hey everyone been budget hunting recently and feel im making some breakthroughs (at least for me) so I thought it'd be fun to post a build thread while in the process. I don't have everything yet and probably wont do the build till the summer but ill show you where im at now.
starting off I know everyone hates on the short stack but its much cheaper and im lowered on coils past 2in don't know by how much but my car passes the mighty car mods shoe test lol so to keep the axles horizontal I have motor mount spacers and shorter dog bones so I imagine hood clearance will be a problem with even the short stack for me plus im already at a 3.1-3.0 pulley and don't plan on going any lower than 2.8 and will maybe use the money for a lightweight/wider wheel and tire package. so onto the build
things I have bought
-short stack core with long bolts and 1/4 in. spacer $225
-Mercedes m-class electric water pump with mount and pigtail $15
-1.25 in. hose and front PCV hose free
-coolant Free from a buddy that I helped fix his car
things I need to buy
-jeep Cherokee radiator $50
-rad mounts ?
-3/4 hose ?
-barbed fittings ?
-injector spacers ?
-ls7 lifter ?
-LIM gasket ?
-valve cover gasket and heater hose ?
-plan to get LIM machined at machine shop. was wondering what to tell them to machine or will they know when I bring it?
I have $80 for zzp and a $10 off $20 oriellys coupon that I got both for free so ill be subtracting that from the final price if I end up using those but if anybody has any of these parts lying around that can help me out message me and we can make a deal.
also let me know if you see anything missing in this list that I would need or want to change. I will update it as I get the parts and price I paid and if im not lazy get some pics up before the install sooner or later.
