Project "Steppin Wolf" LS swap

[OutlawDrifter]

Your wiring diagram looks good. That should be what you need.

[Liltroy]

Outstanding. Thank you sir!

[Liltroy]

bye bye 1990 exhaust

[Liltroy]

Old engine all ready to come out tomorrow




So what do I do with my old alt wires???

[Liltroy]

Ok so do I just splice my old starter wire into the purple starter wire in my LS harness??

[aknovaman]

Yes that is correct. Actually on you application, the starter circuit is separate electrically from the efi harness. It's just wrapped inside the efi harness.

[Smokey burnouts]

Good job with all the pics and info, def gonna refer back here when I do my swap!! Sweet step side btw👍

[Liltroy]

Originally Posted by Smokey burnouts

Good job with all the pics and info, def gonna refer back here when I do my swap!! Sweet step side btw👍

thanks!!

[Liltroy]

something seems to be missing!!!



Old engines out!!!



And sold. its on its way to a new home in a 54 chevy 2door.

[Liltroy]

Hopefully I can get my transmission cleaned up and painted this week after work so I can put the new drivetrain in this weekend! I think I'm gonna wait till its in the vehicle to change the fluid and filter. Thinking about an hd2 shift reprogramming kit too. Does anyone have this kit installed? I know it gives full manual control but does it still allow automatic function as well?

[Liltroy]

Guess who got some cool hoodage today?

[Rich84]

I know it's back tracking a bit..But can you tell me how you cleaned the aluminum brackets and accessories to get them ready for paint. I finally got my LQ4 on a stand and have started taking it apart to clean and detail. They are loaded with white powdery oxidation and I'm concerned about the paint sticking and lasting.

[Liltroy]

I had all the brackets, water pump, ps pump, and a few other items media blasted. Cost me $80. If I had it to do over I would just goto harbor frieght and pay $40 for the 50lb blaster and do it myself.

[Rich84]

Originally Posted by Liltroy

I had all the brackets, water pump, ps pump, and a few other items media blasted. Cost me $80. If I had it to do over I would just goto harbor frieght and pay $40 for the 50lb blaster and do it myself.

How about the oil pan??

[Liltroy]

Originally Posted by Rich84

How about the oil pan??

Muretic acid/water mix and a wire brush. I tryed all kinds of stuff to clean the engine....degreaser, simple Greene, oven clean....finally my uncle gave me some muretic acid and water in a spray bottle. Sprayed on watched it bubble for a few minutes, scrubbed a little with plastic brissel brush, hosed with water and she was clean! Wish I would have started with that stuff in the first place!!! I'm gonna see if he can get me some more to clean whine bay with this weekend. I've decided to postpone the engine install and spend some time cleaning and painting engine bay this weekend instead. It'd be a same to drop a pretty new drivetrain into a dirty rusty engine bay!!

[Liltroy]

Ok I know I flip flop a lot so I'm back on my fuse block and harness. This is how my power wires came back from wait4me performance





For the sake of properly labeling my fuses, how do I trace what wires go where without ripping the harness back apart? Is it safe to just send 12volts down each wire and check each connector with a multimeter? I see that most people seperate the left injectors and coil packs from the right in the fuse block, then a third fuse for sensors and I want to do this as well. I just want everything to be straight for future trouble shooting. Thanks for any help guys.

[Liltroy]

Ok I know I flip flop a lot so I'm back on my fuse block and harness. This is how my power wires came back from wait4me performance





For the sake of properly labeling my fuses, how do I trace what wires go where without ripping the harness back apart? Is it safe to just send 12volts down each wire and check each connector with a multimeter? I see that most people seperate the left injectors and coil packs from the right in the fuse block, then a third fuse for sensors and I want to do this as well. I just want everything to be straight for future trouble shooting. Thanks for any help guys.

[slimneverdies]

I think we all flip flop around these builds. As long as you finish everything

[tinydb84]

I havent done it on an LS harness specifically but I have used a voltmeter or a test light to do that on plenty of wiring.

[Liltroy]

found some stuff laying around from my old car stereo bumpin days....decided to use the one in the middle to power my fuse box. fat 4 gauge split to two 10 gauge leads.




This is what Im going for...



starting to come together...Im having trouble finding relay terminals for 10 gauge wire. wish radio shack was still in business.

[Liltroy]

This is my uncles 78 that were trying to put back together from being painted.

[Liltroy]

Steppin Wolf mean muggin...

[OutlawDrifter]

i hear you about radio shack. definitely made it more difficult every time i want to wire/rewire something!

[aknovaman]

Not trying to hijack your thread; just info to help.

For you guys building your own standalone harnesses, shoot me a PM with your email address in it and I can send you my simple relay diagram. I use Ford Taurus relay bank that has a top and bottom cover. It is located behind the drivers headlight on a Taurus. I also use a raised 6 fuse panel from Ebay. Cheap, clean and effective.

Here is a video of the layout without the relay panel to and bottom covers.

https://youtu.be/xhqukQYe3Qc

[Liltroy]

Originally Posted by aknovaman

Not trying to hijack your thread; just info to help.

For you guys building your own standalone harnesses, shoot me a PM with your email address in it and I can send you my simple relay diagram. I use Ford Taurus relay bank that has a top and bottom cover. It is located behind the drivers headlight on a Taurus. I also use a raised 6 fuse panel from Ebay. Cheap, clean and effective.

Here is a video of the layout without the relay panel to and bottom covers.

https://youtu.be/xhqukQYe3Qc

You're good brother. just wish I wouldve seen that BEFORE I built my set up.