"Project LS10"
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Emmett (my 3 year old son) has been asking about the S10 for the last few weeks. Asking to go for a ride, start it, or pull it out of the garage. It is in need of a transmission right now so it has been setting and waiting. Well last night he hooked up the battery charger with me (1 year and 3 months of setting is hard on a battery). Tonight as soon as I got home he got to start it and Rev it up. His comment "I pushed it all the way down!" Lol. He might be in to this stuff...
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#402
Awesome truck man! I just sat here and read all 41 pages. I am about to start my own 5.3/Sonoma build. I will be taking alot of things from you build and copying them. I do have a question though, how did you end up liking the radiator? I just cant see paying $840 for a radiator/fan combo. Did the radiator from engineered cooling fit somewhat close to stock with just a little trimming maybe? Sorry to dig up an old thread.
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Awesome truck man! I just sat here and read all 41 pages. I am about to start my own 5.3/Sonoma build. I will be taking alot of things from you build and copying them. I do have a question though, how did you end up liking the radiator? I just cant see paying $840 for a radiator/fan combo. Did the radiator from engineered cooling fit somewhat close to stock with just a little trimming maybe? Sorry to dig up an old thread.
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Haha, Man I'd love to take that truck off your hands but I'll be in way too deep with my wife if I buy it. I'd better just build mine slowly, that way the money leaves slowly. Its the same way I had to build my duramax, that way she doesn't notice as much! Great truck though, I'm sure I'll have more questions along the way.
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Awesome truck man! I just sat here and read all 41 pages. I am about to start my own 5.3/Sonoma build. I will be taking alot of things from you build and copying them. I do have a question though, how did you end up liking the radiator? I just cant see paying $840 for a radiator/fan combo. Did the radiator from engineered cooling fit somewhat close to stock with just a little trimming maybe? Sorry to dig up an old thread.
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2 Years ago I took my truck to the track after I got it together and running on a conservative tune. It made 4 passes, each pass getting faster, but I could only run the best of 12.99 @106 with a sad 1.91 60'. After I got the truck home it sat for about 2 weeks and I decided to drive it to my wife's prenatal appointment for my youngest son. I got on the highway and it shifted 1,2,3 but then nothing. It would shift into OD but it was like it was in neutral. I limped it home and parked it. It sat for 2 years until last month with only being started twice and the battery charged once. I have now decided I am tired of it sitting around and not being used. I bought a 650HP rebuild kit for my 4L60E and also an upgraded input shaft with the suntrax upgraded drum. It should hold more HP than I will throw at it for a long time. I also felt the converter was too tight for my setup. I got with yank and we decided on an ss4000 for the truck and since I was upgrading I decided to install an SFI rated flexplate in place of the stocker. I have also upgraded a few small things like the air intake, trans cross-member, some fittings and some other random things. I also picked up some 26" tall drag radials to run in place of my 28" tall drag radials.
I have a race locked in with a good buddy in his 406sbc camaro. He has been 12.3 @110 with a 1.80 60'
The challengers car...
I got it back together and just got the break in miles on the converter. I will be updating this as time goes on.
Here is a pic of the truck and some of the parts.
Top is the old heavy one...I saved 11.5lbs
I have a race locked in with a good buddy in his 406sbc camaro. He has been 12.3 @110 with a 1.80 60'
The challengers car...
I got it back together and just got the break in miles on the converter. I will be updating this as time goes on.
Here is a pic of the truck and some of the parts.
Top is the old heavy one...I saved 11.5lbs
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Thanks! I'm looking forward to getting this truck on some DR's, Street tires aren't cutting it right now. lol
It will prob still get a little shot down the road.
It will prob still get a little shot down the road.
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