The quest for 30 more danas

Closely reflecting what @mcutler stated, you can do an LS swap on the cheap if you know what to look for. I converted my '03 5.3 over to dbc and swapped over from the returnless fuel rail/injector combo and intake using all junkyard parts, just like I did with damn near everything else. It was mostly by luck, but I purchased and installed the 5.3 into my YJ for around $800 including the new aluminum radiator. ;) The computer tune will push it closer to $1000 but who's counting.
 
Loganwayne said:
glad you got my back because im gonna end up cutting about half the back out and reworking it.
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Lol I just posted on fb about 12 seconds ago that I only weld for beer money and only weld good when im drinking.
You and I, sir, are gonna be great friends.
 
So the only things I didn't like about this chassis was where the gas tank was, right behind/in between the seats. And the weird ass shock hoops and high lift jack mount. So I cut them off....
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So the only things I didn't like about this chassis was where the gas tank was, right behind/in between the seats. And the weird ass shock hoops and high lift jack mount. So I cut them off....
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Can’t have nothing nice can ya? Going to be a good build.
 
Parts are starting to roll in. Hoping my next weekend I'll have everything I need to set the motor in and start getting everything in it's place. Still gotta get some heims from Barnes but that's about it
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Started working on the jeep finally.
Last weekend I made a trip to grab a 5.3 and some mastercraft seats

Today I took the intake and accessories of the 5.3 bolted up the 350 and stuffed them in the jeep. I'm still waiting on the 203 to get here so I can add the transfer cases but i think the motor is pretty well where it's going to end up. Going to make some temp motor mounts that will end up being final motor mounts if everything works out. The intake may make contact with the hood right so may have to lower the motor a little

Definitely looks like I'm going to be running a two piece front driveshaft.

Oh and I "cleaned" the motor just for nick

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Loganwayne said:
Started working on the jeep finally.
Last weekend I made a trip to grab a 5.3 and some mastercraft seats

Today I took the intake and accessories of the 5.3 bolted up the 350 and stuffed them in the jeep. I'm still waiting on the 203 to get here so I can add the transfer cases but i think the motor is pretty well where it's going to end up. Going to make some temp motor mounts that will end up being final motor mounts if everything works out. The intake may make contact with the hood right so may have to lower the motor a little

Definitely looks like I'm going to be running a two piece front driveshaft.

Oh and I "cleaned" the motor just for nick
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Heck yeah. Ready for paint?!
 
Hopefully that 5.3 doesn't have 706 heads on it :D
 
I don't remember what years they were used, but yes, they had a casting issue that would steam the coolant under the valve covers and you'd get a nice rock candy build up all over the valvetrain. Pretty sweet, huh?

It's pretty easy to check the casting numbers. They're on the corners of the heads and pretty much in plain view.
 
Croatan_Kid said:
I don't remember what years they were used, but yes, they had a casting issue that would steam the coolant under the valve covers and you'd get a nice rock candy build up all over the valvetrain. Pretty sweet, huh?

It's pretty easy to check the casting numbers. They're on the corners of the heads and pretty much in plain view.
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I'll double check but I pulled the valve covers and it was pretty clean. But I think it was 06+

I know that the 706 had more flow volume and with a little work are a cheap alternative to buying aftermarket heads or swapping to ls6-7 heads


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LS6s used 243s. They're pretty cheap. You can get those for less than 500 bucks a set and they're still catherdral ports. 799s and 243s are basically identical and are the best flowing cathedral port heads without any work.

LS7 heads are square ports with bigger valves and are just all around awesome. They cost more, as you would expect, and you wouldn't really shoot for these unless you were on a 4.00+ bore size.

A quick Googling and I discovered they were an issue from 2001 - 2006 on 4.8/5.3 motors. Most 4.8s I've seen used 862 heads though.
 
So i ran into a small possible problem.... kinda....
so when i first opened up the axle covers they were dry, with fresh setup paint on the gears and grease on everything. like they had just been rebuild but someone knew it would be a while so sealed them up with a thin layer of grease on everything instead of filling it full of gear oil.

Transmission looked pretty clean but didnt think anything of it cause it had been on a pallet wrapped up. well took it off the motor and it and torque converter were dry, but had assembly lube on them. so im going to assume both were rebuilt, the guys helping me also think the trans was rebuilt and not been ran yet.

so here lies the problem is there a way i can tell if it is standard shift pattern or reverse pattern before i order a new shifter?
 
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LS6s used 243s. They're pretty cheap. You can get those for less than 500 bucks a set and they're still catherdral ports.

LS7 heads are square ports with bigger valves and are just all around awesome. They cost more, as you would expect, and you wouldn't really shoot for these unless you were on a 4.00+ bore size.

A quick Googling and I discovered they were an issue from 2001 - 2006 on 4.8/5.3 motors. Most 4.8s I've seen used 862 heads though.
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well do you think i really give a damn what heads are on it!?!?! i barely cleaned the thing before i stuffed it in lol
 
Nah, just making you aware. It'd be a helluva lot easier to swap heads now than after it's in there and running...or during a weekend of wheeling and it makes coolant disappear, starts overheating, and just gives @Jody Treadway more of a reason to hate on you :flipoff2:
 
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