Humpie - The LS Engine Donor

Stampie said:

Why is the torque converter still attached to the flexplate?  

This is why:

Turns out, the buyer ( a co-worker of mine) also wanted the torque converter, so I had to pull it after all.

I got the first two ( of three) out without too much grief. Because it's easier to get at them with the tranny out. But the last one, NOPE. 15mm hex head just rounded off.

So I got out the sawz-all and death wheel and cut the flex-plate and ring gear.....

Then, just as in a cheesy movie, where the villain spouts off some monologue at the Hero while taking his last breath,  Humpie revealed (post-mortem) that the stripped Hex Bolt also had an internal Hex key.

And of course, it was a size I had a socket for......

Btdt.  I’ll put a flexplate on your pile, please put the front cv shafts in mine after they’re out.  I have a really iffy idea.  Once the garage is bigger I need to do some measuring and testing.  

In reply to Indy-Guy :

Is it too soon to ask if the two you had already removed had an internal hex also?  

Edit I do commend you on your destructive powers. 

Stampie said:

In reply to Indy-Guy :

Is it too soon to ask if the two you had already removed had an internal hex also?  

Edit I do commend you on your destructive powers. 

Hindsight is just like next year: 2020.

and yes, after the destruction, I noticed that all three bolts had the internal hex.  Sigh.

I really have grown to hate Humpie, and I'm glad he's being dismantled and will be sent off for scrap.

Patrick said:

Btdt.  I’ll put a flexplate on your pile, please put the front cv shafts in mine after they’re out.  I have a really iffy idea.  Once the garage is bigger I need to do some measuring and testing.  

Check. Front CV shafts going in your pile.  Be aware one of the CV boots is torn.

Thanks for the offer on the flexplate, however, I'm going manual transmission.  Got a flywheel?

Nope unfortunately but now I know to look for one

Indy-Guy said:

So I got out the sawz-all and death wheel and cut the flex-plate and ring gear.....

 

Then, just as in a cheesy movie, where the villain spouts off some monologue at the Hero while taking his last breath,  Humpie revealed (post-mortem) that the stripped Hex Bolt also had an internal Hex key.

And of course, it was a size I had a socket for......

 

 

 

Just toss that in the "released anger" pile. Maybe you should be thanking Humpie?

When's this going in the Triumph?

In reply to AxeHealey :

That chunk of flywheel is getting sent off to the poor victim of the next round of "New Years Gift Exchange"

Engine is getting pulled after the challenge and the carcass will be scrapped before the end of the year.  Then it'll be time to shoe-horn the LS into the TR4.

Indy-Guy said:

In reply to AxeHealey :

That chunk of flywheel is getting sent off to the poor victim of the next round of "New Years Gift Exchange"

 

Engine is getting pulled after the challenge and the carcass will be scrapped before the end of the year.  Then it'll be time to shoe-horn the LS into the TR4.

I approve all of that. Can't wait to see the TR4 come together. 

This happened today.

In reply to Indy-Guy :

Nice!

Not using this fan, so Berk it & cut it off.

And because Patrick doesn't need the entire half shafts, & pulling them would be a pain in the arse:

For a second there I was amazed at how quick you grew a goatee then realized it was a reflection. You zero out Humpie yet?

In reply to Stampie :

No goatee.

Yes, it's not too difficult to zero out a $350 truck. Real world budget, I've been paid $50 to accept this LS engine. 

When you're out there next time snap me a picture of the rpo code sticker(likely in glovebox or console) so i know what ratio the diff has

In reply to Patrick :

Will do.

Here's where we ended up at around 10:00 last night.  It was the first time the boys ever pulled an engine.  They were very helpful and happy!

And here are some progress pics:

And this is what Humpie looks like the day after donating his heart:

Remember if you use the master cylinder  or booster for the TR4 you can then replace them with brand new no budget hit. Or trade the shell for a transmission and throw in free delivery to the junkyard of their choice. 

Patrick said:

When you're out there next time snap me a picture of the rpo code sticker(likely in glovebox or console) so i know what ratio the diff has

GU6, 3:42:1