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I've done a lot of homework throughout this project and keep thinking I have a pretty good handle on it. Then Jason comes along and reminds me once again how much more there is to learn. Here is more proof (as if we needed it ) why Katech is simply the best.




The history is in these threads:

First Post
My Z06 will no longer be my fastest car, but it's still my favorite
Second Post
PICS UPDATE #1: The LS2-LS7 Swap Race Car Project PICS !!!
Third Post
PICS UPDATE #2: PICS Update #2 Bye Bye LS2... Make way for the LS7PICS !!!
Fourth Post
PICS...UPDATE #3...Hopefully it will look like a Corvette again. PICS!!!
Fifth Post
PICS----UPDATE #4---The most revealing shots yet, she is down to the bone!---PICS !!!
Sixth Post
PICS---UPDATE #5---LS7 to undergo operation at KATECH---PICS !!!
Seventh Post
MORE PICS !!!...UPDATE #6...Hopefully I'll Never Need It...PICS !!!
Eighth Post
GREAT DETAILED PICS!!! UPDATE #7...The LS7 Is disassembled ...PICS !!!
Ninth Post
Pics !!!...here We Go...update #8...fabrication Room Pics !!!
Tenth Post
PICS PICS and more PICS...UPDATE #9...Inside the LS7
Eleventh Post[
PICS!!!...UPDATE #10....Project LS7 Katech race car...PICS !!!
Twelfth Post
PICS !!!...UPDATE #11...LS7 Race car...Katech, Pratt&MIller & Dailey Sump..PICS !!!


Enjoy the show! You'll need to supersize the popcorn and drink for this one!

Short-Throw

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If this doesn't get you going you may want to schedule a visit to your cardiologist to check for a pulse!


More to come!





Mike

GaryZ06

Beautiful...But I think the cost of the project would send me to the cardiologist

XXXEsq

This is like looking at **** when you're too young.... You don't really know what you're looking at... but you know you like it!

ReddyZ06

That about sums it up for me!
Mike

Redline Motorsports

That pan is unbelievable! I got wood!

burtonbl103

WOW !!!

It just keeps getting better !!!!!!

JJMalone

Thanks, always looking forward to these posts.
JJ

Katech_Zach

Time for narration once again


Plugged holes in the block that lead to the production oil pan.


New oil pressure inlet to the block. If you look to the far right you can see the plugged inlet where the factory pump would be.


Installing main bearings


Pre-lubing main bearings


Installing crankshaft


Pre-lubing main cap bolts. We later had to trim the studs for the Dailey pan


Checking crankshaft end play


Torqueing main caps





Installing camshaft

jpcortese

Mike,
Jeff tells me that you just returned from Spring Mountain. Care to tell us about your experience?
John

Katech_Zach

Pistons/Rods lined up and waiting


Installing piston/rod to the block


Piston installed


What .875 liters of displacement looks like


Short block coming together


Cc'ing the piston. Even though this spec is known and we've already done the math in the blueprinting process, the volume is still checked.


Modified front crankshaft sprocket to fit the new front cover


Degreeing the camshaft


Assembled bottom end


Checking vertical valve drop, piston-to-valve clearance and camshaft timing

outnumbered

Now the good stuff has begun!

Love that oil pump!

Katech_Zach

Dailey pan with modified crank scraper for longer stroke





Custom front cover and oil seal retainer


Bottom view of Dailey pan


Katech front cover with Katech damper hub, Dailey pump installed


Very low profile pan


Short block assembly


ATI damper and water pump installed now. This is the way it sits until we get a few more parts.


A couple more shots of the Dailey pump


Air/oil seperator on the end

YellowSubmarine

Ain't that the truth! My heart's fine, but I can't remember back to the time when I was that innocent. And I think these pics are better than **** anyway.

AZ FASTEST

This just keeps getting better and better!!!

Short-Throw

I think a free pacemaker comes with the bill!

Short-Throw

Quote:

Originally Posted by XXXEsq

This is like looking at **** when you're too young.... You don't really know what you're looking at... but you know you like it!

That my friend is definitely the funniest thing I've read in a long time!
The more you think about it, the more you realize how true it is!

This may get you into the passenger seat!


Mike

Short-Throw

You are a class act!

There haven't been too many vendors posting on my threads. It's refreshing to see you chime in, in a positive way just to say 'cool'.

I've never met you but my money says you're a stand up guy!



Mike

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John,

Jeff is working too hard and mixed up the names.

I was at Bondurant Racing School tuning up for this monster and got my SCCA license. More on that later.....

Mike