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

[rongstad]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

Just to give you all an idea of what I am doing for part numbers. I might go through and note part you will need for sure, and what are optional. Instead of an overall list of what out there, I'm doing something more along the line of a minimum list of what you will want/need to do a swap into a square body, and might tweak it for a 67-72 also.
It's not complete, this is just where I am at right now.

Sweeeet post!! thanks!!! now what to buy first.....

[glock35ipsc]

It has:

Transmission:
AT Inline 20-way connector. If I remember right, this was on he P/S of the trans
Park/Neutral Position Switch
Range Position Switch
VSS

Oil Pressure:
Engine Oil Pressure (EOP) Sensor

Engine Harness to Coils:
Ignition Coils (1,3,5,7 cylinders)
Ignition Coils (2,4,6,8 cylinders)
Ignition Coil 1
Ignition Coil 2
and so on, all 8 listed individually

[Thealien]

The info I have has a few more connectors including the flex fuel injector connectors, trans shift solonoids etc. It is about 2MB if you are interested in it PM me an email address

[glock35ipsc]

My screenname, plus @aim.com

Thanks!

[Thealien]

Sent, let me know if you recieve it and can open it

[glock35ipsc]

Got 'em, and I can open them. Thanks again!

[Driveway Dreams]

Wow, great info. That is even pretty clear to me and we all know that I am not the mechanical genius in the group. Good job!!

[menace121978]

very cool! i dont think you can make it any easier Bob... short of traveling state to state and doing the installs yourself

[joe231]

Originally Posted by menace121978

very cool! i dont think you can make it any easier Bob... short of traveling state to state and doing the installs yourself

Excellent Idea!!!!!!

[STOCKISH]

Thats what I was thinking. Come to North Carolina first please.

[joe231]

Originally Posted by 1972SuperCheyenne

Thats what I was thinking. Come to North Carolina first please.

yeah and stop by Ok for a week or two on the way

[Driveway Dreams]

A week or two...isn't that a little excessive for Super Bob? 2 days max on the next one!

[joe231]

true

[fpjr0]

yes bob,, that was one of the evap plug/sensor I was talking about, I am wanted to be sure I could take it off my harnesss,.. but the plug I have no idea if I need is this..hopefully this time the pics will show.. I tried re sizing them but cant

[fpjr0]

also how the do you guys make them pics small... thats like the smallest I can make them?

[joe231]

those pics are about the perfect size

[glock35ipsc]

Was that around the battery cable? If so, yes, you can do away with it. I had the same thing on my engine. It's gone now.

[fpjr0]

yes,, ok so I guess my harness its all finish and good looking lol. by the way how do you take pics so you can easy up load them with out having to many size problems?

[glock35ipsc]

Use a hosting site, like photobucket.com or something similar. Upload your photos there, then copy and paste the address they give you into your post. Uploading them to a hosting site will usually resize them to what mine are in this thread. Bigger ones will be a little smaller, just the right size to post. Smaller ones will stay the same. I set my camera to 640x480 resolution to take general pics.

[glock35ipsc]

OK, somebody stop me!!!!!!! I've been sitting here this morning comparing frame drawings and dimensions between a 67-72 frame and a 73-87 frame. I have this crazy thought to convert Fred to a 67-72 trailing arm rear suspension........

[Driveway Dreams]

That would be really cool and probably would not be too too hard either.

[glock35ipsc]

The width of the frame where the trailing arm crossmember would go is about 2" wider on my truck than the 67-72. That shouldn't be a problem and can be worked around. I have my 68's old frame that still has the crossmember in it, a real nice set of trailing arms, and a spare housing that has the trailing arm mounts on it. All I would need is an adjustable pan hard bar, fab a set of upper coil spring mounts, and the coil springs.

Advantages of doing it would be a better ride quality (IMHO, having owned and driven both), an inexpensive way to lower it and not lose any payload capacity since the lowering coils maintain that and only cost about $100/pair, and one more cool factor!

[glock35ipsc]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

The width of the frame where the trailing arm crossmember would go is about 2" wider on my truck than the 67-72.

I got this from comparing the two frame drawings that I have, but all the info I have found so far say they are the same width. It looks like it will mount just barely ahead of where the tank switching valve is located.

Lets see, I have:

Trailing arms
T/A cross member
Lower shock brackets
Used coil springs
Coil spring clamps/plates
T/A u-bolts (new)
Upper shock mounts and cross member

I'll need:

New trailing arm bushings and bolts
Adjustable track bar
Build upper spring perches
May as well do a C-notch while I'm there, I have plenty of pipe

Looks like I should gather up some parts to use as barter material.......

[menace121978]

man... the wheels are turning in someones head this morning!

i think the quote in your sig has driven you off the edge Bob!

[glock35ipsc]

Hahaha, I think you might be right!!