It's OUT!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Deltona (son of Deland and DAYTONA) FL
It's OUT!
If you havent's been following my saga, here's the link:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=963906
Tonight all I had left to do was pull the dipstick tube, which I think I bent. I hooked the leveller up and raised the motor just a tad. The bell housing separated just enough for me to get a pry bar in. I raised it just another inch or two and it came apart really easily. My 2004r has not been in very long. That's probably why it came apart so easily.
Here's some pics of the lame duck motor.
yes, that IS Charzard hanging from the string for parking assistance for my wife.
You can see the pry bar/vise grip setup I used to keep the converter in.
350, 383, and Charzard.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=963906
Tonight all I had left to do was pull the dipstick tube, which I think I bent. I hooked the leveller up and raised the motor just a tad. The bell housing separated just enough for me to get a pry bar in. I raised it just another inch or two and it came apart really easily. My 2004r has not been in very long. That's probably why it came apart so easily.
Here's some pics of the lame duck motor.
yes, that IS Charzard hanging from the string for parking assistance for my wife.
You can see the pry bar/vise grip setup I used to keep the converter in.
350, 383, and Charzard.
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From: Massillon,Ohio USA
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12
Good work-it's a great feeling to get one motor out, but a better feeling to get the new one in 
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Melting Slicks
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From: Deltona (son of Deland and DAYTONA) FL
Originally Posted by jonny4523
What are you doing with the old engine? how was it running? just curious.
I might get another rolling chassis someday. If I do, I'll warm over the L48 and put it back in the 79. The 383 will go in the rolling chassis once it's restored.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Lafayette, Indiana
St. Jude Donor '05-'08
Originally Posted by isosceles
I'll probably just keep it. It's a numbers matching block. It ran fine, just anemic. 15.0 was the best ET with it. For a little more than the money than I would have spent on a better intake, carb, and heads, I bought Grandsportc3's 383, which I know will still run better than my L48 upgraded.
I might get another rolling chassis someday. If I do, I'll warm over the L48 and put it back in the 79. The 383 will go in the rolling chassis once it's restored.
I might get another rolling chassis someday. If I do, I'll warm over the L48 and put it back in the 79. The 383 will go in the rolling chassis once it's restored.
I'd say that's a pretty good idea.