Thinking about the 5.3 swap in my 86.

[Walts_restoration]

Originally Posted by pcmcobra

Walt,
here is a link for my swap...
as for the fuel system...well, I bought an 87 tank(could have used my 86), 87 fuel sending unit w/ pump hanger, walbro in tank pump, a handful of -6an fittings and about 10' of -6 braided line.
I'd say about $500 in all. I went with single tank setup.
A lot more info in my thread, feel free to browse.
I would do it again, and plan on it!

Sweet, ill check it out. I figure a 87-91 blazer/suburban tank wont be hard to find, may swap to a 40 gal if i can fit it with my hitch, even though it will likely never haul a trailer. Im still worried about having to shift the t case back, if i can prevent it by moving engine forward i will. Electric fan is gonna be a must. I wanna keep ac, will probably go with a vintage air setup.

Oh, and ace, smog free is the way to be One day they may have smog, but not for today!! When they do ill find a 73 and swap the setup in there haha.