Red Headed Stepchild-75 Swinger LSX Swap

Well I've got a lead on a running LS Truck motor that im going to hear run on Monday(via video). My brother is going to look at it for me in NC at the same place he purchased his 6.0L truck motor. So as long as that goes well ill be heading down to pull it and pick it up on August 4th/5th weekend and bringing the motor/harness/ecu back to Virginia. Its a 4wd truck so I cant do anything with the transmission. I'll be picking up a brand new 78mm T4 turbo setup when I get back to Virginia on the 30th.

After talking to Schumacher quite a bit the last week, I'm going with their GEN III mounts and I'm going to swing by Billy Wests garage down in Selma, NC and see about picking up a 73-76 v8 kmember if I cant find a decently priced one on CL local. Hoping that the Ford 8.8 with 3.73 and posi/disc brakes is still available when I get back as well, if so ill be grabbing that the 1st week of August as well. Because that would save a lot of money in the budget.

Also rolling around the idea of using one of FI-techs fuel command centers and adding a simple cheap inline fuel pump to feed it. Then it allows me to leave the original gas tank and I can mount the command center either in the rear or even somewhere lower in the bay that's out of the way, and it supports up to 800hp with the 340 pump, and get rid of the need to plumb a return line to the tank.
Go EFI Fuel Command Center – FiTech Fuel Injection

I've also rolled around the idea of just buying a new replacement tank/straps sicne they are so cheap, welding a return on it while its out of the car, and then just swapping it out for the current one. Then I would just mount an inline pump/filter back by the tank and a regulator in the engine bay, and run a return back to the tank.

Stumbled a nice alternator/wp bracket set to keep everything in tight and clean, leaving me plenty of room in the bay for piping and exhaust work. I plan on trying to mount that 78mm on the passenger side with the compressor inlet facing forward to make it easier to run the exhaust down the passenger side, which I "think" will be easier since the drivers side has the steering box in the way. possibly keep it 2.5" coming out and once it clears the torsion bars, open It up to 3".
5.3L LS Turbo Alternator & Power Steering Pump Mount Bracket LSX uses LS1or LS3 WP

And for the gauges im going to get one of egaugespro's 6 guage bezels and throw in a new 6 guage set of my own choosing to make sure I can keep an eye on all the new sensors.
70-75 Dart/Swinger

Pretty excited that things are moving along in the project, despite being in Arizona and away from home. But only a week left and ill be headed home.