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emolineaux

06-26-2009, 08:28 PM

well i got home from work to see that my 6.0L was waiting for me. so before the storm hit i rushed to get the motor off the pallet and onto the engine stand.

after i got that done i stripped the wiring harness off the motor. took off the intake manifold and pulled the starter.
not much progress today but should be able to get the rest of the parts off tomorrow

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00018-20090626-1908.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00017-20090626-1908.jpg

ill have more pics up to keep you guys posted on the swap.

i also got my fast 90 in!
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00016-20090625-1639.jpg

Formulalt1

06-26-2009, 10:04 PM

Congrats, looking good so far.

HeadlessNorseman

06-26-2009, 10:54 PM

This is gonna be the most FTW car once youre done haha. Ive always wanted to build an iron 6.0 but now i dont have a car i want to put it in anymore :-x

69BirdX

06-26-2009, 11:33 PM

that car will be back up on her feet in no time

maroman88

06-27-2009, 12:59 AM

looks like a nice clean engine u got there... good luck!

Jam

06-27-2009, 01:14 AM

solid man . keep us posted.

procamaroz28

06-27-2009, 02:07 AM

nice!!

emolineaux

06-27-2009, 08:15 AM

well i got her all stripped down. just have to swap balancers, oil pans, and sensors.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00020-20090627-0907.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00022-20090627-0907.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00023-20090627-0908.jpg

HeadlessNorseman

06-27-2009, 10:04 AM

Are you running it with the stock heads and cam? How do they do with the ls1 style intake manifold? i know they are rated at 345hp/380 ft lbs with the truck gear. Should be a good boost in power overall

emolineaux

06-27-2009, 10:33 AM

yea im running the stock 317 heads and the stock cam in the motor. it should be a decent power increase over the stock ls1. and ill be adding the fast intake to it along with some longtubes and maybe even an underdrive pulley.(not sure on the pulley yet)

but i couldnt pass on the deal that i got on the complete lq9

transmaro93

06-27-2009, 05:31 PM

hey good luck man with your build.... can i ask though what the advantages to an iron block would be from the ls aluminum block... arent you adding alot of weight to the front... are you going to run LT1 springs to counter act the iron block.... just curiouse.... im an lt1 guy and dont know crap about ls's and lq's and what ever else they are callen them these days...

emolineaux

06-27-2009, 05:48 PM

its going to add some weight to the front but i dont drag this car so it isnt going to bother me. but ill be making more power with this stock 6.0 over the ls1 i had.

emolineaux

06-27-2009, 08:17 PM

little update to end the day.
got the rad/fan out of the car, and removed the what appears to be an aftermarket aluminum driveshaft. looks like a gm number but didnt come up on gmparts direct. (Three Rivers 12560725)

started bolting parts to the 6.0 so i dont misplace anything lol and placed the fast on top to get an idea.
also spent a good amount of time cleaning up the LQ9 to make it look a little nicer

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IM000977.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IM000974.jpg

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Formulalt1

06-27-2009, 08:25 PM

Thats a stock driveshaft. They all used Three rivers but have 3 different numbers 98-99 had a parts number that was discontinued but its the same shaft.

emolineaux

06-27-2009, 08:34 PM

ok thanks for the info

emolineaux

06-28-2009, 07:03 PM

well i got a little more done today. probably the last time ill get a chance to touch the z before i leave for myrtle beach.

got the passanger exhaust manifold off. swapped valve covers to the new motor. pulled the p/s pump off and swapped the p/s bracket and alternator, and sensors to the new motor. looks like all thats left is just to drop the trans down and pull the broke ass ls1 out of there.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00029-20090628-1700.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00031-20090628-1706.jpg

NastyEllEssWon

06-28-2009, 07:30 PM

lose the fram filter. protect your investment :nod:

looks good man. cant wait to see you around with it
:cheers:

Formulalt1

06-28-2009, 07:30 PM

Very nice work. Make sure you make a video after you get thing fired back up.

NJ346

06-28-2009, 07:39 PM

looks good. I see you got the other valve cover off. Did u pick up a set if ratcheting wrenches to get that last bolt out that we couldn't get yesterday?

emolineaux

06-28-2009, 08:37 PM

lose the fram filter. protect your investment :nod:

looks good man. cant wait to see you around with it
:cheers:

thats still the truck oil pan. ill swap them after i get the ls1 out.

looks good. I see you got the other valve cover off. Did u pick up a set if ratcheting wrenches to get that last bolt out that we couldn't get yesterday?

little bit of fighing but i got it off with a shallow socket and ratchet. got the exhaust manifold off also. motor is pretty much stripped except for the ac compressor and bracket

camaro2you

06-28-2009, 08:39 PM

lose the fram filter. protect your investment :nod:

looks good man. cant wait to see you around with it
:cheers:

lol thought the same thing when i saw that filter.

emolineaux

07-07-2009, 08:49 AM

i have one delco filter left so ill be running that. no frams for me lol.

well today is my last day in sc. cant wait to get home and start working on her some more. i hope to have the trans out tomorrow. im starting to get the itch to drive my car again lol.

i also couldnt get my hand on an ls7 clutch being its on backorder so i ordered me a nice stage 2 monster clutch with lightweight chromoly flywheel so ill probably be swapping rears sooner then i wanted to lol.

NJ346

07-07-2009, 09:06 AM

JerzLT1

07-08-2009, 07:52 AM

i would panit the Valve covers while its out. either black or the color of the car. make it look really nice

emolineaux

07-13-2009, 05:01 PM

picked up my headers and y pipe today!

only a few more items are on the list so hopefully the car will be up and running within the next few weeks.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IM000993.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IM000994.jpg

Blackbirdws6

07-13-2009, 05:08 PM

Great progress and looking really nice. In this process, why did you not change the cam or some other internal parts. Just curious. Looks great.

emolineaux

07-13-2009, 05:10 PM

didnt want to do anything major to the car. plus i figured the power increase over the ls1 and the fast intake and full exhaust should make it a pretty fun car for now. i just want to drive my car again lol.

emolineaux

07-14-2009, 07:11 PM

well i had enought with the putting off really working on the car so i stopped at sears after work to pick up a few extensions and spend some time and finally got the trans out of the car. just another hour or 2 before the motor is out of the car.

but for now here are some pics from today.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IM000995.jpg
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http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IM000005.jpg

emolineaux

07-14-2009, 07:12 PM

hahahah 4th pic down i just noticed the sad face that someone put on the rear cover! classic

emolineaux

07-14-2009, 09:18 PM

looks like as long as i stay on track with her every one will see her at the njfboa august meet.

91chevywt

07-14-2009, 09:22 PM

haha that face is awesome

Czop418

07-14-2009, 09:39 PM

Coming along beautifully. Im not much of a ls guy but I got 2 questions.

1.) does the ls motor mounts match up so you can just drop it in without welding in new mounts.
2.) can your struts handle the weight of the new motor ?

emolineaux

07-14-2009, 10:15 PM

the ls1 and the lq9 are based off the same design. just the new one is cast instead of aluminum.

and we will find out lol.

Saitin

07-14-2009, 11:14 PM

I looked into getting a lq4 for my build and did some research and found out the the front struts will hold with stiffer springs but with stock springs and struts it will sag any where from .5-1inch in the front.
Dunno if you looked into the supporting mods of dropping the heavier iron block in or not but that's a little of what I found out.

S.J.SLEEPER

07-14-2009, 11:17 PM

did you have to drill and tap the block for the alt bracket bolt in front?
also make a lil more power with 5.3l heads on it.
don't forget to pull the crank spacer off the back other wise when you goto line up and pull the trans together it will shove the converter into the front pump and break it.
i got a set of 5.3l sittin around if interested pm me.
i just got done building a iron block 6.0l in my car, charged/methed
& of course all the bolt ons

emolineaux

07-14-2009, 11:32 PM

i figured it would lower the front of the car a little. ill be getting suspension after im done and get the car running. not trying to break the bank to bad right now lol.

and i have not got around to tapping the one whole in the block for the alt bracket yet. im just leaving the motor mostly stock except for the fast intake and full exhaust.

also i have the t-56 in my car so i dont need to worry about breaking coverters or front pumps lol.(just rears)

S.J.SLEEPER

07-14-2009, 11:35 PM

put some squeeze on that baby,,,, i put together a 6.0l for a buddy of mine all stock except for bolt ons, 200 shot everyweekend still aint broke !

emolineaux

07-14-2009, 11:37 PM

na im not into the whole bottle thing. lol ill run the car with the new motor for awhile and go from there lol.

Saitin

07-14-2009, 11:43 PM

twin turbo FTMFW

emolineaux

07-14-2009, 11:45 PM

twin turbo FTMFW

:headbang: or a nice magnacharger sitting on top

Saitin

07-15-2009, 02:13 AM

yeah these iron blocks can take some nice boost hits and keep on going and going.

91chevywt

07-15-2009, 10:29 AM

na im not into the whole bottle thing. lol ill run the car with the new motor for awhile and go from there lol.

lol can we get a wager going for 'how long before the car gets modded again'

emolineaux

07-15-2009, 04:19 PM

lol sounds like a plan bill.

emolineaux

07-15-2009, 06:37 PM

i got the ls1 out today! im now at the halfway point but now am waiting on my gaskets, sparkplugs and wires to get here. didnt even have to unhook the a/c. if i would of taken the balancer off it would of came out even easier than it did.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00046-20090715-1848.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00047-20090715-1853.jpg

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http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00051-20090715-1917.jpg

Tru2Chevy

07-15-2009, 07:34 PM

Nice progress....gonna clean up the engine bay while you have the space?

- Justin

emolineaux

07-15-2009, 07:46 PM

yea the engine bay is getting a nice cleaning. my car is going to be spotless when its done lol.

emolineaux

07-15-2009, 07:52 PM

well i unbolted the heads and omg. my piston is missing! not a sign of it i hope my pan isnt all f-ed up. but yea if your gonna blow up your motor you better do it big lol. :headbang:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IM000008.jpg

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BonzoHansen

07-15-2009, 08:11 PM

so did you find what you dropped into it in there?

emolineaux

07-15-2009, 08:15 PM

so did you find what you dropped into it in there?

no i have yet to pull the pan off. but im going to take a guess and say its down in the pan along with the rest of the piston lol

Lt1_8U

07-15-2009, 08:16 PM

after seeing those pics all i can say is ouch haha. awesome progress on the new engine and looks like a great build

emolineaux

07-15-2009, 08:20 PM

yea i f-ed that ls1 up and the thing is it only had 13k on it lol. when i pulled that head off and saw that cylinder i started laughing my ass off. but yea its coming along better than i though. now im just waiting on my gaskets to arrive so i can swap the pan and what not over to the new motor and get that back in the car. but ill probably be sending my computer out to brian at pcm for less in the next week or so. so that i have it ready to go when the car is back together.

Lt1_8U

07-15-2009, 09:49 PM

emolineaux

07-16-2009, 06:30 PM

well i pulled the oil pan off today. i dont have a clue what happened. no signs of anything that wasnt suppose to be in there. maybe it was just one of those freak accidents. who knows.

but here are the pieces of piston that i found lol. :omg:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00056-20090716-1838.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00055-20090716-1838.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00054-20090716-1838.jpg

bad64chevelle

07-18-2009, 09:33 AM

hmmm...I was waiting for a foreign object to be in there. Maybe they got out before these pics were taken :shrug:

Whiplash Performance

07-18-2009, 12:34 PM

I don't see any major problems with your old engine. Man you wasted a lot of swapping engines!

bldgrn83

07-18-2009, 12:55 PM

Wonder when you're gonna ask me to come over and give a hand.... lol

emolineaux

07-18-2009, 01:58 PM

when ever the dang gaskets and what not get here lol

emolineaux

07-18-2009, 01:59 PM

I don't see any major problems with your old engine. Man you wasted a lot of swapping engines!

i wanted a 6.0 so that engine blowing up gave me a reason lol.

Saitin

07-19-2009, 08:47 AM

that looks familiar haha, I'll have to post some pics of mine when I get them off my phone,The jest of it is the number 4 piston was gone and the complete front half of the oil pan went with it leaving a nice whole in the bottom of the block and it managed to destroy a valve and break a titanium valve spring(again this was at 2700rpm roughly 35 MPH)!!
And he swears the nos purge unit was jsut for show lol, it was either sprayed the hell out of it or had a spun bearing that was covered up by the sound of the cam and rigged exhaust lol.

NastyEllEssWon

07-19-2009, 10:52 PM

Anti_Rice_Guy

07-22-2009, 07:46 AM

that exhaust was deff ftl :nod:

But it was loudddddd

sweetbmxrider

07-22-2009, 09:19 AM

nice progress. are the longtubes gunna clear dropping in from the top or are you removing them and laying them in when you drop in the 6.0?

emolineaux

07-22-2009, 03:40 PM

nice progress. are the longtubes gunna clear dropping in from the top or are you removing them and laying them in when you drop in the 6.0?

nothing is really bolted to the motor now just kinda in place all the front drive,intake and headers are coming off. im going to drop the 6.0 in the car and am leave the engine hooked to he hoist so i can slide the headers in place while i still have clearance. i dont want to chance laying them in place and dropping the motor in if i do it by myself.

emolineaux

07-23-2009, 12:41 PM

well i couldnt get the motor into as i had planned to do because of the rain. but i did manage to get the windage tray, oil pickup and oil pan swapped over along with resealing the fast intake.

big ugly truck pan
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00085-20090723-0952.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00087-20090723-1031.jpg

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NJ346

07-23-2009, 03:10 PM

erik, did u buy the pan head bolt kit for the valley. I've heard of people cracking their fast's becuase they didn't swap the bolts on the valley cover. May have only been an ls1 thing...not sure.

emolineaux

07-23-2009, 04:01 PM

the valley pan bolts came with the intake

NJ346

07-23-2009, 06:32 PM

the valley pan bolts came with the intake

gotcha. I wasn't sure if you picked up the intake used or not. Didn't wanna see you mess up a brand new motor. If you need a hand with anything, just give me a call. This weekend I'm busy, but if you need a hand early next week I might be able to head out. Probably gonna be in your neck of the woods on Monday anyway.:shifty:

emolineaux

07-23-2009, 08:13 PM

yea i picked it up used and it came with all the hardware.(thats why i bought all new seals for it) but yea im working this weekend so im not going to be to free. i might work on it tuesday on my day off. as of right now my goal im shooting for is to have the motor and trans back in the car by the end of next weekend. with any luck she will be running but in need of a tune. :mrgreen:

emolineaux

07-26-2009, 06:04 PM

THE MOTOR IS IN!

well i got home from work today at 4 and i pulled the balancer and all the accessories off the 6.0 and dropped her into the z.
now i just have to hook up all the grounds throw the trans in and hook up all the connectors and accessories.
(i hope she will be together this weekend.)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00107-20090726-1809.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00106-20090726-1809.jpg

and a quick shot of the fast and jantzer tb.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00098-20090724-2225.jpg

Saitin

07-26-2009, 06:17 PM

grats man, I love the tire stands hahaha.

emolineaux

07-26-2009, 06:18 PM

grats man, I love the tire stands hahaha.

hey all i have to say is it works lol. i just needed to get the control arms up like 2 inches so the legs on the lift could fit under the car lol.

emolineaux

07-28-2009, 07:48 PM

well i had off today so i got some good work done. and thanks to my friend tim (bldgrn83) stopped by and gave me a hand putting the trans back in.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00114-20090728-0851.jpg

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http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00120-20090728-2014.jpg

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Saitin

07-28-2009, 09:45 PM

how does the monster clutch compare to a ls7 clutch?

emolineaux

07-28-2009, 09:52 PM

well the stage 2 monster clutch i ordered is suppose to have stock pedal feel but is rated to 525hp/tq. this one isnt ment for alot of track use but thats fine because i dont take it to the track often at all(only once since ive bought the car)

emolineaux

07-31-2009, 07:19 PM

well its nearing the end for the swap. basically just front drive accessories now along with filling the fluids and installing the driveshaft and exhaust.

i just got the headers in along with the ngk plugs and msd wires. and the UMI torque arm relocation crossmember

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00126-20090731-1952.jpg

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emolineaux

08-08-2009, 09:45 AM

well guys i have to take a break from the car because im waiting on a new sensor that goes in the drivers head. because mine broke. so i figured i would show some pictures of the stance and complete lq9 swapped over. ill get a video of it running once i get the sensor and double check to make sure everything is away from the headers lol.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IM000017.jpg

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http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IM000021.jpg

(for having the extra weight over the front it dont look bad at all)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IM000022.jpg

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