79 Malibu 5.3 swap has officially BEGUN!!!

[GBodyscuffle]

Soundin good so far man. Im pickin up a 5.3 this sunday for my 87 cutlass, maybe build it this winter an have it ready for next drag season

 

[jacobdavis1979]

Soundin good so far man. Im pickin up a 5.3 this sunday for my 87 cutlass, maybe build it this winter an have it ready for next drag season

Cool man id like to see it sometime

 

[jacobdavis1979]

nice! did you pull the oil pan to inspect the crank? but for 460$ you can make it work..

Finally got around to takin the pan off this weekend out of boredom and it looks really nice im impressed. No sludge that i could see and even got to peek at the cylinder walls with a flashlight while i was under there. No up and down scratches that i can see and looks really pretty under there

 

[jacobdavis1979]

Got my 1" adapter mounts in the mail yesterday. They went on with no hiccups. The only thing that bugs me for a guy still new to the ls swap is i noticed that the adapter plates i bought look like they raise up the motor alittle. You guys dont think these will cause clearance issues with the truck accessory drive do you cuz im afraid of the alternator hitting my hood

 

[jacobdavis1979]

Got my intake today. Discount on black friday this thing looks awesome!

 

[bigmandengo]

Got my 1" adapter mounts in the mail yesterday. They went on with no hiccups. The only thing that bugs me for a guy still new to the ls swap is i noticed that the adapter plates i bought look like they raise up the motor alittle. You guys dont think these will cause clearance issues with the truck accessory drive do you cuz im afraid of the alternator hitting my hood

I've used the carshop plates in a cutlass swap and the truck high mount alternator cleared just fine. Im not sure if the Malibu has less height though?

 

[85GPLef41]

Nice intake! you shouldn't have any issues with the alt hitting the hood, My Speedway motors f body alt relocation bracket relocates the alt pretty high and I have a plenty clearance.... I have a truck accessories as well on my soon to be lq4 swap but I need to keep it looking like a ls1...

 

[jacobdavis1979]

Intake installed. Man this looks so cool i cant wait till its in the car! No im not using that carb i just wanted to see what it looked like with a carb on it lol

 

[jacobdavis1979]

Got my 1" adapter mounts in the mail yesterday. They went on with no hiccups. The only thing that bugs me for a guy still new to the ls swap is i noticed that the adapter plates i bought look like they raise up the motor alittle. You guys dont think these will cause clearance issues with the truck accessory drive do you cuz im afraid of the alternator hitting my hood

I've used the carshop plates in a cutlass swap and the truck high mount alternator cleared just fine. Im not sure if the Malibu has less height though?

Well lets hope i have the same luck. Im not against switching accessory drives i would just like to use what i already have

 

[jacobdavis1979]

Nice intake! you shouldn't have any issues with the alt hitting the hood, My Speedway motors f body alt relocation bracket relocates the alt pretty high and I have a plenty clearance.... I have a truck accessories as well on my soon to be lq4 swap but I need to keep it looking like a ls1...

I wouldnt worry man i bet it will still look pretty sweet when your done!