Just Got Carried Away with the Family Project

[OVRKILL]

Finally a build thread! Lol...my thread has gone to hell, so it's nice to see progress somewhere!

Looks great Jim...

[SoulTerror]

Man that is looking good!

[98blackbeauty]

That was kinda different, but neat way. I always lowered car onto engine sitting on dolly. Then did bolts on kframe, then picked it up and put on jack stands, etc. As long as it works, cool!

[BlackBirdDaddy]

Ok, now that the weekend shenanigans are over with, its time to get back to serious work!
The wiring is complete and the engine assembly went up with a breeze.









All bolted in and now for the suspension

[01badbird]

Very sweet !!! Keep up the great work and bet ya can't wait till that thing fires up !!

[BlackBirdDaddy]

Thanks guys! I did buy a vacuum line but I'm having a hard time finding the correct size check valve for the booster. At least I can proceed now that the vacuum line is on.

[bigjon88]

brake booster vacuum line auto zone carry's hose that you can get cut to length

[98blackbeauty]

Probably still able to get that at a dealership its preformed.

[BlackBirdDaddy]

HELP!
I justed took an inventory of what exactly I need prior to installing my engine and I am missing my brake booster vacuum line that connects to the back of the intake.
Must have tossed it with the old greasy 3.8 that came out of the car. What an ass!

If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated because I was hoping to lift the engine in place in a day or two. I'm afraid if I wait to install it later on the intake I won't be able to reach the vacuum port.

Thanks - Jim
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[BlackBirdDaddy]

whoa, this is an awesome project. Just read the thread. amazing work. I can't wait to see the finished project.

Thanks Pete, I'm sweating my ass off in the garage right now looking up on the web to see how the heck this thing is wired.

[alone_and_insane]

whoa, this is an awesome project. Just read the thread. amazing work. I can't wait to see the finished project.

[BlackBirdDaddy]

Glad you're posting random pics of the engine Jim....forgot where half the shit in these boxes scattered around my garage and basement go.

Looks great, btw. Now lose those GTO covers....

Yea Brent, the GTO covers are there as a placeholder mock-up for now.

[OVRKILL]

Glad you're posting random pics of the engine Jim....forgot where half the shit in these boxes scattered around my garage and basement go.

Looks great, btw. Now lose those GTO covers....

[BlackBirdDaddy]

"Parts and stuff" are going on so we are getting closer to mating!

Rather good day I guess, although I had to drill and tap in the side of the block for the knock sensors. I can't use the stock LS2 sensors with a LS1 ecm because of one wire vs two wire. I ended up contacting Katech and they suggested using knock sensors from a '04 Vette which are one wire. That's fine but the I did not feel comfortable with stock location of the knock sensors because the Vette sensors are larger and would be too close to the headers. So, a new location was in order and the holes needed to be made larger.

[BlackBirdDaddy]

Just "toying" around with the idea of stuffing the trans dipstick tube under the fuel rail cover in this mock-up.