I bought a motor off ebay early this year, and have had it sat on a pallette in work waiting for its day. We were quiet in work, and the ’55 was going to get its exhausts done, so I got it dropped over in the works van. It’s a 6.0L LSx series engine from a 2002ish Chevy pickup or SUV. It’s an Iron block with ally heads which have lower compression than the car versions so are perfect for forced induction (can you guess where this is going?)

I’m completely comfortable with all of the electronics on the LT1’s in the ’55 and Camaro, but this is the next generation to them and has a lot more wiring to work out. I intend to make my own loom from the factory one as I actually enjoy doing it in a strange and twisted way. I went through all the disconnected plugs and worked out what went where in my head, but was left with a huge bundle of wires. Most of these will be replaced with a new fuseboard or removed but there’s still an awful lot to find. The truck itself is out for media blasting at the same bodyshop that did the Camaro. They are priming it and painting it with a top coat of left over paint to give it some protection from the elements when it comes back. Looks like I have a few years work yet.