bought tags on the new car today... OUCH!!! $478

 

**** that..

 

^^^What he said. That's insane.

 

i didnt get any lube either
i need to update my sig, a month ago i traded the cobalt in on a 2011 malibu for the wife since she wanted a 4 door, now i have not one, not even 2 but 3 blue vehicles

 

property taxes are paid when you get tags, and a $25k car has lots of property tax

 

Older car = no taxes..

 

yeah, the trans am is pretty cheap and insurance is even cheaper at 18$ a month. i got my ls2 chain, and the brackets... they are very small for what they cost! and the timing chain is identical to the lq4 chain

 

i go pick up my oil pan, windage tray, pickup tube, wiring harness, and the obsolete bracket saturday for $225 bucks!!!! stole them haha

 

getting stuff sorted out for powdercoating sucks, valve covers and intake manifold are getting translucent red, coil brackets black timing cover red, everything else charcoal gray, block will be painted gray as well with the 6.0 L outlined in white. any suggestions on what else to coat? and which color?

 

And you'll never see that...lol

 

way to ruin my day already merv

 

another bracket showed up today from scoggins, so i will start taking pictures tonight after i get my ls3 intake manifold, and for no more than it costs im thinking of tearing the bottom end down and having it honed and new rings. and the block baked i would rather do it now than after i get it all done and find out it burns oil.

 

just opened up my intake manifold! very nice! now merv and matt... where do i drill the hole in the block for the alt. bracket?

 

Look closely at the drivers side ear and you will see it..

No hole..



Hole drilled & tapped..



M10x1.5mm thread pitch if I remeber right.

And that's also how you properly set the Timing Gears..

 

thanks buddy, for some reason i thought it was on the passenger side, hence why i couldnt find the tab lmao. now i know! all i have left to get is a cam and heads... time to start saving up for the heads now. i want them before the cam.

 

will a regular ls1 throttle body work? i know it wont be best, but it will get me started, then i need me some longtubes...
whats the difference in 98-99 2000-2002 headers?

 

What Intake you using?

 

ls3

 

Na you need a 4-bolt 90mm...

 

thanks, merv if you need some t56 stuff, i have a few things, all lt1... bellhousing, rear housing, i think i still have a front plate, brand new clutch, and maybe a few internal gears.