the MONSTER BIG BLOCK gets some MASSIVE MOTOR MOUNTS 

Glad I could help and glad the mounts worked out for you! Also happy to see you using the sparky gun more lol. You should be getting some more parts any day now so dont put it away yet! :)

Nothing better than an LT video on my lunch break

I love the attention to detail! This channel is so underrated and has a super bright future ahead!

Just some tips for MIG, you get better penetration and shielding pushing the weld rather than pulling. Also the arc didn't sound quite right, you may have needed more amps on that thick stuff

Feels good to get some nice rotary and brakes without having to do much to access everything you need. Nicely done LT.

No Sunday upload.... I hope all is well, and cannot wait for the next installment!

One thing to consider with lowering the engine is the type of fan you are going to be using. My 8.1 had motor mounts with the rubber being crushed, and this caused the clutch fan to hit the bottom interior of the fan shroud. Love that you became to go to person for just about everything 8.1 related. Keep up the great work.

Great news to hear that LT is finally at least considering a new/different body for this build, rather than just dismantling his perfectly running 10-second ugly truck that he could sell to help offset cost to complete this build.

Lucky for you, all that stuff won't rust overnight like it would in south east Louisiana!! It's coming along great, keep up the good work!!

This channel is amazing you never know what LT will come up with to solve a problem,..great job LT

You're definitely making me want to get my LS swap underway. The contagion is real.

Very nice work, thanks LT!

That is one solid motor mount that you created and it is cool to see you wearing ear/eye protection and I hope the camera operator is doing the same! Not sure who us doing the camera work but they are doing a great job with it!! Thanks LT for sharing and I look forward to seeing this come together!!

Hi LT, There is definitely something not correct with the MIG. Probably just a small adjustment needed. You should get a nice continuous sizzle from the bead you are laying down. From the audio it sounds to me like your wire feed is not correct for the amperage. I would take some of that flat steel you used to make the engine mounts and practice on it. My two cents.

Before you go ant further you might want to rethink using conventual motor mounts. A mid-plate would be the better way to go with the power and especially the torque that thing is going to put out. With over a thousand ft lbs of torque on tap combined with 4 wheels of traction , instead of lifting the front end that engine is going to want to twist off of those mounts! Cast iron does flex and distort, so much so in certain cases I have seen regular motor mounts cause the block to distort so much it caused the nearest cylinder to the driver's side mount to melt down that piston. One engine was a turbo charged small block Buick 350 on the chassis dyno melted down the number 2 piston from the block distorting @ around 800 HP. Another incidence was a turbo charged LS, same deal, melted down number 2 from block distortion because of the motor mount pulling on the block. Something you might want to consider after spending all those $$ and all the time you have invested in this project. Don't get me wrong, it would be very cool to see that kind of engine carnage but I don't think you want to see that from YOUR engine?

I painted my utility trailer with steel it. I love it! Expensive but worth it especially since you can weld on it

Youll bend that frame into a banana before that engine goes anywhere..haha Greetings from the farm in S Carolina!!

It would be cool the keep the ugly truck as is and put a cat eye or obs body on the new chassis

You jokingly said that due to having excess motor mounts that it is a sign you need a new truck. It's funny how something so small can lead to an entirely new project haha. Happens to me as well

Seeing that your using an HB parts washer, buy a cheap aquarium water heater to put in there. The water based cleaner works way better when its heated up.

Man you gotta get this running and driving

Sweet Patina frame paint

If it's worth building, it's worth overbuilding! I'm sure some auto engineer could tell you how much material thickness is enough or if boxing-in is required. For us diy guys, engineering school takes too long😏

Interested your thoughts on using a front engine mounting plate rather than using "stock" motor mounts?

Overkill is just right. Box and triangulate everything!

Bad ass mounts ha. Just picked up a 99 z71 that needs some attention. Not shooting for building a race car but still fun

Love all the progress you're making, but I do got to jump in and say you should technically use your parking brake on every vehicle all the time. That way the brake is holding the weight of the vehicle instead of any of the weight being held in place by your transmission. Helps cut down on a little wear and tear on the transmission.

It would be super nice if you could find a nice cab and bed for that frame.. possibly a flood truck.

Look at you, fancy camera man with the walking angle, moving up in the production game

I dont even drag race, but when I went with a Moser 12 Bolt rear-end for my 97 Comp T/A I also purchased a C-Clip Eliminator kit. Just from a service standpoint alone they are 100x better then c-clips axles. I also like Road Course and Mountain Carving and loosing an axle and wheel going around a curve in the Rockies dose not sound like a fun time...lol

Installed these mounts on my Escalade, MF'N Love them!

Excellent work.

I see you have a new camera person. Nice

Great Progress!!! Your thoughts on a Mid mount Engine plate?

I see a "We build to OVERKILL!" shirt coming... just saying 🤣

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Love your content and I'm subscribed. Just 1 question. How many smart watches do you go through in a year?? Lol! Never seen a mechanic/fabricator/welder wear them before while doing what they do!! 😆Keep up the great vids and I'll keep watching.

Get yourself a set of ratcheting wrenches LT!

Who the heck is filming? LT, you got a film crew now? 😂

Weldy weldy! Looking pretty dang good!

I used to work for Steel It coating up here in Lancaster, Massachusetts. That stuff is amazing.

Very cool.

Can't wait for the launch of this truck! Just listening to that mig gun try turning the wire speed up some?

You might want to put one more gusset/triangle for the front overhang on the passenger lower engine mount. It could fit between the two nuts if not in the front or back.

LT are you going with twin turbo or single? That 4l60 trans is different than the 4l80 as far as length

You could find a good used Miller or Lincoln welder for less than a new HF welder.

Yes get a different body and leave the Ugly Truck as is. Hell since your already doing so much chassis work, just shorten the frame and get a RCSB body! Smaller, shorter, lighter = faster!

Frankenstein builds always involves the death wheel and the metal glue gun LOL

Absolutely awesome man!!! Can’t wait to see the end product!

Yo yo yo LT are you doing okay I know you were under the weather but haven’t seen you in a bit!!! Hope all is good man keep up the sweet builds

Are you gonna grind down those booger welds lol

8.1 swapping your half ton, if it is 2wd the lower crossmember is different and the bolt in crossmember will have to be modified.

Might want to put the headers on to see if those motor mounts are gonna fit that way. And just some advice from a man with many scars, use a face shield when grinding that close. Those things explode and eyes ain't the only thing you want to protect.

Somebody get this man an electric ratchet

Man I really wish this was a RCSB😅

Turn your heat up a touch on your mig. It sounded a little cold

I 100% despise lug studs I just had to do brakes on a dodge dart , dodge ( and anyone else has them) can keep them

In a previous vid, you mentioned a crossmenber for the 4L80e swap, I'd like to know more about it. I'm getting ready to put an 80 in my 01 1500 Silverado.

Does your parts washer make you light headed?

Is the frame mounts for the engine different on a 2500? I'm actually really considering swapping my 6.0 for an 8.1 after watching this build.

Or Sunday hope u make good progress in the next few 🙏🏾

Plate it all!! No such thing as over doing when you’re pushing 1600+ horse torques!

nice!

I sure hope u do Lt. But the fact that the extra motor mounts are being the deciding factor is hilarious 😂 😂😂😂 #savetheuglytruck

Powerstop calipers suck. Just be aware. Have not had any good luck with them. Did 2 sets on my bosses truck then went oem instead no problems since.

Hay LT I was checking out what you are doing and I was wondering if you have enough room for your starter and the headers for clearance for all the things I mentioned. I hope you do.

39👍's up LT thank you for sharing

After seeing what happened on Autoutopia, I would not want to run a vehicle without a parking brake.

LT, Do you only work on your projects 1 or 2 days a week ?

Has your OCD informed you that you forgot to number the passenger side cylinders?

Are you sure that your welder have good setings?

No Thursday upload this week lt

Hey would you tell us more about the ugly truck… I would like to know what your OS number is and would you share your transmission tune.. I also have a 2000 Silverado but I have a cammed 6.0 ls with a 4l80e swap I like the tune you have for your transmission I also have HP tune

I see you got yourself a camera person, moving on up LT

I have been wanting to suggest you using a different cab. I held back thought your mind was made up. Different cab would be so much easier to build race truck , custom dash panel, ease of roll-cage just makes sense. Keep it ugly.

1500 HP wouldn't a mid-plate work for you

Maybe it was the microphone but your MIG wasn’t sounding quite right.

Stop Telling me how many times I should measure before I cut!! 😂

What gauge and type of steel did you use for the mounts?

No point showing the welding arc;can't see a thing. Nice to see finished welds though.

Spray them with bulldog first and any paint wheel stick to it

Hey bud love the content but I had to ask why use a flapdisc instead of a grinding wheel just no sense burning up a flapdisc on heavier grinding you know just trying to save you a couple bucks

My dad had his axel shaft and tire pass him at the strip

Whos on the camera?

Your overwhelming use of hand tools stresses me out sometimes 😂I see two wrenches to tighten a motor mount bolt and just cant help but think of the time saved using the impact to run bolts up. LOL

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is your kiddo the cameraman now? heh

Notification gang!

What do you mean maybe the ugly truck maybe something else?? I thought this was for the ugly truck if you don’t put it in that then the ugly truck has no purpose

9.5" 14 bolt? solid thumbs down