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Truck looks great. bet you are loving the LS1 and 6 speed. I have a ls-2 and 6 speed in my Chevelle and LOVE IT.

Did you bite the bullet and put a cam in it yet? If not, one day you will and it will WAKE THAT BAD BOY UP.:lol:
I drove mine stock for 2 years and finally missed the lope sooo bad, I tore into it. Best money spent.
Tick performance SNS (Saturday Night Special) Stage 3. Just saying,,,,,,,,

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Truck looks awesome Mark!

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Man your truck looks good, good job man!

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Wayne,

I haven't, but plan to later down the road. I want to enjoy it for a little first.:metal: I plan on installing an LS6 intake, upgraded heads and cam for sure. I'm really impressed how these LS's pull all the way through the RPM range and how long legged 1st and 2nd gear is.. Thanks for the info on the cam, looks like a great choice.
Thanks Mike... Looks like your enjoying yours since finishing your build.
Thank You:metal:

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What's the offset on your rear Boss 338's?

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5". Welcome to the forum.

So if you guys haven't noticed by now I like Red. I just got my seat back today and I am really excited how good it came out.

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Pic 2 of seat

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I'm wondering if I'm going to need spacers for my Boss 338's... I've got 5.25 in the front and 5.5 in the rear with ECE 4.5/6 drop kit. Hmm. Gonna go outside and look at how my truck sits now and determine what I should do now because I never thought about it now until I saw pictures of your truck.

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love the red seat!!! no more driving on buckets!!!

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Ben,

I did a lot of research a few years ago before purchasing my 338's and never recall anyone installing spacers on the rear axle. It wasn't until I put my bed on and and realized the wheels looked sucked in.

Thanks!! Right! Lol

It was cool meeting you and hanging out last weeken Rich. I am insuring and registering Monday, so we need to Cruze the strip soon:metal:

My wife just helped me put the seat in the cab. I think she has earned a ride.

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The shifter is in a perfect spot. It's so comfortable to sit and shift.

Next is glass.

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Today I cut & buffed both bed sides.

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Pic 2

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Looking better with every update!

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Thanks Duane!! It's been a very good learning experience on the do's and don't's...

Okay, since getting my LS conversion going, my ECM continues to throw either P0342 low voltage CPS (cam positioning sensor) or P0343 high voltage CPS. So far, I have changed the CPS with an OEM sensor with a new plug. It still threw the codes. So then, I ohmmeter the 3 wires going from the sensor to the ECM/ #61 ECM blue plug to pink-back wires (low signal) #73 ECM blue plug to Brn-white wires (high signal) and #39 ECM red plug to red wire CPS battery power and all good. I made sure none of the pins were rolled over in the harness or ECM and was okay. So last resort, I called Todd at S&S Performance in Arkansas (who is great at calling back)! They did my rewire on my harness, & he is a super good dude, & suggested I swapp the 2 pulsating wires #73 & 61, that didn't work either. He is now suggested my ECM could be bad.. Just wondering if anyone has had a similar problem, before I spend more money on a new one. Thanks for any help or suggestions.

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So, I spent most of the weekend working on a bunch of small things I have been wanting to get done for a while. I also, installed longer wheel studs in all 4 wheels and made new spacers for the front wheels out of 1/4" aluminum with my plasma cutter.

This afternoon it was overcast and cooled down to the mid 90's so I took advantage of the weather and washed and detailed my truck. Here are a few new pictures..

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For what ever reason I can only upload 1 picture at a time when using my iPad.

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Pic 2.. I'm hoping to get my glass installed in the next two weeks... I insured the truck last week and going to register it this week.

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Another pic

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Engine bay pic

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I can't believe no reply's with all of you knowledgeable guys/gals on here ( I also posted in the LS forumn with no response lol). I guess I'm going to go with Todd's advise and go with a new ECM, especially after his help today....

So after driving my truck around the neighborhood for the last month working out the bugs, yesterday I was driving it and all of a sudden I couldn't shift into second gear, WTF?? So of course all of the worse scenarios ran through my head ( synchro's, clutch fork, or air in my master cylinder). After bleeding my clutch more and still not able to get it in second gear while the engine running led me to googling. After an unhelpful search, I called Todd and asked him about a reverse sensor on the T56 That I read on the LS forums, simple fix, who should ever guessed... Another learning experience:metal:

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I bet the 6spd is a lot of fun. Looks good

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Your truck is looking amazing! I like how you had the seat insert done and the notch in the seat for shifter. Really a super nice job all around.

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Thanks! It is really a blast to drive, especially since I haven't owned a stick car or truck since high school. Both my teenage kids want me to teach them, which I plan on doing.. With me in the passenger seat for sure lol.


Thanks Scott! Yeah, I really wanted to keep the bench seat with a family of 4. I think my next project will be a K5;)

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Your truck looks super awesome, I scroll through your build every other day:)

Love the stance!

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Your truck just keeps getting nicer! Looks great.
Sorry, I can't help you with your ECM problem. I don't know much about troubleshooting on those things.

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The truck looks amazing, I'm sure that first drive sure felt good!

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Truck looks super clean good job!!

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Awesome compliment:metal:

Thanks Mike.. Same as you, I have learned so much doing this LS swap, but I have so much more to learn. I know you would help me if you could.

Last week, I registered, insured, and had the front windshield and rear glass installed. Today, me and my 2 kids put about 80 miles on the truck.:metal: I can't believe how much fun it is to drive.


Thanks! All of the time and money I have put into its finally paying off.

Thanks Richie..

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The truck is coming out so well, I love the simplistic-badass-ery.

I am doing a very similar drivetrain with the T56, do you have any specifics or pictures on what you ended up doing for the hydraulic line/fittings and bleeder?

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nice update on your avatar ....

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Thank You! You're really going to dig the 6 speed.. It's so fun to drive..

Here is the line I ordered off of eBay and worked perfect. I kept the OEM bleeder. If you need more info or pics let me know.

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Thanks Rich.. Truck now has glass in it.

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Pic 2

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:metal::metal::metal::chevy:

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I still need to install the wing windows. I'm not sure if I want to attempt to rebuild mine or buy new ones.. It would save me a lot of money to rebuild mine.

Ordered a new shift knob today (F'ing Fast) lol, since I broke mine by over tighting it.;)

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I also stained an extra piece of my cherry wood to see what it would look like. I think I'm going to go with it.

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Nyce shifter, beds going to look sweet!

I rebuilt my wing windows, well one of them so far. Not hard just time consuming, soaked mine over night in Evaporust and repainted lower bracket.

Protect that paint and take your time.

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I rebuilt my vent windows. I used precision gaskets. It wasn't too bad. I did mine during the winter when there wasn't much going on in my shop. The rivets for the pivot that come with the kit I bought really sucked. I ended up making some that worked out really good. You can check it out HERE
Nice shift knob and wood for the bed.

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Thanks.. I'm hoping to finish cutting my cherry wood this weekend.

Yes, I thing I'm going to give it a shot you guys make it sound easy.

Mike, you took some really good pictures. I'm going to order the same gaskets. Thanks for the help.

I finally found the issue with my cam sensor:metal: The wires going into the ECM were in the correct locations but going into the plug 2 out of the 3 wires were crossed. It's always something simple lol.