Re: "Elwood" the 77_remix
 

Ken, I would recommend you try a smaller bolt or 1/4" round stock and weld it to the broken bolt. I usually extend the wire from a small mig out further than normal, all you need is one good tack and that bolt will come right out. A 110V mig with .023-.025 wire is perfect for that. Good luck sir

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If it were me, and this is just me talking....I'd mask off the block and surrounding areas with some weld proof material and fill the area with weld and weld a nut onto the broken bits and get it out that way. I had to do this with 3 exhaust manifold bolts that broke off in the cylinder heads, it worked great. It took some planning, prep and patience to get them all but that was the only way for me.

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I thought it was Sh!tluck, Scoti. Thanks for clarifying. :lol:

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Keith, I have used Auto Zone pumps for years with no failure. Just my luck that I get the one that doesnt meet the usual standards. I will be using an Edelbrock pump now. Eddie Motorsports includes them with their S Drive kit as well.

Re: "Elwood" the 77_remix
 

I get a feeling I will end up with a Heli-Coil insert once I'm done. Before I can do that, I have to get more of the remains out of the hole.

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Very viable options if the remains werent deep in the hole. It may come to that, but first I'm going to try a diamond tip burr to eat the hardened bit remains out.

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Not being one to waste valuable shop time, I decided to step away from my broken bolt crisis. I will have to make it right, but wanted to end the day having accomplished something positive.

Chris and I dug in to the Eddie Motorsports and found the instructions. Fortunately they were written for guys and have plenty of pictures. Its ironic that I was once an avid reader, but hate instructions with more words than pics. These had a nice balance of both.

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We spread things out on a bench so we could see what we had. I requested the polished version and my rep encouraged the Protective Fusion Clear Coat to eliminate having to maintain the polished surfaces. I highly suggest this feature as most of the parts become virtually impossible to polish once installed.

Re: "Elwood" the 77_remix
 

Ken, I have a broken off water pump bolt with the hardened tip of an extractor buried in it as well. What I found works on the hardened tip is a grinding stone on the end of a Dremel. "Works" may be the wrong word since as you can imagine it is a very slow process. And once you have the hardened material out of the way then you're still left with getting the rest of the bolt out. I may rent a magnetic drill so that I have something stable to try to drill out the center of the shaft. Then with a bunch of heat and penetrating oil I hope to get the remainder of the bolt out.

Re: "Elwood" the 77_remix
 

Welding a nut on the broken stud is the way to go. Keeps the weld inside the hole, gives you something to grip, and heats it up nice for smooth extraction

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I would like to have that as an option, but per Ken's post number 556:

"Very viable options if the remains werent deep in the hole."

I'm in the same predicament. Hence my recommendation.

Re: "Elwood" the 77_remix
 

This is the most common suggestion. Unfortunately its just not viable at this point. Had a I tried it when the body of the bolt was visible it could have worked. The handle on my MIG is broken and I cant find a replacement so I didnt consider it at the time. Exactly. I am going to try a punch to fracture the broken remains. If that doesnt work I will try the Dremel tool option.

Re: "Elwood" the 77_remix
 

Chris unpacked all of the parts to the S Drive system while I finished up stripping the front of the block. With all of the old components clear we were able to start mounting the Eddie Motorsports system. The firs step was to bolt water pump spacers to the block. I finger tightened all of the bolts but one, and said a few more curse words at the bolt hole from hell that I would need to address later.

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The spacers were followed by a polished high flow Edelbrock water pump. With the pump mounted spacers were added to create stands for the main support brackets.

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Next the main support bracket was added. This will support of of the accessories. With the support bracket in place we were able to begin adding components in their proper position. The power steering pump used is a late model GM pump.

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That's gonna be nice!

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Thank you sir. The components are premium quality fit and finish. It should look very smooth when done.

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Moving up to the alternator, I noted the manufacturers tag as I installed it. The kit comes with a Powermaster 170 amp alternator to provide adequate amperage to the system.

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Running a bit behind on my updates, so lets add a couple more. With the drivers side in good shape, I moved to the passenger side. The A/C compressor was set in place. With the compressor in place I started adding the studs for the fan spacer. I'm not sure what combination will eventually end up here. I do plan to run a clutch fan.

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This system requires a reverse rotation fan and clutch so I will make adjustments once I make these purchases. Until then I plan to use parts from the old system so I can finish mocking it up. Don't worry, EVERYTHING will be new.

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Moving down now, I installed the crank pulley. After that the belt tensioner was bolted on as well.

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That looks nice.

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Cool!!

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Thanks

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While waiting for the line kit to come in from Eddie Motorsports I ordered the replacement radiator. I really hated that I had destroyed a very clean copper and brass unit. I researched trying to have mine rebuilt, and that is no longer a viable option. The cost of copper cores has become so expensive that I could buy three with an aluminum core.

All of the LS swap experts recommend using the Spectra Premium CU730 which is the replacement for the OEM big block equipped trucks. I'm told these cool better than the factory 4 row copper cores.

Unfortunately Summit used UPS as the carrier on this shipment. I received my parts yesterday, and the box was damaged. The radiator wasnt hurt too bad, but I am having it replaced.