24
Sep
I got back late Monday night from a brief but great vacation visiting Greg and Jenn on the west coast …
The strut rods for the front suspension and the left and right-hand window regulators were waiting at the back door. Other back ordered parts yet to arrive are the windshield and the front and rear bumpers.
I should be able to finish [...]
15
Sep
I spoke with StreetBeasts today regarding my back ordered parts. In particular, I really need the front suspension strut rods that are now delaying that portion of the build. SB had to check but called me back as promised with a status. The strut rods and window regulators should be packed and shipped tomorrow. SB is expecting windshields to arrive sometime next [...]
15
Sep
We started to put the LS1 back together Saturday morning … the block looked great and the cylinder wall sleeves were still free of any rust bloom from their previous rather thorough wash down and cleaning. Along with new bearings, Dave and I installed the new cam, freshly polished crank shaft, existing bearing caps, new pistons, and a slew of bolts (all torqued to GM specs). [...]
8
Sep
The Manufacturer Certificate of Origin arrived on Saturday from StreetBeasts complete with a metal identification tag to affix on the driver’s door jam inside. The tag is equivalent to the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) that most cars have on the dash.
8
Sep
I got started on installing the front suspension over the weekend or at least to as far as I could go until I receive the missing strut rods from StreetBeasts. SB called on Friday and said they found them and would ship them out.
I also picked up a set of new Ford upper control arms [...]
2
Sep
Not much got done over the holiday weekend, however, I did manage to set the frame on jack stands and get it perfectly level. The garage floor must be rather level since I didn’t have to do any shimming. I still might have to move the front stands because I don’t have them situated exactly where the Manual suggests [...]