Following the build of the SBC iintroduced in my very first Introductory post here on Hotrodders.
http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/hello-new-guy-az-142145.html
The 4.3L to V8 swap has begun:
Sept 6th, 08:
Parked the truck, removed a few body panels. Disconnected the battery, drained the coolant. Removed the radiator hoses, removed the accessory brackets- Alt & PS pump. Unplugged all of the engine sensor harnesses, unhooked the Y-pipe from the headers. Removed all of the bell housing bolts, disconnected the torque converter from the flexplate.
Modified the A/C bracket & spaced the A/C compressor to work with the tall valve covers.
Unhooked all of the engine wiring harness & brackets from the motor and began to pull.
This was the time to unbolt the rear ground straps & remove the Knock Sensor
And this is where I am at, after a short break and cool down from the 90+ degree heat out there.
This afternoon/evening I plan to change the torque converter out for my 3000 stall unit, change the motor mount brackets for the V8 ones, and splice the V8 fuel injector plug in onto the 4.3L harness.
Cheers ~Mykk
http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/hello-new-guy-az-142145.html
The 4.3L to V8 swap has begun:
Sept 6th, 08:
Parked the truck, removed a few body panels. Disconnected the battery, drained the coolant. Removed the radiator hoses, removed the accessory brackets- Alt & PS pump. Unplugged all of the engine sensor harnesses, unhooked the Y-pipe from the headers. Removed all of the bell housing bolts, disconnected the torque converter from the flexplate.
Modified the A/C bracket & spaced the A/C compressor to work with the tall valve covers.
Unhooked all of the engine wiring harness & brackets from the motor and began to pull.
This was the time to unbolt the rear ground straps & remove the Knock Sensor
And this is where I am at, after a short break and cool down from the 90+ degree heat out there.
This afternoon/evening I plan to change the torque converter out for my 3000 stall unit, change the motor mount brackets for the V8 ones, and splice the V8 fuel injector plug in onto the 4.3L harness.
Cheers ~Mykk