tachnem

I was given most of an LS1 for free. I did not get the heads, but most everything else is there. Motor is from a '98 vette. Unfortunately, I don't know the details on how it was hydrolocked, but the 7th rod let go and punched a small hole in the block and put a small gouge in the top of the cylinder wall. I am new to LS1's but would love to run this motor. How repairable does the hole look? I forgot to get a picture of the cylinder wall, but there is a cut about an 1/8" deep x about 1/2" long at the top of the wall. How repairable does that sound?

Pictures are here:
http://odfab.50megs.com/2004/040704

Let me know what you guys think and where you would start with getting this back together. I'm on a budget so this will not be a crazy buildup.

Thanks,
Sean

Tech

iTrader: (1)

What is this????

http://odfab.50megs.com/cgi-bin/i/20.../untitled9.jpg

Buy a new block.

tachnem

Old sbc block.

You don't think it's repairable?

Tech

iTrader: (1)

I have no idea if it is. If it were me, I'd just buy a good block. They aren't very expensive.

2xLS1

iTrader: (25)

I think that's his way of saying what you have is junk.

DenzSS

It's not worth it. Blocks are inexpensive. By the time you pay for repairs (if they can be done) and the rest of the machining, it is a wash.

Damian

iTrader: (89)

Ummm....NO. You do not repair a hole on the side of an aluminum block with the intent that it's gonna last more than a week.

Your block is junk....

Heretic

Uh, not really. Cast aluminum is quite repairable unlike cast iron.


If you have a TIG, and you want to sleeve the block anyways, its repairable.

tachnem

Anyone know of any reputable machine shops in Northern Virginia that I could get an honest opinion from?

DenzSS

It is a fair amount of work to put into an inexpensive block and you still need to get it honed, aligned, and possibly decked afterward.

30th TA 0219

Well, there is a block in the classifieds now for $250, the don't weigh ****, so shipping should be cheap. I would think you'd be looking at maybe that much or more to repair that in a decent fashion, and even this it's still a crap shoot. Why would you want to spend time and money rebuilding it, knowing it might give way again later (not much later at that!)

jrp

iTrader: (16)

there is no shortage of good cheap used blocks out there to warrant the fix of a fucked up block.

LS1NOVA

iTrader: (12)

If you sell any of this stuff, im looking for a fuel rail. That looks like a 97/98 rail.

soundengineer

iTrader: (16)

part it out and use the cash for a NEW block,
It may have been hydralocked... but it looks like you have some parts that could be sold to help out

Uthinkso

Gen1 SBC blocks are everywhere. I'd take her out to a field and put her down like Old Yeller. Her years of service are over.

Another_User

Looking at the major damage to that block and considering the fact that even the OIL PAN is structural. I don't think I would ever trust that block again. Wouldn't you feel pretty stupid if you rebuilt that entire thing just to blow it up. I say recycle it for the aluminum and buy a block off the Internet. That blocks got to be worth a few bucks to a recycling place.

z98

Its not a SBC, its an LS1.

But still, no reason to spend all the money on something like that. It is possibly a VERY expensive mistake. You might not even be money ahead repairing that block vs. buying a good one.

Good luck to you whatever you do, but I don't think anyone is really going to recommend this to you for strength or price.

tachnem

Thanks for the honest opinions.

This is not going in a car, it's going in a tube chassis rockcrawler. I'm going to use this block for mockup and keep my eyes open for a decent shortblock.

Thanks again.

tachnem

One more question....I do not have room for the wings on the vette oil pan. Will the fbody pan work with the vette pickup?

Thanks

Uthinkso

I was referring to the picture that TECH posted. Crazy as it sounds I have a decent idea of what an LS1 block looks like.