JMBLOWNWS6

LIES!

Turbo-Geist

I agree. The stock motor stuff was cheap and easy and worked well. I was disappointed at first and then excited about the new build. Then you start looking at all the time and effort and dollars that goes into a build and there are mixed feelings. The fun part has been learning the technical stuff and trying to put together a good combination. The best part will be driving and racing it again and hopefully participating in a larger variety of events.

Thanks and glad the information is helpful.

I hear you. It's tough waiting to finish the build, but I've been stuck working almost everyday at work since July 7th. I have some time off planned and hope to get the bulk of the parts installed. I'm currently making a list to make sure I have everything to prevent any last minute part runs or overnight deliveries.

When is yours going back together?

inspector12

When he gets time from fishing LOL! True story too lol! I feel you JM gotta take a break from the hobby sometimes or you just get burnt out.

Proace4

It was nice to meet you man. Your car should haul when it's done.

Turbo-Geist

Thanks. It was good meeting you and seeing your car out there. What was your highest mph?

Turbo-Geist

Change of plans, going 5.3 and top mount kit.

ajrothm

Chris Stewart

lies

JDS99

Do it! Turbos out the hood!

Turbo-Geist

Lighter weight, better heat management and plenty of fresh air to the compressor inlets.

Turbo-Geist

I finally got a little bit of time to do some work. I started off re-shaping the ports on the manifolds to better match the shape of the LS7 exhaust port.

Before


Scribed


Complete

Turbo-Geist

LS2 pick-up tube, Mast LS stroker windage tray and LS6 pan.

Turbo-Geist

Next up, the LS1 passenger valve cover hit the LS7 rock arms



Break out the grinding tools..


Done

Turbo-Geist

Now to take care of the passenger side motor mount where it hits an unused bolt boss...

Turbo-Geist

I thought this would be a good location for the LS1 knock sensors, so a little more grinding:


After mocking up the turbos it was clear that this location wouldn't work.

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It was time to make one of many trips to the store for a drill and tap...

Drill


& Tap

Turbo-Geist

I bought some used Pfadt motor mounts over a year ago and found out that the studs were missing. Another scramble to come up with a solution...

Turbo-Geist

Next on the list was to give the cradle and suspension parts a good cleaning after 86,000 miles on the street.



Almost like new

jimbos'ss

Looks really good, especially the port matching on the manifolds.

Turbo-Geist

The rest of the available time was spent wrapping the manifolds and mounting the turbos, feed lines, and drain lines. Hopefully I'll get a chance during the week or this weekend to install the engine.

Here are some shots of the progress: