my official 68 shortstep ls1 thread (lots of pics)
 

ok im gonna make this my thread with the build up from here on out...
little progress this weekend...
painted new front suspension, installed brakes, and installed engine/trans.
i had lots of help from both my wife and daughter too:)
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Re: my official 68 shortstep ls1 thread (lots of pics)
 

and more
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Re: my official 68 shortstep ls1 thread (lots of pics)
 

looking good so far :metal: keep the progress pics comin later Mike

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That's pretty cool that the Mrs. got out there to lend her support. She gets 2 thumbs up from me!

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that's because the engine is clean! lol. j/k

jay

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yea your probley right
:)

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That looks like a great project. Ought to be sweet when you get it finished.

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lookin good man, I have a gen 3 5.3 in mine it is great.
where and what are the a-arms you have installed, they look great.
what suspension settings are you going to set them up to?
caster, camber and toe...

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what kinda gas mileage are ya getting?
DJM tubular control arms.
not quite sure what all my setting are gonna be yet, but ill let ya know when i know.

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Looks good.Cool aint it.

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lookin good.
where did you get those motor mounts?

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well it looks great, my mileage is around 16 or so with some town driving. I hoped to get better but should on a highway trip. It is hard not to press down on that go pedal.
I have a road trip planned this month and hope to get around 20 MPG, I will report back.
Dave

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from performanceonline.com
tubular mounts with adapter plates from ebay

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your wife have a sister? the only time i get mine to help is when she wants something.

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What headers are you running?? Looks awsome. I have a old skool 383 TPI in my 67. I'd like to try something newer.

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:bling:

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pacesetters LT for ls1 camaro/ firebird. ill post more on how to get them to fit as i have only the pass side mocked up.
but it looks to be the best choice for any stock application ls1

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got a little more progress. had the drive shaft made.
its 3" diameter and .083 wall thickness.
here are some pics of the truck getting loaded and my new before and after drive shaft paint job.
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I want to see this one.

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the truck is looking great. keep up the good work. awesome!!!!

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Nice job man. Looks great! The thing I like the most is it looks like a family project. The picture of your daughter handing you the bolt is cute.

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That motor/trans looks so cool sitting on that frame. Great build up man. Keep it up! :metal:

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nice! can you tell me a little more about your fuel line setup? i STILL haven't got mine done, but i have the [aluminum] line out in the garage. curious to hear about fittings, what you used for clamps, etc.

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i used braided steel line (-6) for both the feed and return. the connections are a assortment of streight,90's,and unions. for the " dummy proof factor" normal red and blue AN fittings are for the feed, and black are for the return. attaching the fuel rail i used summit fuel rail fittings for gm ls1. i made a connection at the fuel tank so i can remove it if i need to. you can do something similier with tube to an fittings (last pic) o yea the filter is earls -6 on both ends.... as for the clamps they are padded rubber line clamps.
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did you make your own lines? i know there are a lot of simple kits out there to make braided lines, just curious if that's what you did.

you are using a fuel pressure regulator, right? i am quite certain you cannot get by without using one on this engine. the stock LS1 has a filter/regulator in one unit.

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yes i made my own lines.. i bought 30 ft of -6 braided lines and all the fittings. no special tools needed, just a cut off wheel, and wrenches.
im useing the truck manifold, which has the regulator built in the fuel rail.

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wow :D i need one of those!

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oh - last question - how much you have sunk into the lines and adapters alone?

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Nice progress man!! I dont think my wife has been in the garage over 10 times in over 2 yrs.

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the setup i have ran me about 235$ and if you did hard lines you'ld save about 50$. also with the filter/regulater you'ld be able to get by with 15ft of braided line.

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thanks.... mine comes out there everyday, to tell me to "get in"

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i had the opposite problem - ever since my woman and i broke up a couple weeks ago, i ain't got nothing done :( i couldn't keep her out of the garage in anticipation of the truck being done.

i've been helping other board members with stuff though, enough that i have an excuse why i can't work on the truck :rolleyes:

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Did you use the same size lines for feed and return?

R

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yes, both are -6

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Beautiful job!!! Nice pics and expalination. I just ordered my fuel line and will be putting in my Fuelcellguy tank and running line. I am using a combination of hard aluminum and braided line.

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Awesome Awesome Awesome!!! Keeps me motivated on mine. Keep the pics coming.

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good progress....keep the pics coming.

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yes...very good write up and thanks for the part number on the fuel line adapter.

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welp, more progress to report... been working on the rad support. under the bat box was all corroded and pitted or non existant, so i cut out the old metal and welded in new metal, shaved the ' bumps ' on top of the support, filled a few non used holes ( need to fill couple more ), and finished mounting my radiator..... i had to drill out the old bottom rad mounts , move them to fit this rad ,and welded them back to where there new home now is.. the overflow tank is pretty streight forward locate and drill 2 holes and mount with included hardware.. plan for the next week include finish 'smoothing' rad support, disassemble (after mock-up), take to get sand blasted, prime, sand,sand,sand, paint, sand,clear,clear, clear, sand,buff.....reassemble and install.....
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