Project LSxChevelle (2nd try)

[johnny68]

very cool build great job
john

[LSxChevelle]

very cool build great job
john

Thanks! Not wrote like yours though...turned out great!

[LSxChevelle]

****ing rain stopped me from installing in the car since the Camaro I'm working on is in the garage. Hoping the clutch can handle the motor...lol Bought off friend with the 429 2011 Camaro...rated for 1595 tq!

[LSxChevelle]

Ah...finally!

[LSxChevelle]

Just got Tanks Inc PA4 fuel pump kit. Hole is drilled and now I just need to shorten to correct depth.

[csouth]

Thats got to feel good having that engine in there.

[srh3trinity]

I would like to hear your reviews on the Tanks Inc setup when you get it fully installed. The fuel system is going to be a major hurdle for my LS swap.

[LSxChevelle]

I would like to hear your reviews on the Tanks Inc setup when you get it fully installed. The fuel system is going to be a major hurdle for my LS swap.

I will finish mounting tonight and with any luck/time I will try to crank/start motor this weekend.

[acegto]

I would like to hear your reviews on the Tanks Inc setup when you get it fully installed. The fuel system is going to be a major hurdle for my LS swap.

I 2nd this motion...Tell us ALL about it. May go this route in my Lemans.

[NvrDun71]

Hey man what frame stands did you end up using with the Dougs Headers/adapter plates?

[LSxChevelle]

Hey man what frame stands did you end up using with the Dougs Headers/adapter plates?

Stock frame stands and Energy Susp SBC motor mounts...

So yea 5 months of the car just sitting due to wedding and other peoples projects...I rolled it back to garage and finally installed starter and was able to crank motor over. Now to finish wiring up relay box for engine controller and I should be able to start car finally.

Also picked up a Ford 9" pumpkin...it's a stock take out with Trac Lock, 31 spline, and 3.50 gears. Going to order Daytona pinion support and 1350 yoke.

For housing it looks like I'm picking up the Moser M9 housing/axle package. My question before I order is should I just get stock width or any narrower?

[LSxChevelle]

Spoke with Tobin at Kore 3 about options for brakes and he helped out with a lot of information for ordering rear end housing. Looks like I'll order a M9 with big bearings but Chevy ends so for the interim I'll run the stock drums from my 10 bolt. lol

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Hve you gotten this thing fired up yet?

[LSxChevelle]

Nope...have tomorrow and wednesday off so I will try to fire.

[srh3trinity]

I like the valve and timing covers. I am thinking about doing the same thing with a textured black paint. I am going to attempt to cut and smooth all of the coil pack bosses off of the valve covers as I will be remote mounting them.

[LSxChevelle]

Haven't fired yet but I pulled motor/trans to pull 6 speed to run TH400 temporarily. Buys me some time to get rear/driveshaft figured out. Now I can concentrate on getting on road.

I did pick up a 72 Monte dash complete with 2 clusters (idiot lights) and harness for $280. Came blue with the normal wood grain fascia. So I cleaned it and painted it with someold SEM landau black I had...

Not actual dash but here is the color it came...


Painted black


Then I started searching for places to wrap in carbon and came accross Mark Wu of Wu Wraps...I was pretty impressed with his work. The 3M carbon he does looks great. (I hate fake carbon but this looks damn good) So it was $100 as it has 18 cut outs. He said he could do all the wood inside my Saab Trollblazer SS for $150-$200 as an example of price.





Bought some cheap $20 shipped white overlays. I had 2 sets of gauges so I installed on the ones with spotted rust.



Got the fascia today. Looks even better in person.



Also got some scraps so I can do a little on vents. He gave me a lot of scraps so I did this too. Pretty hard on tight corners. Makes me appreciate his work!

[LSxChevelle]

Got my driveshaft...went to wrecking yard in town and searched. This one was sitting there by itself with a light from heaven shining down upon it...lol Has the correct yoke for a TH400. I just need cut yoke by about 2". It's from a 95 S10 4x4 and was all of $45!

[SparkyRnD]

not a bad find

[LSxChevelle]

She lives!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHhT...e_gdata_player

[Ron.in.SoCal]

Congrats man. That's huge!