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Im working on cleaning up my 5.3 latest buy as well. 2 broken exhaust bolts. try to hold nut on weld didnt hold so welded a big booger weld did the trick x 2 sucess. Yah woo!
I pressure washed the motor and stripped it down more. *note* when pressure washing use a raincoat or go shirtless... I was soaking wet and semi oily.
Motor had some piston slap so I'll be sending it off to a machine shop. Not sure if I want to bore it over .030 or bore it to 5.7.. I'll see the price difference. I saw some 317 heads on here I might pick them up.
just do .030 no need to go wild. put some flat tops in it. oh you will get into tub easier than motor so go with it. You have no garage other than shed?
Chevy orange, going to paint just the block orange too...
The block is in the back of the truck, tomorrow I'll take it to the machinist to get bored .030 over. I'll get some non forged pistons.. sine I'm not thinking anything too high of hp, just 550whp ish. And arp rod studs.
Today I bought some 317 heads, oh and my back ordered springs should be here tomorrow.
Small update.. short block is of course at the machinist, should be getting arp rod bolts tommorow to send to machinist.. i took the acc bracket that WAS black and used all kinds of degreaser etc and it came out decent and used wire wheel but i bought some aluminum paint to make it look better and hopefully not have the aluminum be so porous* have the truck intake in a cooler on the deck, going to clean that tonight, took off the TB ill be lightly porting the tb. Hopefully i have pics soon of the progress.
Bought a nice 12 bolt rear 3 days ago for $100 on Craigslist,, that will be on the back burner for awhile because when i install the rear... after i put in the motor,, im going to:
install 12 bolt
new posi
buy a complete airbag/4 link suspension and have it installed. the one i see is 1699 for 4 link all 4 bags, compressor tank etc etc
I been cleaning/painting up stuff. My daughter picked a darker blue she liked so block, calve covers, valley pan are blue. pulleys are black as well steering pump, homemade computor bracket/ fusebox holder. painted stained heads, altenator & bracket aluminum silver. Yet to do oil pan in aluminum color. Drilled tapped port on oil pan piece for sender. drilling holes in water pump for steam line and temp sender.
painted holley ac bracket /heads aluminum color, yet to do oil pan.
Small update: block still at machinist. I got my 317 heads need to also bring them to the machinist. Was poking around forums. I think I'm going to order the comp cams bearing trunnion upgrades for the rockers.
I ordered 8 coil packs, only needed 2 but they are cheap. In the meantime I have been cleaning up the parts I have.
If I were to do this process again I probably wouldn't have gotten a complete pulled out motor, as I don't trust used stuff if it's going in my vehicles so I've replaced about all of it.
machinist is ready to operate on my engine, will be bringing in my 317 heads tomorrow, ill post pics asap, sorry for the delay, just not too much going on, got arp head studs, some small sensors etc
Oh and I sent off the harness to get modified,, re loomed and fusebox added, egr delete etc
Very ni c e.. my dad had a lowered 4 door dually with a small sleeper cab bad thing had a blown 454 in it. Was a smaller blower.. full weight it did low 13.. do most people with an ls swap square body put the ecu on the fender liner? That's where yours is right?
Very ni c e.. my dad had a lowered 4 door dually with a small sleeper cab bad thing had a blown 454 in it. Was a smaller blower.. full weight it did low 13..
WOW...that's a pretty bad a$$ E.T. for a full size 4-door dually...
Originally Posted by army11b
do most people with an ls swap square body put the ecu on the fender liner? That's where yours is right?
I've seem them in all different places...a lot of guys like to put them inside...I didn't have enough harness to do that, and I didn't want to anyway.
I was in such a hurry to drive mine, I just l tied it to the inner fender well. (all the factory truck apps are mounted under the hood)
I plan on using a ECM bracket from an S-10 like I did on my 5.3 powered Chevelle wagon. I have one purchased, just have to mount it.
I have much respect for you sir, you changed colors for your daughter a picture of your son, you are a standup father. Question, how did you get your intake manifold so clean?
sorry if i missed it. And tell your daughter she has a good taste for colors
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