Let me start off by giving a little background.

I do all my own work,for the most part, but I have never ever built a motor. I've put parts on one and taken them off, but never from the oil pan to valve cover.

I have a few tools and thats about it. Nothing else. I also have no money set aside for this so it will be a slow build so I don't cut into my other priorities. I will aquire tools and other needed supplies as well. I am literally starting from scratch.

I went out about bought this today:




To help me along. As well as my few tools I have that have saved my *** more than once



I also bought a full LS motor that was torn down by the PO and Never put back together.

I am somewhat sure what I want to do. I'm thinking of building it for boost, from the ground up. But in Retrospect, since it's my first motor, should I build it with OEM parts just to get some expirence at it?

So hopefully this will be my build thread. I plan on asking numerous questions once problems arise and look foward to help from the select few of knowledgable people that browse this fourm.

Thank you.

 

Build it for boost, I'm doing the same and I have never built a motor neither.
I will check in on this thread in case I have some problems along the way.

 

looks like you got a good start

to aid you I would invest in a torque wrench

and some plasti-guage

some other things that would help would be a honing bit, feeler guages, and a ring compressor

building a motor seems like a big task at first but it is not as hard as it seems once you start

good luck

 

I'lll be doing my first build up on a ls bottom end also.

good luck with everyones first build up

 

im starting on my gsr block..gl to everyone

 

Only if i had another car to drive while i built mine..and a full time job.

 

i'm about to be in the same boat in 2 weeks.

 

thats cool man, I also wanna do the same thing, good luck

 

This will be an interesting thread.

 

Make sure you have a Helms manual available so you can check and see what tools you will need for the overhaul. I would build it for boost, though...if you end up still having enough money to turbo it.

Good luck.

 

how much for the engine stand? Now I need one

 

about 80 bucks... i got a 1 time used one for 40... still shiny

 

you need a torque wrench or a torque guage but im sure you knew that

hopefully i will be starting on my first tranny build in a few weeks, THAT is hard

I have built a motor before, but it was a domestic, Chevy big block V8, plopped into an old cop car, then this was removed and replaced with a corvette engine a few years later

 

i am tryin this too but i will have one of my friends that has built motors watch my steps. i know for sure you will need a torque wrench like the guy said above me

 

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I got mine at autozone. 750lb capacity. 55Bucks

 

good luck with the work

Nors get a stand at the swapmeets there like $30.00 save like $25.00

 

Good Luck, don't cheap out on parts.