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:LOL:! Forgot to post the pictures of the motor being "almost in"....

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Oh yes my friend!! Love it!

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Coming along nicely. Yes, we did just do that...luckily, the new cab was a factory high hump
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Sure wished I lived closer so I could be a part of cool things like this.....:smoke:
Lol
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Motor looks great in there Rob, your making me wish I had and LS in mine instead of the BBC.
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Waiting for permission to enter...

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I had to cut out the low hump in my pristine aftermarket floor... yikes.

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Thanks!

Thanks!

I know you are swamped with your projects, you know you are welcome over anytime.

Good thing you never change your mine.....;).....:LOL:

:lol:

It's more fun than cutting on dirty old rusty metal...:metal:.

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Oil pan should be here Friday. I got the Holley LS brackets and really like the way they look and bolt up. I will have to make a few mods for the supercharger, but they should work perfect on Jakes LS1 in his 68 (pics).

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Just giving you a hard time man. That set up will be insane.
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Wow! what a power plant!!!

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Oh man that looks like its gonna be a half-ton o' fun!
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Yeah I know I'm hard to satisfy and a little crazy :lol: but lately I have been thinking about how I want to be able to drive my truck long distances and on highways without turning 3000 rpms or overheating. I am really liking the power and efficiency of these LS motors. When I put the BBC in I thought a lot about an LS but was afraid to do the swap and the cost of trying to figure it out. Since adding the dropmembers I am thinking a lot about wanting the truck to be able to drive anywhere. I'm researching my options now as I'm a total newb to LS swaps. I will have plenty of questions for you since you seem to have a lot of experience with them :chevy:
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Motor set up looks wicked

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I know, I just didn't want you to feel left out, :D.


Thanks!

It should be, ;).

I was just giving you a poke...:D. You know how I feel about the LS's and if you plan on driving it a lot, I wouldn't hesistate changing directions. If you don't do it now, you will in the future......

Thank you sir!

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Man that is so sweet Rob! Hopefully one day I'll be able to go for a ride in this thing!

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Hopefully, SOONER than later.....:devil:

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Did you get the oil pan yet?

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Yes sir! And it's bolted back on. Now I just need to instal and pin my crank pulley and I should be ready for another try at putting it back in the truck.

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Let me know if we are on for Saturday! :metal:

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Rob is that the F-Body pan? And also what is that sensor for in the side of the oil pan. Is it a crank sensor or something? Sorry for the stupid questions, I'm a LS newb. Just trying to learn more.
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Will do Ernnie.

No worries Keith - The pan is from an 07 Cadillac CTSV. Here is a picture of a truck pan, caddy pan and f-body pan. The sensor you asked aobut is for the oil level in the pan. The crank sensor is either on the front or the rear on the motor depending on the LS version (Gen I-V).

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Thanks for the info Rob, that helps out a lot.
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No problem Keith. If you check out my Shifted build thread, I used a FBody pan with the extreme PB dropmember.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551258
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Yeah I know Nate recommends to use the f-body pan with the dropmembers but I never saw a picture to show the difference in the pans until you posted it up. Now I know why he recommends the f-body pan.
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Progress!! I've been waiting on a tool to install the crank hub and it finally showed up today. So I go it installed and I finally got all the parts and pieces for the bracket setup bolted on. So after 4 trips to different parts store, I finally found a belt long enough to fit (120", :)). Before I said what I was doing, the guy at O'Reilly's said "you must be putting this on a supercharger...." :lol:. Anyways, here's a some pictures.

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Super cool man. Never a disappointment.
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http://i891.photobucket.com/albums/a...06BB420E7D.jpg
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Man that belt looks the a coastline road with all those switchbacks but it'll be killer I'm
Sure! :metal:
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Thanks!

:lol:, yeah this belt is longer than the one in my 2500 HD turbo diesel, :).

Today I made a pattern for a bracket that helps support the snout of the supercharger. I just need get a buddy to machine it out of .25 aluminum and this part of the motor swap will be done, :metal:.

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Looks great, can't wait to see this sucker run
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Thanks! I've been working on the firewall a little bit and playing around with my son's truck. I should be ready for another trial fit next weekend.....:D.

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Love it Rob! Keep the pics coming!

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I got the supercharger snout support bracket back from my machinest for a test fit. I still need to clean it up but it fits great. I thought about adding something in the middle to break up the big piece of aluminum, but I'm not sure what I should put in there....suggestions?

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Could go with a simple bowtie! :chevy:

Might consider a name. (Does the truck have a "name"?)

Add a simple pattern to it, wouldn't "open" it up, but it would break up the broad, flat expanse of the bracket.

:confused::confused::confused:

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"supercharged" emblem

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How about matching the pattern and texture of the Alt bracket or go black to match the SC.

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Can you cut a "window" in the bracket to make it less bulky, without losing strength?
How thick is it?

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I like Keith's idea.

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Thought about a Bow tie. Truck isn't named so can't go there.... thanks!

Pictures?

Alt and a/c brackets are forged pieces from Holley, so I really can't match them. I could paint it black though....


Keith, it's a 1/4" aluminum. There's a piece that bolts on just below the s/c snout, so I'm not sure I could cut it out without maintaining the strength. I'll have to ask my machinist. I thought about having another one waterjetted out of stainless, the cutout would probably work then.

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You could do three triangles without loosing strength and get the same appearance as what Keith has drawn up. Two on the outside upright and the middle one inverted. Just a suggestion.