VIN1049 - LS4 swap

[opethmike]

Assembled powertrain is in.

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[opethmike]

Today I did the following:

Re-installed passenger side parking brake cable
Removed old heater feed and return hoses
Connected hoses from steam vent pipes to coolant bottle
Connected reverse light switch wires
Hooked up clutch hydraulic line to clutch hard line on transmission

[opethmike]

Today I got the crossgate cable into place. Pretty brutal with how little room there is at the end of transmission in this configuration. Of course, as I was inserting the clevis pin for the cable to selector, I managed to drop it into the abyss. Ordered a pair from DMC-MW in case I lose another one.

[Chris Burns]

Good job on the build dude.

It will be back together in no time at this rate!!

[NckT]

Keep the pics coming

[opethmike]

Keep the pics coming

Will do! Just wait until you see how little room there is for working with the crossgate cable. Tonight (probably) I'm going to have the 'fun' of installing the clutch slave cylinder.

[opethmike]

Pleasantly quick, easy, and short session of working on the car tonight. I installed and bled the clutch slave cylinder. A little bit fiddly, as the slave sits further back, so it is half under the fiberglass. Once I managed to slip the slave into place, it got much easier. Went under the car and easily worked the spacers into place, followed by the two bolts.

Hooking up the hard line and bleed it was cake, as the rear shock tower brace is out of the car right now.

With the heavy duty pressure plate from a 350Z and a Kevlar clutch, the pedal is... not light, lol.

[opethmike]

Completed:

Remove PRV engine
Rebuild LS motor -> replace all gaskets & seals including head gaskets, get heads machined and serviced, install intake manifold and carb

Prep work on car
Remove Megasquirt & associated wiring
Test fit motor mounts and drill holes for motor mount supports
Cut shifter linkage frame hole
Send shifter rod to Josh for re-work
Replace rear brake lines
Replace rear shocks
Remove heater hoses

Transmission
Disassemble for input shaft coupler & inspection
Re-assemble with new gaskets, etc
Grind bellhousing for pressure plate clearance
Drill bellhousing for starter clearance

Fuel system
Use existing pump and get bypass fuel pressure regulator. Make proper AN hose.

LS rebuild
Grind block for starter clearance
Strip down exterior completely
Install DoD delete kit & cam kit
Install new oil pan
Clean-up and reassemble exterior, with carb manifold & carb

Transmission & engine
Install clutch assembly
Install adapter plate
Mate transmission & engine
Install starter
Mount assembly into car; line up transmission mounts first, then motor mounts
Fill engine oil
Hook up reverse light switch
Fill transmission oil
Hook up clutch slave cylinder and bleed

Fuel system
Hook up fuel filter & carb, test that fuel gets to carb

Cooling system
Install coolant temperature sensors (one for DMC gauge, one for MSD box)

[opethmike]

Left to do:

Prep work on car
Repair fuse #1 wire, replace RPM relay with standard relay, install power distribution stud

Transmission & engine
Install re-worked shifter linkage rod
Install shift linkage and adjust
Rebuild axles
Install axles

Cooling system
Install water pump
Re-arrange hard pipes to passenger side
Hook up water pump feed and return hoses (top hard pipe is feed & bleeder hose, bottom hard pipe is return)
Hook up heater core feed and return hoses
Vacuum and fill system

Front accessory drive
Install alternator
Install A/C compressor
Install tensioner
Install drive belt

Exhaust
Install exhaust manifolds
Install oxygen sensors
Install mufflers and connect to manifolds

Electrical
Make new battery main cable
Alternator
Ignition box, including all sensor connections
Carb choke
Starter
Otterstat
Ignition box to tach signal converter to tach wire
Oil pressure gauge
A/C compressor
Coolant temperature sender
Oxygen sensors
Coil packs & wires
Engine ground

Startup test
Load tune to MSD box
Hook up battery
Unhook ignition coils & fuel pump fuse
Crank car several times to build up oil pressure
Hook ignition coils & fuel pump fuse back up
Start engine
Run engine up to temperature
Make adjustments to carb's idle circuit as necessary
Make adjustments to idle cells in MSD

Air conditioning
Replace receiver/dryer
Vacuum system
Fill system

Re-assemble fascia, louvers, underbody panels

Road test
Note carb changes needed

[opethmike]

I think I am pretty much done working on the LS swap for a good while. The weather has really gotten too cold. Any decent days between now and spring I'll fit some time in, but I'm mostly done until things get back to regularly being in the 40s and 50s.