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Old 02-13-2020, 12:12 PM   #24
FunKing85
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Location: Merritt Island, FL
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Re: 1979 C20 Quad Cab

Long overdue update, I've moved and life marches on. Swap is going steady, progress has been made. Good news is I am now in a more legitimate shop, have way more space and way more tools at my disposal, only thing is I have to drive 20 minutes to get there but thats ok, keeps me disciplined. Motor and trans is installed, ended up going with a 4l65e unit from Jasper transmissions, it was convenient and close, built in 2016. I still have my reservations about this, I really wanted an 80E but we'll see.
BP took care of me with a show stopper harness and ECU exactly for my setup, harness is in and mostly routed, mocked up the ECU mounts as well.
The big win was the fuel system, all re-done with 87 model senders, Walboro 255 pumps, all new EFI hoses and clamps, new pollack valve, new corvette regulator, new tanks, new harness and switch, functioning and leak tested. This honestly took me weeks to research and rebuild, couldn't have done it without this site. Only thing left is to hook the feed line to the fuel rail, waiting on the A/N fitting/adapter to complete that.
I've also been working on the truck that used to be my parts truck, with what I had laying around and a 600 donor truck, I have it back on the road so thats been eating some time but its nice to see it work again, always nice to have another running vehicle.

I am currently at a standstill however, and it all comes down to skill and wiring. With the info from BP and the internet, I am sure I will figure this out but the routing and length and connections and locations for everything is daunting as hell for me. I would absolutely hate to mess something up at this point and I've been searching for a clear guide on this, which is difficult because everyone does it different. Any help on the wiring front would be greatly appreciated, consider me a novice. Pictures to come, I know a post is no good without them!
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