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Re: Glock's new project: "Fred"
MAJOR improvement today!! Went and picked up the crew cab rear seat this morning. Just got back home a little while ago and cleaned it up, swapped brackets and got it put in.
What a huge difference!!! :metal: I knew the other seat foam had worn down a little, not too bad, but you definitely sat low in it. This seat sits you up nice and high, and the colors are bright too. Old seat: http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...c/P1060396.jpg "New" seat: http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...c/P1060397.jpg End result: :metal: http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...c/P1070399.jpg http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...c/P1070400.jpg |
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wow huge improvement!! that is one heck of a tip too!! your really cleaning ol fred up. nice job buddy.
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Nice work! I'll have to remember that about the seat.
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That is a great addition Bob. The old seat was never very comfortable to me, especially on long trips. I like to kick back a little though.
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Looks great man, that did make a huge difference, with little effort! :thumbs:
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Bob, Fred is coming along well. I can't wait to see 'him' in person. That seat looks great. I always liked the red interior. Not sure why I like the red. I have the grey that everyone loves. Its nice but its not gonna stay forever.
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Good news! I dropped off some parts at Adams house tonight, and the glove box door from the Burb was there. So I grabbed the SPID off of it. Did some deciphering when we got home tonight, and the Burb rear end has 3.42's! :metal: That's what I wanted to put in Fred all along, so I will be swapping rear ends soon.
Gerald (Driveway Dreams) came over this morning to get some parts off the Burb. I had a tall air dam for him from Adam, but after doing some measuring, he figured it wouldn't last but one trip down Mulberry Street. :lol: So we pulled the short air dam off of Fred for him and we installed the tall one in it's place. Looks good on him! I also forgot to mention.... the crew cab I got the seat out of also had a good drivers door arm rest, so I snagged that too. Got it cleaned up and installed when I did the seat. I was so excited about the seat that I forgot all about that. I was going to get a new 700R4 in the next month or two, but I think I 'll just keep saving and looking for the 5.3L/4L60E setup. I figured there was no point in spending the cheddar on the 700R4 only to yank it out in a year or two. |
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That seat looks good, it really makes a difference when you're not falling out the door around corners huh? ;)
You can use the 700R4 behind a 5.3, just need a cranshaft spacer ($40), the TV kit from Bowtieoverdrives for vortec intakes ($150), and to program the pcm for a manual trans. The benefit of the 700R4 is keeping the factory speedo cable, otherwise you have to use aftermarket guages or modify a 90-up suburban electronic speedo guage set. |
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Dang dude, you are full of good info for me! First the seat, now this!
I never even gave a second thought to the speedo situation. OK, I guess I'll still go for a 700R4, which will go well with the 3.42 rear end. |
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The 3.42 rearend will be a great ratio. It will give you good torque, but still give you good highway driving.
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OK, so here are my new plans for the engine and transmission.
I decided against the 700R4. Instead, I will do the 5.3L/4L60E swap. How cool is 325HP at 20-22 MPG?! :metal: My old 2003 Chevy 2wd ECSB with a 5.3L/4L60E/3.73 got 19-21 MPG on the highway, that's mostly the kind of driving I do. Even when I had the Whipple supercharger on it, I still got 19 MPG! I imagine Fred is lighter then the 03 ECSB was. :lol: So, I adjusted my budget for the rest of this year. Next month I will buy an engine. September I will get a transmission, and for the rest of the year I will gather the rest of what I need. I can build my own motor mounts, those are easy, and do any mods that need done to the trans crossmember and frame (if needed). This will then be my winter project for the truck. I have been talking to the local LKQ rep, they have several 45,000-55,000 mile engines in the $550-$650 range. Still working on them as to what accessories I can wring out of them as part of a deal. I already have shorty headers that were on my 03, and an ECM from an 06 which had drive-by-wire, plus a new MAF. This winter is gonna be fun! Then I won't have to worry about that pesky surge I have! :lol: |
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That sounds like a good plan glock. I like the truck. The 5.3/4l60e is a great combo that you can get plenty of miles out of. I considered the same setup for my 84. Now I'm condisering the 6.0L like my TBSS.
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Sounds like you're making some nice progress... nice work!
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Oh, Wynne - I am going to keep the NOS bezel in the box. :D I found this for $40 at cheyennepickup.com. It's a stick-on cover to repair your old bezel. I can peel off the old insert, clean it up, and stick this one on. If the bezel is cracked, I can plastic weld it.
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....~Z5Z5Z5~Z5Z5Z5 |
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Cool! I didn't realize that anyone sold just the aluminum face, I looked for one before I bought the bezel, but couldn't find one. You're gonna love that 5.3/4L60. I can't wait to see it done & painted.
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I stumbled across it purely by accident. I have no problem cutting the bezel that's in there for the stereo, but REALLY didn't want to cut the NOS one.
I can't wait to get everything together and installed. I also wish I would have kept the supercharger off of my 2003. That would have been really cool under the hood. |
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Well get yer butt on over there and get one! I never even looked to see where they were, that's pretty cool! I am going to order one today.
Ol' Fred seems to be digging up all kinds of good new stuff! :metal: |
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Love the progress reports Bob. Your moving forward at a rapid pace. As a suggestion on the motor, if you can get a 6.0 go for it. Nothing wrong with a 5.3 but 6.0's are much more solid.
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Is 20 mpg really possible with the 6.0? My only experience with the 6.0 was in my 02 GMC 1500HD, and it got 14 on a good day. I would love the power of the 6.0 in a truck like this, but the mileage experience I had with mine had automatically ruled it out. :lol:
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Yeah my 03 1500HD is like you said 14mpg at it's best. However the 85 will be ALOT lighter, just don't know if it would equate to 20mpg. If Ken said so though I would believe him! :)
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True, between the weight of the truck and the weight/friction loss of the 4wd components, it may be possible. I just have it stuck in my head since owning that truck that 6.0L = 14 mpg. :lol:
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I'm with ya. I made a trip to Dallas and back one day, and I got 14.5mpg, and I was ecstatic! :lol:
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just got back a few hours ago on a 500 mile round trip to the coast in the goat (6.0 w/ full bolt ons) and averaged 18.6 mpg. not bad considering how i was driving!;)
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