Finishing up

Finished welding up the exhaust and got it all on last night. So just some minor wiring to finish up...







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Running...

Well, it's alive. I still have some wiring and stuff to finish up...and waiting on a couple exhaust pieces before I can start driving/tuning it. ...but, it runs.

Update

I haven't been keeping up here. So here is a quick update.
Cam/springs in, hot side made, engine back in..hoping to wrap up this week.



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More parts...

Today the cam, springs, gear, flexplate spacer and bolts arrived. Cam is an LS9 211/230 .558/.562 with a 122.5 LSA






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Modded Microsquirt

Made the changes to allow for LS wasted spark mode and for using the stock crank position sensor.



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Fuel system

Got some more fuel system stuff...fuel line, fittings and a real mount for the tach.


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Microsquirt

Pared the original harness down and a long with a f.i. harness out of a Northstar Cadillac...I'm down to this needed for the microsquirt.





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Spaghetti

I don't remember my carburetor having so many wires...



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Motor mounts

I got the mounts made. Just took some steel plates drilled and cut to fit the LS block mounts...welded my old SBC mounts to it. Two of the bolts go through both so should be good even if it breaks the welds.





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Test fit

Checking the fit of mounts and pan...


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Version 2.0

It's a brave new world. I'm dumping all my SBC and blow through stuff in favor of this...


A 5.3 LS motor. I'm keeping it fuel injected with the turbo. So start the learning curve.



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Mutha..&$@#%

Engine number four arrived yesterday...was billed as a standard bore...pulled a head...was a .060 and looked like this:


Needless to say...I'm still hunting a good standard block...I'm REALLY considering an LS swap.


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Doing something...

Since I'm still trying to find a block...I figured I'd get something done. Made the T6 flange to go on my existing bracket setup.


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Still plays with blocks

Ok so I'm still hunting a good block...the two I got from Bryan both turned out to be .030 already and due to a fair amount go rust in the cylinders could not be cleaned up with just a hone. So, I'm supposed to have a 4-bolt standard bore block coming through my friend Ron in the next couple days...so we'll see what that looks like.


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I get by with a little help...

...from my friends. Within minutes of posting my unfortunate find of a cracked block on Facebook my friend Bryan posted up "I've got one you can have, come get it!" So a replacement block is on the way...thanks Bryan!


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The downward spiral

Went to start assembling the short block yesterday...cleaned it up scraped some gaskets...started to run the hone through the cylinders...uncovered this:


...a cracked block!

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It's here

The rest on my stuff arrived...maybe I'll start putting it together this weekend it the weather isn't crap.


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E85...corn, it does a turbo good.

Making the switch to e85....had a friend came through with an Aeromotive A1000 pump! So, I'll be an alternate fuel car soon.



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Going forged!

Bought some Speed Pro forged pistons, Eagle rods with ARP hardware. Also ordered everything else I need to put the long block back together...won't be too long...It'll be back running.



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Snap crackle and pop

Got the short block apart...carnage. Found 2 broken pistons and several rod bearings wiped. Detonation. Only the top halves of the bearings were hurt so it was certainly preignition.







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Winterfresh gum

Well the truck is being freshened over the winter...weather was nice enough today for me to snatch the engine out of it.




I pulled the pan...so far I like what I see...it's a 4 bolt and appears to have the heavy duty rods. (they have the large pads where the bolts go through).




So far everything looks good...no damage.
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