Glock's new project: "Fred" w/ 5.3L LS swap info

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Originally Posted by Thealien

Thanks for the update and costs. Pretty reasonable if you consider a crate engine in the neighborhood of $1500-2000 without intake or serpentine belt assy and about $1000 for a transmission and you still need sme wiring and fuel tank work its kind of in the same ballpark?!

How many hours do you think you have in it, or what do you think would be a good estimate for a first time installation?

If you do a book, put me in line I will happily buy one.

Who did you have do your computer?

I think I figured that I had 9 total working days in the swap. That just includes actual time spent on the truck, but not prep like cleaning and painting. I owe the relatively short amount of time to all the studying I did before I ever loosened a bolt. I had a plan before I ever started. I could have done it a little faster I think, but I wanted it to look like a well planned install, not just a quick weekend swap fest.

Jessee at wait4meperformance.com did the harness and PCM. He has done several other PCM tunes for me over the years, and he has always done right by me.

Originally Posted by Thealien

Just got off the phone with a local wrecking yard. They can sell me a complete 5.3 with a 2WD (or 4WD) transmission, harness, DBW pedal assy, TAC and computer complete, shipped for $1500 with about 50K on the clock. I am having a hard time finding a reason not to do this?!

The only reason I would consider 2WD is I could install and get running while I rebuild the transfer case and can eventually afford to have a transmission rebuilt with an output shaft and adapter that would allow connection to my NP205.

That is a very good price! I will be doing a swap in my 70 K10 in the future, and may just swap the engine instead of doing the trans too. This truck gets driven very little, mostly when it's needed to work. The TH350 was rebuilt about 15 years ago, but has less than 10,000 miles on it and work great and still shifts very hard. Just a cheap torque converter adapter and I won't have to change a thing with the trans/transfer case, just need to get the engine mounted. I'll do a cable TB too, that will help keep the cost down too.

Originally Posted by HuggerCST

Wow, that's great mileage Bob. If it would have gotten that kind of mileage when I had it, I'd still own it.

LOL, I bet!!! I love driving this truck, and it gets a lot of compliments with the lower stance, new rear bumper and the way it sounds with the tailpipes and tips now. Even more so when I open the hood!