haha that's cool! too bad you are getting rid of the lt though.... but an ls7 should be tons of fun. I thought about swapping an lsx into my car, but I really like the lt1 when it is running right....which it is not right now. going to replace the opti for the second time since the spring this weekend which will hopefully fix the stuttering issues I have been having. car will eventually be going turbo (already have the kit with a PT76 turbo) just need to build the trans, rear end, cage and swap to the 24x ignition... good bye opti! lol
anyways, I am in process of fixing up the rear of the frame on the truck. pulled the bed off on Tuesday and dropped it off at my buddies shop to have the rust fixed and have it repainted. most of the crossmembers and brackets are swiss cheese so I am replacing those and applying por15 to everything. also will finish tearing down the motor this weekend and once I get the bed back on, I will be bringing the short block to the machine shop to have it gone through and checked and cleaned up. hoping to be able to do that next week, but all depends on how long this frame work/painting will take
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