I know.. I know.. Im nuts!

[Dion Hildebrandt]

Little bit of progress or small victories.. which ever
-electric water pump mounted (sounds minor but hurdles none the less)
-working on the alternator ( would you believe I have a machinist buddy helping on this)
-mounted the master cylinder and proportioning valve and line lock, of course the brake lines need some custom reworking
-Driveshaft loop is tacked together
-transmission shifter mount and switch panel mount welded up
-still trying to figure out how the roll bar and door arm rests are going to cohabitate...this can wait

as is life other projects are eating up time (1997 suburban aka Pandora's Box)

[Phillip marvetz]

Got any advice on putting 06 LS in a 94 Burb? The friggin 454 is killing me.

[Dion Hildebrandt]

Originally Posted by Phillip marvetz

Got any advice on putting 06 LS in a 94 Burb? The friggin 454 is killing me.

On another project, I got some ls motor mount adapters from "Dirty Dingo" and aside from the appropriate exhaust it should just slide in. The adapters I got were a neutral placement and you can get ones that move the engine forward or rearward on the mounts. As I am typing I recall the oilpan can be an issue depending on application, but I understand this swap is much like a traditional SBC swap outside of the electronics. I am about to put a 5.3/4l60E combo in an S-10 for a friend...fingers crossed it goes well.

[Harry 6674]

Originally Posted by Phillip marvetz

Got any advice on putting 06 LS in a 94 Burb? The friggin 454 is killing me.

Burbs are good candidates for the cummins 4or6BTs. More towing power and better fuel mileage and theres the rattle-rattle-rattle.

[Phillip marvetz]

I hear that, There is a dually on the Seattle craigslist with a cummins in it, 2 wheel drive though. I want to keep the 4x4 for Kelly though as her bad weather work vehicle. I feel better if she is driving a tank in the snow and ice. The ls swap should at least double the fuel economy in the burb and make it a little funner to drive. I'm still waiting for the guy to get his stuff off the totaled 06 so I can rip the engine and harness out of it. Hopefully in the next week or two I can get started on the swap, I have a guy lined up to deal with the wiring part so it should be pretty easy. Or maybe I should put the LS in the motorhome,lol.

[Dion Hildebrandt]

Small update
-got the driveshaft loop welded and painted and installed
-transmission crossmember painted and installed
-have a PPP shifter ordered up so I can complete the shifter mount
-Fuel cell has arrived
-tackled the roll bar issue and it seems I have a solution to my problem
-getting closer to solving the alternator misalignment
I will take some pictures soon, and I guess I should find out if I can run the car dressed as an Acadian...that would be cool

-If anyone can help with examples of Acadians or Beaumonts that actually raced as stockers that would probably help my plight...I know a few got mentioned already.

[mtkawboy]

5 kids under 3 and 3 of them new and youre going racing. Best of luck with that in your spare time !

[Dion Hildebrandt]

Originally Posted by mtkawboy

5 kids under 3 and 3 of them new and youre going racing. Best of luck with that in your spare time !

I grew up around racing and have been racing cars since 1990. I have promised the wife that "I" would sit out the season ,but the stocker may very well be driven by a good friend of mine at a few races. Whats life with out some challenges?