Manny's 65 lsx build

[Manny063011]

This all started when my wheel studs broke while i was driving on the highway. Haha. I was planning on waiting until my son was old enough to help me.
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[Manny063011]

I rebuilt a 5.3 with 100k miles. New pistons, bearings, seals, tsp cam. I plan on running a th400 and 3.73 gears. Hopefully this weekend ill get my tranny and oil cooler installed and work on the cab a bit
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[Manny063011]

Well this weeked i didnt get much done on m 65, i had my clutch go out on my camaro and my friend had me put some 4.10 gears in his Mach 1. I also spent some time with my son, he was kind enough to wash daddy's bike i posted a picture of what my truck looked like before it turned into a million pieces. I should have time to install my tranny and cooler today, so ill post some pictures up tonight oh yeah and someone forgot to remove the safety latch on the lift, that made a great picture lol

[Manny063011]

Well monday i took my trailing arms to work and dipped them in muriatic acid, came out looking like new! threw some paint on them and installed the new bushing. I got my tranny installed later that day, im running a b&m 3000 stall and bought the spacer needed to get these two to mate, i also mounted my oil cooler on the frame, kinda stole the idea from Tommys66. Later tonight im gonna set my angle on the drive train , install my trailing arms and possibly get my diff ready to bolt up
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[66C06]

Sick!!! Are you covering the motor on purpose? Some secret squirrel stuff goin on under there!?!?!? LOL!

[Manny063011]

Haha no, ive been waiting for my heads to get back from the machine shop for about a month now so i figured id cover it up to keep anything from going in. Lol
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[Manny063011]

Well its been a while since I've touched my truck. I got my heads back after waiting a few months, got them surfaced, valve job, comp springs and new valve stem seals. Here is a pic of the control arms after i blasted and painted them. Last week I got some goodies like my intake, radiator and a few other parts. Got the intake mounted up, plugged a few wires and she started right up. She sounded healthy and could clearly hear the my texas speed cam getting after it Monday after talking with a buddy I decided to pull off the intake go fuel injected. Found a good deal on a ls2 intake, injectors and fuel rail. I ordered my hose, AN fittings, fuel cell, fuel pump and vette fuel filter yesterday. I really should be working on my suspension so I hope to get started on that tomorrow
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[66C06]

Looking good!!!

[Manny063011]

Well this last weekend I decided I needed to get this frame rolling! So I decided to get some stock wheels off a avalanche for the meantime, 1st picture is where I had a turn the axles down to get the wheel to fit properly. So I got the control arms and 2 1/2 spindles on. I ended up using u bolts off a 73 because of the bigger diameter. After a year in the sunlight she's finally seen daylight! I had a change of thought and decided to go fuel injected. I picked up a ls2 intake with injectors and fuel rail for cheap, I went with a walbro 255 fuel pump and vette filter/regulator, using -6AN hose and fitings
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[Snowbound]

I've been considering machining my axles down, as the wheel selection is so limited for 6 lug. Very few wheels are made with the large opening now.

Did you leave any lip or are they pretty well flush now?

Thanks,
Brian
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[Manny063011]

Yeah I also did it to match my front CPP rotors and I put 14 x 1.5 studs on all four corners just to be safe lol
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[Manny063011]

Well it was a nice day the other day so I made some time to run my -6AN lines, filter and pump from the intake to the fuel cell, I tell you what, my fingers are sore from putting those fittings on! I also made four brackets that I will be using to mount my fuel cell staps to, I also installed my Afco radiator, its a aluminum dual pass radiator with no tranny cooler I picked up at summit, I believe the part number is 80125N.

[Manny063011]

I ran my tranny cooler lines and finsihed up my fuel cell, I ran out of braided line so I need to order some more to run my return line. What do you guys think, will it work? I also got my Doug Thorley headers in yesterday

[66-PMD-GMC]

Interesting build.....
Like the concept..
I am especially interested in the electronics and how you will be doing them.

[Bazooka]

These LXS conversions are a dream to drive. Wish I would have hung on to the 68 I had with the 6.0 and 4L80E trans. Kicking myself for selling that one.

Your doing some clean work. Keep it up

[pmkrew]

Looks nice! Only "problem" I see is you faced the sump of your fuel cell forward. That may or may not cause a problem with fuel supply...
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[chevyrestoguy]

Very nice! I am a big fan of LS motors. What are the specs on your Texas Speed cam?

I noticed in one of the pictures you posted yesterday that the driver's side exhaust manifold was a passenger side manifold spun backwards. You wouldn't by chance be thinking of putting a turbo on that engine would you? For the money, you can beat an LS motor with a turbo. Hot Rod Magazine did a build-up a few years ago on a worn out stock 5.3 with a Z06 cam and an ebay turbo and it made 563 horsepower. Those engines was amazing.

I'm collecting parts for a turbo 5.3 or 6.0 for my '55. Can't wait.