LS1 Swap

[JL8Jeff]

Originally Posted by KirkEvil

Im not sure why everyone thinks red was the right choice. All you can compare it to so far is a half painted engine bay against newspaper wrapped fenders....

I wanted it black

LS1's are used to body color matched engine bays. Black would make people stop and think about it too much and that would take the spotlight away from the LS1!

[KirkEvil]

Originally Posted by JL8Jeff

LS1's are used to body color matched engine bays. Black would make people stop and think about it too much and that would take the spotlight away from the LS1!

And the bright red engine bay doesnt distract you from the the engine? If you have to think about matching paints, you are too old. Al also hates 4th gens so matching paint violates his beliefs. Besides, I think it would be neat to come up looking at a turd gen engine bay in all black, then realize what powers that piece of ****.

When you see the LS1, you will **** bricks...

[LTb1ow]

Not to go toooo far off here, but he is gonna have at least three LT1 owners get that silly motor in there, is gun be oily.

[BonzoHansen]

Pretty engines look best in semi-gloss black engine compartments.

[Featherburner]

Originally Posted by KirkEvil

I wanted it black

Black is played out.

[BigAls87Z28]

Originally Posted by KirkEvil

Im not sure why everyone thinks red was the right choice. All you can compare it to so far is a half painted engine bay against newspaper wrapped fenders....

I wanted it black

Its pretttty damn close. I have the correct Bright Red paint that I might spray as the last coat if its that off, but considering the outside has 22 years outside, and the engine bay is less then 24 hrs....its really close.

[BonzoHansen]

Pay Rich to buff the outside, I bet it gets even closer.

[BigAls87Z28]

I have thought about it. I am going to also repaint the hood this year, as well as FINALLY replace the headliner.
Hood was painted in the same super ****** paint that the rad support was. Stupid late 80s Land Rovers...

[sweetbmxrider]

its going to be near impossible to get it to match with a can of paint. wax/polish will help along with us dumping fluids everywhere on the install

Originally Posted by BonzoHansen

Pretty engines look best in semi-gloss black engine compartments.

BAM!

[Mike]

good to see this thread just turned into the same thread as the jersey shore thread...

[LTb1ow]

Originally Posted by cbrrmike

good to see this thread just turned into the same thread as the jersey shore thread...

Al is in a mid point between needing tech.

And mods could always parse and mend.

[Mike]

Originally Posted by LTs1ow

Al is in a mid point between needing tech.

And mods could always parse and mend.

can they? they are participating..

[BigAls87Z28]

These arrived yesterday.

[LTb1ow]

You drive a vette?

[BigAls87Z28]

All day! CORVETTE ENGINE!!

[Blackbirdws6]

Wait....you didn't say a vette engine was going in your car!!! This changes everything!

On a serious note, I'm assuming you will be filling in the CORVETTE and going with something a bit more custom?

[BigAls87Z28]

Why yes...yes I am. Quesiton is what color to paint the covers. I thought about going back to the red...but thats gunna be a lot of red!

[Blackbirdws6]

Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28

Why yes...yes I am. Quesiton is what color to paint the covers. I thought about going back to the red...but thats gunna be a lot of red!

Yea I wouldn't do red. I think glosss black with maybe just red camaro letters would look nice as an accent. Could throw a red stripe on there also. You get the idea.

[NastyEllEssWon]

just a quick 2 second chop of what i would do...which is ironically what blackbird suggested. btw if you need the font to make an oaktag stencil for the ''camaro'' the font name is ORAMAC

[Blackbirdws6]

Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon

just a quick 2 second chop of what i would do...which is ironically what blackbird suggested. btw if you need the font to make an oaktag stencil for the ''camaro'' the font name is ORAMAC

Just what I pictured and it is not ironic I have impeccable taste.

[Featherburner]

Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6

Just what I pictured and it is not ironic I have impeccable taste.

Even if you have to say so yourself!

[BigAls87Z28]

Very very close to what I want to do. I want to leave the raised stripes and 5.7 in red too.

Ok, time lines in what I want to do.

by July 8th
Old mounts removed, K painted and brackets put in
Remove and send out the harness to have redone and ready for my car and sent out
Finish painting engine bay

by July 17th
All the parts for the trans in and assembled
Purchase headers and torque converter
Start bolting things together.

by July 23rd
Decide on what to do with gas tank.
Install new Speedo
Get harness back
Prep for install

By July 30th
Install 4th gen gas tank and all new lines and fittings (if decided to go 4th gen tank)
Install engine and trans.

By August 6th
Fix all bugs and pilot runs. Inspect and insure

By August 13th
Maiden Voyage.

[BigAls87Z28]

Now, lets get a little feed back on the tank situation
Im still way up in the air over it. There are a lot of benifits, but also some sizeable drawbacks.
Ive gone over it before, but Ill bring it up again.
4th gen tank allows the tank to regulate the pressure and not an aftermarket unit.
I get a plastic tank thats a bit lighter, but I get the advantage of the bucket that keeps the pump surrounded in gas.
I also have to adapt either the sender or the gauge so that I know how much fuel is in the tank
4th gen tank also gives me an evap canister attached to the tank.
But...i cant use all that fancy stuff unless I go with a total 4th gen dash. The dash has something to do with controling the evap canister.

Now with a third gen tank, I can leave it there, and run either an aftermarket regulator, or run the Corvette fuel filter which regulates the pressure and has a built in return fitting to go back to the stock tank.

Another problem is evap and what happens.
With a 4th gen tank, I really dont know what goes on. There is an evap solinoid mounted to the side of the fuel rail. Vinny said not to remove or possible hazard as in explosion, and with any Evap system its likely that will happen.
Now if I stay with the stock tank, I guess I will have to reuse my old evap canister? But how will that be connected? I gotta start digging around TGO and LS1tech more.

[The Fixer]

Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28

4th gen tank also gives me an evap canister attached to the tank.
But...i cant use all that fancy stuff unless I go with a total 4th gen dash. The dash has something to do with controling the evap canister.

Now with a third gen tank, I can leave it there, and run either an aftermarket regulator, or run the Corvette fuel filter which regulates the pressure and has a built in return fitting to go back to the stock tank.

Another problem is evap and what happens.
With a 4th gen tank, I really dont know what goes on. There is an evap solinoid mounted to the side of the fuel rail. Vinny said not to remove or possible hazard as in explosion, and with any Evap system its likely that will happen.
Now if I stay with the stock tank, I guess I will have to reuse my old evap canister? But how will that be connected? I gotta start digging around TGO and LS1tech more.

If I were you, I'd do the whole 4th-gen dash. You'll solve your speedo issue, tach issue, oil pressure gauge issue, AND tank problem. Seems like a win in my book. Do it!

[BigAls87Z28]

I just dont want to even try to venture into that swap. So much stuff that would have to be done, lots of custom stuff. I dont like how they look either.