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04-09-2013, 01:57 AM
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Project "Estelle"
Howdy all, I have just finished swapping a 5.3 into my daughter's 71 C10 Cheyenne "Estelle". (she dubbed it so when we bought it) I found the process so easy and enjoyable that I thought I would post some pics of the transformation. I was a bit intimidated of all the unknowns of swapping a modern engine into an older vehicle but with all the threads on here showing all the successful swaps I figured I would just dive right in.
First up, the day we brought Estelle home and my "favorite" daughter driving her baby. |
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04-09-2013, 01:59 AM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
Next we have the old tired 350, prepping to come on out of there
Evan Q. |
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04-09-2013, 02:02 AM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
Next step was to call my buddy who runs a wrecking yard and put in an order for a 2006 5.3/4L60e out of a Tahoe with only 37k miles on the clock. Got the full harness and tac module with gas pedal also.
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04-09-2013, 02:05 AM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
Next order of business was to finish yanking that tired old mouse motor. I scored an engine leveler to use with my shop crane and was able to yank it with the tranny no problemo.
Evan Q. |
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04-09-2013, 02:08 AM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
Oops, forgot this pic
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04-09-2013, 02:11 AM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
I then proceeded to stare at the wondrous 5.3 in all its glory for a bit. Then remove the harness, manifolds and motor mounts.
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04-09-2013, 05:59 AM
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It's alsways something.....
 
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Re: Project "Estelle"
I love that truck- I learned to drive in a brand new twin of that one in 1971.
I just finished a 5.3 swap into my 71 2wd Blazer. It is amazing how good they run in these trucks, and how EZ the install is. I am running 4L60 with 3:73 rear, lots of fun if someone had a tendency to squeal the tires ;-) There is no going back once you drive a 67-72 with LSx power
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04-09-2013, 08:20 AM
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Awesome!! I bet your daughter is loving it. I bet she will also have the boys swarming like flies to sugar.
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04-09-2013, 09:47 AM
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Chuck, I know what you mean, Ive squealed the tires a few times test driving it.
Matt, She cant wait to get it back and yeah, Ive had to show quite a few boys the "Gun collection". E. |
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04-09-2013, 11:27 AM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
Nice looking truck! Reminds me of my old blue truck with the 6.0 I sold a few years ago. Hope the cruise control install goes as smoothly as the engine swap. Hit me up if you have any questions.
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04-09-2013, 07:20 PM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
Installed the Cruise control today, was an easy install. The hardest part was fishing the plug thru the flaming river steering column. Wired it up and it works great! Thanks Eric, great product. BTW, I need another one, scored another 72 C10 this afternoon. My Son is itching to get started on his 5.3 swap.
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04-09-2013, 09:31 PM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
Great looking truck...and yes...I'm guessing now you have a hp problem with your son!
I'm guessing maybe its just the angle of the pic....but it looks like you have 1/2" of clearance or less at the yoke, and this is while the wheels are hanging w/o supporting weight? Does it have enough room for the suspension to fully compress w/o bottoming the yoke?
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04-09-2013, 10:22 PM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
Kurt, its the angle of the pic. Plenty of room all round the yoke even during full suspension compression.
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04-09-2013, 10:52 PM
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I also installed some "bling" for my little girl to enjoy while driving.
A full set of autometer Old Tyme gauges and a Kenwood Nav system to keep her from getting lost all the time. E. |
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04-10-2013, 01:47 AM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
Beautiful truck and beautiful daughter! I can't wait to get my swap done; of course I don't think I could handle my girls driving it.. there has been a shortage of ammo lately..
Nice work again! |
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04-12-2013, 11:13 AM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
so you didn;t have to shorten or length the drive shaft?
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04-12-2013, 08:17 PM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
I had to shorten the front part of the driveshaft 2.5", the same amount I moved the crossmember back.
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04-12-2013, 10:31 PM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
Truck looks awesome!
Last edited by p_rubottom; 04-12-2013 at 10:42 PM. |
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05-17-2013, 09:50 AM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
thanks for sharing the thread i guess i missed this one, your daughter has great taste usually they want sports cars or bmw's
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05-17-2013, 10:55 AM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
Great job on the conversion!!! Can you post some more pictures and information on your bracket you built for your pedal? Thanks,
Rob
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05-17-2013, 09:50 PM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
Rob, I dont have any more pics of the pedal mount, but its basically a flat piece of 20 ga sheet metal that I shaped to hold the pedal where it needed to be and still use the 3 bolts from the original pedal mount. It also has two small 1" tabs on the left that bolt to the firewall. The pedal base needed to be slightly angled so I welded a small ramp onto the base piece to hold the pedal at the correct angle. I welded 2 studs onto the ramp so the pedal fits on the studs and two nuts hold it on.
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05-19-2013, 08:59 PM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
You made this install look easy.
 Amazing truck!! Posted via Mobile Device
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05-20-2013, 08:30 AM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
Great looking truck and thanks for the pictures..Will help me once I get all the parts for my swap.
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05-26-2013, 09:28 AM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
Thanks for sharing. Awesome truck!
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05-27-2013, 12:26 AM
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Re: Project "Estelle"
Beautiful truck! ... Hey, whats the walbro pump model you used? I heard those inline pumps are not that great at "sucking" fuel.. Have you have any problems with it? I would like to use my stock behind the seat tank, so maybe this pump would work for me..
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