Just read through some of that thread, thanks. Hey Avery, we have talked about meeting up in the past. One of these days we should make it happen. Let me know the next time you come north and you can come over and check out my toys. I am in Fresno every once and a while, I'll hit you up next time I know I'm going down there.I understand it can be frustrating but don't forget it wasn't that long ago that swapping in an LS was freaking magical... as tech becomes more and more "common knowledge" we tend to forget how much was involved in paving the way for this stuff.
If anyone told you an LS swap was a bolt in and go Sunday afternoon project they lied. It's MUCH easier than it was just a few years ago but there are so many variations within the blazer/truck/suburban '73-'87(91) that nobody should guarantee a "bolt in" install without expecting some minor hiccups in the road.
You can check out the truck I was talking about here. LS swap starts around post 82...
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=301539&page=5
Best of luck to ya! You've got this and it'll be worth it in the end.
I'm going to go look at what I need to do to move my trans forward. If the shift linkage for the trans/tcase looks like a PITA to deal with the shift forward, I'll hit you up. You are not real far away either, maybe we could do over night USPS. I am on a mission to get this engine in and hopefully running this weekend. Looks like I just might have time, been getting a bunch of stuff done around here the last month and I'm ahead of schedule with work.If you are interested in adjustable mounts I'm going to be getting rid of mine.
I didn't end up needing them and they have 3 different mounting points to use. Stock/1" back/1" forward I think.
Did that. I even hit it with my air chisel, which usually works. Nope. Never seen a fan clutch that tight before. Had it off with the torch in about 30 seconds, with zero damage to anything else. Didn't even burn the paint on the pulley.
Lmao that'll do the trick!
Sure thing, let me know. I'm hoping to start mine this weekend too.
Correct.
Don't know yet. I'm already 5 grand deep into the 6L and it's not even in the truck yet.
85k mile motor here and no issues with rear main, I'm sure it wouldn't hurt though. No help on the other questions[emoji1]
I replaced my rear main seal but if I recall, my engine has 123k on it. It looked like it might have been leaking near the oil pan but I wasn't sure. I decided to replace both seals just in case.
