LS 5.3 is finally sitting in the Jimmy!!!

[Thealien]

Its been a long process with getting my transfer case powder coated and installed.


Powder coated transfer case


A little more progress

Here is the adapter plates that I cut the point off, tapped a hole, and had powder coated.



Here they are installed on the engine



Here is the oil pressure sender T adapter I had made so I could use the factory mechanical gauge and can read the pressure through a scanner or HP tuners through the OBDII port if I wanted.



These are the DIY4X4 frame brackets that the cross member bolts to.



Here are a few random cross member pictures.







And the one that matters!! I brought the engine hoist and stand home making more room in the garage I am borrowing. I now have a ton of little things to do.

Install gas tank and associated hoses Done

shift linkage Done need to grind the shaft for the ste screws

Notch transmission pan for drive shaft clearance (if there is enough room inside the pan to do this???)? There is enough room and done

Fill transfer case Done

Fill transmission Done need to add more when I start it up

Fabricate a mount for the DBW pedal Done

Install intake Done

install radiator Done

install PS pump, alternator, belt, fan Done, wrong connector on alternator plug Changed plug

Install harness and make necessary connections done

exhaust Done

Heat/Ac hoses Done

Glovebox and glovebox door Done

Dash bezel Done

cruise

A few odds and ends

I hope to get a few things on the list done each week after work and a big thing or two on the weekend. I hope to hear it run in 6-8 weeks but that is not set in stone. It is running and driveable. My heater core is leaking and I have a lean bank 1 DTC I am struggling with



This thing has a lot more power than stock!!!!