Been a bit since an update. I spent a month out of the country and then was lazy with the Texas heat to get much done in garage.
LS2 was machined by a local place and i picked it up and brought it home to assemble myself. Heads were CNC ported by Hooper's Heads here in Houston and Parts supplied primarily from Texas Speed for engine related, and a shop called Matt's Classic Bowties for all the swap/classic parts.
Block returned and on a stand ready for some work:
With the help of Joseph Potak's LS Book I set crank and measured all bearing clearances and thrust and moved onto filing rings and installing the pistons.
Cam and timing set was installed:
After that the Heads were installed, and I checked PTV and pushrod length. Luckily i had a few diff length pushrods to choose from and my measurement matched with a set I had and within the allowable lifter preload.
While I was checking the valvetrain, i noticed the rockers were 1) nasty and 2) bushed trunnion upgrade was severely worn (came with the motor).
Quick call to Trevor at TSP and the trunnion issue was sorted and some Chem Tool sorted the rocker grime/grit.
Next up was installing the oil pump, and front and rear covers. I pulled apart the melling pump that came with the motor to inspect and happy that I did. It definitely showed some wear, so a new OEM style replacement went in it's place.
Covers were cleaned up with some brake clean and a tooth brush to get any grime out of the small crevices and all looks good as new! Also installed the holley valve covers while i was at it to "seal up" the motor. Tape now covers the intake and exhaust ports until it's installed in the truck, and it's been bagged each time I leave the garage.
Oil pan will go on today, i was waiting on some windage tray, hardware and oil pump hardware. I waited for the Holley 302-3 for about 6-7 weeks and decided to cancel that order and go with the knockoff available off ebay. I'm all for supporting Holley but considering I got the same pan, with all hardware and gasket for about $150 less than they sell theirs for, and it was available to ship same day, its hard to justify the continued wait.
While This was all taking place, I got a deal on a Circle D 258mm converter and took it by Circle D to have it freshened up and gone through. What I received back was a brand new looking converter, and some swag. Very happy with the service and quick turnaround from those guys. It's a 258mm Billet Triple w/ 3200 stall. More converter than this little truck needs, but no kill like overkill.
I'll be bringing the C10 back to my house this weekend and starting the disassembly process. Have some time off from work coming up around 4th July so hoping to make some serious strides. Only thing at this point NOT in my possession is the guages (just celebrated my 16th week anniversary of ordering them yesterday) and a driveshaft that'll be measured when I get the setup in the truck.
I'll be more regular with updates when work starts actually taking place.