My LSX swap - 1991 Z28 convertible
 

I've got a pretty in depth, time and money consuming project underway with my convertible. I'm putting a 6.0 LSX and a T56 in the car to compliment everything else I have modified on the car.


Details on the swap:

2000 6.0L LQ4 from a Silverado 2500HD
-forged and teflon coated Mahle pistons
-forged Eagle rods
-Clevite bearings
-ARP hardware
-Texas Speed 228R (228/228 .588/.588 112LSA)
-317 casting heads
-PAC dual valve springs
-LS6 intake (still need to buy, have an LS1 intake in case I run out of money though)
-balanced and blueprinted

And of course, the T56 M6 transmission.

As of right now, the block is completely torn down and just got sand blasted on Monday. It's staying at the machine shop for assembly, balancing, and blueprinting. It is getting bored, honed, and decked and will be ready for heads very soon.

I worked out a nice deal to get the forged internals bought for me in exchange for some paint and body work on a 1989 Formula. I should have the motor blueprinted and assembled later this month.

Here's just a few pictures of the progress:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...p/IMG00095.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...p/IMG00096.jpg



^^^^^ Most of those parts are for sale due to me not being able to use the accesory drive, intake, and exhaust for the swap.


http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...swap/block.jpg


^^^^ after the sand blasting. You should have seen the bottom side of the block before it got worked on. It looked like it came out of a salt truck. :facepalm:

NICK!!!!!!!!! Whats up man?when did you get over here from Z28.com?


hows that beauty of yours holding up?

I just joined like last week or something. :D

She's doing good. A friend of mine is putting a Walbro 255lph pump in it right now as a wedding gift, which will be one less thing I have to do with the swap. :headbang:

noice. ive got a 255 walbro for my 94Z sitting in the box in waiting to go in. i'll prolly put it in when I get around to doing the trans in the summer. you need to put up some more pics of your beauty.... and the car too. lol

Hahaha, yea we're actually getting hitched on the 23rd. I haven't made much progress on the block because my time has been spent fixing up our new house to get ready to move in. :)

I'll post pics of the car later, I'm posting from my phone right now and it would take forever to copy the image links from photobucket and put em' in here haha

Nicky Hey ya now we have 3 of us from that other site lol.

Howdy howdy! :wave:


Here's the Franken-Maro :D

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...8/IMG_0631.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...8/IMG_0636.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...8/IMG00025.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...8/IMG_0521.jpg

sorry nick... I've already taken that title...:D

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...039#post472039

Well I suppose I could settle for "The Blue Brute" or something cool like that haha

lol do you know who this is & what site(s) you know me from lol.

Greg no help from the peanut gallery lol

Where did you get that grille at? and was there any fab. required? looks good. Thanks for the info on lowering my car.

Of course I do, Wendy. TGO, Z28.com, here, and I'm sure other sites too :laugh:

I actually made the grill myself. I bought some mesh material from customcargrills.com


Here's how I made it:

http://z28.com/forum/showthread.php?...t=custom+grill

And some more pictures:

http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/au...ill-101-a.html

Yeah i like it alot, I'm not a fan of the billet grille on the 3rd generation camaros they dont look right.

Names not wendy & I am on TGO, & Z28.com lol.