuck hunting down parts not only for the conversion but alot of other stuff!
Id like to thank ls1tech also for the help this site has given me! I have been doing this by myself (body and motor) with the help of this site and books!
Heres what i have been doing lately...simultaniously body/ motor work! Enjoi...
Heres what the car colors looked like on the fin, and i will go back to the same colors (pic doesnt do any justice tho, when waxed n clean it was purrty) Many dents, macoesc paint job and the car fallin of a trailer once persuaded me to repaint
NOW...on to the good stuff!
My little work corner..
SOME more fun goodies
Finally...Where the work happens, a 1000sq ft...2post lift shop me and my dad share! Tried talkin him to put an Ls into his porshe, but was a no go!
Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 31
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From: Omaha, Neb
thx for the words.....ya its nice having a lift but it does me no good when my dads porshes are constantly on there
as i was trying to button up the bottom end up and found out either my oil pump pick up tube was wrong (got from dealership) or the windage tray is wrong..... I cant get the oil pan to sit flush on the front SO..im thinkin its the oil pump pickup tube more or less!
i have some questions tho....the oil pump pick up tube i got only utilizes 1 bolt to hold it down, but my block has 2...Will this affect anything just as long is a tighten it down correctly?
Also would i have to change my windage tray over to an fbody one to work with the fbod oil pan /pu tube?
Anyone got a windage tray and pick up tube lyin around for sale?
as i was trying to button up the bottom end up and found out either my oil pump pick up tube was wrong (got from dealership) or the windage tray is wrong..... I cant get the oil pan to sit flush on the front SO..im thinkin its the oil pump pickup tube more or less!
i have some questions tho....the oil pump pick up tube i got only utilizes 1 bolt to hold it down, but my block has 2...Will this affect anything just as long is a tighten it down correctly?
Also would i have to change my windage tray over to an fbody one to work with the fbod oil pan /pu tube?
Anyone got a windage tray and pick up tube lyin around for sale?
Originally Posted by QuickZ28
i have some questions tho....the oil pump pick up tube i got only utilizes 1 bolt to hold it down, but my block has 2...Will this affect anything just as long is a tighten it down correctly?
Originally Posted by QuickZ28
Also would i have to change my windage tray over to an fbody one to work with the fbod oil pan /pu tube?
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they all come with single bolt, second hole is for configuration of diff. pickup tube/pan.
prefer to keep fbody pan, with matching tube and tray.
dont try to mix and match tubes and trays, if you are not familiar with them.
prefer to keep fbody pan, with matching tube and tray.
dont try to mix and match tubes and trays, if you are not familiar with them.
