Update on page 2. New engine went kapoot. :Ibeatitlikeatwodollarwhoreicon:
My exhaust thread:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/multimedi...pics-vids.html

My interior thread:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...pics-come.html

Not really anything spectacular. I tried to take some pics along the way to document the progress. So I have compiled them here for fun. Enjoy. Any questions or comments, feel free.

Here's the car: 3200 stall, tr224, LTs, true duals, 3.73s, you know, that kinda stuff.



Here it is at the track

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guFy2Nb9MxE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CATYjAZ7pqg

So I decided to upgrade converters to this: SS4000







In the air





After pulling the trans, I noticed I had .040 crank endplay. So the motor came out





On the stand

 

Found the culprit





Crank is worn too. Its trash. Lets take out every bolt in the whole motor.









Job well done



For the bushes



Board member sells me this





Heads go to the machine shop

 

A box o parts



So I start assembly



ARP rod bolts



Melling pump and LS2 chain











A little paint







OK, a lot of paint

 

Time to go back in









And there it is



Thanks to Josh R for the hoist, Hilton for the stand, Cody and Johnny for turning a few wrenches and drinking beer and the real that guy for a good running motor so far

 

Dang, stall swap to a motor build? Lol

Sounds good

 

That engine looks albino.

 

Yeah, I immediately got flack for all the silver. I was trying to ditch the "black plasticy" feel. Now I have the "silver plasticy" feel.

 

I love threads like these. Nice work!


-Mike

 

Very nice.

 

Thanks, my budget was super tight for this so I had to reuse as much as possible. I did get new pushrods, LS7 lifters, MLS head gaskets (replacing stock graphites), a bigger tranny cooler, replaced all the PCV hoses, and replaced most of the gaskets on the motor, and an SFI flexplate to go with the converter.

 

Great job man!

 

Thats good inspiration! Good job.

 

glad you got everything back up and running. did you put the same 224 cam in or did you decide to go a little bigger with it out. what heads?

 

Nice build how long did all this take?

 

I went back with the tried and true tr224. Its a great street cam. I had the stock 241 heads milled and a valve job done at a local shop and threw them back on with GM MLS head gaskets and LS7 lifters and new Comp pushrods.

All said and done from the day she went in the air till she moved out of the garage under her own power. 3 months.

 

200 miles, an oil change down and she is still running strong.

 

did you ever figure out what actually caused it?

 

Negative, who knows really. I believe my car had a hard abused life before I got it. So it would be hard to speculate.

 

Hopefully that doesn't happen to your new engine. Several things can cause that, usually it's the converter or the transmission pushing forward on the crank. It wouldn't hurt to check your endplay at regular intervals for the next 1000 miles or so, just to be safe.

 

Its funny you mention that. This trans has acted funny ever since I got the car. It works fine but its quirky so to speak. Since putting this together it has gone into limp mode several times. It may be time for a built tranny