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70cst10 · 05-25-2003, 10:18 PM

Well, I started pulling the front clip off my truck friday. Saturday, I had the 250 out. Today, We got the LT-1 in. Now the real fun begins.. We have to get it running! We got a lot done this weekend. It's been great. Here are some pics.. I haven't taken any of it with the lt1 in, but I will in the morning.

70cst10 · 05-25-2003, 10:19 PM

here's another

70cst10 · 05-25-2003, 10:20 PM

yet another..

70cst10 · 05-25-2003, 10:22 PM

here is the primed firewall. My dad and I sprayed some black acrylic we had in the garage on it. It's not a show finish, but it's quite an improvement.

70cst10 · 05-25-2003, 10:23 PM

last one for now.. Here I am getting dirty.

70cst10 · 05-25-2003, 10:25 PM

how about one of the motor before it went in..

krue · 05-25-2003, 10:28 PM

Let's see some pics with the motor in!

BTW did you start Nuke School yet?

*racedvl* · 05-25-2003, 10:36 PM

AWESOME!!!!!!

**68 Stepside** · 05-25-2003, 10:37 PM

Sweet!

70cst10 · 05-26-2003, 05:49 PM

Yea, I started school about 3 weeks ago.. It hasn't been so bad, but we've only taken 2 tests. My friends from a school will be going to prototype in July. I won't until October. That's not too far away though!

70cst10 · 05-26-2003, 05:50 PM

One more of the motor in its new home..

**old Rusty C10** · 05-26-2003, 08:21 PM

lookin good keep us posted

krue · 05-26-2003, 09:08 PM

Make sure you leave some time to study between working on your truck, I don't know how it is now but that school was a b!tch when I went thru!

Let us know how you like the new beast under the hood!

**BIG ORANGE** · 05-26-2003, 10:00 PM

Milan I cant belive you took that truck down like that,YOU GO BOY!
Did you change the engine towers from 6cly to V8 and move the engine foward? I hope so! Let me know if you need any help.

griesel72 · 05-27-2003, 08:55 AM

nice, i don't think i would be smart enough to wire that new thing up.

**Yukon Jack** · 05-27-2003, 09:57 AM

Looks like a very productive weekend. I wish I could say the same about mine!

*Randy70C-10* · 05-27-2003, 11:40 AM

That's going to be a fast truck.

70cst10 · 05-27-2003, 04:31 PM

I don't know if I could wire it up myself.. The wiring harness is so big it's scary. Fortunately, my dad will be helping me a lot. He's already put an LT-1 in a 39 ford for a friend of his. Yes, it's a very tight fit!

70cst10 · 05-27-2003, 04:33 PM

Yes, it's a ford.. It is a sweet car, and it's chevy powered!

VTKidder · 05-28-2003, 10:59 AM

I like the call on the LT-1....where you grabbing them? Caprices or Vettes??

Wootdog · 05-28-2003, 04:12 PM

When you get it running I would appreciate it if you could give me some photos with close ups. I have a LT1 in the new 67 project I have and don't have a clue as to what goes where. The computer is not hooked up at all and some of the lines are not hooked up either. Vacuum lines that is. They are made of polished tubing. This was a project started by my brother that was never finished. By the way I still wish I lived down there in stead of here in Virginia. Used to live in the College Park Subdivision between North Charleston and Summerville. Wootdog

70cst10 · 05-28-2003, 04:37 PM

Both of these came from Z28 camaros. The 39 ford has a 95 and my truck has a 94. My dad is a car dealer (sortof), so he can buy them at salvage auctions. You'd be suprised by what some insurance companies will total! There was very little damage to the 94 I got..

VTKidder · 05-29-2003, 07:15 AM

No joke! That's cool that you can snag wrecked cars cheap like that. On the install of the LT1 in the ford, did your dad pick up a universal type LT1 harness, or just use the harness and computer from the camaro? I've heard that there are companies out there that sell computers and wiring harnesses for putting TPI systems into any car or truck.

70cst10 · 05-29-2003, 05:36 PM

He used the stock harness for both setups. I've seen the painless kit, but for the money, I'd rather just keep the original harness.

Wootdog · 05-29-2003, 08:31 PM

I bought the painless wiring kit. Still have the LT1 Kit also. I also bought the wiring kit for the AC. Wootdog

05-25-2003, 10:18 PM	#1
70cst10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gaston, SC Posts: 580	Started the swap Friday!! Well, I started pulling the front clip off my truck friday. Saturday, I had the 250 out. Today, We got the LT-1 in. Now the real fun begins.. We have to get it running! We got a lot done this weekend. It's been great. Here are some pics.. I haven't taken any of it with the lt1 in, but I will in the morning. Attached Images __________________ Milan 1964 Chevelle SS 283/M20

05-25-2003, 10:19 PM	#2
70cst10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gaston, SC Posts: 580	here's another Attached Images __________________ Milan 1964 Chevelle SS 283/M20

05-25-2003, 10:20 PM	#3
70cst10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gaston, SC Posts: 580	yet another.. Attached Images __________________ Milan 1964 Chevelle SS 283/M20

05-25-2003, 10:22 PM	#4
70cst10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gaston, SC Posts: 580	here is the primed firewall. My dad and I sprayed some black acrylic we had in the garage on it. It's not a show finish, but it's quite an improvement. Attached Images __________________ Milan 1964 Chevelle SS 283/M20

05-25-2003, 10:23 PM	#5
70cst10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gaston, SC Posts: 580	last one for now.. Here I am getting dirty. Attached Images __________________ Milan 1964 Chevelle SS 283/M20

05-25-2003, 10:25 PM	#6
70cst10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gaston, SC Posts: 580	how about one of the motor before it went in.. Attached Images __________________ Milan 1964 Chevelle SS 283/M20

05-25-2003, 10:28 PM	#7
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Let's see some pics with the motor in! BTW did you start Nuke School yet? __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

05-25-2003, 10:36 PM	#8
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	AWESOME!!!!!!

05-25-2003, 10:37 PM	#9
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,692	Sweet! __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

05-26-2003, 05:49 PM	#10
70cst10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gaston, SC Posts: 580	Yea, I started school about 3 weeks ago.. It hasn't been so bad, but we've only taken 2 tests. My friends from a school will be going to prototype in July. I won't until October. That's not too far away though! Attached Images __________________ Milan 1964 Chevelle SS 283/M20

05-26-2003, 05:50 PM	#11
70cst10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gaston, SC Posts: 580	One more of the motor in its new home.. Attached Images __________________ Milan 1964 Chevelle SS 283/M20

05-26-2003, 08:21 PM	#12
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,303	lookin good keep us posted __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

05-26-2003, 09:08 PM	#13
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Make sure you leave some time to study between working on your truck, I don't know how it is now but that school was a b!tch when I went thru! Let us know how you like the new beast under the hood! __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

05-26-2003, 10:00 PM	#14
BIG ORANGE Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lancaster S.C. Posts: 4,754	Milan I cant belive you took that truck down like that,YOU GO BOY! Did you change the engine towers from 6cly to V8 and move the engine foward? I hope so! Let me know if you need any help. __________________ Things happen for a reason!

05-27-2003, 08:55 AM	#15
griesel72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Howard, Kansas USA Posts: 1,997	nice, i don't think i would be smart enough to wire that new thing up. __________________ 1969 K10 Custom 10 1997 Z71 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2006 King Ranch 1980 Wife



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05-27-2003, 09:57 AM	#16
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Looks like a very productive weekend. I wish I could say the same about mine! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

05-27-2003, 11:40 AM	#17
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	That's going to be a fast truck.

05-27-2003, 04:31 PM	#18
70cst10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gaston, SC Posts: 580	I don't know if I could wire it up myself.. The wiring harness is so big it's scary. Fortunately, my dad will be helping me a lot. He's already put an LT-1 in a 39 ford for a friend of his. Yes, it's a very tight fit! Attached Images __________________ Milan 1964 Chevelle SS 283/M20

05-27-2003, 04:33 PM	#19
70cst10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gaston, SC Posts: 580	Yes, it's a ford.. It is a sweet car, and it's chevy powered! Attached Images __________________ Milan 1964 Chevelle SS 283/M20

05-28-2003, 10:59 AM	#20
VTKidder Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 996	I like the call on the LT-1....where you grabbing them? Caprices or Vettes??

05-28-2003, 04:12 PM	#21
Wootdog Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va, USA Posts: 1,677	LT1 When you get it running I would appreciate it if you could give me some photos with close ups. I have a LT1 in the new 67 project I have and don't have a clue as to what goes where. The computer is not hooked up at all and some of the lines are not hooked up either. Vacuum lines that is. They are made of polished tubing. This was a project started by my brother that was never finished. By the way I still wish I lived down there in stead of here in Virginia. Used to live in the College Park Subdivision between North Charleston and Summerville. Wootdog __________________ 1969 Chevelle 1990 IROC Z Convertible 2002 Silverado LT

05-28-2003, 04:37 PM	#22
70cst10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gaston, SC Posts: 580	Both of these came from Z28 camaros. The 39 ford has a 95 and my truck has a 94. My dad is a car dealer (sortof), so he can buy them at salvage auctions. You'd be suprised by what some insurance companies will total! There was very little damage to the 94 I got.. Attached Images __________________ Milan 1964 Chevelle SS 283/M20

05-29-2003, 07:15 AM	#23
VTKidder Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 996	No joke! That's cool that you can snag wrecked cars cheap like that. On the install of the LT1 in the ford, did your dad pick up a universal type LT1 harness, or just use the harness and computer from the camaro? I've heard that there are companies out there that sell computers and wiring harnesses for putting TPI systems into any car or truck.

05-29-2003, 05:36 PM	#24
70cst10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gaston, SC Posts: 580	He used the stock harness for both setups. I've seen the painless kit, but for the money, I'd rather just keep the original harness. __________________ Milan 1964 Chevelle SS 283/M20

05-29-2003, 08:31 PM	#25
Wootdog Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va, USA Posts: 1,677	Figures I bought the painless wiring kit. Still have the LT1 Kit also. I also bought the wiring kit for the AC. Wootdog __________________ 1969 Chevelle 1990 IROC Z Convertible 2002 Silverado LT

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