91 Project

I've been working on this truck for a couple years. progress is very slow but it'll get done one
LQ4 Block

853 Heads

Mahle pistons

Head Studs

LS1 intake

CTS-V oil pan

1 7/8 Long tubes

Th350 transmission with manual valve body

Font suspension

Bed

Interior

Work in progress

sweet! was gonna say have fun notching the xmember for that pan, but dang, you barely have any xmember left already.
do you plan on beefing that up at some point?

Once I get engine in if there is room for some gussets we're going to add them. we used a pretty thick piece of chromoly so it might be ok. a guy on another forum has the same setup and hasnt had any problems.

not necessarily worried about problems, but if you plan on taking hard lat forces, that's where 90% of the load is fed through, so you want it stiff

not necessarily worried about problems, but if you plan on taking hard lat forces, that's where 90% of the load is fed through, so you want it stiff

I think he'll probably loose traction on those front tires first.

Just a little update. Got the block and heads dropped in to check header clearence and oil pan fitment.

Lookin good, keep it up.

so jealous of your headers being able to go around the frame rails

The headers fit nicely! I need to get the firewall cut up and redone hopefully first coupe weeks on spring that will be happening! It'll just be sitting untouched untill spring time.

Just for a little specificity for everyone, this is a pro-street truck, not a pro-touring truck, and I for one am fine with that.

Well when I get the money I'll be switching out the wheels to something more pro touring style. when I originally started the build I wanted it to be a pro street but now I'm working my way to getting it into more of a pro touring truck. I'm going to put heat back in it and possibly AC. My intentions when it is finished is to be a pro touring truck.

These wheels! Boss 338's!

Very cool on both counts! Step 1 IMHO, put the front swaybar back on, a ZQ8 or 2DR blazer one would be even better. How is the rear suspension set up?

Yeah I was planning on putting one back on! The rear has QA1 12 way adjustable shocks and Belltech leafs right now. I'm planning on putting cal-trac leafs on and cal-trac traction bars.

Traction bars are not good for cornering, they bind quite badly. There are good ways to re-enforce the front of the springs without raising the spring rate and without causing the bind of cal-tracs.

I want to put it on the strip sometimes too! I'm a lil torn on which way to go on rear suspension.

who makes those headers and where did you find them?  3" collector?

BRP makes them, I got them off a member on LS1tech, yes 3" collector