70barracuda Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 Holy sh** was this tough. Don't want to have any buddies over cause of this damn virus. Had the engine in and out 4 times today. Had to clearance the firewall and trans tunnel in order to fit the Novak slave and Chevy clutch fork. But I got it in and it fits awesome. Plenty of clearance for the oil pan. Headers will be interesting that's for sure. I also got a straight drag link as I was worried about the bend against the oil pan. Also got a double shear bracket that lowered the mounting point so I should be plenty good. Tomorrow I'll be doing headers and a bunch of small stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 That looks nice in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzimm Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 4 hours ago, JMO413 said: That looks nice in there! Agreed! Can't wait to see this thing complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onebigmj Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Nice freaking work! Did you just massage the tunnel and firewall with a rubber mallet or did you have to do more serious work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, onebigmj said: Nice freaking work! Did you just massage the tunnel and firewall with a rubber mallet or did you have to do more serious work? 3 pound sledge made quick work of it. I'll try and get a pic of where I needed to clear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 Got the transmission mount all bolted up, mounted the fuel filter/regulator. Fit great in the stock filter location. Got the track bar all set up. Works perfect and is parallel with the steering. Also cut the opening for the radiator, gotta get some c channel for a lower mount. The one pic shows where I hammered for fork clearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Looking good. That Novak trans mount is the bomb. Did you have fun with the engine mounts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 8 hours ago, Limeyjeeper said: Looking good. That Novak trans mount is the bomb. Did you have fun with the engine mounts? Fun isn't exactly the word I would use...still not convinced they are totally sitting the right way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 1 hour ago, 70barracuda said: Fun isn't exactly the word I would use...still not convinced they are totally sitting the right way. Here are some pics of how they should look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Yeah mine are definitely not all the way in correctly. I'll have to mess with it so the lower bushing sits correctly in the slot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 If you didn't already leave the mounting plate bolts loose. I found that helped get them to drop in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Limeyjeeper said: If you didn't already leave the mounting plate bolts loose. I found that helped get them to drop in I had them tight so I will definitely do that when I get a chance to mess with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 Got the fuel pump swapped out. What a chore that was. The 2.5 pump is like an inch shorter so if I just mounted the new one I would have had to drill out the ground location on the sender. Didn't want to butcher it so I took the runner isolater and cut it so the bigger pump could fit. Also got the radiator mounted up. Used some universal pads for the bottom. I have to hole saw a spot for the filler neck in the upper support to fit. Driveshaft is like 2 inches to big so I'm gonna have to order a custom made one. Not entirely upset as I definitely want an aluminum one but was hoping that could wait. Oh well. Tons of small parts ordered for this weekend so I should get a lot done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Power steering pump mounted. The original jeep lines bolted right up! I just had to slightly bend the return. Also got the headers wrapped. Not great, but not bad for my first I think. Got the fuel lines all done too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onebigmj Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Nice progress! How are the headers for clearance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 21 minutes ago, onebigmj said: Nice progress! How are the headers for clearance? Not bad for a pair of s10 ls swap headers off eBay lol. Took a little persuasion with a hammer but only like 2 small spots. Plus they are v band collecters so no huge flange to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Radiator fits! Gonna clean it up a bit but the hard part is done. Fuel lines are all ran as well. And alternator and starter are mounted up. Next up is holley efi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onebigmj Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 6 hours ago, 70barracuda said: Not bad for a pair of s10 ls swap headers off eBay lol. Took a little persuasion with a hammer but only like 2 small spots. Plus they are v band collecters so no huge flange to worry about. Looks like they fit pretty well. They have to be cheaper than the Novak headers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, onebigmj said: Looks like they fit pretty well. They have to be cheaper than the Novak headers. 180 vs 390. I'll deal with the dings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onebigmj Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 18 hours ago, 70barracuda said: 180 vs 390. I'll deal with the dings Yeah that’s a good reason to try them out haha. I got a killer deal on an Ax15 already setup for an ls with the slave, throw out bearing clutch, flywheel etc etc awhile back and kept thinking of attempting a similar swap. But my truck just runs so nice and is so freaking reliable as it is I hate to take it apart. That thing you’re building is going to be an absolute blast to drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, onebigmj said: Yeah that’s a good reason to try them out haha. I got a killer deal on an Ax15 already setup for an ls with the slave, throw out bearing clutch, flywheel etc etc awhile back and kept thinking of attempting a similar swap. But my truck just runs so nice and is so freaking reliable as it is I hate to take it apart. That thing you’re building is going to be an absolute blast to drive. Part of me felt bad taking the 2.5 out. It just ran soooo good for like 220 thousand on it. And with the small tires on it actually had some pep to it. But a V8 will be so worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onebigmj Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, 70barracuda said: Part of me felt bad taking the 2.5 out. It just ran soooo good for like 220 thousand on it. And with the small tires on it actually had some pep to it. But a V8 will be so worth it. Yeah that’s a killer swap. That things going to be a handful haha. Mine has a 4.0 and it runs just well enough that I can’t justify pulling it...yet haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 59 minutes ago, onebigmj said: Yeah that’s a killer swap. That things going to be a handful haha. Mine has a 4.0 and it runs just well enough that I can’t justify pulling it...yet haha. Well hopefully roadkill happens this summer so you can see it. Although my hopes are quickly sinking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onebigmj Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 1 hour ago, 70barracuda said: Well hopefully roadkill happens this summer so you can see it. Although my hopes are quickly sinking... I know. I’m hoping it still happens. It’s later in the summer usually. I’m not out of hope just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-man930 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Good find on those headers Keeps the updates coming!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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