Heres some shots from through out the day. many thanks to will for his commitment that day. and thanks for the dinner too! more beer next time on us.

Heres some shots of us dropping the motor in...





then after that hardwork, we forgot a few things, and with all the damn rain outside, we had to make a trip through the mountains and the floods to town.. heres what it looked like right outside. and btw this was the only way too/from the house to town. the ls1 took it like a champ.





then after we got back, we needed something to eat, so we used the local propane heater to melt the cheese on our leftover pizza. it was too hot to handle with my hand, so like a real man, i used the closest screwdriver i could find.




and hopefully the iroc will be running this friday.

 

Lol, no problem for the help bish. I would do it again in a second, it was awesome, I had a blast. I still can't believe your car made it through all the flooding, lol, that was crazy. Hope all that hard work pays off and the iroc is running this weekend, let me know if you need more help. This time my car is staying in town, I don't want to get stranded again, lol. I didn't get home and in bed until 4am last night.

 

I'm sure that went over well with the wife huh? Let me know if you need anymore help.

 

motors lookin good in the engine compartment look foward to seeing it back at the track soon hopefully u get it broken in beginning of next month chevys vs ford shoot out its the 7nth

 

Miller High Life and a propane microwave? Ahh memories

The motor looks good TraviZzZzZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, can't wait to hear that 383 lope!

 

Ya Steve, the wife was not very happy that night, but she was a little more understanding with all the flooding.

Vin, wish you were there, Miller and Coors was flowing all night. Next time Travis has to buy though, he owes me dinner too.

 

I would've liked to drop that in with y'all but look at that weather out in "bum f--- egypt" a.k.a. TraviZland

Free dinner sounds sweet You ought to cash in on that at your track day Will

 

That is one pretty motor. I too can't wait to hear it rumble.

 

You painted the block SILVER?

 

its actually called 'aluminum' but whatever. why you scratching your head?

 

Looks great but to me,the timing cover shouldn't be chrome,doesn't really go.Looks great though.

 

didnt have much choice, was the only timing cover that was a two peice for a reasonable price. but maybe you will change mind when you see the complete motor. chrome valve covers, breathers, fuel pump blockoff plate.

 

I like the engine block color, much better than the orange it had, or some red crap color. It goes very well with the black engine bay, in person it looks very good, will take some time keeping it clean though being a light color, but I think it's worth it. The chrome timing cover will fit nice with the rest of the chrome, Travis is right, looks better in person and will come together very nice, just wait and see.

 

I'm getting ready to buy my block in a couple of weeks.I'm thinking of sanding the block and polishing it but that would take all summer.

 

I think it looks great.

 

cuz its not an aluminum block

 

I think it looks good Travis. Not only does it look good, it looks really clean too!

 

Impressive.
Looks good to me.
Excellent work guys.

 

looks really good trav, can't wait to see what she does at the strip. I have a feeling 3.5 60 foots and 115+ traps are in your future on those street tires

 

nahh, he'll do better than mr. t56 no doubt.
We should start a pool for guesses on Travis's beast after Will finally runs his.

 

just for the record before i hit up the track i should be equipped with some et streets.

 

better start saving for a 12 bolt or an S60

 

what is an s60?

the 12 bolt i want is like 2300 bucks

 

It reminds me of those guys that paint themselves in silver or white and stand like a statue while people stair at them. Maybe the exhaust will sound like those whirly wistles they use while acting like a robot.

Just given you a hard time buddy!

I say he does mid 12's with his new set up.

Travis do you have subframes yet?

 

S60 is made by strange, its a dana 60, its supposed be just as strong or stronger than a 9". I don't see a listing for third or 4thgens on their site but a couple of people on LS1 tech are running them

Strange S60

 

subframes are for wussies. dwayne, im skipping 12's shooting straight for elevens.

i hate to ask again, i know what cam u run but what CR are you running? mines aprox 10.75:1. w/ 6" rods.

 

I second both of those statements.
You are going to twist the $hit out of your chassis w/out subframes man.
They are meant for more than just stiffening the ride, they help prevent the massive flex these cars can get, especially when they get real fast.

 

**** they're a huge mod to a bone stock car, let alone a modded one.

 

Thats gonna be a nice ride when it's done .... Nice Work.

 

well i just finished for the night its about 1am. onyl thing left is to find the damn bolts to bolt up my alternator. which i think are with my ac condensor i accidently left over at my moms house. also i need two more hose clamps i seem to have misplaced and then i totally forgot valve cover gaskets

besides that i should be trying to start it tomorrow. i actually got the ignition turned on today and had power everywhere so thats good.

 

You need to video tape the start up,I'm sure we all want to hear it!

 

 

haha u think i have a camera? i don't even have a picture phone.

anyways the ****ing fuel line fittings leak. so i cant start it today. boss wont let me come into work an hour late.

****er.

 

You should be ok with the et streets you want to run with at the track, but I also agree you will need subframe connectors, better get them before you fu*k up your frame bish.

Sorry to hear it's still not running, lol, I can't believe you forgot the valve cover gaskets, that sucks, and you left bolts at your mom's house, stupid bish, that's what happens when you take crap apart at two different locations. Now the fuel lines leak, damn, bad luck, the iroc is mad that you bought a 4th gen.