jc's LT1 rebuild thread!

[.DetroitKing.]

Ok so tomorrow were getting the bird all ready to rebuild the lt1, want to have it completely apart in the next few days so i can get a head start on getting my parts sent out. let me know key things on pulling this motor out and what im going to run into on this car specifically, i have done motor swaps on two 3rd gens now but need to know key 4th gen trans am lt1 removal problems and steps!

let me know!
and were doing this out in troy if anyones interested in helping out the more knowledge in one garage the better!!

[meissen]

How do you plan to yank it, JC? Out the bottom or from the top?

If you do it out the bottom, here's the two main sites I used:
http://www.keliente.com/engine.htm
http://www.michiganspeed.com/enginepull/index.html

[.DetroitKing.]

my friend and i were talking about it earlier and i sought to seek wisdom from people on here who can guide me in the easiest direction from experiance.
ill check out the sites though, you pulled yours from the bottom right? how hard was it to remove most of the bolts on the bottom end suspension?

[Kwazrollinz28]

my grandma lives in troy and its not to far from me, I can show you how to get it down but other then that i doubt I'll be in there working much, After work.

[97rs4life]

bottom is easiest for sure

[.DetroitKing.]

my grandma lives in troy and its not to far from me, I can show you how to get it down but other then that i doubt I'll be in there working much, After work.

that would be awesome, we can use all the pointers we can get to doing it right, i appreciate it man

[s.reef]

what you doing when it comes to the rebuild?

[.DetroitKing.]

just getting the block & heads tanked, .030 over on the block with forged 10.5:1"s, got a clevite bearing set, sending the heads out to allard engineering to their machining, valve guides, some manley valves with a 4-angle, magnesium retainers, 1.6 gmpp roller rockers, lunati roller lifters, some new double valve springs to support it. and pacesetter lt's, slp y-pipe, to flowmaster catback.
thats all i want out of the car then paint it and sell it most likely, i just want all the power i can get with the stock motor and for it to run super efficient for me, we replaced every vacuum line and changed all the top end gaskets so now its time for the other half.

[meissen]

Bottom is the best way to do it. Use tons of PB Blaster to loosen up the bolts for the k-frame. Otherwise, it's pretty damn easy once you have everything unbolted from the engine.

[s.reef]

just getting the block & heads tanked, .030 over on the block with forged 10.5:1"s, got a clevite bearing set, sending the heads out to allard engineering to their machining, valve guides, some manley valves with a 4-angle, magnesium retainers, 1.6 gmpp roller rockers, lunati roller lifters, some new double valve springs to support it. and pacesetter lt's, slp y-pipe, to flowmaster catback.
thats all i want out of the car then paint it and sell it most likely, i just want all the power i can get with the stock motor and for it to run super efficient for me, we replaced every vacuum line and changed all the top end gaskets so now its time for the other half.

Nice...what cam you going with?

[.DetroitKing.]

im not sure, im waiting on a pending sale and if it goes through ill buy the lt4 cam, if not then ill stick with the stock cam, it will do fine with the lift from the 1.6 rockers and the new bearings

[Kwazrollinz28]

that would be awesome, we can use all the pointers we can get to doing it right, i appreciate it man

No problem i wish i knew of this site So i could get people to help me when i did mine, me and my dad did my car I did all the Hard labor and He just pointed out a few things i may have missed, Seems like brians build is the same way,

[Kwazrollinz28]

im not sure, im waiting on a pending sale and if it goes through ill buy the lt4 cam, if not then ill stick with the stock cam, it will do fine with the lift from the 1.6 rockers and the new bearings

MY dad has a LT4 cam he doesnt want anymore, we lost it in the basement somehow, if we can find it you can buy it cheap.

[98blackbeauty]

Ok so tomorrow were getting the bird all ready to rebuild the lt1, want to have it completely apart in the next few days so i can get a head start on getting my parts sent out. let me know key things on pulling this motor out and what im going to run into on this car specifically, i have done motor swaps on two 3rd gens now but need to know key 4th gen trans am lt1 removal problems and steps!

let me know!
and were doing this out in troy if anyones interested in helping out the more knowledge in one garage the better!!

When do you plan on doing this? maybe Brian and I could swing by and lend some help.

[.DetroitKing.]

MY dad has a LT4 cam he doesnt want anymore, we lost it in the basement somehow, if we can find it you can buy it cheap.

that would be awesome! make sure you keep me updated on that