Project sponsors:
All short block pieces were bought through Speed inc.
Stock LS6 heads were bought through Patriot Performance
Most all other parts were either bought used here on LS1tech or on E-bay


Year Make Model Mileage
1963 Chevy C10 unknown mileage


Current mods
Motor
1997 LS1 block
Stock Crank
3.905 Diamond pistons
Eagle Rods
Stock LS6 heads with Patriot Gold Springs
Comp XER 223/228 .585/.588 108/108 (for some reason the 223 lobe does not exist any more, was 273@.006 - 223@.050 - 147@.200 with .585 lift)
LS6 intake
Home Ported TB
2 stage N20
30lb SVO's

Exhaust
Edelbrock 1 3/4" stepped to 1 7/8" HVMC headers
3" X-pipe
Warlock mufflers with dual electric cut outs
Dual 2.5" in single 3" out hooker aeromax muffler

Trans
1991/92 4L80E
Stock 4L80E flexplate on order
Stock verter
Upgraded internal wiring harness on order (required to use with newer style connector on harness)
New PWM solenoid on order
New Manifold Pressure sensor on order (needed with new harness due to temp sensor being integrated)
28” geenie shifter with skull shift ****

Fuel system
16ga fuel cell under rear of bed
-8 split to two -6 lines
Dual Walbro 255's
Dual -6 back in to single -8
Aeromotive A1000 regulator
-6 return line
Speed inc Fuel rails

Rear
8.5" GM Out of a 1967-72 P/U
New posi unit (came in truck already)
3.73 Gears
275/50/15 BFG DR's

Suspension/brakes
Front disks out of a 1967-72 P/U


Planned mods
Drive train
Upgraded converter
Built 4L80E
31 spline axles and center section

Paint
Body work and DP90 with PPG Flexed and Flat over it (Flat Black)
Red rally’s with small caps and rings
Side trim with red in between the split in the bed
Red Chevrolet on tailgate
Red behind the grill (semi oval section on nose cone) grill will be black


Current HP / Track results
NA.. Need to get her finished first..


Planned HP / Track results
380rwhp/380rwtq NA is the min goal. No set goal on the bottle (100 hit in single nozzle, 200 direct port, combination of the two at some point).

Would like to go 12.5x NA and low 11's on the bottle


About the vehicle
I bought this truck intending it to be my tow vehicle for the race car (Project 1). Mind you I was not planning on long hauls but to places like Sacramento raceway (3.5hrs from home) Laguna Seca (45 minutes from home) Thunder Hill (4 hours) Bakersfield (4 hours). It was originally going to be a stock rod ls1 motor with a small N20 shot and the cam above and stock heads. Well, while looking for a N20 kit, I found a used direct port pilled for a 200 hit and everything changed. It is still going to be my tow vehicle, but hey, if the car breaks at the drag strip, I'll still have something to race.


Pictures
This is the dummy block set in on a small block of metal with the direct port when I was planning on using C5 Z06 manifolds. No motor mounts yet.



Here is the dummy block with the home made motor mounts. There is a polly end in there..







Here is the new motor built and ready to go. I had the machine work done locally and put it together in a few nights.



Here are a few pics as of the other day with the engine bay cleaned up, pumps mounted, and fuel cell bracket almost done.

Engine bay







Fuel cell (going to reduce the angle of slope. It really isn't as bad as it looks, some of it is camera angle)





Fuel Pumps





Exhaust










I need to move this tube a little farther over.

 

Got her running last night http://73-ls1.com/misc/63.wmv