84 c10 stepside

[aotte1]

Jeff,

The "Chevrolet" white lettering looks really nice, and adds to the whole rear appearance of your truck. Like it a lot. The tires from the rear

Where did you get your white "Chevrolet" letters, I will be adding them to my tail gate once the paint has finished off gasing.

Les

[jpnh]

Ended up working today : ( rainy/**itty anyway no drags for me I got those letters from lmc trucks Les should have some more parts soon when this side job is finished I ordered the LS swap manual gonna review it and make a parts list
It's getting close : )

[hobbz]

I gotta ask, why did you use spacers between the bed and frame?

[jpnh]

They're hockey pucks it was so the fenders didn't rub on the tires with the way the wheels ended up going on but I like the way it needed up rubber mounting the bed much less noise than if the bed was ridged mounted if I change the wheels at some point to 5x5 with no spacers I'll take them out to lower it that much more but I don't mind the stance now it's good for around here you'd be surprised how much quieter it is with the bee rubber mounted

[dman1982]

hey build looks good, did you get those seats in yet?

[jpnh]

Originally Posted by dman1982

hey build looks good, did you get those seats in yet?

No not yet,i have to cut the floor / build a frame for them but I decided to wait until the new drivetrain is in place before I do that would be easier to use other seats out of an older blazer or something for sure but I like the newer chevyness /integrated seatbelts of the seats I got so I'm gonna see it thru after the motor swap didn't want to get them in there and have the new drivetrain hit the frame I gotta make for the seats I'm gonna attack that soon trying to get everything I need lined up to pull it apart in November -Jeff

[jpnh]

The truck finally goes back under the knife today went for the last putt around with the 350 last night the nose will come apart today while I'm at work hopefully things come apart without too much destruction we'll see what needs replacing gonna do both inner fender wells for sure gotta see about other things as they come apart nice to get the ball rolling finally

[jpnh]

Got the nose off and the old drive train out the radiator core support/ mounts /brackets/inner fenders /radiator all gonna get replaced made an order from LMC trucks$.Now gotta mock up the new drivetrain relocate the trans crossmember figure out the motor mounts and the drive shaft length. out with the old in with the new. put the motor/trans on craigslist if it doesnt go there gonna keep it to put in something thats begging for a 350/t350 gotta be something around for a project not too far gone to get going again

[RUN GMC]

I see your window antenna is not hooked up.......you have the unique option to hook up 2 antennas to your radio.......but I must say I love the white letter tire old school look the wheels are the right width and the paint job is so nice....I wish i had that ability to paint....again great job...........

[jpnh]

Originally Posted by RUN GMC

I see your window antenna is not hooked up.......you have the unique option to hook up 2 antennas to your radio.......but I must say I love the white letter tire old school look the wheels are the right width and the paint job is so nice....I wish i had that ability to paint....again great job...........

Thanx I have another fender I sprayed with the truck it is off another parts truck but it doesn't have the antenna hole I'm gonna use when it goes back together got a lot of variables / fixins to take care of hopefully I have enough work to get this thing payd for / together for spring.gotta see it thru.

[aotte1]

Jeff,
Glade to see you are starting, look forward to your build/picture how to. Will be very nice when done. I really like the lift, want one in my garage too. I am doing a little tweaking on mine trying get the headers to fit wo/ notching or rolling the frame a little. Looking at where rear of trans mounts, to make sure it is correct.
Please keep the pictures coming.

Les

[aotte1]

Jeff,
What are you planning to use as exhaust manifolds? Just media blasted a set of manifolds from a newer truck 5.3 and 6.0. They look really nice, and they are reported to make excellent power.

Les

[jpnh]

Originally Posted by aotte1

Jeff,
What are you planning to use as exhaust manifolds? Just media blasted a set of manifolds from a newer truck 5.3 and 6.0. They look really nice, and they are reported to make excellent power.

Les

Hey les, the lift is at my friends shop. I'd like to have one in my garage also the ceiling is a little too low where I'm at.the plan is to use the stock truck manifolds but if they prove to be too much of a pain I might have to explore some other options maybe some camaro headers? Or some made for the swap $ trying to stay stock if I can.

[bh86]

Originally Posted by jpnh

in between gettin that stuff done i was also getting the oak bed wood and finishing it/drillin it. i used honey oil to stain it/seal it i decided it looked like an entertainment center laminate. {too lite.} so i went over that with minwax dark walnut then i put on some clear over that. thats when i slid the bed back on the frame. i had to pre fit it see where the braces go gets heavy doin it by yourself. after i got it on there i put the wood in /fenders n steps on. lots of bolts would have been easier off the truck for sure at least the bed werent nailed down yet and i could still slide it back n forth.those are the bed bolts lmc sent me compared to the stock ones{WTF}. i ended up using 6 inchx1/2 inch carriage bolts and hockey pucks to nail the bed down/get it to sit right.

i had the exact same thing happen with LMC when i ordered bolts through them

[jpnh]

Yeah,didn't like the thin bolts not that I'm gonna be hàuling anything in the bed I'm sure a bunch of stepper owners have a set of those they didn't use.

[jpnh]

The 4l80e trans is the same length as the t350 trans but the engine is a monster compared to the 350 gotta see where it sits in the engine bay got my order in through Lmc trucks

[MalibuSSwagon]

If you use CarShop 1" setback plates, they will place the engine/trans in the same location as the SBC. They are about $45 on ebay.

[jpnh]

Got the dirty dingos adjustable mounts good to know they can be adjusted to the same position as the350drivetrain maybe I won't have to alter the driveshaft after all except the front universal got the right yoke for the tail shaft a while back also

[jpnh]

Got the engine and trans together ready to go in had to get the motor mounts off the old motor should be able to get it in there today we'll see might need a shoe horn and some clearence I'm sure.

[jpnh]

[MalibuSSwagon]

Nice work! Now comes all the other stuff...

Hoping to pickup a little 4.8 or 5.3 for my C10 soon..

[jpnh]

Thanx Eric , more pix,got the trans crossmember relocated/set up

[jpnh]

[aotte1]

Jeff,

Looking good, what do think about engine fitment overall? Are your exhaust manifolds going to work? It would be very nice to be able to use them.

Any plans for starting the new engine. I am hoping to get mine running this week??

Les

[jpnh]

Thanx les it's looking like the stock manifolds arnt gonna cut it too tight other than that it fits good I'm even able to use the driveshaft without cutting it gotta come up with a fuel pump and design a fuel system hook up the new radiator and do some wiring to get things running