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

[glock35ipsc]

Good deal Ed! I think I had used the bottom left hole on the firewall for the bottom hole of the pedal.

Dennis - I might have to give you a rain check on that ride. My wife doesn't get off work tomorrow night until 9:30, and I can't leave the kiddos at home alone. They would probably try to follow us on their ATV's!

[menace121978]

Bob, thanks for the offer but even if i left now i dont think i'd be out there til after midnight

[hessian18]

LOL you guys crack me up !!


I wish I could get ole blue out and lay some rubber !!! Maybe I mean MAYBE if and when the roads are wet ahahahahh !!!



Looking forward to a smokey driveby !



Need new tires yet ?

[glock35ipsc]

Originally Posted by hessian18

LOL you guys crack me up !!


I wish I could get ole blue out and lay some rubber !!! Maybe I mean MAYBE if and when the roads are wet ahahahahh !!!



Looking forward to a smokey driveby !



Need new tires yet ?

Tires are on the way! UPS shows they should be here Thursday.

Originally Posted by menace121978

Bob, thanks for the offer but even if i left now i dont think i'd be out there til after midnight

Um, oops!! I meant Gerald!

[hessian18]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

Tires are on the way! UPS shows they should be here Thursday.

So that means a nasty long smokey driveby ahahah !!! ??


So that is a digital (speedo) instrument cluster ? Like a 91 burb unit ?

[glock35ipsc]

I'm not a tear my stuff up kinda guy, so not too likely. I did all that when I was younger. Besides, I already posted my video!

Not digital, just electric. The speedo just uses an electrical signal from the PCM, or from the VSS in the original application, which was a 91 Blazer.

[hessian18]

Fair enough LOL I will promise you some good burnout vids then ahahaha When blue is done.



Ahh shoot, electric, not digital. LOL But you got what I was getting at


I scored one off ebay awhile ago.


I could get sick watching my current spedometer !!


That will be gone

[glock35ipsc]

Score!!!!! I just bought a like-new sport rear bumper with brackets and license plate bucket for $160 to my door from ebay.

My coworker, who picked up mega cherry 79 K10 short bed over the weekend that had no rear bumper, promptly paid me $160 for my step bumper!

Win-win!

[JohnC]

Sweet!

[SBTork]

wow, a free sport bumper, damn nice job Bob.

The truck sounds and pulls well, it's made my mind up, 5.3/5 speed it is.

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

Score!!!!! I just bought a like-new sport rear bumper with brackets and license plate bucket for $160 to my door from ebay.

My coworker, who picked up mega cherry 79 K10 short bed over the weekend that had no rear bumper, promptly paid me $160 for my step bumper!

Win-win!

Can you post some pics of the mount brackets?

I need to fab up some to fit the Suburban rear bumper on my K20 that will clear my hitch and 32" spare tire and could use some inspiration.

[Driveway Dreams]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

...Win-win!

I'd say so! Dang. Good job on that one! Fred is gonna be awesome very soon. So much for the "slow and easy" approach, oh wait.....that was gone a week after you got it out here!

[glock35ipsc]

Originally Posted by Driveway Dreams

So much for the "slow and easy" approach, oh wait.....that was gone a week after you got it out here!

Mmmm, yeah, what happened there?!?

Don't let me forget to have you look at that door jamb I was asking you about, with the funky looking seam sealer.

[glock35ipsc]

For the step or the sport? I'm going to wait to take mine off until the sport bumper gets here, but I can take pics then.

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

For the step or the sport? I'm going to wait to take mine off until the sport bumper gets here, but I can take pics then.

The sport bumper please. I pulled off a custom beat up step bumper so I don't have anything but the outer sport bumper brackets to work with.

[glock35ipsc]

OK, I just picked up a partial electric speedo cluster. It is just missing the temp and oil gauges. I am going to swap the speedo for the one I have in the truck now, then will probably sell this cluster.

The speedo I have in there now works, including the odometer, but the trip odometer does not work. So I'll probably sell this one with my speedo, a gas gauge, volt gauge, the lens and the black piece that goes behind the lens for about $35. If anyone is interested, let me know.

[Codys87]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

OK, I just picked up a partial electric speedo cluster. It is just missing the temp and oil gauges. I am going to swap the speedo for the one I have in the truck now, then will probably sell this cluster.

The speedo I have in there now works, including the odometer, but the trip odometer does not work. So I'll probably sell this one with my speedo, a gas gauge, volt gauge, the lens and the black piece that goes behind the lens for about $35. If anyone is interested, let me know.

Sign me up for your cluster if the speedo is electric!

[glock35ipsc]

Originally Posted by Codys87

Sign me up for your cluster if the speedo is electric!

It as your name on it then! It is electric, the speedo that will come with it is the one that is in Fred right now. The only thing wrong with it is the trip odometer doesnt work. But the regular odometer and the speedo works fine. All you will need to do is R&R your temp and oil gauges into this one.

Fred is FREAKING OUT right about now! He is sitting in the parking lot here at work..... and it's snowing!! I'm not sure he has ever seen snow before!

[Codys87]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

It as your name on it then! It is electric, the speedo that will come with it is the one that is in Fred right now. The only thing wrong with it is the trip odometer doesnt work. But the regular odometer and the speedo works fine. All you will need to do is R&R your temp and oil gauges into this one.

Fred is FREAKING OUT right about now! He is sitting in the parking lot here at work..... and it's snowing!! I'm not sure he has ever seen snow before!

Sent you a pm...

WOW... Sorry to hear that it's already snowing in Colorado... Here in Texas its a nice 80 degrees and the sun is shining!!! for now

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

OK, I just picked up a partial electric speedo cluster. It is just missing the temp and oil gauges. I am going to swap the speedo for the one I have in the truck now, then will probably sell this cluster.

The speedo I have in there now works, including the odometer, but the trip odometer does not work. So I'll probably sell this one with my speedo, a gas gauge, volt gauge, the lens and the black piece that goes behind the lens for about $35. If anyone is interested, let me know.

You can put a set of gauges from a diesel into the missing spots. The oil pressure gauge goes to 80 psi instead of 60 and the water temp only goes to 240 instead of 260.

[glock35ipsc]

Originally Posted by 68 TT

The sport bumper please. I pulled off a custom beat up step bumper so I don't have anything but the outer sport bumper brackets to work with.

No problem, I'll snap some when I get it here.

Originally Posted by 68 TT

You can put a set of gauges from a diesel into the missing spots. The oil pressure gauge goes to 80 psi instead of 60 and the water temp only goes to 240 instead of 260.

Nice tip! Mine oil gauge is just past 60 at highway speed, and the temp hasn't been much over 200. So the lower reading gauge would be nice too, would give me a better idea of where the temp is really at.

[JohnC]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

Fred is FREAKING OUT right about now! He is sitting in the parking lot here at work..... and it's snowing!! I'm not sure he has ever seen snow before!

Poor guy. Guess like Gerald said though it's not the worse he is going to see.

Originally Posted by 68 TT

You can put a set of gauges from a diesel into the missing spots. The oil pressure gauge goes to 80 psi instead of 60 and the water temp only goes to 240 instead of 260.

That's a great idea!

[glock35ipsc]

I guess I should make a new goals list! Although I still need a windshield.....

3 months is short term though, right?

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

Short term plans are:

* Finish waxing it. **DONE**

* Lower the front and rear a little, maybe two inches all around. The front sits a little higher than the rear right now, by about 3/4". So I'll try to get the front down just a touch lower than the rear. **DONE**

* O2 sensor. I need to add a heated O2 sensor. **DONE**

* Stereo! I must have my tunes! I have my trusty Alpine deck, Rockford Fosgate amp, RF component speakers, and RF 12" sub. I have the faceplate for the deck, now I just need to get a different box for the sub. **DONE**

* Windshield. This one has some chips and a good munch on the lower left side.

* Power steering gear. Wynne said this one leaks, so I pulled the one off the 91 Suburban to swap out. **DONE, NEW ONE**

* Rebuild the door hinges. The drivers door shuts hard, the passenger is a little easier. Wynne included rebuild kits for those. **DONE**

* Sport bumper for the rear. **DONE**

* Rear tires. Drivers side is about gone, and the passenger will be great as a spare. **DONE**

* Replace the seat cover. **DONE, "NEW" SEAT**

* Exhaust. The exhaust dumps on the back side of the rear end right now. I'm going to run it from there straight out the back with a pair of 3.5" x 18" tips. It sounds good as-is, but I really like those big tips! **DONE**

That's mostly all for now. Later on I'll do the Suburban grill swap (**DONE**), fix the rust, swap in a TH700R4/3.42 combo (**DONE**), redo the interior, then paint it and replace all the moulding and trim with new stuff. **MAJOR REVISION TO THIS, KEEP READING!**

[Driveway Dreams]

Now, that made me laugh! I will do my best to remember & look at your door jamb tonight. And I need to talk to you about my "new" motor.

[JohnC]

I can't wait for the revision, and future changes. Of course with Bob when I say future I mean like next week.