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Re: A '54 named Busty - LM7 5.3L and the 4L60e
this LM7 5.3L with the 4L60e transmission is going in as soon as the engine mount adapter plates arrive
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Re: A '54 named Busty
Good idea. Cut your losses.
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Re: A '54 named Busty
Yerrrr gonna like it.
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Re: A '54 named Busty
Yep! That's going to be sweet.
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Re: A '54 named Busty
I can't wait!!!
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Re: A '54 named Busty
thats the extreme definition of throwing parts at a problem!
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Re: A '54 named Busty
if that was the plan in the first place, the old engine was just a method to keep it moving till you have time to install the LS, then it doesn't make sense to throw any cash at the other engine. better to spend money in a forward direction towards a finished truck rather than sideways to keep it running or backwards by spending money on something you don't really want anyway. this will allow you to get what you want and be cheaper overall anyway. sell the old one to somebody who wants to rebuild it.
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Re: A '54 named Busty - Thin Out LS Wiring Harness
the fun begins...
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Re: A '54 named Busty
What's the fun meter on the wiring?
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Re: A '54 named Busty
I'm glad you asked, I realize for most it is somewhere between a Root Canal and a Reverse Vasectomy, but The Greg actually enjoys the wiring part and finds it therapeutic, so our Fun Level is a solid 4 out of 5 (adjusted for summer time 100° F weather)
Though I use lt1swap.com as a reference I do not intend to keep the original factory harness layout and plan on rerouting all my sensor wires, hiding some, and making them as the young bloods would say: trick! |
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Re: A '54 named Busty
What can I say The Greg likes lists, so without further a dew here is a list of thinginess we most likely will need to plunder to pull off this swaptology:
Green = Received 1. dirty dingo adjustable motor mount ADAPTER plates to set that beast as far back as possible ($59.99 - AMAZON)I reserve the right to update this list in hind sight to make myself look clairvoyant. Last edited by Gregski; 06-19-2020 at 10:27 AM. |
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Re: A '54 named Busty - Dirty Dingo Motor Mount Adapters
these are the motor mounts we procured we like them because of their clever name of course, and it has nothing to do with them being steel or the adjustability factor, ha ha, of course the rear pointing arrow will make install a breeze ;-)
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Just a Note to Self on how I go about thinning out the wiring harness. What I know I learned from LT1Swap.com and for that I am grateful, this method achieves the exact same thing it just goes about it differently. Where as he goes PIN by PIN in numerical order, I choose to remove wires sensor by sensor so I can wrap my mind around what I am doing.
Note: some sensor plugs have wires that run to both the Blue and Green PCM connectors, others have wires that may only run to one or the other. Step 1. Remove all shielding, conduit, and sticky yucky black electrical tapeto be continued... Last edited by Gregski; 06-11-2020 at 04:07 PM. |
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Re: A '54 named Busty
Your patience exceeds the normal person to be able to do that. Congrats!
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Re: A '54 named Busty - Chase the LS Engine Exhaust Manifold Bolt Threads
these truck LS(ish) engines love to nibble on the undersized metric exhaust manifold bolts, so I remembered to chase all the hole with a thread cleaner and make sure I can screw all of them in and out easily by hand - if you find a broken one, and it's all to common, you can use the weld a nut to it trick as the bolt is stell and the head is aluminum so your weld won't stick to it, and that's whole lotta easier to perform with the engine outside the truck
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Re: A '54 named Busty
so my Dingo engine mounts showed up today, and right from the time I lifted the heavy box and opened it to see quality wrapping and packaging they reaked of QUALITY, nice steel plates, powder coated even I recon
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Re: A '54 named Busty
7:00 pm
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Re: A '54 named Busty
8:00 PM exhaust manifold threads are cleaned and motor mount adapter plates are on
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Re: A '54 named Busty
the One Man Accoustical Jam begins
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Re: A '54 named Busty
11:00 PM she in!
and I got her sittin' as far back as the adapter plates would allow it, so I am very happy with the result |
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Re: A '54 named Busty
yeah, she's currently saggin' in the rear but that's cause there aint no proper transmission crossmember yet, she's just resting on a jack
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Re: A '54 named Busty
I really want to run the stock exhaust manifolds as the 2004 ones don't have the ugly EGR apendages on them and to keep costs down, but I tried the passenger side one and sure enough one of the three down pipe studs on the manifold kisses the old stock truck frame rail, it's not a perfect test because the trans isn't in the proper position, it was just to get a quick looksie, I may trim it some as it is not the Camaro front clip that's interfering but the old overhanging truck frame piece
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