Another OLD BLUE Build Thread - 71 Chevy

[OldBlue71Chevy]

Originally Posted by Rust_phoenix

Merry Christmas my friend,
looks like the swap is coming along nicely and it won't be too long before it's drivable again, nice work!

Thanks man. Merry Christmas to you also.

My Christmas present to myself was getting to hear this thing run yesterday!!!!!!!!




Pic of the T fitting from the heater hose to the throttle body.


New intake mod. I figured "Duct" tape was appropriate right??



I have a whole bunch more pictures, part numbers, and a video of it running here: 5.3 LS Engine Swap into Ol' Blue 1971 Chevy Truck Part 6 - DIY METAL FABRICATION .com




No weird noises, she runs great. Now I just need to clean up a whole mess of wiring. The wiring I used to get it started was very temporary, I even had wires strung along the outside of the truck to the fuel tank

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by OldBlue71Chevy

My Christmas present to myself was getting to hear this thing run yesterday!!!!!!!!



I have a whole bunch more pictures, part numbers, and a video of it running here: 5.3 LS Engine Swap into Ol' Blue 1971 Chevy Truck Part 6 - DIY METAL FABRICATION .com




No weird noises, she runs great. Now I just need to clean up a whole mess of wiring. The wiring I used to get it started was very temporary, I even had wires strung along the outside of the truck to the fuel tank

I missed this last update, Congrats on getting her running!
I like the band clamp idea on the exhaust pipes.

[OldBlue71Chevy]

Originally Posted by hgs_notes

Cool build. Lots of DIY stuff I like. Found links in here I could follow for more ideas, etc.

Thanks. Check out my site www.DIYMetalFabrication.com for some more ideas. I started it with the sole purpose of giving back for all of the ideas that I have gotten from the internet.

Originally Posted by mcbassin

I missed this last update, Congrats on getting her running!
I like the band clamp idea on the exhaust pipes.

Thanks! One step at a time...


I have way too many irons in the fire right now, but here are some updates.

I got a 'real' non phone camera for Christmas, so you all won't have to suffer my iPhone pics anymore.

First, I put in my factory GM throttle cable 15040848 for a 99-03 Chevy truck that fit like a glove with just a couple slight modifications.



Next up, built a computer mount





Got bored with the new sawzall that I got for Christmas



...and started in on the basket case of wiring




For lots more pics and details, check out the full writeup here: 5.3 LS Engine Swap into Ol' Blue 1971 Chevy Truck Part 7 | DIY METAL FABRICATION .com