85 lwb turbo 5.3 build

[softballnrd27]

What year motor did you get?
If you don't mind where did you get it and how much?

[85burb]

It's a 2002 and I paid 800
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[85burb]

I think i have my turbo selected. It is a tc78 from turbonetics. Have not made my mind up about ball bearing or not. I had a good conversation with a dealer and he says it is not nessary at this time. Would only help spool buy a few hundred rpm. But it will cost almost 370 more bucks. So i may skip it. I should be able to order it in a few weeks. Untell them my mouts came in and as soon as i get my poly mounts for the frame i will install motor for moc up of turbo exhaust pipes.

[85burb]

Got my frame mount inserts installed. May drop the motor in tomorrow if rain will let me.

[85burb]

I got the motor in and it went very smooth. No mount issues like my burb had. Only issue i had was i did not notice my converter slid out and i tryed to bolt motor to trans and converter stopped spinning easy. Good thing i checked that when i was bolting motor to trans. So i had to loosen the motor and push the converter back. After i got that figured out motor bolted up perfect. I have lots of room under the pan between the crossmember. But my origanl plan with turning the manifolds around and pipeing them to turbo is not going to work. There is no room between the motor and the frame. So it looks like i will have to use a log type manifold on passenger side and stock maniflod on driver side in normall possition and run it down and to the driver side log. Any ways here is the pics so far. The air filter is just temporary.

[85burb]

I ordered my turbo last night and it should be here in a week or so. I am looking for a fuel cell that will bolt in under the bed. does any one make such a thing?

[85burb]

Well it is way past a week but the turbo SHOULD be here the 10th. Says fedex. Cant wait to see it!