my first ls swap 1996 2 door Tahoe 4wd 385 Stroker to LQ4 cam headers **pics**

[smithkid1996]

thanks! im trying to do something everyday so i can feel like im progressing.

know the feeling, i left our olds alone for a month or so, and just felt wrong, but it was just way to hot to be out there (110 degrees, and laying on the drive way, or sanding, it feels twice as hot...)

[myzterray]

know the feeling, i left our olds alone for a month or so, and just felt wrong, but it was just way to hot to be out there (110 degrees, and laying on the drive way, or sanding, it feels twice as hot...)

yea thats crazy. it never gets that hot out here in long beach Ca.

[smithkid1996]

yea thats crazy. it never gets that hot out here in long beach Ca.

yeah, not that hot any more, so im happy , lol. once it gets to the point its only in the 70s, i will be happy as can be. thats perfect to me.

your really getting a lot done, im impressed... so out of curiosity, are you rebuilding the 5.3, or is it allready good how it sits? how many miles?

lol, i wanted to sugest bedlinner, but didn't want to seen like an idiot, oh well. hhahahahah

also, i like your goal, to get another thing done every day. i am trying to start doing that myslelf.

[myzterray]

yeah, not that hot any more, so im happy , lol. once it gets to the point its only in the 70s, i will be happy as can be. thats perfect to me.

your really getting a lot done, im impressed... so out of curiosity, are you rebuilding the 5.3, or is it allready good how it sits? how many miles?

lol, i wanted to sugest bedlinner, but didn't want to seen like an idiot, oh well. hhahahahah

also, i like your goal, to get another thing done every day. i am trying to start doing that myslelf.

thanks. this is my first time doing this much. i usually take it to a shop or something for all this. but i love this truck so i think i will appreciate it more if i do the work myself. the 5.3 got pulled out of the avalanche with just under 20k. i will leave it as is for now except for the dbc conversion. then once i get it running ill do little modifications here and there. yea i think ill go bedliner on top of the paint. any specific brand?

[smithkid1996]

thanks. this is my first time doing this much. i usually take it to a shop or something for all this. but i love this truck so i think i will appreciate it more if i do the work myself. the 5.3 got pulled out of the avalanche with just under 20k. i will leave it as is for now except for the dbc conversion. then once i get it running ill do little modifications here and there. yea i think ill go bedliner on top of the paint. any specific brand?

wow, 20K miles? thats nothing. no, i have no idea what bedliner is the best... not even going to pretend... LMAO

[Botlfed]

350 rwhp is def achieveable, i put down 341rwhp with a cam, mail order tune and a cai, i run a decent size cam, and now have heads and ls2 intake, on a 100 shot i put down 440rwhp at 4800 rpms had to shut down cus my stock intake collapsed and caused a nitrous backfire, idk how much i would of made so i just say 440.

[myzterray]

so another step closer to getting this truck going again...came home today and yet another package at my door...
my oil pressure sensor adapter and coolant temp adapter from s&p


didnt get a chance to pick up more paint today so i just decided to get to working on the new engine. began stripping it down. i removed the exhaust manifolds all the acessories, and the harness.


706 heads...someone tell me about these..are they good/bad? what can i do to them etc.


its 5.3


and heres the harness off the engine


also i realized today that i do have the dbw module so i think it may be chaper for me to go find a pedal to keep that modern touch to my build. i think it will cost less to just buy a pedal and get my harness reworked instead of buying a throttle body and getting the harness reworked and add the 2 connectors for tps and iat.

question...are there any modifications needed to put the dbw pedal in my truck or can i just bolt it in?

[myzterray]

got home a little late today so i didnt get to do much. i decided to start on the wheel wells. im a novice at painting so please forgive me LOL

heres what i started with..


then i washed it down with soap hot water and a scouring pan. sanded down with 320 grit. then wet sand with 600 and primered. (again...im a novice...saw a post where someone else did this to paint something) heres hot it turned out


and heres another shot


my makeshift paint booth was the laundry room at my house. tommorow ill lay some paint...still deciding where i want to go gloss or flat black on the inner wheel well...im thinking flat..

[pl4yboy]

Inner is going to get scuffed to hell anyway man. Just do whatever you feel like because it'll be trashed soon.

[low91]

Maybe try some spray can bed liner or rubberized undercoating for the inner fenders.