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Oh, got more parts in too. The fuel line adapters ended up being too shallow to work so I'm sending them back and getting the crimp fittings or maybe seeing if a hydraulic shop can make me some adapters.

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New plate came in the mail today.

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So I was gonna try to paint a little but rain got me. nothing beats aluminum foil for quickly masking off big stuff.

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also got my fuel lines today. gonna start measuring and making them up this weekend. still havent mounted my tank yet but Im gonna need my welder buddy for that and hes in florida right now till tuesday. :(

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I got a ton of the same parts you have. What are you using to assemble the -AN fittings to the braided hose

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new guy here with an 86- thanks for taking the time to document this. i'll be swapping soon.

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I hope to have my PCM problem figured out and my 5.3 should be running tonight. Good luck with your swap man. Great progress!

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Hope you get it straight bro. That things gonna be a beast!!!

I usually just use two regular wrenches or a bench vise and a wrench. Put a piece of electrical tape on the vise jaws and some on the inside of wrench head to keep from scratching up the fittings if you're worried about looks and DONT OVERTIGHTEN THEM!!! Over tightening leads to broken fittings and wrenches slipping off and rounding off edges! Bear in mind that at the hose to fitting connection, the seal is made by a combination of inward and outward pressure on the hose NOT by direct face to face pressure like the fitting to fitting connection so it's not necessary to "hulk" the fitting to the hose when assembling them. If they leak at the fitting to hose connection, it's not because it's needs to be tighter, it's because the hose wasn't seated properly and you should redo it!
Just a tip. ;)

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So I haven't updated in a few days. Wifey got me sidetracked installing her new litchen appliances. :P

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Had to hack up cabinets for new fridge and dishwasher and install a vented hood. Thankfully the new stove-top and wall oven haven't arrived yet,lol. Still have to modify the cabinet doors above the fridge for the smaller cabinets.

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Did get a little done yesterday though.

Finished painting my throttle body. looks good as new
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Painted valve covers...first coat after two coats of primer

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After three coats of low gloss black and back on engine. also started taping engine up for paint . was going to do it today but its raining.

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So I've got three broken exhaust manifold bolts to get out. So far I've broken four drill bits and a bolt extractor. :( Im not sure what to do now. Im gonna try to get my welder buddy over here this week I guess.

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My cheap ebay headers got here too. they dont look to bad actually. Nice thick flanges too. Hopefully theyll fit and get me going for awhile till I can get afford some full length headers later on.

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I was going to paint my new intake black but decided to plastidip it istead for the heat insulation properties....

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Finally got the engine painted.

Prep
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Primer
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Paint Finally!!!
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Money shot!!6.0 POWA
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LSX Innovations motor mount adapter plates.

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Consider me jelly! For the guys with 86 models, is the aux tank switch system (switch, harness, switching valve) just a plug and play with electric pumps and 87 tanks?

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Did you get the exhaust bolts out? I had one that was broken. Weld a nut on it and turn slowly until it's out. I had to do it about 5 times before getting it out. Aluminum heads are nice in that the weld wont stick to them :D

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No, I'm still trying to hook up with a neighbor with a tig welder. I don't have the right 220 plug for his welder so we have to coordinate a time for me to haul the engine to his house. Hopefully this will be done next week after work. He's also buying my old engine and transmission as part of the deal, he's helping me out with the bolts and welding brackets for my blazer tank swap.

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I don't know personally but there are several build threads on here that deal with that.

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You can get a dryer cord from home depot and a 6-50 NEMA plug and make a short adapter cord. Just make sure your breaker is able to handle his welder.

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Check out the last few pages of my build thread. The cheap eBay headers look the same as the ones I got from Amazon for 105 shipped. Don't fit unless you cut the passenger's side frame rail a bit.

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Nice work, its looking good!

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just checked it out. my headers look nothing like the ones you used....even the exit comes out different. yours comes out more downward whereas mine comes out almost straight back. matter of fact, my passenger side header fits so tight against the block thats its actually touching the little pad on the block right above the crank sensor so I dont think theyll be an issue but we'll see. Also, my passenger side seems to be about an inch shorter than the drivers side and stops at the rear edge of the block whereas the drivers side goes an inch past that edge. Im thinking maybe thats to give more clearance for the flange but idk ;)

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I actually did just that but he didnt want to hook it up because it was four wire and his welder was three and he was afraid to mess something up,lol.

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thanks bro! doing my best. Its gonna look even better now....I just won an ebay auction for a Denalli three piece engine cover set for $56.
thats the 5th one i bid on rhis week. I was refusing to pay more than $75 and patience finally paid off!!! :metal:

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Hey man nice freakin build!!:metal: LS swapper myself so glad to see another ls swap adventure. Whos tuning the computer? What are you doing for gauges? Keep the pics coming:chevy: stop by my build some time.

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Jesse at WAIT4MEPERFORMANCE is doing the harness and tune. Should be here this week. As a cheap option, I'm going to be using my LG Gpad 8.3 with dashboard app and obd2 Bluetooth adapter for my gauges until I decide what I want to do there.

Think I got my transmission! Found a 2001 4l80e with 150k on it out of a suburban for $550 a few minutes ago. Guy has the lq4 out of it as well. He was planning a swap but bought a house and is selling stuff off. Supposed to pic it up Monday! :metal:

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Powered77..... Throw a link in your sig so I can check it out bro!!

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Went gun and purse shopping with the wifey today so no real progress made. She's in bed now so I'm out in the garage cleaning up some parts.

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Broken bolts are out!!!!!!

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Also just picked up a 2001 4L80e for $500!!!

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Aaaaaand......found yet another use for my engine hoist,lol

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On the 4l80, how far should the slip you me go into the tail shaft? I ask because I need to order a yoke but they make the yokes in like four different lengths so I'm confused as to which one to order. Help please!

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Got these cool adapters for the 4l80 to convert to AN-6 for my custom transmission lines Im gonna make.
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Also my buddy was teaching me to tig weld. This was my third try...not to bad for a newby?

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Figuring up my budget. I set a $5000 cap when I first started and wifey agreed to it. This is what I've spent to date and all I have left to buy is a few more AN fittings since I've decided to make my trans lines out of braided hose, a drive-shaft, and Ill have to get a new exhaust system because I refuse to hook this new engine to my rusted out flowmasters,lol. I should be waaaaay under my original budget! especially if you factor in the sale of my old drive-train for $450, and some other parts Ill be selling soon. The stuff with the 0 next to it is stuff that was either optional or that could have been done alot more cheaply. For example, you don't have to clean and paint everything. I could have spent about $40 less on regular fuel line instead of the braided, if I wouldn't have taken everything apart to paint, I wouldn't have needed all the gaskets....stuff like that.


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Im going to redo all this in WORD later for those that want to know what this swap cost.
It should also be noted that I had more than one oportunity to purchase a complete 5.3 pullout with ALL accesories including the airbox, MAF,TAC harness and transmission for around the same price that I payed for this 6.0 that came with none of that. So I could have shaved around $1000 off this list if I just would have went for the 5.3 swap.

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Are you looking at the counterbored slip yolks? I didnt know them made them in different sizes.

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I just did my hydroboost, fuel to carb and trans lines with those AN fittings. Opens up all sorts of options for lines...

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Honestly I'm not sure what I need. 😒
Wish I could just find a cheap driveshaft out of a silverado so I'd have the exact yoke I need. All these options are confusing the crap out of me!

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Yep, I already screwed in a fuel pressure gauge fitting at the rail and I have a ZEX wet nitrous kit that'll be going on somewhere down the road once I know everything's "solid". This system will make it easy to T off the fuel for my nitrous kit. 😄

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Nice work. I'm in the finishing stages of my 5.3L swap.

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Ya ..Keep up the good work. Cant wait to get started on mine.

Are you going to go with the catch can? I have a 6.0 in my 2004 work van and it does suck quite a bit of oil into the throttle body. (345,000 miles)

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Yep, after seeing all the oil deposits in the intake I ordered one. Just a little eBay cheapy but should help somewhat.

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I cant see the yolk on your trans. Is it bolt on? Pretty sure you need a counterbored slip yolk. Shot Clinebarger on here a message and he will probably be able to give you a part number or email Jake at Jake's transmissions. He sells them and will be able to tell you which one you need.

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No it's a slip yoke. Looks just like the tail housing on a short tail th400 and the trans is two inches shorter than the th375 it replaced so I'm pretty sure I'll need a new driveshaft. �� thanks for the info, I'll contact them after I get the drivetrain set in and am able to take some measurements. ��

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My mistake on the headers. That's what I get for doing a quick glance. Oh well. Still a very nice little build you have going on here.

As for the transmission, why did you go with the 80? Do you plan to add a power adder down the road? Or just looking at it from a stock vs stock the 60/65 wouldn't have been enough? Or maybe for 500 you just couldn't pass it up? Just wondering.