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Old Jun 25, 2011 | 10:12 PM
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Worked on it all day but it doesnt look like I did much haha.

Cab floor all stitched up and put some silicone on the welds just in case of pinholes or whatnot.



Started working on the core support











Did clean up the garage and put everything that I wont need from the old drivetrain or whatnot in the back shed so I can now park both vehicles in the garage again. Trucks over towards the center too much tho.

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Old Jun 26, 2011 | 07:51 PM
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Coresupport DONE!








Interior is ready to be put back together.

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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 07:31 PM
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Converted the attached resivour style power steering pump to a remote one





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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 07:38 PM
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THe radiator setup looks real good. Is this a custom fabbed unit or part of someones swap kit?
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 08:02 PM
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looking really good
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Jimbo1367
THe radiator setup looks real good. Is this a custom fabbed unit or part of someones swap kit?
Its a piece made by Current Performance wiring for lsx swapped s-series.


Thanks!!!
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 11:32 PM
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Getting there.

Had to notch the fan shroud for the fat ls1 waterpump pulley.









Had to remove the cup holder and its bracket





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Old Jul 2, 2011 | 01:50 AM
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Lost the cup holder? Swap almost isn't worth it now!

Very nice looking swap. Keep up the good work.
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Dam - nice updates!

Project is looking great!
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Old Jul 2, 2011 | 04:55 PM
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updates just read throught the whole thing! I want a LS1 extended cab S10 SOOOO BAD!
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Old Jul 2, 2011 | 08:15 PM
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Ha Thanks guys! Its definately been a project. If I had deleted the vvt then things would have been much easier as in I would have been able to use a cheaper ecu from a c6 vette or gto that had a ls2/3, and I could have run full vette accessories, Just have to pick up all the hoses and the belt while I wait for the ecu to get flashed which last I heard from my tuner is that the ecu wouldnt flash I guess on his tabletop setup when trying to flash a '10 Colorado tune it would just show an hourglass on his screen so I dont know if he has figured that out or not. Hadnt given me any updates since wed.

Other then that its all together now!







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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 11:51 AM
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Sick build! Clean truck. Keep up the good work.

Time for some sunfire seats now! Buddy has them in his S-10 and they're nice. Sit really low too.
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 02:37 PM
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Thanks, the plan is to pick up some black New body style GTO buckets.
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 03:04 PM
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Great Progress.

Can someone explain to me how those radiators with the cutouts for just the fans get enough air through them to cool at highway speeds?
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 03:24 PM
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Looks great!
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Originally Posted by ponjohn
Great Progress.

Can someone explain to me how those radiators with the cutouts for just the fans get enough air through them to cool at highway speeds?
Just going to wing it here but, the full shroud is spaced off the fins maybe 3/8" so it creates a funnel for the fans to pull air through the whole surface area of the radiator, at highway speeds I guess air is just forced through it all.
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TiresmokinV8,
What cam did you end up using? TSP VVT2?

thanks,
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 06:47 PM
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Yep the TSP VVT-2
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by tiresmokinV8
Yep the TSP VVT-2
Good. I was concidering that stick **IF** I ever get my swap running. I will be looking forward to any input you have about it. I was also curious about the VVT with a 6 speed, and how well they work together.
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I was scrolling down through the pictures and was looking at the driver's side header pic. It showed the brake likes very close to the tubes. Hopefully, you rerouted the away from the headers.
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