XtremeDime

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damn that looks sexy. the wiring looks like u dumped a bowl of spaghetti on the engine.

sslowered

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I have been working on my ls1 s10 for about 10 months and its going to cost a lot more than 4000. I am at a little over 6000 but should have everything. I wish I could have done my project in a week but with work and school it couldnt happen. For your reference xtremedime hears some picks.
http://spaces.msn.com/members/ls1s10/
If you have any questions let me know.

XtremeDime

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what parts did u need? whered u get em from? any major probs? is urs 2wd or 4x4? did it have a 4.3?

XtremeDime

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seems like the more i keep the thread goin the more s10s pop up.

sslowered

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I notched the frame for the oil pan clearance. Used an oil pan from a 5.3 Used a corvette fuel filter. Corvette alternater and the bracket with the corvette power steering pump. Jtr sanderson headers with there moter mounts. Speartech did my harness work and I highly recomend him. I am having problems with the wiring but thats my fault, I'm stupid when it comes to wiring. Its a 2 wheel drive and it did have a 4.3 Everything I know from this conversion I learned from this site. I did some extra stuff like adding a shifter and such that doesent have to be done and added to the cost but just be prepared and do your research.

XtremeDime

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how much did u get the engine for? did u use the trans that came with the engine?

XtremeDime

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thanks for all the replies guys. im getting this all locked down now.

XtremeDime

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bump...

sslowered

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Got the engine and trans out of a 2000 Camaro with 16,716 miles on it. It included wiring harness and maf and comuter for 3200. I did use the trans that came with it.

97noma

this thread is becoming a lot of help to me as well. im currently doing a swap into my 97' sonoma. so a lot of this info is becoming informational to me. i just have a few concerns about notching the front crossmember, about how big and how much modification it actually is? Or is there a good conversion oil pan? and the tranny, i got a 99' ls1 with the 4l60e, but my truck is a 4.3 with the nv3500(5 speed), can i just swap over to the auto. crossmember with no modification? and use the s10 auto driveshaft and have that lenghtened or shortened, whatever the case may be? or can i use the driveshaft from the camaro? any info is a help, thanks.

XtremeDime

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i don think the camaro driveshaft would work. you could either buy a floor shifter for the auto or buy a new column with the shifter already. im glad the thread helps ppl, we sholuld get this made into a sticky. and even if ls1performanceparts does shitty welds it wont be to hard to reweld em. i think one of the big cost things is shipping to alaska. haha.

sslowered

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I had to cut out a piece about 2x10 inchs aand then boxed this in to make it just as strong. I used a 5.3 oil pan but there are several conversion pans out there. I slid my engine back as far as possible so I had to modify my trans crossmember and kept my s10 driveshaft and just used a axle setback plate for the rear. That is how I did mine but there are several different ways of doing it and hopefully somebody else will chime in and give you some more ideas.

XtremeDime

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where does the setback plate go? wat kinda modifying did u need for the crossmember?

97noma

would i be able to use a driveshaft from auto s10 with the 4l60e, assuming the splines on the input shaft are the same? and another quick question about the exhaust, what did you do for exhaust? did you make a custom crossover pipe or go dual?

XtremeDime

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u should be able to use the driveshaft, but u mite either have to get it lengthened or shortened. the exhaust is pretty much whatever you want.

Bigdeezs

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Hey LS6 those blazer/jimmy mount risers can be cut out without too much trouble. It then becomes like the S-10s (no risers). It is also nice because it sets the motor nice and low. I did this with mine and welded in those f-body mounts. I thought about keeping them but heard of a LT4 guy who had ripped one of those risers off the frame and that was enough for me to decide off with 'em.

Heres a pic of what I did... https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachmen...chmentid=39405

and here's some good oil pan info with pics... https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversions-swaps/394458-s10-ls1-headers-sanderson.html

If you cut the pan and cutout some peices of aluminum to fit and take them to a welder or weld em yourself you wouldnt have to notch the frame at all and you can get by for pretty cheap. My welding ran me $75... Pan was 120 shipped off ebay and aluminum sheet was $25. Thats around $220 for a custom oil pan!

ls6jimmy

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If you cut the pan and cutout some peices of aluminum to fit and take them to a welder or weld em yourself you wouldnt have to notch the frame at all and you can get by for pretty cheap. My welding ran me $75... Pan was 120 shipped off ebay and aluminum sheet was $25. Thats around $220 for a custom oil pan![/QUOTE]

Wish I had of known this 12 months ago and a/b $600 later here is some pics of my chromoly k-member and custom motor mounts. I don't have any good pics of the k-member I'm gonna have to take some more from the bottom side.

XtremeDime

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i got a package deal from ls1performanceparts for 2200 for all the stuff that i need. thats shipped to alaska! i think ill go with them and if its shitty welds itll be worth it to have em redone anyway.

Bigdeezs

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LS6 Those look pretty badass. Does your truck feel smooth/transfer alot noise with the motor hard mounted?

ls6jimmy

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This coming weekend I'm suppose to crank it for the first time and I will have a lot more updated pics stay tuned.