LS 5.3l build part 2

finishing up the budget 5.3l build
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[@johnnyharperscoutstable5386]

It’s the collection of experience and little tricks that really make a difference dealing with everything I tell ya🐸🍺🔪🔥

[@CCAutoWorks]

Your right

[@VinoRatRodbuilds]

C&C making L S Great Again!! 👍

[@CCAutoWorks]

This one at least a little greater than it was

[@DudesWithWrenches]

another great video guys

[@CCAutoWorks]

We appreciate that nice to have you stop by didn't figure you would remember us little guys lol congratulations on doing so well on here in all seriousness

[@itseithergonnaworkoritaint7852]

Good job, brand new used.😎👍

[@CCAutoWorks]

Hopefully it's runs that way

[@timwindsor03]

Awesome video brother. Thanks for sharing. Keep the videos coming. Hope all is well. Enjoy your day. Much love and RESPECT brother

[@CCAutoWorks]

Thanks brother much appreciated as always have a great day

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Hey two C’s, looking great can’t wait to hear it run😀😀

[@CCAutoWorks]

Thanks might it doesn't sound to bad

[@GrandPitoVic]

Sure do brother. A dab of Permarex at the front and rear cover joints. Looking good brother. Tonight I finally get to drop in my pistons and connecting rods into my block. Tomorrow more I roll out to this towing buisness. They are parting out a 09'Yukon. I am pulling the complete engine and trands harness. Also the tach module for the pedal and the harness for that. I just don't need the pedal. The pedal bends and mine is straight so I have to use a Corvette or Cadillac gas pedal. I am going to depin the harness and make it a stand alone harness. Engine harness,Ecu and pedal harness with tach module $200. The guy said make me a offer. I said how $200 sound. An hour later. He said deal. I said I'll see you Thursday morning. Lol.

[@CCAutoWorks]

That's a good deal sounds like u have it all figured out in guessing your feeling better

[@GrandPitoVic]

I'm feeling alot better. Thank you brother. I appreciate it. I've had extra time to research lol.

[@ManuaLiberty]

Lol love all the chynah. Glad to see everything but the top end coming together and looking forward to hearing it

[@CCAutoWorks]

I actually just heard it not impressed 😢

[@ManuaLiberty]

@@CCAutoWorks well heck. I hate to hear that

[@1953fords]

Nice job guys. I’m building my first LS 6.0 myself. I understand the draw to these engines and how they make good power. But I just don’t see the quality like in a small block ford. 🤷🏻‍♂️ perfect example is everything needs to stay loose till everything is lined up! They could have done that better. Also hate all the metric bolts 😆😆😆 but will see what all the hype is about I guess. But they ain’t as “cheap” to swap like everyone says! At this point I could have built my 393 Windsor. Only thing is 351’s around here are harder and harder to find plus junk yards are still asking $1000 or more and they have 200,000 miles on em and you have a tired 200HP engine that needs roughly $2000 aftermarket heads just to match the LS. I don’t have the wallet for a coyote and for sure ain’t doing no 4.6/5.4🤦🏻‍♂️ but will see. I can get 4.8/5.3/6.0’s all day for $250. Still destroying me I’m building a LS but at this point I just want to drive it again and have fun. Who cares if you have a smile on your face and having fun right?

[@CCAutoWorks]

8,10,13,15mm is all you need cheapest swap harness I found is from Ace I have a 6.0 but saving it for a different project

[@1953fords]

@@CCAutoWorks lol yup that’s all. I’m doing the Holley Super Sniper 1250 and Daytona Sensors ignition control and single hair dryer.

[@CCAutoWorks]

@@1953fords awesome

[@1953fords]

@@CCAutoWorks let’s hope 🤞🏼😁

[@Ralf1NATOR]

Lol you guys killed mw with the china bit. Im glad you caught that on the timing cover. I remembered the timing cover but forgot on the rear main cover 🤦

[@CCAutoWorks]

On the rear I figured the rear seal would have centered it but I didn't

[@Ralf1NATOR]

@@CCAutoWorks unfortunately for me it didnt. Couldn't get the 2 long bolts to start. 1/2 an hour and a few colorful words i had it back together

[@CCAutoWorks]

@@Ralf1NATOR mine didn't either I just had figured it would

[@Ralf1NATOR]

@@CCAutoWorks yeah 1st ls for me too. I didn't know about the barbell plugs either till mine was back in the truck. Gonna swap em out when i do the stall

[@CCAutoWorks]

@@Ralf1NATOR mines already back in so SMH

[@notacruiser713]

There is a piece to your old it looks like a dumbbell. If it has the plastic one in it you need to get rid of that and get the aluminum one and put in there before you put the whole engine together.

[@notacruiser713]

It has to do with your oil, the plastic one will let your old bypass your old filter so if you have any metal shavings in your oil, it will shoot it back into the engine instead of putting it into the filter

[@notacruiser713]

Oil sorry

[@CCAutoWorks]

I wish u would have said that before because I had no idea

[@EdsGarage99]

@@CCAutoWorks yeah look up oil barbell/ oil diverter for LS it goes in the back of the block

[@GrandPitoVic]

I also went ahead and ordered a set of lifters. I noticed on the old ones that there were a few of the rollers I could see that a pitting in the rollers. I said man screw that lol. I had pulled them down and cleaned them. Grrrrr. That's how it goes tho lol. I am going to use the oil pump that came out of the Ly6 6 oh. I opened it and you can still see the machining marks and no wear or scratches so I'm sending it. The VVt or DOD cams are high pressure or volume. Shit or both lol.

[@CCAutoWorks]

I wouldn't chance it either

[@GrandPitoVic]

My new set literally just came to the door as I was reading this lol. Powell Machine out in South Carolina. $150 for a nice set. I ordered a few other things too lol.

[@CCAutoWorks]

@@GrandPitoVic that's cheap enough

[@blueridgehollow2510]

Lots of little details specific to the LS. Please show how you prime it with the starter like you're speaking of. I will have to try it myself. Talking about gaskets... my cousin was telling me how a friend of his would use some cheap brush on paint from the hardware store instead of gaskets when racing at the drag strip. He apparently had good luck doing it over and over again lol. Sometimes you can put too much effort and care into something and the universe slaps it's knees and laughs thinking how it's going to pull the greatest joke on you.

[@CCAutoWorks]

Your right it sure has its way with things I just left the plugs out and the valve covers off spun it over tell I got oil at the rockers

[@blueridgehollow2510]

@@CCAutoWorks Thats what I will do. Thanks for sharing your progress so far. Hope all is going well for you guys and keep up the good work 😁

[@615theBuzzard]

Awesome video my brothers. I may or may not be doing an LS swap 🤔

[@CCAutoWorks]

The LS platform is better than I ever gave it credit for but when u have to swap them it isn't as cheap as people let on

[@615theBuzzard]

@@CCAutoWorksyessir. I’m seeing that in the parts I’ve been buying.

[@bluecollarhotrods9781]

Looking good, what's the ETA for the install?

[@CCAutoWorks]

Waiting on motor mounts had bought some from napa but wasn't stamped deep enough to bolt up

[@bluecollarhotrods9781]

@@CCAutoWorks I bought OE GM before the prices went sky high.

[@EdsGarage99]

I don’t know if you checked already but the oil pan got to be aligned with the bell housing bolts because it bolts to the transmission too. You mind if I use a clip from your last video in mine?

[@CCAutoWorks]

I don't mind if it doesn't make me look stupider then I already do lol

[@EdsGarage99]

@@CCAutoWorks 🤣 nah it ain’t like that

[@CCAutoWorks]

@@EdsGarage99 it's cool brother do what u like

[@cjuniversal69]

😮

[@Chevy-ud1ec]

how did you know how long a push rod you needed for that cam and lifter preload?

[@CCAutoWorks]

This cam was ground using the stock base circle size cam so only makes sense to use stock length pushrods you probably wouldn't need didn't length pushrods untell u get into much higher lift cam