Lucy gets a modern powerplant

[CUSTOM/10]

Can't help with your question, but..... To the best 67-72 chevy truck site there is!!!

Also howdy from another So. NH member !

Gary

[Boog]

Good looking truck. And boat. Wooden?

[LooseyLucy71]

Originally Posted by Boog

Good looking truck. And boat. Wooden?

Thanks Boog! She's all mahogany... That project could have it's own thread. It's been 8 years so far, almost there!

[jessemthompson]

Lots of good info in the LS swap section.

[LooseyLucy71]

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[tucker69]

First welcome to the site. From a fellow neewbie let me say the amount of knowledge and help afforded this site has been enormous for myself..not to mention all the new ideas you get from some of the other trucks/builds.

In response to your question there are many adapter motor mount plates out there. Summit sells some with several positions and dirty dingo has several different styles. I would think for your application you need the sliders, these enable you to install your LS from about 2'' forward to 1 1/2'' rearward. That way when you change to your stickshift there would be some adjustability... Just my 2 cents....good luck

[LooseyLucy71]

Originally Posted by tucker69

First welcome to the site. From a fellow neewbie let me say the amount of knowledge and help afforded this site has been enormous for myself..not to mention all the new ideas you get from some of the other trucks/builds.

In response to your question there are many adapter motor mount plates out there. Summit sells some with several positions and dirty dingo has several different styles. I would think for your application you need the sliders, these enable you to install your LS from about 2'' forward to 1 1/2'' rearward. That way when you change to your stickshift there would be some adjustability... Just my 2 cents....good luck

Thanks! There's definitely a ton of information and knowledge here! I agree that sliders are probably the way to go. I'm wondering if there is an advantage to the dirty dingo versus cpp. I'd like to add A/C down the line and I want to bottom mount the compressor. That will come later when the trans changes, so I'll be able to move the motor around to make it work. Any insight on slider preference would be awesome!

[LooseyLucy71]

So I finally got to start in on it Sunday and have made great progress! I got the front clip off and shuffled all those parts to my off site storage location, got the motor and trans pulled, motor on a stand tucked out of the way, and the transmission on the bench. Not a bad 48 hour run. Got my shipments in including dirty dingo sliders, TB SS exhaust manifolds, heat shields and gaskets, and a new fuel tank from LMC. I also started cleaning up the 5.3 with the wire wheel. Unfortunately I found that 4 of the old exhaust manifold bolts are broken off in the heads. A little bit of a setback, but it shouldn't be too bad. At least it's on a stand so I can get to them. Today's plan is to continue the cleanup I started last night and get organized. I need to order a few more parts, then I may go after pulling the bench seat out and emptying out the fuel tank. I also need to clean up the frame and firewall. I figure I might as well paint it while I'm in here.

[LooseyLucy71]

Here's a fe pictures:

[LooseyLucy71]

More progress since the last post. I cleaned up and painted my 5.3 block. I'm going to polish the aluminum on the oil pan and heads but I wanted to address the rust on the block. I also went through and stripped out all the wiring in the engine bay as I want to paint the firewall and frame while everything is out. I also removed the bench seat and got the tracks moving again. I need to empty and replace the fuel tank, but of course when I went to do it today I realized I need to do a little driving first so I have a car I can put it in! Figures. I spent a good bit of time scraping the heavy coating of grease and dirt off the front end of the frame. I'm very happy with the structural condition of everything I've gotten into so far which is great. Hopefully I'll get the pressure washer out this week, then get some paint on.

While prepping the 5.3 I found 5 broken exhaust manifold bolts that the previous owner broke off and neglected to mention. I got the welder out, welded to the studs, and they came out surprisingly easily. Got them all out in just a few hours.

I changed out the transmission pan gasket and output seal which will hopefully stop the leaks. The driveway has been taking a beating and I'm trying to get away from the everything underneath is greasy scene. I haven't taken a ton of pictures, they only come out so well in a one car garage, but here's a few from the past couple days:

[joecaruso]

Originally Posted by LooseyLucy71

Thanks Boog! She's all mahogany... That project could have it's own thread. It's been 8 years so far, almost there!

Nice to see another board member is also into wooden boats. Here is pick of my boat behind my truck. The boat is a 13 foot runabout complete with a "vintage" 40 horse Johnson. The boat took just under 2 years to complete.

[LooseyLucy71]

Originally Posted by joecaruso

Nice to see another board member is also into wooden boats. Here is pick of my boat behind my truck. The boat is a 13 foot runabout complete with a "vintage" 40 horse Johnson. The boat took just under 2 years to complete.

Looks great! That motor looks very familiar. I have a '73 13' Whaler that had a very similar 40hp on it up until last year when I swapped to a new e-tec 30.

[toolboxchev]

Originally Posted by joecaruso

Nice to see another board member is also into wooden boats. Here is pick of my boat behind my truck. The boat is a 13 foot runabout complete with a "vintage" 40 horse Johnson. The boat took just under 2 years to complete.

Ah ha! A tool box truck. Love the paint scheme! NICE!

[LooseyLucy71]

Originally Posted by CUSTOM/10

Can't help with your question, but..... To the best 67-72 chevy truck site there is!!!

Also howdy from another So. NH member !

Gary

Thanks Gary! Looks like we're neighbors. I'm just to the west of you!