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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 09:51 AM
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I am putting a 5.3/4l60e into a truck, I have the intake off , but I am nervous on where to hook my engine leveler to the engine with out damaging anything... I am a little nervouse about it....anyone done it,, how you guys did it?
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by fptransport
...anyone done it?
Nope, nobody's done it here..... But seriously, if you have the intake off, thet's the most easily damaged part, I just put a chain at the rear of one head to the front of the other. Nothing to it, don't sweat it.
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 09:59 AM
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^^^...Ditto, I just used the exhaust manifold holes, but used 4 total bolts. one at each corner, and I had the intake on...no sweat.

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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 10:13 AM
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thanks guys... my just nervous about the total weight... I will use the 4 exhaust bolts as TomM said...I am attaching the tranny to engine right now... let you know how it went later
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 11:10 AM
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what if I bolt them to the head holes on the back and front of heads?
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 11:57 AM
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I use an engine leveler and run two bolts on each head - one in front, one in back on each side.

Make sure you use short bolts so you don't bent the bolt and take the chance of messing up the threads in the heads but other wise you're fine.
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Originally Posted by fptransport
what if I bolt them to the head holes on the back and front of heads?
Mine was too close to the firewall to use the back ones, that's why I had to use the sides....you might have the room.....

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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 06:38 PM
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thanks ,, used the head holes.. worked fine...its in
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Pictures of it in are where?
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They sell a lift plate that bolts to the valley cover holes
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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 11:02 PM
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Pictures of it in are where?
no pic taken yet sorry... will take some when I get home on wed...
trying to find the how am I going to go about the fuel system,, I know about the options,, I am going to run a inline pump,, and I know how am going to hook the fuel line from the rail to the vette filter,,just little undecided on the from the tank to pump, here is a pic of the truck its right b4 taking the tired 305 engine out
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what type of inline pump are you using Walbro?
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 06:26 PM
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I am gonna get a walbro dont have it yet,, actually can you guys take a look at this and tell me if it will work?
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