bucket240z Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 So after weighing the options of an RB26 and an LS1 I decided to go the V8 route. What i worried about most was breaking something on an RB and i felt way more comfortable with a chevy v8 as my uncle is quite educated with them and parts are more readily available. I bought an LS1 off out a fellow member here for $450 and then i have started accumulating parts and debt since then. While I was waiting to get that engine i found another more complete one on craigslist so i decide to buy it. When i get there i see this: Lingenfelter vette sitting on 345"s 24 LS powered vehicles in all. The engine I picked up: . And finally the engine bay it is going into: I have basically everything else I need for the swap ordered. Next week is going to be Christmas!!! Any comments or suggestions would be quite helpful and much appreciated. Thanks in advance, Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerminator96 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 A $450 LS1? What all did you get with it, that's not a bad price. I'm just about to (re)start my swap. I had a SBC/TH350 combo but I found a killer deal on a T56 from a 2000 Camaro and another good deal on a Vortec 5.3 so I'm revising my plans and going the LSx route. Good luck. Jeremy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buZy Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Merry Christmas!...Glad to hear you went for the V8! Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucket240z Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 I guess the crank snout got chewed up while taking the pulley off so he just left it and when to another engine. Luckily I found a used ls1 crank on ebay for $225 shipped. A $450 LS1? What all did you get with it, that's not a bad price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtGT4g63 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Hopefully swapping in a new crank into the engine does not open up a whole new can of worms. If all goes well then thats a good deal on the motor! Keep us all posted with the progress and of course include pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNkEyT88 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Wow, I don't think I could leave after seeing all those vettes sitting there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Broken_wrenches Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 After searching on the internet and doing the junk yard crawl for months I see someone has gotten a killer deal on an ls1....anyone else feel this way? When am I going to happen on deal of the century!? For those of us not so fortunate I guess the search continues. Great deal by-the-way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucket240z Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 The mail had bee nice to me this week I am just waiting for the oil pan then I can finish getting it put together and in the car. I also got the mounts in but have no pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragefear Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 wow..... I would have asked about an LS2 while I was there. Good find! I sense a boosted LS2 sitting in that yard! Sweetness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJLamberson Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Kevin! post an update... engine and tranny are in the car, radiator, fan, all mounted... Hes just working up the fuel system... getting closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJLamberson Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 So here is whats up... Kevin sold the car the ls1 was going into, and decided to put it all in the more complete 240z he already had. Lots of progress has been made, in fact, we will probably be starting the car for the first time this week so watch for updates. Heres some pics. We finished all of the fuel system today... I guess now all there is to do is wire in the ignition system, which looks easy, The carb conversion came with a kit that hooks up and needs to be ran to a switched power. Oh, and that crank pully bolt needs to be torqued down, Like I said, any time this week!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie z Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 where did you get the fan from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeJTR Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 [quote= QUOTE] Hi, Your swap is looking good. As a word of caution, mounting the fan directly to the radiator will cause the radiator to fail. You should attach the fan to the aluminum flat bars that connects the upper and lower radiator brackets. If you need some more flat bar, it is 1/4 x 3/4, and can often be purchased at hardware stores, or you can purchase some more flat bar that has been drilled and tapped from JTR. Also, if you have cooling problems, make sure you bleed all of the air from the cooling system, and when first filling the cooling system, it helps to disconnect the upper hose at the splicer/tee, and pour coolant into the upper radiator hose that so that it goes directly into the engine, until the coolant flows out of the upper radiator outlet. If you still have cooling problems, install a more powerful, shrouded fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucket240z Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 It's a perma-cool unit that i bought off Summit. Flows 2950 cfm and was only $127.00. Here"s th4 link to it. It looks like they paint the blades blue now. http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=PRM-19115&N=700+4294924500+115&autoview=sku where did you get the fan from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat260 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Hi, How is the build coming along? Do you think your carbed LS engine will clear the stock hood after you install an air filter? cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJLamberson Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 The swap is basicaly done as far as we know, but we havnt even started it up yet, its been just a few random small things holding it back, but hopefully thats all been covered now and we should be firing her up this weekend, but I think Ive said that before so dont quote me. and no, There isnt much room at all for an airfilter under the hood with that carb, a scoop of some sort will probably come into play. Kevin you wanna chime in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucket240z Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 I think if I use a low profile filter it *might* clear the hood. If not i'll adjust the bump stops and hope that helps. If it does not then a cowl induction hood is in the future. The intake manifold i have on there is a dual plane one which is more efficient in the low end and i plan on swapping it out for a single plane one and when i do that i will defiantly need a different hood. Hi,How is the build coming along? Do you think your carbed LS engine will clear the stock hood after you install an air filter? cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat260 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Thanks, looking forward to the finish result. cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJLamberson Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 You guys should all post and motivate kevin to start this beast cause it hasnt been cranked over yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotalon1g Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Thats lame. Come on man start that thing up. why would you deprive yourself of hearing that beast run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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