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02-18-2014, 12:26 AM | #1 |
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Re: '72 Suburban - 2005 L59 5.3/4L60 swap
Progress has stalled for a bit on the swap. The more I've worked on it, the more damage I've seen on the frame. Looks like its had the rails knocked around and poorly repaired. The driver side wheel is back an inch, and the front crossmember is welded to the rail. The passenger side has a kink in it in front of the tranny crossmember. Too much damage to repair so i found a parts burban in the classifieds here and struck up a deal with member 'uncle' for it. Lot of good stuff left including front and rear air and the headliner stuff.
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01-26-2014, 07:44 PM | #2 |
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01-26-2014, 07:47 PM | #3 |
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Re: '72 Suburban - 2005 L59 5.3/4L60 swap
Got everything out of the way this weekend, now just to clean up the frame and shoot some paint on it.
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01-30-2014, 04:18 PM | #4 |
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Re: '72 Suburban - 2005 L59 5.3/4L60 swap
Your putting together one sweet Burb, When I get mine back on the road we will have to hook up (I am out near Peachtree City).
Anyway, where did you pick up the dropout LS package? Locally or? |
01-30-2014, 07:42 PM | #5 |
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Re: '72 Suburban - 2005 L59 5.3/4L60 swap
Thanks! Im game to get together. Hope to have it on the road by spring and start rackin up some miles on it.
I found it on CL. Guy in Gainesville had it. Turned out its a 2003. |
02-01-2014, 12:40 PM | #6 |
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Re: '72 Suburban - 2005 L59 5.3/4L60 swap
I am assuming you are not planning to install the air conditioner with the Ebay mounts?
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02-01-2014, 05:08 PM | #7 |
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Re: '72 Suburban - 2005 L59 5.3/4L60 swap
Na. When I do go A/C I'll probably go vintage air and use some sort of high mount bracket.
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03-01-2014, 10:04 PM | #8 |
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Re: '72 Suburban - 2005 L59 5.3/4L60 swap
I bought the same intake the picture in th3 ebay add its put together wrong the bracket side goes on the airfilter side. With that said i did mine the same as picture cut off the bracket and twisted the tube till the filter was pointing torward the firewall / fendor whell
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03-01-2014, 10:59 PM | #9 |
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Thanks for the info. For the price I figured I could make it work. Got any pics of yours installed? Did you relocate the battery?
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03-02-2014, 02:09 AM | #10 |
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Re: '72 Suburban - 2005 L59 5.3/4L60 swap
I'll see if I can't find one or take o e and nope battery's still there I twisted the tube till filter was angled away from battery
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03-02-2014, 01:09 PM | #11 |
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Re: '72 Suburban - 2005 L59 5.3/4L60 swap
heres my intake same as yours
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03-05-2014, 06:00 PM | #12 |
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03-05-2014, 09:33 PM | #13 |
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Re: '72 Suburban - 2005 L59 5.3/4L60 swap
Nice progress. Any thoughts on building a new exhaust b4 you put the body back on?
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03-06-2014, 02:04 AM | #14 |
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Re: '72 Suburban - 2005 L59 5.3/4L60 swap
Wow great job ! you has some skills man ! congrats on your new drive train and build. I just bought a 5.3 with the 4l60e as well hoping to be able to get it installed soon, keep up the great work !
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03-06-2014, 08:15 AM | #15 |
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Re: '72 Suburban - 2005 L59 5.3/4L60 swap
I always move the battery to the drivers side. Not only does it allow you to use the factory air box, but also the battery cables. Makes it look cleaner in my opinion too.
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03-23-2014, 02:57 PM | #16 |
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Re: '72 Suburban - 2005 L59 5.3/4L60 swap
I moved the tube instead of battery, looks like the same air cleaner kit
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Thanks. I was hoping to be on the road by now, but between the weather and having to do the frame its kind of delayed me. |
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03-23-2014, 11:43 AM | #18 |
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06-01-2014, 03:56 PM | #20 |
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Re: '72 Suburban - 2005 L59 5.3/4L60 swap
2.5" exhaust is plenty for the LS motors unless you have a lot of HP. Nice build by the way.
May I make a suggestion on your cold air intake. 90's model caddy air box. Seal up the factory opening and drill a 4" hole in the bottom of it. Buy one 4" ninty and 2 coupling from Lowes. Drill a 4" hole through the core support and bottom of air box then install the coupling from the front of the truck then the ninty and the other coupling through the hole in the box.
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06-13-2014, 07:57 PM | #21 |
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Re: '72 Suburban - 2005 L59 5.3/4L60 swap
No real progress, i messed around and bought a daily driver yota and of course lift, tires and now a camper shell has sort of delayed progress. slowly getting back to it though. The engine and tranny is in but thats about as far as ive made it.
Andy - I like the airbox idea. May have to hit up the pull-a-part once i get it fired off. |
10-14-2014, 11:46 PM | #22 |
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Re: '72 Suburban - 2005 L59 5.3/4L60 swap
Nice build. Thanks for posting up this picture. I was wondering if it was possible to not run AC. Did you just have to get a shorter belt?
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12-20-2014, 10:31 AM | #24 |
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Re: '72 Suburban - 2005 L59 5.3/4L60 swap
Any update? I am about to yank mine out to do a swap.
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12-23-2014, 12:02 AM | #25 |
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Yes and no on the progress. The complete engine and tranny is in as well as the cooling system. I still need to finish up the wiring and do the fuel systems then the drive shaft, exhaust and the tune. Its stalled out while i get through Christmas, then game on again first of the year. It at least looks like a complete Suburban now.
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