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

[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

[silverado_lover]

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[myzterray]

got some more work done today. engine is pretty much ready to be dropped in. I just have to modify the flywheel and borrow a hoist. today i decided to finish putting int he new carpet. i must say this was alot harder than i thought it was going to be. once i go tthe old carpet out i realized how bad it really was,





heres the interior gutted out.










also finally recived to important peices to the puzzle! picked these up for $100 shipped from a member here


heres my workshop too lol..




so once i put the interior back in then ill do the flywheel i need to find the right piece for the dremel to grind it down. so hopefully once it get it all done ill be able to finally drop in the engine.

[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.