Thread: So it starts...Gen III 5.3 Vortec into 51 Chevy

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I think I would have painted the engine compartment and firewall before installing that in there.. Sheesh..

Alright well got the new tank in and plumbed the fuel system finally

Also got the cooling system hooked up and am working on the tranny cooling lines currently, I got a external trans cooler to help keep the trans a little bit cooler since it is a bigger trans than the th350.

I yanked the PS pump, since the car does not have it and went to the parts store for a smaller belt and rerouted it, seems like it'll work, its pretty solid in there and everything is spinning the right way.

I also fabricated up a K-member for the new trans so now the motor and trans are in there nice and solid.

Dropped the driveshaft off at the shop to get shortened about 1/2 an inch so that should be ready to throw on today or tomorrow

Got my ECM all tuned, now I just need a wiring harness to hook everything up, still gotta find one.

Only a few things left before firing this beast up:

-gotta hook up shift linkage to trans
-wiring harness
-throttle cable (probably get one from Lokar)
-install driveshaft
-and whatever else pops up when those are done

Originally Posted by MR. 427 Chevy

I think I would have painted the engine compartment and firewall before installing that in there.. Sheesh..

Yeah, I wanted to, but I got too anxious to put the motor in oh well