Well I started off with a busted s13 shell that had a rough body and barely any interior. Found a 02 LM7 5.3 longblock out of a silverado for 550 shipped with 50k miles on it and couldn't pass it up. Picked up a 01 Camaro ss t56 6 speed tranny to go along with it.
I went with Daft Innovations mounting setup and can only comment on the lack of communication from Rich, but the parts are great quality for the swap.
It's a fairly stock setup that I plan on putting a/c in within the next couple weeks because 105 degree FL temperatures kill the fun of the car during the summer. I'll list my setup on this
-5.3 LM7 Longblock
-00 Camaro T56 Trans
-LS6 intake mani, fuel rails, injectors and tb
-Daft Innovations 1 7/8" long tube headers
-3" Custom Y pipe
-3" Catback Greddy exhaust
-Daft Innovations mount kit
-s13 5 lug swap
-j30 diff
-Megan Street Coilovers
-Varrstoen 18x9.5 +12 (235/40), 18x10.5 +15 (265/35)
-3.5" Intake w/ K&N filter
Exterior
-s13 silvia front end w/ dual projectors
-s13 origin type 1 30mm rear overfenders
-s13 silvia CF hood painted to match
It took about 2 months for me to actually complete the build and drive it once I had the shell back from paint.
On to the pictures...
Ls6 intake mani that got broken during shipping.
Getting the motor setup at the house
Daft Mounts and some accessories on the longblock
This is where UPS dropped my transmission, it was lovely. Smashed the tailhousing in on it.
New carpet put in the car with the new dash
Getting close to going in the car!
Test fitting the wheels on the car.
Here's the fun, the bastard fits.
It's on the ground again
Working on getting the headers to slide in and fit.
First time it moved under it's own power!
Yes it runs flawlessly and I will get up some videos this week for yall.
Pretty much, i've started from the barebones and worked my way through this so I feel pretty confident in helping anyone on here that has any specific questions regarding the LSX swap.
Thanks, Tyler.