Super new direction!

Yes I changed the title again, but for a "super" good reason. I have a 3800 s/c engine, technically it's a series 2 L67. It's out of a 2001 Buick Park Avenue Ultra. A local dealer screwed up a oil change and caused a rod knock, so my shop (me actually) installed a used motor. I got the used motor for $125 core charge. My plans are to do this on as tight of a budget as possible, I'm trying to build a daily driver not a show car.

Super charger was removed and put up on a shelf to keep it safe while I worked on other stuff.

Water cooled drive belt tensioner, kidding, unused heater passages and alternator mount visable.

Top view of tensioner and alternator mount.

Tensioner after cutting off un-needed coolant passages.

I removed the plastic coolant elbows, tapped both holes in lower intake manifold and timing cover. Hole in lower intake will have fitting installed for heater flow, hole in timing cover is plugged.