Project Groundhog, Part 1: Cleaning up and machining rusty parts from a 2005-era Chevy truck engine that was literally pulled out of a dirt floor.

Project Groundhog, Part 2: Buttoning things up with the installation of heads, valvetrain, and intake on our rescued 2005-era Chevy LS truck engine.

Here’s an overview of the Chevrolet 5.3L Gen III LS engine along with some of the problems engine builders have encountered.