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

[JohnC]

that's true! They could bark the tires on grass.

[menace121978]

yeee haaaaa!!!!!!!!

[silvereagle07]

Fred sounds awesome! You guys have to stop bragging about frying tires. It makes me want to go home and do a one wheel peel.lol

[JohnC]

[joe231]

this thread is too much fun

and another one for ya

[Driveway Dreams]

Bob, I hope you plan a demo drive for me when I come out there Wednesday. I do want a ride, really. Well, maybe that is a bad idea. Then I will really hate how slow my truck is.

[nlped]

Hey, I got the pedal today. Looks good...Thanks.

Cheers,

Ed

[glock35ipsc]

Good deal Ed! I think I had used the bottom left hole on the firewall for the bottom hole of the pedal.

Dennis - I might have to give you a rain check on that ride. My wife doesn't get off work tomorrow night until 9:30, and I can't leave the kiddos at home alone. They would probably try to follow us on their ATV's!

[menace121978]

Bob, thanks for the offer but even if i left now i dont think i'd be out there til after midnight

[hessian18]

LOL you guys crack me up !!


I wish I could get ole blue out and lay some rubber !!! Maybe I mean MAYBE if and when the roads are wet ahahahahh !!!



Looking forward to a smokey driveby !



Need new tires yet ?

[glock35ipsc]

Originally Posted by hessian18

LOL you guys crack me up !!


I wish I could get ole blue out and lay some rubber !!! Maybe I mean MAYBE if and when the roads are wet ahahahahh !!!



Looking forward to a smokey driveby !



Need new tires yet ?

Tires are on the way! UPS shows they should be here Thursday.

Originally Posted by menace121978

Bob, thanks for the offer but even if i left now i dont think i'd be out there til after midnight

Um, oops!! I meant Gerald!

[hessian18]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

Tires are on the way! UPS shows they should be here Thursday.

So that means a nasty long smokey driveby ahahah !!! ??


So that is a digital (speedo) instrument cluster ? Like a 91 burb unit ?

[glock35ipsc]

I'm not a tear my stuff up kinda guy, so not too likely. I did all that when I was younger. Besides, I already posted my video!

Not digital, just electric. The speedo just uses an electrical signal from the PCM, or from the VSS in the original application, which was a 91 Blazer.

[hessian18]

Fair enough LOL I will promise you some good burnout vids then ahahaha When blue is done.



Ahh shoot, electric, not digital. LOL But you got what I was getting at


I scored one off ebay awhile ago.


I could get sick watching my current spedometer !!


That will be gone

[glock35ipsc]

Score!!!!! I just bought a like-new sport rear bumper with brackets and license plate bucket for $160 to my door from ebay.

My coworker, who picked up mega cherry 79 K10 short bed over the weekend that had no rear bumper, promptly paid me $160 for my step bumper!

Win-win!

[JohnC]

Sweet!

[SBTork]

wow, a free sport bumper, damn nice job Bob.

The truck sounds and pulls well, it's made my mind up, 5.3/5 speed it is.

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

Score!!!!! I just bought a like-new sport rear bumper with brackets and license plate bucket for $160 to my door from ebay.

My coworker, who picked up mega cherry 79 K10 short bed over the weekend that had no rear bumper, promptly paid me $160 for my step bumper!

Win-win!

Can you post some pics of the mount brackets?

I need to fab up some to fit the Suburban rear bumper on my K20 that will clear my hitch and 32" spare tire and could use some inspiration.

[glock35ipsc]

For the step or the sport? I'm going to wait to take mine off until the sport bumper gets here, but I can take pics then.

[glock35ipsc]

OK, I just picked up a partial electric speedo cluster. It is just missing the temp and oil gauges. I am going to swap the speedo for the one I have in the truck now, then will probably sell this cluster.

The speedo I have in there now works, including the odometer, but the trip odometer does not work. So I'll probably sell this one with my speedo, a gas gauge, volt gauge, the lens and the black piece that goes behind the lens for about $35. If anyone is interested, let me know.

[Driveway Dreams]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

...Win-win!

I'd say so! Dang. Good job on that one! Fred is gonna be awesome very soon. So much for the "slow and easy" approach, oh wait.....that was gone a week after you got it out here!

[glock35ipsc]

Originally Posted by Driveway Dreams

So much for the "slow and easy" approach, oh wait.....that was gone a week after you got it out here!

Mmmm, yeah, what happened there?!?

Don't let me forget to have you look at that door jamb I was asking you about, with the funky looking seam sealer.

[glock35ipsc]

I guess I should make a new goals list! Although I still need a windshield.....

3 months is short term though, right?

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

Short term plans are:

* Finish waxing it. **DONE**

* Lower the front and rear a little, maybe two inches all around. The front sits a little higher than the rear right now, by about 3/4". So I'll try to get the front down just a touch lower than the rear. **DONE**

* O2 sensor. I need to add a heated O2 sensor. **DONE**

* Stereo! I must have my tunes! I have my trusty Alpine deck, Rockford Fosgate amp, RF component speakers, and RF 12" sub. I have the faceplate for the deck, now I just need to get a different box for the sub. **DONE**

* Windshield. This one has some chips and a good munch on the lower left side.

* Power steering gear. Wynne said this one leaks, so I pulled the one off the 91 Suburban to swap out. **DONE, NEW ONE**

* Rebuild the door hinges. The drivers door shuts hard, the passenger is a little easier. Wynne included rebuild kits for those. **DONE**

* Sport bumper for the rear. **DONE**

* Rear tires. Drivers side is about gone, and the passenger will be great as a spare. **DONE**

* Replace the seat cover. **DONE, "NEW" SEAT**

* Exhaust. The exhaust dumps on the back side of the rear end right now. I'm going to run it from there straight out the back with a pair of 3.5" x 18" tips. It sounds good as-is, but I really like those big tips! **DONE**

That's mostly all for now. Later on I'll do the Suburban grill swap (**DONE**), fix the rust, swap in a TH700R4/3.42 combo (**DONE**), redo the interior, then paint it and replace all the moulding and trim with new stuff. **MAJOR REVISION TO THIS, KEEP READING!**

[Driveway Dreams]

Now, that made me laugh! I will do my best to remember & look at your door jamb tonight. And I need to talk to you about my "new" motor.

[JohnC]

I can't wait for the revision, and future changes. Of course with Bob when I say future I mean like next week.