First time swap. LQ9 into 95 OBS

[bobbylog]

[kewljay223]

sweet. does it matter which one is connected on which line of the heater core i.e. is there a directional flow through it or no? from your pic it looks like the supply hose is going to the nipple on the passenger side and the return on the driver side. is that correct? thanks alot for the pic.

[kewljay223]

well i got some more done today. was able to get the oil cooler lines ran, fuel lines ran and power steering lines too. after that it was on for the exhaust. im not pro so it took me way longer than at a shop but hey, didnt cost me anything but my time and i like welding so no big deal. was able to get everything up to the 2nd o2 sensor. still need to get the hangers mounted but im done with it for now until i hear what it sounds like as is.

im happy cuz all the major stuff is finally over. now its just a bunch of little things that im going to try and bust my ass on tommorrow cuz id really like to fire her up by the end of the day. wish me luck!

[kewljay223]

oh and i still dont know what to do about the oil filter. i checked the part numbers for the truck, camaro and corvette and they are all the same. but the filter will not thread on the new pan. it works just fine on the truck pan but it seems the threads are just slightly bigger on the new one or the pitch is different. i think i remember reading that a different filter was required if you bought the aftermarket gm "fit into anything" pan. could that be the one i need? idk what to do. i even tried taking it off the pan and i just cant. its on there reeeeeaaalllly good. any suggestions?

EDIT: BAM!!!!!!! http://ls1tech.com/forums/generation...r-adapter.html WTF GM!!!! i mean really? what is the purpose for changing the threads? who the hell does this benefit? this kind of BS frustrates me.

[SierraVortec]

what company makes that oil cooler feed/return block you used? on page 11

[kewljay223]

what company makes that oil cooler feed/return block you used? on page 11

hey man. the piece i bought was from a guy off ebay. it wasnt some reputable company. sorry. but its a quality piece and the guy is very honest. i would definately buy from him again. he wasnt selling exactly what i wanted so i emailed him telling what i needed and he sold me a better piece for the same price which wasnt listed. hes a stand up guy and i would buy from again. i checked his store so i could post a link for you but it seems hes not currently selling it. so all i can reccomend is that you email him and i bet he can help you out. the email that i contacted him with was tsto13_lyd3845ojfc@members.ebay.com

so try that and let me know how that goes. wish i could help you further.

[CleanSilvy]

Were you able to use the donor trucks ypipe? Do you know if the BAR station always "tweeking" of the ypipe to clear front driveshafts etc?

hey man. the piece i bought was from a guy off ebay. it wasnt some reputable company. sorry. but its a quality piece and the guy is very honest. i would definately buy from him again. he wasnt selling exactly what i wanted so i emailed him telling what i needed and he sold me a better piece for the same price which wasnt listed. hes a stand up guy and i would buy from again. i checked his store so i could post a link for you but it seems hes not currently selling it. so all i can reccomend is that you email him and i bet he can help you out. the email that i contacted him with was tsto13_lyd3845ojfc@members.ebay.com

so try that and let me know how that goes. wish i could help you further.

[CleanSilvy]

Hey just wondering if you were able to use the donor truck's ypipe?

[DRAGGIN95]

Did you ever get your shift indicator to work?

[kewljay223]

Hey just wondering if you were able to use the donor truck's ypipe?

Holy crap. I know this is almost a year late. I didnt even know you had posted a comment. Sorry man. Anyway yes I used the donor trucks Y pipes but they really arent a Y since its dual exhaust though. They actually fit quite well. I remember one of the guys at the shop telling me he had to heat up the pipe and bend it some direction to clear something. Maybe about an inch or so. This was a couple years ago so I dont really remember but i believe he bent it up for clearance due to my drop. Then I had both pipes run down the passenger side and dump under the bed.