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Well it was a pretty easy solution for the transmission issue. I had the plug in upside down! Not sure how I managed that, but at least it works now. Also got some nice LEDs for the dash and a new intake since the small spectre one wasn't working.

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/...ps685c52c5.jpg

Almost ready for that tune!

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Awesome Looks Great. Im the guy thats on LS1tech that just posted the video of getting beat by the 240 with the turbo Supra Engine.

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That's awesome, small world I guess. You planning on going LS with the c10 too?

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Oh yea. I would like to do a blown 408 stoker.

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That would be fantastic! I'm thinking remote turbo down the road, but for now it's nice just to not have to warm it up when I want to go somewhere haha

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:nx:

LOL I hear that. Dude LS motors LOVE NITROS!!! LOVE!!!! It would also be cheaper than a turbo setup. Wow how did you get a 6liter for 900 bucks!!!

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Believe it or not the engine was only $600. The trans was separate for $300. Craigslist was great :D Problem was I spent another $725 for a good harness so it kinda evens out anyway.

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Yea your right. Supposedly there is a guy around here that says he cant get what ever i want for around 1500 Motor&Trans with complete harness and computer. I guess once im that far in i will find out.

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Not a bad deal for a 6.0 and 4l80 but there still might be better deals out there. When I really think about it; yeah the new harness was a lot of money, but at least I know its new and I won't have to worry about busted and rotting pins and plugs for a good long time. If I had rewired a 10 year old harness it may have given me trouble sooner rather than later.

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Gonna have the exhaust done this week, so I'm trying to get the dash taken care of before I send it off. As soon as I get it back itll be over to RPM for a tune!

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Got the truck dropped off for exhaust Friday. Busy week so the dash didn't get done, but I don't know when I'll be able to get it tuned anyway. We ended up having car troubles with two of our dailies last week so it's been a bit hectic.

Normally we have an extra car in the house, but with mine going through the swap we had just enough. Then a month or so ago my younger brother's skylark threw a wristpin so we were down one. Still have motorcycles, but it's getting a bit chilly around here. Then last week one had a bad coil pack and the other overheated, which we found out was due to coolant and oil mixing... So right now as long as the truck runs, it'll be on the street tuned or not.

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Yea when it rains it pours. What exhaust are you running? You should hear my Camaro it sounds good. Ive got Long tubes with an x and sweet thunder mufflers.

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Doug Thorley tri-y swap headers with the 1-7/8 primaries, home made x-pipe, hooker aero chambers, over the axle and out the back. Also picked up a pair of cutouts too. Not electric just the y-pipe with cap. I couldn't afford another $300 but I wanted them in there now so I wouldn't need it redone.

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Cool deal post a video when you get it done. It should sound good.

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Got the truck back late Saturday. Sounds fantastic, but unfortunately one of the rear brake lines blew out... got the line and replaced it, but stripped the threads on the tee when I was putting it back in. It was late and cold and I was impatient... and that's what I get. Got a new tee coming in today so next week it should be ready for daily driving.

In the mean time we got the coil pack and head gasket fixed and the Buick is pretty darn close to done as well. Managed to get it painted in 40 degree weather with careful use of a heat gun and a fair bit of assistance.

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/...ps39179169.jpg

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Not sure if I ever posted a pic of the Buick. 1978 skylark, 60k original miles on the 231 v6 before it gave up. Replacing with a 72 350 SBB.

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/...psbc9a39c9.jpg

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Engine looks good. The brake line thing kinda happened with me a couple weeks ago. Refilling/sealing the rear diff on my sons S-10 blazer. Brake line started dripping just from moving the line out of the way from the cover. Better it happened then than if he was driving somewhere.

Bad news was that he didn't get the cover gasket cleaned enough and it still leaks so we get to do it again. :(

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I didn't catch it the first time thru but i just noticed you used a block of 4X4 to support the hood at the hinge when you unbolted the hinge from the inner fender to clean out the heater, great idea, did you have any problems supporting the hood at all? any sudden surprises?

Oh, Yea Doug Thorley Try Y header's do have a nice affect on sound, i am real interested to hear the Hooker Aero Chambers too..

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It actually worked perfectly. I loosened the driver side just enough to not bend any of the sheet metal and set the pass side on the block and the springs held it up just fine. Didn't even waver when i bumped into it once or twice.

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Cool, thank you! Now i can tackle that little project on my own..

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I forgot I wanted to ask. Where did you get the conversion motor mounts from?

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You sure have made a bunch of progress since I last checked in on your build. Awesome work on the engine install. Obviously you did your homework.

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Thanks Mike!

Motor mounts are standard style for this year. Adapter plates are from cutthroat4x4 on ebay. Part number on the motor mounts is Prothane 7-509

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Any progress my friend?

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Got the break lines fixed and ran it around town for several trips. Runs great, starts up with no problems, everything I hoped for from the LS. Still have some problems to deal with though. Took it into Philly one day and it overheated. Since I haven't been able to get it tuned the fans are not turned on in the PCM. It was fine around town, but sitting in traffic for an hour did it in. Got up to about 250 F or so before I made it over to the shoulder and let it cool off. Still driving it around town, but no more trips to the city til its tuned. Looking into an aluminum rad from champion as well. I know overheating wasn't the radiators fault, but the thing looks pretty beat up.

Other than that, I got most of my dash put back together. Gauges and indicators all work save for the tach. Tried the resistor mod and still can't get a signal so I may have to cough up for one of the autometer boxes that taps into the coil signal...

Oh and the tank leaked a little after the first time I filled it haha. When I drilled the second line into the tank I forgot to seal around the edges of it. Truck still smells a little and I'm going to need new seat belts, but at least this one was my own dumb fault so I can laugh about it.

Buick engine is in the car too, just waiting on a few small parts to come in to get it up and running.

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Quite a bit has happened over the last month or so. Pressure tested the radiator and the heater core exploded all over the inside of the cab. Picked up a new heater core and replaced it. Also bought an aluminum 3 row radiator from Pro Performance here on the board for a great price. No over heating problems now. Actually it cools the truck so well that there's barely any heat coming through... Of course the blower motor deciding to quit didn't help that. Eventually it just decided to start working again, so I'm assuming I have a loose wire somewhere I have to find.

Finally got it running well enough to call up my tuner, Race Proven Motorsports in Delaware, and schedule a dyno tune. RPM suggested I pick up a set of NGK TR55s instead of the AC-Delco iridiums I was running. Also had to start running 93 octane for the tune. I was using 87 before because that's what the van style LQ4 ws programmed for. Got 6 of the plugs replaced with no problem and was on the 7th when I pulled one of the ends clean off of the wire... Couldn't reach it well enough and it was below 20 out that day so the suction on the grey rubber boot was crazy. Went to the local autozone on 7 cylinders, (runs pretty smooth with 1 down haha), and grabbed a crappy set of autolites. Got it over to the shop so they could change those last two spark plugs and get it tuned.

That was on Wednesday. Last I've heard they were having trouble tuning it. Said it kept running really rich when they tuned it for the stock 26 lb/hr injectors, but the ones in there are definitely stock. They said as soon as you start the engine it pulls 50% fuel which maxes out the 02 sensors, and they have no idea why. Hopefully they figure it out and I get it back soon. On the upside, hopefully that explains the crappy mileage I had been getting.

Checked 3 tanks when I didn't have the tune. Most of the driving was 70 mph highway/under 50 local easy driving. Got 14/12/14 mpg. I wasn't pleased, but with the new tune and running 93 octane it should be MUCH better. It's been a long time coming!

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sounds like you are making some headway, good to hear. Hopefully they can get all of the bugs out. keep us posted!

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Hope it's tuned up nice for you. As for the heater blower, might need to check the rheostat on the heater controller that changes the fan speed. I've gone thru a couple of them.

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Glad to see you are getting all of the bugs worked out. I know every time I drive mine it makes me smile!

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Still having trouble tuning it... I may have to go and pick it up early as I really need this as my DD and can't borrow a car for much longer.

Apparently the info I posted earlier was a bit misleading. When they get my throttle to 75% or so, that's when it dumps the extra fuel. Still not solved yet though.

We did get the Buick running for a bit, but it needs a new fuel sender before taking it on any decent trips. That should be taken care of this week and then its off the the exhaust shop.

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Any updates on how the tuning is going?

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Yeah actually I got it back on the 24th. Runs like a scalded dog, but I still think it could be done a bit better. Super73 was pointing out a few things just from looking at the dyno and I'm still only getting about 14 mpg, which isn't terrible, but I think it should be higher. 20 is a dream, 18 would be awesome, but realistically I think I should get an honest 16mpg out of it so I'll have to see where the other 2 are going, whether it's in the tune or something else holding the truck back.

Speaking of dyno's though...

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2bb946c8.jpg

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Cool deal man.

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Finally gave it a bath after all this crappy snow. It's supposed to snow again this week, but at least I got the majority of the road grime off.

Found out yesterday that the tuners never turned off the emissions check in the PCM so that keeps showing up as a problem. Don't know why I ever let anyone else work on it...

Other than that I'm looking into using my tax return for disc brakes and a hydroboost setup, but I may settle with just replacing the drums for now and picking up a few other needed things for it.

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There are much better tuners in the area, I have never heard anything good about RPM in regards to workmanship or pricing ... I use CSP in west chester for my gto

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I think I may switch. They have a lot of high end cars in the shop all the time, but I'm starting to think that most of those are from rich people in CA or FL who just throw tons of money at their cars and don't care how they actually function. I honestly think that Fran is a good guy and does quality work, but I think the communication between him and the customer is just not there.

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I seriously considered saving the money and buying HPT myself. I'm no stranger to computers and I can learn the in's and out's of tuning, but I thought that to get me off the ground it would be more beneficial to get the initial tune done by someone who is experienced. Turns out I may have been wrong. $500 for a questionable tune or $700 for a wideband and HPT for life...

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well when you talk prices like that you probably would have been better to do it yourself ... i had my gto tuned for bolt on's when i first got it, them later had the speedo corrected after i changed the rear, and then re-tuned after i did heads and a cam and i don't have $500 out of pocket for all of them combined

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Full chassis dyno tunes?

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yes