OBS conversion success

**RedHeartbeat** · 03-09-2006 08:00 PM

**Tim Z** · 03-09-2006 08:10 PM

dont be so dam hard on yourself, that motor looks great in there, you got the hard part done, just do a little tidying and it'll really look good. besides, chrome and paint never made me faster

**1BADC10** · 03-09-2006 08:17 PM

Holy crap... Now I don't feel so bad about my tie-wrapped radiator! Don't mean to poke fun, but that just made me feel a little less of a jack-leg. I decided to remove the old compressor. Looks like yours is similar to mine. If your truck is running, you still have me beat.

**RedHeartbeat** · 03-09-2006 08:24 PM

Yeah, if I could keep things from breaking or screwing up for 15 minutes I could work on that.

It's for fun, not show. I wouldn't care if it was held together with bailing wire just as long as I can still dust the Rustangs at the track at whim.

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Holy crap... Now I don't feel so bad about my tie-wrapped radiator! Don't mean to poke fun, but that just made me feel a little less of a jack-leg. I decided to remove the old compressor. Looks like yours is similar to mine. If your truck is running, you still have me beat.

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Eventually I will build a new mount to hold the original compressor. Didn't you see my tie-wrapped electric fans?

I still need to build a permanent mount to tie the core support to the 2005 fans.

**motoxlifer** · 03-09-2006 08:26 PM

Looks pretty good to me Red, just needs a few things tidied up here & there. One ? though, what's up with the top rad. hose, is it not hitting the p.s. pulley?

**1BADC10** · 03-09-2006 08:37 PM

Dude, JFWY... At least you're rolling. My truck's like Ole Yeller... been shot & don't move. All you need is wire loom, and custom brackets. That's small change. Thumbs up to ya!

-Ron

**LS1CHEYENNE** · 03-09-2006 09:03 PM

EXCELLENT , EXCELLENT , EXCELLENT ! I'm happy for ya Red and it looks great . These things are almost always under some sort of construction . When you think about it , you know it's better than buying a factory built turn key job . At least a lot more fun , in retrospect . You haven't seen under my hood if you think yours is ugly (which I don't think yours is

) . The guy up at LT1350.com who did my wiring harness said he'd be glad to post pictures on his website but I"m afraid for anyone to see it - really need to do some tidying . But considering I swapped it and got it running in 3 weeks isn't too bad I guess. Here's what I really wanna know . How are you gonna stop this one from getting away from you ?!! Those steel posts that go down into your driveway behind the vehicle are supposed to work pretty good. I knew a guy who had a secret valve under his seat that locked with a key. When you stepped on the brakes and turned the valve the brakes locked the car into place . Anyway , have fun eating Poonstang at the track . Congrats !

**NITROUS** · 03-09-2006 11:10 PM

Hey bro, thanks for posting the pics! You'll get the way you want it soon. At least your up and running, I've been down for a year now and have a few other vehicles to drive while I play otherwise mine would look like a rustbucket like it did when I pulled the vortec out.
LOL

**BO185** · 03-09-2006 11:25 PM

I think street and performance has a bracket that will fit the LS1 for that style compressor. My buddy put the first LS1 in a caprice for them to make the engine mounts and he made some A/C mounts as well. The compressor looks the same as the caprice's. I would give them a call unless you make your own.

**MikeChim85** · 03-10-2006 12:34 AM

im so jealous, i cant wait to get started. hopefully i can get my done in a couple months, running and everything.

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