This is a work in progress, but I have a few recent pics of my engine bay:

 

Amen to keeping this thread alive.



Havent figured out where to mount my PS resevoir yet.

Pretty stock, just minor head work and new GM parts. Gas is getting too expensive for mods right now, lol.

 

Here's mine. It seems that something is missing, though. I wonder what it could be.

 

It is all together now. Took off the Accessories bracket to strip it back down to metal since it was causing a grounding problem since I coated it. I also got a Tuff Stuff 200amp Polished Alternator. I will get it all together again next weekend and I will get more pictures then.

 

Got my engine all together and it runs great! Here's a pic after I tidied up the wiring and got all my rad hoses installed:

 

Little updated pic. Still in progress. Looks amazing once I polish everything.



The engine bay has what looks like overspray everywhere or a spotchy paint attempt. I keep delaying it but I have to clean it up.

 

A few more things to still add, but here's mine from awhile back...

 

Wowww!
Thats so clean!

 

@ SweetRide. What part type number or specs is the intake piping after the maf? Looking to do something similar for mine.

Here is another updated picture. My engine bay needs to be painted very badly. Gonna do that soon before it gets colder.



A quick polishing of everything and the engine bay pops. This weekend looks to be a good one so that weekend seems like the time to show off.

 

[QUOTE=Carlos773;5052287]@ SweetRide. What part type number or specs is the intake piping after the maf? Looking to do something similar for mine.

It looks like part of the eBay kit I have. I bought mine from a seller called chrome intakes.

 

im still workin it out...

 

Yep! It's an Ebay kit. Doesn't really matter WHO makes it...it's just a bent pipe...however, this was so cheap and good quality, didn't make sense to spend more and/or make it and have 0 gains

 

2 Pics of my LT1 Bay Attached

 

drat it squished em.. flickr is being lame... but u can go here and look at the first 2 pics

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30863282@N00/6198424201/

 

Nice, looks like you are running a Tuff Stuff Alt too? How is it working for you? Also seeing that the Ebay piping is what I need after those last pictures.

 

I took a better pic of mine, more progress made since then

 

I will have to take a picture of my engine bay tomorrow and post some pictures. It's not clean or pretty looking, and it's completely different then everyone else's LT1 swapped 3rd gen's here...but it's simple and functional.

 

Old pic. Far from good looking but functional.
have to get some current ones cleaned up and upload then.
See sig for all info....

 

It was a joke when I posted my empty engine bay. I'll post mine up when I get my frickin' engine done and installed. It's going to be clean.

 

Its actually a summit chrome 1 wire 140 amp alt.... 140 bucks on summit.. works like a charm!

 

oh maybe you were talking about that super sharp ultra clean engine bay.... hehehhe

 

I like the steering rack down there. what model car did it come off of, is it a power rack, and what did you do for the linkage?

I just noticed there isn't a power steering pump in the picture

 

Fiero rack, Fiero shaft. Its full manual for the drag car. I picked it because I had one, it weighs almost nothing and is small

 

kool, I'm not sure I want to go the route of manual steering.

 

For anything less than a full on drag car, I wouldnt

 

QUESTION:

I am wondering if the steam line from the heads can go onto that second nipple under the radiator cap on the LT1 radiator. One nipple is for the overflow and the other is for the steam line I THINK. Am I right?

Doesn't the stock configuration go this way:

steam line to passenger side TB, driver's side line from TB to radiator nipple?

 

correct

 

Awesome went ahead and ordered it for the 86. Its coming in mid week.

Keep the pictures going, its giving me ideas on how to clean up my bay even more.

 

 

90RSWolfman13
Very nice lookiing car man. Put some nice rims on it and It would make my top 10 rs list.

 

hey wolfman, is that an ebay intake aswell?

looks good!

 

Thanks man Wolfman....that's a pretty nice engine bay ya got there.

Ever consider getting rid of the reservoirs on the fenders? I tucked my 4th gen windshield fluid reservoir into the nose of my 86 and used the 4th gen coolant reservoir in the battery tray area. I think it'll clean up the engine bay even more nicely just an idea.

 

Huh......thats a negative on the ebay intake. I've done all the polishing inside and out by hand. The intake runners on the head have been heavily portmatched and polished as well as the exhaust ports...

 

ahh i see. thats a really nice piece, didnt mean to insult you. lol

 

No worries bro..... You never know untill you start a conversation.

Hey thanks for the idea for running the 4th gen coolant/windshield washer bottles, but I've got the second cooling fan mounted on the pass. side of the rad. and the external mount oil cooler (off of a 94 caprice intercepter) mounted on the left... The next step I have in store for her besides the T-56, is to remote mount the batt. in the trunk (spare tire area) and get a couple of the billit aluminium bottles and remote mount them under the cowl considering all it really does, besides look kinda pretty, is provide a low pressure cold air flow across the intake and headers...lol lol (I had to think for a min. for a functional use for the cowl).

 

Added Braided Heater Hoses from Spectra (Just regular hose with sleeving over it) and the intake piping from ebay. Ordered the coupling in black from Summit.

The pipe looks good. I just need to plug up the hole it has on the side of it.

 

I have a question, with those new intake setups, where do you put the opti vent line from the stock intake?

 

You drill a hole in the elbow and use the small grommet that comes with the elbow and stick the line in there.

 

Took some pictures of the bay in the Daylight. I will be replacing the blue coupling the ebay tube came with to a black one. Also going to be swapping to a F-Body power steering reservoir.







Still gotta get my Founders Performance Strut Mounts, Strut Tower Brace and of course I gotta repaint the engine bay.

 

I just finished my LT1/T56 swap, and i couldn't be happier.

~JAKE

 

Bump.. any new LT1 projects around? Or anyone change it up some?

 

Just found this thread while searching LT1 swaps because I think I want to do this to my car. Do any of you guys have ported heads and would you recommend it or just get new ones? Also for you guys with built Lt1's how hard/easy would a goal of 350-400 rwhp be?

 

350-400 is a really easy goal. Looks at LE heads and Cam packs. or AI heads n cams

http://elliottsportworks.com/
The LE1 setup will hit your goals
http://elliottsportworks.com/home/?page_id=51

Awesome Bang for the buck
http://www.advancedinduction.com/LTX/AiLTxCamKit.php

LTxtech.com and http://ls1tech.com/forums/lt1-lt4-modifications-31/

Have some great info along with this section on TGO.

 

Thanks for the info.

I have a question about the LE1 heads, so for $1200 I would send in the heads of my hypothetical LT1 that I don't own yet, they would port it, AND I would get the custom cam that can make 400+ rwhp? That sounds like a crazy awesome deal.

 

I think LE has heads already done. You send yours in as a core. etc.. If I was you I would go LE2. you will get the bug to go faster and faster. Go LE2 and grown into them.

Don't forget, your still going to need the upgrades to support the 400hp. Fuel system, tune , suspension , etc..

 

really nice jobs you have done all of you with your lt1. just curious, where theirs a big difference to put in a lt1 vs a tpi?

 

this is the only one i have still working on harness.

 

I know this is probably an over asked question but since I'm already here I might as well ask. How much do you think I'd be looking at for just the fuel system and suspension stuff alone?

I'm just trying to plan everything out know so I know what to save up and I can be ready next year when I would probably be able to do it at the earliest.

Right now I'm thinking at least 5000 for engine/transmission including the LE2 heads and camshaft.

Also do you think a 4th gen rear end will hold up or should I look into something like this? http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/pr...-Assembly.html

 

Bump.. anyone have new LT1 projects? Ive made a few changes will post pic's in a few days.

 

Mine:

LT1, T56, 4.11's, LS1 Brakes all around, ThirdGen Radiator/Oil Cooler, Holley LT1 CIA, AC delete, & some other *minor* upgrades,...........