Threw the control arms onto the tube K, and then tested fit. fits perfect, just need to find some bolts for the engine mounts to K member. Napa, Autozone, pepboys dont have em!

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so much room for future turbo downpipes.



....just kidding





...bc everyone knows itll have a hood stack.

Did you lose all of the nuts and bolts when you tore this thing down?! :kneeslap:

Which bolts? The bellhousing bolts off the engine and trans it didnt come with? or the starter bolts that the starter didnt come with ? :nick::nick:

wow you are gonna get nickled & dimed on this one huh? :)

There is a TON of stuff i didnt account for lol over $200 spent today on that stuff, none of which i really took into consideration at the start.


my original $4,000 budget is crying somewere back around december.

lol yeah minor stuff adds up fast. and none of it is sexy or fun or even seen once its done

hell yeah. $150ish just between the IAC and TPS. That could have paid for 1 of my front runners.

I feel like every other post has various bolts that you need to buy

It is lol a lot of it has to do with the motor/trans. There was some stuff missing from the car as well. Tq arm so needed bolts for that, trans X member, Tunnel Brace, etc. I also have replaced some bolts a didn't really need to. But if I'm going to do it may is well do it right. For instance, I bought all new hardware for all the front suspension just because I don't want to put old cruddy bolts into brand new components.

Lifters & Head
 

If i get home from work at a normal time tmmr, ill be throwing the lifters in and the heads on.

Questions-

1. Soak the lifters overnight in oil? Just throw them in a container and submerge em?

2. LS7 Lifters have a oiling hole in them, does it matter which way it faces?

3. 106in/lbs for lifter trays?

4. Is it really as simple as just dropping the lifters into theyre home, sliding the lifter trays in, and torquing the bolt down?

Just make sure they are facing correctly and you are good. Trays torque sounds good. If it makes you feel good, soak them in oil.

Which way is correctly ?

I've read to soak them in oil and not to soak them in oil. One of the vendors on LS1 tech says not to soak them in oil

I don't know about the oil hole you are talking about, I just meant so they roll on the cam lobes, not drift :lol:

interesting read. I dont see how soaking them in oil can be bad however. I wish they would post up that note that they include.

I agree, I stumbled upon it yesterday.

I've read too much about LS7 lifters. Guys on LS1tech run them in everything, guys on PT.net are staring to hate on them claiming many of them fail and to just upgrade to Johnsons

Meh, for the money ill run the LS7 joints now. When better heads come so will better lifters.

My last setup put LS7s through my cam, so F them.

I have oiled all my lifters pre install, then usually dump oil on lifters and rockers prior to buttoning up.

Always soaked my lifters and roller rockers got some nice assembly lube on the tips. I can't hear my lifters over the blower but I assume it's all fine.....

Rockers have been soaking in a little bit of oil in a baggy since taking delivery of them since Kirk. Lifters will get the oil bath tonight.

BLS, assembly lube on both ends of the lifter? And just on the pushrod cup of the rocker? or on both ends

Anything that will have initial metal to metal contact gets assembly lube. Soaking in oil is good but if it sits a while after assembly (we know it will), you will have only a thin film on a first/cold start. It's not much different than a cold start but if you are there, why not give her the best foot forward. Better to have the assembly lube on there to keep it good until the oil gets there.

Sounds like a good idea.:bertstare:

Since i wont be doing lifters/heads today, id like to bang out some of the front suspension

Any of you gentlemen have the torque specs for the following-

-Lower Control Arm to K member bolts
-Lower control arm ball joint to Knuckle
-Tie rod to knuckle
-Steering Rack to K member
-Front upper control arm to Strut mount bracket thingy
-Front upper control arm ball joint to knuckle

My initial lt1 build, I soaked ls7 lifters etc and had the noisiest valvetrain evar.

Swapped to morel/lunati link bars, no soak, no noise.

Didn't do anything with my current build, didn't hear anything over the open headers :lol: