1st LT5 engine pull, looking for tips and tricks

Well, the saga continues with the rebuild and no available piston rings for stock builds fit correctly. I have been fortunate that a fellow member has take off pistons, liners, rods, rings, etc. from a 95 crate motor and came to the rescue. In the meanwhile waiting to complete the motor the differential was dropped and local buddy is helping me build to rebuild the posi as soon as the clutch pack comes in and a local shop will do the 4:10 gears. Installed a drain plug and buying a tap to put in the rear cap ARP studs. I decided all rear bushings are being replaced with poly as well as getting cleaned up and polishing all the aluminim parts while I'm at it. The batwing is going to be the challenge and probably just clean up and coat to protect.




I decided to use my Thanksgiving AM to finishing detailing the chassis since I don't want to put a nice, fresh motor into the oily, grimey engine bay. I love POR-15 and had already done the cleaning and prep work. For simplicity and not being a show car, I used a foam brush and it came out pretty good considering with their chassis black.



Took off and cleaned the K braces and coated those inside and out too.

Will also clean up under the differential area and POR-15 the frame areas while back there. As depressing as it gets sometimes with the struggles for certain things with the ZR-1/LT5, I know I will be very pleased in the end and all the heartache will be worth it. Well, gotta get ready to head over to the parents for turkey.