'82 Shortbed 6.0 project

[kSStamp0182]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Where did you end up buying this engine/tranny? How long did it take to get?
thanks

thanks for the clamp heads up guys. much rather know now than later.

i got it off ebay, another member on here had a good experience with them so i just kept an eye on his store. it just took 3 or 4 business days to get it tho. not long at all. GREENPTME is their user name on ebay.

[Mtrhd329]

I used a single worm clamp on each line and on my first prime it popped off my filter. FI lines and clamps work awesome no problems since!!

[kSStamp0182]

okay another fuel question. my engine is an '01. which will have the regulator in the fuel rails correct? well i already have the corvette style with return line ran. is it possible to swap my rails for the later returnless style?

[STOCKISH]

Yes, they will swap right over.

[kSStamp0182]

Originally Posted by 1972SuperCheyenne

Yes, they will swap right over.

is it just the fuel rails i need? i havent had a chance to look it yet, had to have it shipped to my parents an hour away.

[Puglia10]

mine is a 2001 too, do you mean we dont need the vette stuff, or what needs to be done? sorry im just a little confused, thanks

[STOCKISH]

In 2003 I think ? they went to the returnless style rails on the trucks. My 2006 6.0 truck motor has a returnless style fuel rail.

[Puglia10]

Originally Posted by 1972SuperCheyenne

In 2003 I think ? they went to the returnless style rails on the trucks. My 2006 6.0 truck motor has a returnless style fuel rail.

so we want a returnless style?

[GmtGmt]

Originally Posted by kSStamp0182

an this is it after being hit by a hydroplaning semi..



a testimony to the safety of these trucks!

WOW

What kind of injurys did you get after that?

Going to be a sweet build

[kSStamp0182]

sorry i havent updated in awhile guys, been so busy between work an school. i will update later today when i get off tho.

[jasonhall]

Lookin good!

[draggin86]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

I was a firefighter/EMT for 14 years, and if I had walked up on this back then I still would have crapped myself! Amazing.

Good luck with the build, and don't forget we have a new LS swap sub-forum in the Engines section. Ask as many questions as you like!

Same here, I am a paramedic.. if we rolled up on that i would have expected fatalities for sure!

Welcome to the site glad you are still with us! and nice project!

[red97k1500]

Cool project man, I live in Tyler also. Maybe ill see your truck running around town when its finished.

[kikkegek]

respect!

I am gonna follow your build!

[JuicyJ]

Nice truck and good luck with the build. Those ls engines are sweet.

[kSStamp0182]

Originally Posted by red97k1500

Cool project man, I live in Tyler also. Maybe ill see your truck running around town when its finished.

hopefully so! i havent had time to do anything worthy of pictures. soon as it warms up im gonna get back at it. our weathers been nutty lately.

and thanks for the positive comments!! i still wear the key to that '87 around my neck everyday.

[kSStamp0182]

actually i found some i had forgotten about.

here's the 6.0, i had just finished replacing the driver fuel rail with an 04+ returnless style (well, not yet in the 1st one). i did notice that my fan and fan clutch will have to be replaced. wish i could go electric but i have already tuned my computer and worked the harness for mechanical fan. oh well shouldn't be too expensive.



and of course the helper layin there.




and i rebuilt (and converted from 4x4 to 2x4) the 4L80E and installed a TransGo shift kit with boost and pressure relief valves. (FYI had a bad experience with transmissionpartsusa.com, wouldn't recommend them, and got the CORRECT rebuild kit locally for $55 vs their $166) but anyway, here she is being load tested on our dyno, VERY cool piece of equipment. for some reason it was saying TCC solenoid failure, but we were definitely getting lockup. wondering if anyone has experienced this (all solenoids were replaced with new, as well as the wiring harness).

[kSStamp0182]

Originally Posted by Puglia10

so we want a returnless style?

returnless seems safer to me, having only one full length fuel line. but i used the vette filter/regulator, and all you need is the driver fuel rail from an 04+ truck. the passenger is (or on mine) the exact same part #. simple to swap. and a small cap to cap the vacuum port that is no longer needed. sorry for the late reply.

[kSStamp0182]

Originally Posted by GmtGmt

WOW

What kind of injurys did you get after that?

Going to be a sweet build

i had double pneumothorax, shattered pelvis, a few cracked ribs and plenty of cuts. our steering wheels dont feel too great to the chest.

[kSStamp0182]

and another, of the truck itself. it is in great condition, has anyone heard of a 1/2 ton shortbed diesel? thats what it was originally (and the diesel title exempts me from emissions i believe ). it had a 350/350 when i got it tho.

[87 chevy silverado]

yea stitch has one

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=418169

[franky69c10]

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[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by kSStamp0182

and another, of the truck itself. it is in great condition, has anyone heard of a 1/2 ton shortbed diesel? thats what it was originally (and the diesel title exempts me from emissions i believe ). it had a 350/350 when i got it tho.

My Brother in-law had a 1980 "Mini 18" stepside deisel with stacks and all.

[grayharville]

nice lookin truck man! tyler huh? im about 10 minutes away in chandler, right down highway 31. i noticed you said somethin about an auto tech class. Wouldnt happen to be at TJC would it?

[kSStamp0182]

Originally Posted by grayharville

nice lookin truck man! tyler huh? im about 10 minutes away in chandler, right down highway 31. i noticed you said somethin about an auto tech class. Wouldnt happen to be at TJC would it?

thats the one. its right close to 31, about half a mile right there by tractor supply