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

[myzterray]

havent been able to do much on the truck lately because of halloween and the kids. also i been waiting on some stuff to come in the mail. i had to order new motor mounts because i forgot to take the old ones off the block when i sold my engine. also i wanted to upgrade to the polyurethane mounts. also waiting on the flywheel adapter to come in. the fedex/ups guys will get to know me well over the next week or so. i got about 8 packages coming. i decided in the downtime im going to try and clean up the interior of the truck because it is horrible. the truck sat for a year or so and i used it as storage. so i pulled out the front seats and console. i plan on taking out the carpet and pressure washing it and scrubbing it down or i might just replace it. depends on how bad it is.

Heres my mess of an interior




i also ordered a MAF and dbw predal from a member here $100 for both shipped to my door!

[myzterray]

went to autozone yesterday and picked up some stuff to keep the build going. decided to change out those old ugly rubber motor mounts to the new polyurethane mounts

old mount:


getting that old mount was a PITA. once you remove it theres 3 rivets you gotta drill out. but i used a grinder, flat head screwdriver and a hammer


old mount vs new mount


first mount installed:


was getting pretty late so i didnt have time to start on the second one. hopefully later today i can finish the motor mounts and get started on installing this:

[myzterray]

so today i finially finished up the other mount. it was a pain because i had to lower the front diff to acess the nut on the other side. also i removed he flywheel and realized it doesnt line up with my torque converter. i was told i could use the 5.3 flywheel with the spacer on the tranmission side but when i removed the flywheel and lined it up with the adapter the holes didnt line up.

heres the flywheel i have..




the torque converter is stock. any idea which one i should use?

i also decided to paint the bow tie on the grill. i scuffed it with 320 grit first then primered


then i wet sanded with 600 and sprayed a coat of red, wet sanded with 1000 grit and sprayed a second coat. came out pretty good. but the wind blew it on the floor and it was still wet in some spots so looks like ill have to repaint it again but it didnt come out too bad at all




my next project ill be working on tommorow...heres a teaser

[PitchBlackC3]

You mean the crank holes don't line up? or the TQ converter holes don't line up?

Some people say they have to slot the TQ converter holes, but the crank pattern should be the same.

[myzterray]

You mean the crank holes don't line up? or the TQ converter holes don't line up?

Some people say they have to slot the TQ converter holes, but the crank pattern should be the same.

no the spacer and everything line up fine but the tq converter holes dont. how exactly would i go about slotting them?

[PitchBlackC3]

http://hotrodlane.cc/PDFFILES/Lisa%20Tahoe.pdf

Page 2 of that pdf. I'd use a die grinder and just elongate the holes.

[myzterray]

http://hotrodlane.cc/PDFFILES/Lisa%20Tahoe.pdf

Page 2 of that pdf. I'd use a die grinder and just elongate the holes.

oh ok cool...looks easy enough. ill pick to dremel and go to work

[Minime168]

Yeah dude replacing to black carpet completely transforms the truck. I think its the best thing you can do. It all feels so clean after that

[myzterray]

Yeah dude replacing to black carpet completely transforms the truck. I think its the best thing you can do. It all feels so clean after that

yea i cant wait. im going to do the interior black and red as well. i picked the entire carpet up from a guy on craigslist for $50. he had orderd it but never installed it. even came with some heat and sound insulation stuff. my truck for sure will feel clean because my interior is trashed.