I'm rebuilding my shortblock soon. Not gonna pull a cap hell naw. Just going to hone, new rings and rod bolts and a decent top end :3 Good luck with the motor where are you doing to bring the block to have machining done or whatever.

Just got the motor back from the machine shop just got to paint it and start putting it back together. The trans is painted and the mounts r all new and painted accesory brackets r painted and the engine bay is degreased and clean. Pics soon.

pics soon is right or im banning you and your goddamn dog!!!

what do u guys recommend a pilot bushing or bearing? just finished porting the drivers head, just have to lap the valves and reassemble then do the otherside. i have to bring the crank to the machine shop and get his oppinion on the rean main bearing it has a scratch that can be felt with a finger nail idk if it should be there or not, kinda looks factory but thats where the seal sits so idk.

ps. rings r installed and gapped on the pistons and as soon as i hear about the crank bottom ends going together.

DONT JUST BEARING SWAP THE CRANK!!! Get it checked for straightness. depending on how you have had it sitting. either laying down flat on the floor or standing up on the crank hub Which is the way its Supposed to be. But even a week of having it sit flat will ruine a crank. SO with that sed Have It Checked for straight and bearing journals. and i always use a Bushing not a bearing on the LT1's. the longer input shaft tends to wobble Just a bit and wear out/blow out the Bearings.

Ok sounds good and the crank was standing up on the flex plate not laying down

yeah definitly worth having the machine shop check the crank out and stuff, no sense in trying to cut corners at this point in the game.

For real a crank can come out of round and balance from sitting on its side and not standing up? then hows does shipping work for cranks that are already mechined?

Not trying to instigate, now im courious

the problem seems to be you have an lt1 sitting under the hood....

im always amazed how much people hate lt1s the only problem that i see with them is the opti, unless im missing something. that generation of small block has been the king of engines sense 1955. i know they changed slightly threw the generations, and i know now that ls style engine is now the new king of engines but for us guys that grew up with the previous generation and made them work very well with parts that you probably wouldnt put them in your lawn mower but its a chevy and there is no better. just rating thats all. lol

i like the LT1s, the opti is an easy fix since the coil on plug 24x conversion is practically a neccessity anyway if your going to mod the car.

ive been thinking of converting the opti over to ls style ignition like what j did. im planning on a rebuild for my car another lt1.

i don't hate lt1's, just think the ls based engines are far more superior and easier to work on. opti sparks and oil leaks are the major mechanical things i would say. i was tired of replacing them every year and half....plus it seems lt1 parts are really starting to go up since the only made them for 6 years...i just sold my lt1 from my 96 ss, just the long block with no accessories or harness 96k miles for 1000 and it leaked oil everywhere. i thinks kinda crazy but whatever.

Yep, axle shafts, and cams (I think) as well, always store them up-right.

not sure what they do for shipping, I would imagine alot of foam, and possibly some sort of wooden cradle to mimick how it would sit in a block? idk just guessing haha

i tried talking him into going ls when he first started to pull the motor out but it didnt work lol

NO LT1 Vs. LS1 or i might explode!!!!!

and they ship with a foam filler that holds the crank at the main bearings.

pics of the build and shit
 

pics that i have been meaning to post for a long time some of the car build and one of my little man repping the group shirt. let me know what you think!

your no fun!!!!! hahaha i cant really talk tho. i got the technology before the lt1....:Dumb:

There is no debate, the newer lsx are better. screw an ls1, gimme an ls3 or 7 lol

I still love how lt1s sound :zfreie:

and missing a couple ci....

hahaha only like 45.... or 41...compared to a ls1!

bottom ends together
 

got the bottom end together can not wait to hear it run again!

im not workin tomorrow so ill be going to tragic in the morning ill text when im there

lookin good man! are you going to bring this car up to the track?

nice man! if you're looking for headers I might have mine for sale soon, ory and LTs

Going back to stock LT1 mods are silly I miss how it used to run/ride stock.

Keep me in mind if you looking to get a setup. :klab:

I got pacesetter lts and ory already. Thanks though

nice!!!

hey doesnt hurt to have spares, however i probably wouldnt buy anything from kevins car either considering i wouldnt want his bad luck to rub off on my car. hahahah

yooooooo!

Yo yo what's good?

got all mhy parts in to complete the motor hope to have it all together minus the intake by the end of the week. all i got left is the timing chain front cover rear main seal tighten the oil pan torque the heads drop in the lifters and puch rods and install the roller rockers and covers!

get it done!!

yo yo motor builds coming good man youre doing what I always wanted to do only actually doing it. Gonna be nice having a freshly rebuild lt1 with no leaks.

ordered the madz28 tune tonight need to send him my pcm tomorrow so ill have it when I'm ready to start the car again.

Good Call!!!

how is the build coming along?

its coming ha ha. i have to work on it this week but the wife and kid have been sick so i have been taking care of them but ill have the motor together by the end of the week hope to get it in next week may not be running but in by the end of nest week.

Sweet!!!! the hard part is getting it together and in After that its just putting the small shit back together. easy shit!

and thank god my little one has been Good not sick yet!!!! Good Luck and if yah need anything at all lemme know!

10-4 on that thanks

got most of the top end together tonight and put a header on to see what it looked like.

looks awesome man!!! great job any pics of the car this is going into??