LS2 resto

[LS2Sonoma]

hello swap forum! figured i would get my foot in the door here... since i havent posted here in years :( have been doing a ton of work to my truck since i tore it apart. ill try to keep updates going as it progresses

here is a quick before and after :p

summer 2008
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/DSC02121.jpg

winter 2009
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/DSC02490.jpg

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/frame017.jpg

few weeks ago
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/frame032.jpg

more to come....

[droopy89]

Your doing my truck next..rite?? also MOAR PICS!!

[russ_2004_85]

one of the cleanest ive seen. very nice.. im planning on doing similar some time in the future.

[Hammer Head]

Nice.

[rentedmule]

You da man Frank!

[LS2Sonoma]

alright, heres a few more pix. things have been moving slow lately, so there arent many updates. ive been doing brakes and suspension and well, since im an engine guy, this stuff is pretty new to me.

you guys will like this
Lil Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCF9U1Ou-Bo)

heres my headers when i got them back from coating
http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/2/4811/401/24525200105_large.jpg

engine sitting on the floor
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/eng10.jpg

quick test fit - anyone whose done a swap, this is test fit 42... still got a few more to go! lol
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/eng05.jpg

rear tire mock up
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/tires01.jpg


so what... you guys want more?! lol :)

[russ_2004_85]

more more!

[droopy89]

I dont think the sway bar is supposed to go there..ha

[Big Mack Daddy]

I'm with DOJ on this one :biggrin:

[LS2Sonoma]

I dont think the sway bar is supposed to go there..ha

its been too long since i took it apart!! i need a diagram lol


few more random pix so i dont get banned :D

line loc
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/brakes10.jpg

hydro
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/hydro.jpg

my buddy's 408 magnum R/T getting some engine work done beside my beaster
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/002s-1.jpg

[LS2Sonoma]

you guys get the first update!

got a one spring in tonight... i cut my control arm bolts a bit too short, so i need new ones. my bad, im sad. i gotta wait till i get them before i put the other spring in. turned out i bought new energy suspension spring pads but i dont like the boot they supply. i used the factory rubber upper and the energy pad on the bottom. seems fine for now, hope it works

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/susp007.jpg

tool to install springs. top/bottom
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/susp010.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/susp009.jpg

tightened my rear brake lines at the line loc
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/brakes018.jpg

i hope i can find some longer a-arm bolts this weekend! cab is going back on soon

[trusconi]

hey nice project. i have a line lock just like that around here how does it plumb in?

[LS2Sonoma]

what exactly do you mean? it has one in and three outs...

[trusconi]

i mean what does what go to i have no papers or anything on it.

[LS2Sonoma]

the inlet port comes from the master cylinder, or in my case abs module since i still have it, and the outlets go to the back brakes

theyre supposed to go on the front though so i had to modify a little bypass valve so that the pressure wouldnt leak back while the solenoid was engaged

if you look up line locs you should be able to find some documentation on how to plumb it properly

[LS2Sonoma]

got some more done on it, hooked up some wheels and sat it on the ground

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/brakes019.jpg

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/susp014.jpg

[rentedmule]

Looks purdy

[bmx10391]

very nice, i'm not sure of the specs on the LS2, but i know someone who has a TT LS1 in a Volvo Station wagon...teh volvette. haha

[LS2Sonoma]

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/eng014.jpg

[rentedmule]

I saw those on Mark's FB - I thought they looked good before but that's outstanding!

[LS2Sonoma]

Mark and Darren are the shizzzzz

covers are awesome

[Zygoat]

sexual... chocolate

[12sws27]

Mmmmmm......eye candy!

[jgx421]

Nice project man. extended cab too. :thumbup_1 much props!

[LS2Sonoma]

did some shocks this weekend

rears before
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/shocks00.jpg

blasted
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/shocks02.jpg

painted
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/shocks03.jpg

booted and installed
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/shocks05.jpg

fronts
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/belltech01.jpg

[rentedmule]

Did you find axles yet? It's almost starting to look like a truck again!

[LS2Sonoma]

no axles yet. find some for me!

[LS2Sonoma]

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/exhaust02.jpg

[rentedmule]

Looks quiet! LOL

[bmx10391]

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/exhaust02.jpg
is that a custom setup?

[Zygoat]

ls2's did not come in s10s, so yes.

[LS2Sonoma]

is that a custom setup?


lol i have a really bad habit of wanting to build everything

[bmx10391]

ls2's did not come in s10s, so yes.
i know, i was talkin about how the headers rested on the crossmember

[XTREME80]

lol i have a really bad habit of wanting to build everything



Like the project, Nice in a few i want to do the 5.3 or 6.0L swap also.

Pretty bad, LOL i mod everything also. Hehehe, its pretty bad when my daily driver has the bottle on demand problem. But i dont play around on the street much. Only the occasional rice burner. LOL!


Shawn.

[LS2Sonoma]

cool, Shawn. this swap is very simple. especially if you dont mind getting your hands dirty with some wiring



i know, i was talkin about how the headers rested on the crossmember

they wont actually touch once im done. the one side (with the rag) was touching cuz i havent shimmed the trans mount

[LS2Sonoma]

havent been doing much... moved my truck over so i can get it out when its ready (only one door on my 2 bay carhole) been doing all my wiring...... dont ask me why i cut it up

here it is kinda back together. ive basically made a connection between the firewall... still dont know why! lol

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/wiring00.jpg

shes been like that for awhile now. got the dash in, started doing some circuit checking and integrating the engine harness into the body harness.... lots of fun

anyway, ran into some problems with axles... long story short, put my stock diff back in for now. i have more important things than custom axles to buy like brake lines and a windshield. still have a big list of stuff to buy so ill put my beloved 8.5" in later on

old 7.5 next to 8.5
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/both00s.jpg

cleaned up 7.5
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/diff7500.jpg

backing plates on
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/diff7503.jpg

ops, rotor hits the backingplate
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm131/NAST2008/diff7507.jpg

got a new rotor and have to space the caliper forward, pix to come....

[Hammer Head]

Maybe I missed it but where'd you get those headers & how much did they cost (including coating)?

[rentedmule]

He made them himself

[Zygoat]

ha ha! you cant get them sucka!:p

[LS2Sonoma]

yea, they are one of a kind. the materials are pretty cheap, i spent about 800 coating included