03 lb7 build

carslut

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After 200,000 miles of service the stock turbo let go..... so the time has come to "repair" things under the hood.


here's my truck..... 2003 lb7, solid axle, 3" coilovers, efilive, suncoast trans and all the other odds and ends to go with them

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started getting parts today and the guys at ppe were awesome to deal with and got me setup with a Garrett turbo and the goodies to get it installed........

plan is full top end is coming out of the truck and getting freshened up. if the pistons/block look okay ill leave them alone.

as of now parts going in will be........

arp studs

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Garrett gt40 turbo (non waste gated housing and no external..... going full non gated turbo)

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grade - C head gaskets

**** ton of gasket/seals

balanced injectors

mild port/polish

3 angle valve job

guides/seals/good valves

custom down pipe

custom intake

custom boost tubes

and the other odds and ends.......


new gears

eaten e-locker

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seal-it inner shaft seals

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PSC freshened up the steering gear box

rebuilt all the joints

new front shaft


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it has taken a while to get parts delivered but finally some progress...........

old motor/turbo setup

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discovered the valve for the waste gate did break while running on the dry lake. no idea where the valve went but i am happy it didn't go back into the turbo and cause more damage

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to help the new larger turbo do its job properly i built all new boost tubes and a larger Y-bridge for the manifolds.

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new turbo setup all mocked into position

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on to exhaust, had to modify the down-pipe due to use of a riser block between the turbo and pedestal. having the heads out of the way made this much faster than expected.

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while the heads are off they are getting a full rebuild. since most heads i work with are Chevy or import multi valve these wet injector cups are quiet the trip to see.

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lots more to do before any parts go back onto the motor :blahblah1:
 
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