1980 Wagoneer LS3/Restoration Thread!

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Cleaning her up for some test fitting!

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The new 4L80 Ready to go apart from the transfer case adapter.

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Test fitting the motor soon! She's almost ready for paint!
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Nice progress! That LS3 is beautiful.
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Motor is in! Fit's like a glove!

Only thing is we are going to do camaro accessories so that the A/C compressor doesn't get in the way of the battery. And we also have to change water pumps since the e rod kit came with an LSA style pump.. Which is odd, but oh well.

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Decent clearance with this pan, and with a lift there should be even more so.

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Couple updates: Waiting on just a few more parts then its off to paint!

New in box NP 242 AMG

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4L80 and converter, waiting on adapter for t case

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New CTS-V accessories fit like a glove. Looks like we can keep the battery in the stock location

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Will you be leaving the 242 as a AWD/4hi/4low case, or swapping parts to make it 2wd/AWD/4hi/4low?

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Going to go full time 4wd.

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Radiator and hydroboost are in! Novak makes some amazing stuff! (the hydroboost isn't mounted correctly in that picture BTW, I didn't realize it utilizes the old plate off of the stock booster)

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Trans and transfer case are in! Just need to figure out a way to mount it to the cross member now...

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I have about an inch of clearance with the motor mounts on the middle setting.

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I just mounted mine this afternoon. I've got a 4l60 mated to a NP208(GM, pass drop). I used a stock rubber mount and made a riser that bolts between the mount and crossmember. My crossmember is in the rear set of holes. I took a few pics and plan on adding them to my build thread.
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Interesting. I'll subscribe to that.

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Off to media blasting!

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Stripped!

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Firewall being shaved
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And we have a color!

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That's green.
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That's "very" green.

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It's not quite as wild as it looks.

It's a goldish green with just a tad more green, it definitely pops in the sun, but it's not snake skin green like the picture makes it out to be.

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Been a while since I've updated

Frame is powdercoated!
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Hood was in pretty rough shape unfortunately.

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Body is in primer.

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Some parts in color now!

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Hinges are also painted!

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I really like the color! Are you planning any stripes, 2-tone, or all one color green?
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