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**Gregski** · 01-27-2019, 09:05 PM

i bolted these up with the Vortec center hole long valve cover bolts and a few extra washers etc.

first impression: I really dig the higher up bolt heads, it allows me to zip tie my spark plug wires to them up higher for a much tightier look

of course the real test will be to see if they leak

**Gregski** · 01-27-2019, 09:10 PM

Oh yeah, almost forgot, and this is how he thanks me!!!

as my Northmen buddy call's it: It's A Milk Shake Machine! and that's after only like a couple weeks, horrible I tell yeah, horrible - and yes I am running a PCV and a breather, to no avail.

that's it, this is the last stone that stubbed the camels toe, it's ENGINE SWAP TIME !!!

Schroedum · 01-27-2019, 10:20 PM

Engine swap?!

PLOT TWIST!!

**Gregski** · 01-27-2019, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schroedum

Engine swap?!

PLOT TWIST!!

LOL, Spoiler Alert! Think 1999 Suburban L31 as the donor, roller cam, one piece rear main seal, electric fuel pump but no Vortec heads this time (that ship has sailed) serpent 10 foot long single twisty accessory belt... Project Code Name: Nasty Rusty!

**Palf70Step** · 01-28-2019, 08:48 AM

Kewl!

Looking forward to more progress.

**MikeB** · 01-28-2019, 01:41 PM

Not a truck, but certainly applicable here.

**Gregski** · 02-22-2019, 05:21 PM

just wanted to give you a quick winter update, Rusty and I ain't much for doin' now days during the winter time, but wanted to show you what happens to a man's garage moments after the wife discovers Overstock.com, ha ha

tviolette · 03-02-2019, 07:50 AM

Gregski-
Took almost a month for me to get through this thread. Must say... it's been interesting to say the least. I've been through many of the items you've experienced and I have to commend you on your sticktoitness. it"s greater than mine. like a scab you can't leave alone, I'm eagerly awaiting your next update.

Keep on keeping on...
-Tony

**Gregski** · 03-29-2019, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tviolette

Gregski-
Took almost a month for me to get through this thread. Must say... it's been interesting to say the least. I've been through many of the items you've experienced and I have to commend you on your sticktoitness. it"s greater than mine. like a scab you can't leave alone, I'm eagerly awaiting your next update.

Keep on keeping on...
-Tony

thank you Tony for the feedback it keeps me motivated

**Gregski** · 03-29-2019, 12:38 AM

so it's been a while since I last updated this thread or better yet done something to the truck, ha ha, well you know The Greg does not like Winter Projects and I must admit I went into hibernation for a while on the account of the Nor Cal weather dropping to below 70*, treacherous I tell ya

but on the account of it officially being Spring, lets git to it

well what do we have here, a brand spankin' new inner box for gloves?

**Gregski** · 03-29-2019, 12:41 AM

and here's why we bought a brand new one instead of MacGeyvering the old one with a good ol' piano hinge

as you can see the sides were perished as well

**Gregski** · 03-29-2019, 12:44 AM

I recommend you set aside 60 hours for this project... 59.5 to get the stupid lock mechanism out, and 1/2 hour for everything else, ha ha

Top Tip - don't go pockin' anything like a paper clip into that hole in the twisty knob thingie, it's there just to show you that GM engineers have a sense of humor

Top Tip 2 - use a super skinny flat screw driver to push in that little pin thingie in the hole in the picture, that will allow the lock to slide out about 1/4 inch, then do it again to the second pin in the same hole and then it will come all the way out

Fun Level = 2

**Gregski** · 03-29-2019, 12:47 AM

58 1/2 hours later...

anatomy of a C10 glove box lock latch

**Gregski** · 03-29-2019, 12:50 AM

and here's the real reason we are doing this, apparently in 1973 GM thought fatiguing plastic will out last a metal piano hinge and decided to fix what wasn't broken, I swear the only things that have broken on my truck have been plastic bits! surprise?

Note there is a metal bar that runs across underneath the plastic piece that attaches to the bottom of the dash board

**Gregski** · 03-29-2019, 12:51 AM

mandatory stare and compare, old vs new

**Gregski** · 03-29-2019, 12:54 AM

This is not a bad camera angle! This is not an optical illusion either!

this is jus how the brand new box comes it is off by 1/2 an inch from the left side to the right by design, if you put your head under the dash and look up you will see that that part of the dash metal piece actually goes from skinny to fat as it goes across

fordguy40 · 05-03-2019, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Gregski

WTH?

This is not a bad camera angle! This is not an optical illusion either!

this brand new after market garbage is seriously off by 1/2 an inch from the left side to the right!!!

Wow.....

Mind sharing where you got this? I'm looking to pick one up soon and am really hoping they're not all made by the same company!

**Gregski** · 05-03-2019, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fordguy40

Wow.....

Mind sharing where you got this? I'm looking to pick one up soon and am really hoping they're not all made by the same company!

you bet, this is why I share, just looking out for one another, so I get my parts from Classic Parts out of Riverside, Missouri

They have been great up to this point and I prefer them over LMC Truck since LMC is just a call center and has not Tech Support, but I called them on this part and they said it should work and that's just how they come

GRAY GOOSE · 04-24-2019, 08:46 AM

How is the LS swap going?

**Gregski** · 04-27-2019, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRAY GOOSE

How is the LS swap going?

Ha, thanks for following up, well April taxes ripped me a new one so I hope to drop off the 1999 Suburban roller cam short block at the engine builder next month in May, and go that route first, if they tell me this block is junk, than we do the LS thang, stay tunned.

82Diesel · 05-01-2019, 02:52 PM

Crazy thread man... haha.

**Gregski** · 05-03-2019, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by 82Diesel

Crazy thread man... haha.

thanks I guess, I hope you mean "Crazy" in a good way, ha ha

**Gregski** · 05-19-2019, 05:15 PM

so yeah a quick update since I haven't been posting, well I suck I will be turning 47 in a few days here, and for my birthday I decided to get a hernia, yup, got scheduled for surgery in a few months (they are super booked out, I guess it's the operation to get if you are thinking of going under the knife, ha ha), so what would have been a lovely time to rebuild that '99 Suburban roller cam engine and swap it in has me grounded and going stir crazy - - - watching LS swap videos ???

Pontiac1976 · 05-20-2019, 02:17 PM

http://bowtieguy.proboards.com/threa...box-lock-truck

I wish I had read this sooner, or know you needed this link.

**Gregski** · 05-24-2019, 02:05 PM

this just happened...

5.3 L LM7 truck engine from a _________ Chevrolet Silverado

4L60E automatic RWD transmission

all there but the starter

01-27-2019, 09:05 PM	#1
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,820	Re: Restoring Rusty i bolted these up with the Vortec center hole long valve cover bolts and a few extra washers etc. first impression: I really dig the higher up bolt heads, it allows me to zip tie my spark plug wires to them up higher for a much tightier look of course the real test will be to see if they leak Attached Images

01-27-2019, 09:10 PM	#2
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,820	Re: Restoring Rusty Oh yeah, almost forgot, and this is how he thanks me!!! as my Northmen buddy call's it: It's A Milk Shake Machine! and that's after only like a couple weeks, horrible I tell yeah, horrible - and yes I am running a PCV and a breather, to no avail. that's it, this is the last stone that stubbed the camels toe, it's ENGINE SWAP TIME !!! Attached Images

01-27-2019, 10:20 PM	#3
Schroedum Registered User Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 19	Re: Restoring Rusty Engine swap?! PLOT TWIST!! __________________ 1984 C10 with cammed vortec 350

01-28-2019, 08:48 AM	#5
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,763	Re: Restoring Rusty Kewl! Looking forward to more progress. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

01-28-2019, 01:41 PM	#6
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,472	Re: Restoring Rusty Not a truck, but certainly applicable here. __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 35 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 24 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!

02-22-2019, 05:21 PM	#7
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,820	Re: Restoring Rusty just wanted to give you a quick winter update, Rusty and I ain't much for doin' now days during the winter time, but wanted to show you what happens to a man's garage moments after the wife discovers Overstock.com, ha ha Attached Images

03-02-2019, 07:50 AM	#8
tviolette Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 6	Re: Restoring Rusty Gregski- Took almost a month for me to get through this thread. Must say... it's been interesting to say the least. I've been through many of the items you've experienced and I have to commend you on your sticktoitness. it"s greater than mine. like a scab you can't leave alone, I'm eagerly awaiting your next update. Keep on keeping on... -Tony __________________ 77 c10 LWB 96k original miles, 454ci w/dual Flowmasters and Flowtech headers, Truxedo tonneau cover and 15" American Racing Torq Thrust rims on BF Goodrich Long Trail TA's. She's called Ol' Red. Learning to laugh at yourself makes it "open season" on everyone else!

03-29-2019, 12:38 AM	#10
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,820	Re: Restoring Rusty so it's been a while since I last updated this thread or better yet done something to the truck, ha ha, well you know The Greg does not like Winter Projects and I must admit I went into hibernation for a while on the account of the Nor Cal weather dropping to below 70, treacherous I tell ya but on the account of it officially being Spring, lets git to it well what do we have here, a brand spankin' new inner box for gloves? Attached Images Last edited by Gregski; 03-29-2019 at 12:59 AM.*

03-29-2019, 12:41 AM	#11
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,820	Re: Restoring Rusty and here's why we bought a brand new one instead of MacGeyvering the old one with a good ol' piano hinge as you can see the sides were perished as well Attached Images

03-29-2019, 12:44 AM	#12
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,820	Re: Restoring Rusty I recommend you set aside 60 hours for this project... 59.5 to get the stupid lock mechanism out, and 1/2 hour for everything else, ha ha Top Tip - don't go pockin' anything like a paper clip into that hole in the twisty knob thingie, it's there just to show you that GM engineers have a sense of humor Top Tip 2 - use a super skinny flat screw driver to push in that little pin thingie in the hole in the picture, that will allow the lock to slide out about 1/4 inch, then do it again to the second pin in the same hole and then it will come all the way out Fun Level = 2 Attached Images Last edited by Gregski; 03-29-2019 at 12:51 AM.

03-29-2019, 12:47 AM	#13
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,820	Re: Restoring Rusty 58 1/2 hours later... anatomy of a C10 glove box lock latch Attached Images

03-29-2019, 12:50 AM	#14
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,820	Re: Restoring Rusty and here's the real reason we are doing this, apparently in 1973 GM thought fatiguing plastic will out last a metal piano hinge and decided to fix what wasn't broken, I swear the only things that have broken on my truck have been plastic bits! surprise? Note there is a metal bar that runs across underneath the plastic piece that attaches to the bottom of the dash board Attached Images Last edited by Gregski; 03-29-2019 at 01:02 AM.

03-29-2019, 12:51 AM	#15
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,820	Re: Restoring Rusty mandatory stare and compare, old vs new Attached Images

03-29-2019, 12:54 AM	#16
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,820	Re: Restoring Rusty This is not a bad camera angle! This is not an optical illusion either! this is jus how the brand new box comes it is off by 1/2 an inch from the left side to the right by design, if you put your head under the dash and look up you will see that that part of the dash metal piece actually goes from skinny to fat as it goes across Attached Images Last edited by Gregski; 09-20-2021 at 07:49 PM.

04-24-2019, 08:46 AM	#19
GRAY GOOSE Registered User Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: MARTINSVILLE VA Posts: 17	Re: Restoring Rusty How is the LS swap going?



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05-01-2019, 02:52 PM	#21
82Diesel Registered User Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: USA Posts: 220	Re: Restoring Rusty Crazy thread man... haha. __________________ 1979 Pontiac LeMans 231/Th350 1982 Chevrolet Silverado K10 6.2 Diesel/700r4 1984 Buick Regal Limited Sedan 4.3 V6 Diesel/200r4 (Hens teeth rare) 1991 Chevrolet Silverado K2500 5.7/700r4 1999 Chevrolet Base LS K2500 6.5TD/4L80e

05-19-2019, 05:15 PM	#23
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,820	Re: Restoring Rusty so yeah a quick update since I haven't been posting, well I suck I will be turning 47 in a few days here, and for my birthday I decided to get a hernia, yup, got scheduled for surgery in a few months (they are super booked out, I guess it's the operation to get if you are thinking of going under the knife, ha ha), so what would have been a lovely time to rebuild that '99 Suburban roller cam engine and swap it in has me grounded and going stir crazy - - - watching LS swap videos ???

05-20-2019, 02:17 PM	#24
Pontiac1976 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 752	Re: Restoring Rusty http://bowtieguy.proboards.com/threa...box-lock-truck I wish I had read this sooner, or know you needed this link. __________________ 1977 REG cab Long Bed with a 1984 Front Clip, 82 305 .60 over 9.0.1 flat top pistons, 4bbl, TH350, w/84 SS-intake & cam , w/ 1977 big block rad, 1975 gear box, 1984 master w/ metric fittings top & SAE fitting @ portion block, 1975 3.42 gear open diff. Duel 77-87 Factory air cleaner, duel inlet from rad support . Down sized 9' to new 8' Steel flat bed Was a 77 454 w/308 gear. Taken out 550 lbs. up front with motor clip change.

05-24-2019, 02:05 PM	#25
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,820	Re: Restoring Rusty this just happened... 5.3 L LM7 truck engine from a _________ Chevrolet Silverado 4L60E automatic RWD transmission all there but the starter Attached Images Last edited by Gregski; 05-25-2019 at 10:56 AM.

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