Dylan's Toyota and bad news about the LS7

[@onebadbowtie86]

I get trying to put together a budget ls7 build, BUT i would be cautious about throwing good money at an ls7 block. The money on machine work and fixing one sleeve would put a good dent in an iron dart block or even a used lsx block that frequently pop up for sale.

[@The4L80eGuy]

oh brother I know. There are so many good used sets of 4" bore pistons out there its silly. i should have waited to see what the outcome of actually putting the sleeve in would be on the piston size before i bought parts. The machinist actually found a pretty good deal on some 4.135 pistons and is willing to cut me a deal on labor. Thankfully he has a day job at ETS so i'm not taking food off his kid's plate for my silly wants. onwards we go.

[@onebadbowtie86]

@@The4L80eGuy Been following you since the blue truck build on ls1tech, love your content all around. Thanks Doug!

[@Telephony954]

Well, you can spend the 1200, cause you got off cheap on the euro van, or you can wait till another block comes up, which will require some patience, something i have none of. i don't think abandoning the project is a viable thing, at this point, cause them heads weren't free. We all go through the " I want this to work" even in the face of difficult odds. I learned the other day, its easier to eat crow, than crap one. Be well.