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slammed90 09-14-2011 01:22 AM
Re: 85 crew cab with 97 vortex motor and dash
 
are u doin the whole motor swap urself??if so is it tough buildin it or is it the same as an ls engine like a 5.3 4.8 6.0??

68 TT 09-14-2011 10:56 AM
Re: 85 crew cab with 97 vortex motor and dash
 
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Originally Posted by (541)COLD_beer (Post 4898598)
Thanks! I kinda took a hard turn on it... I bought a 07 avalanche dash and im going to put that dash in instead and im trying to work out a deal with a coworker on a 93 cummins. I've been working long hrs at work so I haven't had much time to work on it but I did get the 07 dash in the truck. i'll take some pics after I get back from my trip to california this week so mid next week I'll get some pics up. Oh and I took a look at your build... looks awesome! Im going to keep my 97 dash for another project. I basically got the 07 dash for free so I couldn't turn it down.
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Did you check out the cab depth left over for the driver? If I remember right from the other project I saw where someone tried to use the newer dash in a square body the newer dash is so deep that the steering wheel ends up really close to the driver so it makes for a really tight fit. I hope it works out for you.

Any pics?

KC712 09-14-2011 09:35 PM
Re: 85 crew cab with 97 vortex motor and dash
 
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Originally Posted by (541)COLD_beer (Post 4898598)
Thanks! I kinda took a hard turn on it... I bought a 07 avalanche dash and im going to put that dash in instead and im trying to work out a deal with a coworker on a 93 cummins. I've been working long hrs at work so I haven't had much time to work on it but I did get the 07 dash in the truck. i'll take some pics after I get back from my trip to california this week so mid next week I'll get some pics up. Oh and I took a look at your build... looks awesome! Im going to keep my 97 dash for another project. I basically got the 07 dash for free so I couldn't turn it down.
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are you using the 97 heater core box or the 07? how well does the 07 fit is it narrower than the 97 or longer??

(541)COLD_beer 09-14-2011 09:52 PM
Re: 85 crew cab with 97 vortex motor and dash
 
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Originally Posted by slammed90 (Post 4898622)
are u doin the whole motor swap urself??if so is it tough buildin it or is it the same as an ls engine like a 5.3 4.8 6.0??
Its just a 97 350 motor so it bolts right in the only thing I need to do is wire the motor and tranny... but if I put that 93 cummins motor in that im trying to buy off a friend Im not sure what needs to be done to make it fit but know they will fit fit in
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(541)COLD_beer 09-14-2011 09:56 PM
Re: 85 crew cab with 97 vortex motor and dash
 
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Originally Posted by 68 TT (Post 4898956)
Did you check out the cab depth left over for the driver? If I remember right from the other project I saw where someone tried to use the newer dash in a square body the newer dash is so deep that the steering wheel ends up really close to the driver so it makes for a really tight fit. I hope it works out for you.

Any pics?
It fits awesome and im over 6' tall. Pics coming soon
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(541)COLD_beer 09-14-2011 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by KC712 (Post 4899889)
are you using the 97 heater core box or the 07? how well does the 07 fit is it narrower than the 97 or longer??
Im going to use the 07 heater box. The 07 dash fits way better! Its longer than the 97 dash. I'll post some pics tonight.
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(541)COLD_beer 09-14-2011 10:18 PM
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KC712 09-14-2011 10:20 PM
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:metal: wow niceeee!! it does fit good!! nice grab on that dash for free!!

(541)COLD_beer 09-14-2011 10:24 PM
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(541)COLD_beer 09-14-2011 10:31 PM
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(541)COLD_beer 09-14-2011 10:44 PM
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(541)COLD_beer 09-14-2011 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by KC712 (Post 4900003)
:metal: wow niceeee!! it does fit good!! nice grab on that dash for free!!
thanks! i cant wait to get her on the road! i will be working on it a lot here soon.

rocking chevy 09-15-2011 08:28 AM
Re: 85 crew cab with 97 vortex motor and dash
 
Looks like it fits good, what are you going to do about the gap in the front corners?
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68 TT 09-15-2011 09:53 AM
Re: 85 crew cab with 97 vortex motor and dash
 
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Originally Posted by (541)COLD_beer (Post 4899939)
It fits awesome and im over 6' tall.
Looks great in there. I forgot you were working on a crew cab. A regular cab can't handle that little bit of extra depth. Just not much extra space to deal with. Nice job.

68 TT 09-15-2011 09:57 AM
Re: 85 crew cab with 97 vortex motor and dash
 
That dash looks so much better than the 99-2006 dash. Glad they made the change.

Did you get all the stuff that goes in it or will you be finding / fabricating filler pieces for all the openings?

(541)COLD_beer 09-15-2011 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by rocking chevy (Post 4900551)
Looks like it fits good, what are you going to do about the gap in the front corners?
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Im going just make a little filler to go in there... or I might try to put the little tweeter speakers in there???
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(541)COLD_beer 09-15-2011 10:30 AM
Re: 85 crew cab with 97 vortex motor and dash
 
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Originally Posted by 68 TT (Post 4900633)
That dash looks so much better than the 99-2006 dash. Glad they made the change.

Did you get all the stuff that goes in it or will you be finding / fabricating filler pieces for all the openings?
I do have everything for the dash and then some... I completely gutted the interior of a 07 avalanche so I have all the wiring, door panels, seats, you name it I got it!
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rocking chevy 09-15-2011 06:12 PM
Re: 85 crew cab with 97 vortex motor and dash
 
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Originally Posted by (541)COLD_beer (Post 4900671)
Im going just make a little filler to go in there... or I might try to put the little tweeter speakers in there???
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if you make a filler piece will you attach it or just make it fit in and have seem lines? if you attach it wont you have to paint the whole hash to make it look right? but if you put some kind of a tweeter box in there then you wouldnt have to attach it so you wouldnt have to repaint the whole dash.

68 TT 09-16-2011 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by (541)COLD_beer (Post 4900675)
I do have everything for the dash and then some... I completely gutted the interior of a 07 avalanche so I have all the wiring, door panels, seats, you name it I got it!
You really scored to get all those parts with the dash plus all the interior pieces too. Great find.

meter swinger 09-17-2011 12:25 AM
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Man that is really sick. Impressive undertarking. Bend is a beatiful place btw. Love it down there
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y5mgisi 09-17-2011 12:30 AM
Re: 85 crew cab with 97 vortex motor and dash
 
Looks pretty cool! Just to be sure, You do know its spelled vortec and not vortex right?

(541)COLD_beer 09-17-2011 11:27 AM
Re: 85 crew cab with 97 vortex motor and dash
 
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Originally Posted by rocking chevy (Post 4901277)
if you make a filler piece will you attach it or just make it fit in and have seem lines? if you attach it wont you have to paint the whole hash to make it look right? but if you put some kind of a tweeter box in there then you wouldnt have to attach it so you wouldnt have to repaint the whole dash.
I'm not too worried about the corners... I think I'm going to just put the tweeters up there but I'll cross that road when I get there. But whatever I do I don't think I'll make it part of the dash. I'm going to keep it pieces that just pop into place.
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(541)COLD_beer 09-17-2011 11:52 AM
Re: 85 crew cab with 97 vortex motor and dash
 
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Originally Posted by 68 TT (Post 4902467)
You really scored to get all those parts with the dash plus all the interior pieces too. Great find.
thanks! i was excited to get it!

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meter swinger: Man that is really sick. Impressive undertarking. Bend is a beatiful place btw. Love it down there
thanks! if you come down hit me up it looks way better in person

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y5mgisi: Looks pretty cool! Just to be sure, You do know its spelled vortec and not vortex right?
Ya I know how to spell it. it was just the stupid auto correct... i didn't think it was that big of a deal to correct but maybe i should because a lot of people like to point it out. Plus I might be getting a cummins anyways. So I'm thinking about changing the title of the build. Does anyone know if i can do that or do I have to start a new build thread?

(541)COLD_beer 09-17-2011 12:16 PM
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str8axle55 09-17-2011 09:32 PM
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That dash looks pretty sweet, be interested to see it finished. You also have a nice truck to work with.


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