Here she is so far...details of the setup to come later...

 

Real sweet, but cant help but notice...those heads are just castings...whats the story there?

 

Could it be...masking tape?

 

Ultra-clean. That's one heck of a mill. Great attention to detail. I'll file it away with the other "motivational pics" for my 383 build (L98). Good job!

K

 

dont see masking tape, unless you painted aluminum heads...aluminum color...Is it really masking tape??

 

That is fukn sweet! damn...maybe I should have gone LT1 too.

 

"...Is it really masking tape??"

 

well dont i feel like an ***, oh well...Thought you was going to build your own heads, any ways very very nice engine

 

That must have cost you a pretty penny, ooor lots of them



It looks great.

 

Very nice. What kind of pulley's are those? I knew a guy with a 383 LT1 stroker in his 4th gen, had a 100 shot of nitrous too. That thing was animal.

 

Oh yeah...a FEW pretty pennies...lol

Pulley's are MBA, before they went under. Extremely nice quality.

This thing should SCREAM when I'm through w/ it

 

thats a beautiful engine.........nice going...

 

Here's what the "BEFORE" was...this is when I first got it a ways back....

 

I can only hope to get to the beastiness that is... the 383 lt1

nice engine

 

OHMYGOD! i love the lt1.

How much did you get it for? That is before the build

 

The "before" setup was $1500. I payed a little extra to ensure I had a good block and all the $hit that went w/ it...at least, for the little parts that I'm gonna reuse

 

beautiful.

jealous.

 

Dang, That makes me want my dads lt1 from his wrecked buick. What are you expecting as of numbers?

 

Expecting 450-475hp and 400 or so torque...Similar setups showing low to mid 11's...

 

i like LT1's but i hate the wiring... such an ugly motor- if you cant hid the wiring

urs looks really clean so far.. nice coloring

 

Thanks man...yeah, I plan on doing some cleaning up w/ the wiring

 

holy S*** that looks awesome. Cant wait to see pics when its in. Any pics of the car its going in to?

 

The ride...

 

nice car, fkn sweet motor! I'd like an LT1.. but I'm trying to hold out for a LS1. Keep us posted, I'd love to see that thing installed and even a video of the car going for a rip would be wicked

 

I want to make my lt1 look that decent where did you get the little chrome peice that says lt1? also your chrome pullies? did you do all the polishing?

 

Everything is Polished, not chrome. Yes, I did all the polishing. The front pieces and waterpump cover were from MBA, but they aren't in business anymore.

Thanks for the props...

 

So when are you putting it in...nice car BTW!

 

It should be up and running by next summer. Doin' the swap this winter. Next will be all the wiring/plumbing and a few other things here and there.

 

ugh man, you have some nice goodies

 

that looks awesome, same color scheme i used on my 305tpi build up

 

Nice!!! How long before it goes in?

 

 

polished?? make sure you zoopseal everything. I was watching a show on speed channel where this one guy have a '32 ford and he had everything under the hood polished, even the block itself. he said it was the worst mistake he'd ever made because he had to crawl under the hood once a month and rebuff and bring out the luster in everything again.. until he found zoop seal.

 

Yeah, I got the "Master Kit" of Zoop. I was gonna do my rims when I get around to it, but might use it on this stuff as well

 

what is Zoop Seal??

 

um did you have your alternater bracket powder coated? because if you did you will have problems with the alternater charging the battery. because the alternater cant ground itself.

 

It's not powder coated...it makes connection w/ the block and alternator at it's respective spots

 

Is the intake powdercoated or painted? Either way wetsand and buff the flat pad in the top front. It will get rid of the little orange peel.

Looks awesome besides that. Thats gona be one sweet ride. I use to be a Camaro nut untill I got my TA now I really love em both.(see sig)

 

wow, I LOVE that black intake...that looks sick!

 

That is one sexy smallblock.

 

Thanks for the props guys!!

TPl383: I didn't want to match the "non-orange peel" front of the intake w/ the "smooth" face that I finished. It's suppose to be the same as the casting on the rest of the intake. The "flat" part is somewhat distinguished as a different piece, seperated from the rest, by the fuel rail crossover pipe. That's why I don't want it to match

 

great job looks bad ***!!!