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

[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.

[myzterray]

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

i was thinking about that. i think it might be way more durable.

[myzterray]

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

yea i kno. i just wanna make everything look nice and clean for now. keeping it clean will be the challenge

[myzterray]

came home from work today and saw a little package sitting by the door. opened it up and...

my motor mount adapters came in. Found these on ebay for 29.99 not bad!

ok so everyday i try to do something to the truck to get it one step closer to being finished! today i painted one of the wheel wells and ran out of paint doing the second one. came out pretty good i think!

heres the finished one


heres the one where i ran out of paint


then i ripped out the rest of the old wiring harness


and finished as much as i could cleaning up the frame


this weekend i will get the pressure washer from my neighbor and let this thing have it. let it dry and apply some primer come sunday morning! if all goes according to plan!
Meanwhile.....



The motor still sits in the trunk of my tahoe waiting....

[RedHeartbeat]

Is it not in the fuel injection hole? Either way, pull the intake and go get it. A piece of duct tape wadded up and taped on a stick can retrieve it.

[RS/SS 4.8]

nice always wanted a 2 door blazer/tahoe. Gonna put a 5.3 in a 91 awd olds bravada so ill keep track of how this swap goes

[RedHeartbeat]

the one grey harness connector with the slide clip looks like my transmission connector.

[notfastenuff]

The two in the pic together look like the two that plug into your original throttle body. One is the TPS, and I'm not sure on the other.