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

[Driveway Dreams]

Woooo, tire barking? Cool.

[menace121978]

awesome! i wonder if its the same for the 80e??

[79gmc5.3]

Hey I have not installed my 4l60E yet, where does it go? Do you have pics? Come on Bob, act like you have posted before! We need pics!!!!

[nlped]

That's cool, and good to know...I will be doing that prior to installation

[glock35ipsc]

LOL, my camera and trans fluid doesn't mix well! Here is a great write-up with pics.

http://www.gmfullsize.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98029

[glock35ipsc]

I think we may have a solution to the A/C issue. It looks like Big Port Jimmy 6 has struck gold!!!!!!

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=382076

[bigarmzz]

darn it bob!...i've spent literally the whole afternoon ready this thread

now i'm gettin the fever i even called specialized parts planet dot com and talked to "larry"...looks like they got a 5.3 set up, all i need tranny and all for 2200 shipped...(curse this thread anyways)

it really does look like i just got freds' twin

[STOCKISH]

Do it Bigarmzz, plenty enough info and help around here to get it going. Thats a beautiful truck by the way.

[menace121978]

Larrys who;s been taking care of me over there. great guy! threw in a returnless fuel rail w/ new injectors and numerous misc. parts that ive asked for!

[bigarmzz]

Originally Posted by 1972SuperCheyenne

Do it Bigarmzz, plenty enough info and help around here to get it going. Thats a beautiful truck by the way.

i'm thinking seriously about it josh...so seriously that i just put up my softail for sale

[bigarmzz]

Originally Posted by menace121978

Larrys who;s been taking care of me over there. great guy! threw in a returnless fuel rail w/ new injectors and numerous misc. parts that ive asked for!

do i have an "advantage", being that my truck is already a tbi? wont that mean that i wont need a bunch of crap? like different tanks, etc?.....pardon the "noob" questions, but i dont know crap about this stuff, only from what i've read on josh's and bob's posts today

[glock35ipsc]

The advantage you have with the 87 is the tanks have the bowl/baffle, and you already have sending units with fuel pumps. You would still need to swap fuel pumps, tank switch valve, and fuel lines. The TBI runs on < 15psi, the LS engines run at 58psi, so the TBI lines won't hold up.

Love the truck BTW! Fred was the first thing I thought of when I saw it. I removed the push bumper things and the bed rails the day after I got it home!

BTW, you know about what I knew when I started my swap.

[fpjr0]

ok I am tired!!! you guys dont know me,, but I feel I know you... since I just spent from 9:20ist till the time of this post reading the whole,, I really mean the whole 1187 post of this build... nice to meet "fred", I started on mine last monday,, took engine out,, and I can tell you that I havent done anything just yet and you already helped me a lot,,, by the way,, if you are interested on the remote starting your truck should be very very easy to do now,,,,I used to do alarms/tint/installs for a living let me know and I ll let you know what you have to do,,is a nice to have, specially after all the hard work you put in Fred

[djracer]

Originally Posted by fpjr0

ok I am tired!!! you guys dont know me,, but I feel I know you... since I just spent from 9:20ist till the time of this post reading the whole,, I really mean the whole 1187 post of this build... nice to meet "fred", I started on mine last monday,, took engine out,, and I can tell you that I havent done anything just yet and you already helped me a lot,,, by the way,, if you are interested on the remote starting your truck should be very very easy to do now,,,,I used to do alarms/tint/installs for a living let me know and I ll let you know what you have to do,,is a nice to have, specially after all the hard work you put in Fred

This is true I did one on Joe's square body 5.3 conversion truck.

[Thealien]

Originally Posted by fpjr0

ok I am tired!!! you guys dont know me,, but I feel I know you... since I just spent from 9:20ist till the time of this post reading the whole,, I really mean the whole 1187 post of this build... nice to meet "fred", I started on mine last monday,, took engine out,, and I can tell you that I havent done anything just yet and you already helped me a lot,,, by the way,, if you are interested on the remote starting your truck should be very very easy to do now,,,,I used to do alarms/tint/installs for a living let me know and I ll let you know what you have to do,,is a nice to have, specially after all the hard work you put in Fred

Please do a write up with pictures and a couple of diagrams and I am sure it will be helpfull to a few.

[glock35ipsc]

Thanks for the offer! I installed them for about 10 years too. I did put a keyless entry on it over my Christmas vacation. But I don't really have a use for a remote starter on this truck. It lives in a heated/air conditioned shop 24/7, and won't be driven if there is snow, or even a chance of snow. I do need to get one on my wife's car though. That's just a matter of finding time.

But like the others said, a write up would be an excellent addition to the FAQ section!

[Butcherboy]

Fred really looking good! Bob! Very cool!

My Blazer is coming along good. Just had a busy holiday season at the Butcher Shop and no time to work on it. The engine harness is finished and now moving to the chassis harness.

Props to you buddy, you pulled off one hell of a build!

Justin

[fpjr0]

I can do a write up but,, it really depends on the alarm module you get since some already come with all the pre wire relays and others you have to mod,also depends on the vehicle you going to installl to... but I will do a write up to our truck models soon...
ps

[STOCKISH]

Originally Posted by bigarmzz

i'm thinking seriously about it josh...so seriously that i just put up my softail for sale

It's a great fit. Got the engine and trans installed today. Need to make a custom trans crossmember so I can square everything up and then put all the accessories back on.

[glock35ipsc]

FINALLY getting around to swapping the speedo. I was going to wait until I was ready to paint the interior, but what the hey. Got it in an everything works. Swapped out all the bulbs with 168's also, slightly brighter that the stockers.

Also swapped steering wheels with my 70. It's the smaller Camaro/Monza type. So Fred's identity crisis continues, as this one has a bowtie on it!

Pics later, I need to run to the hardware store now. I snapped a couple of the plastic studs off that hold the outer vent on.

[glock35ipsc]

Hey Justin!! I missed your post up there. I need to hop over and check out your build thread.

[STOCKISH]

So what all is required to make the speedo work?

[Butcherboy]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

Hey Justin!! I missed your post up there. I need to hop over and check out your build thread.

I have a build thread here now Bob. Under the S-10 board

Justin

BTW after reading about Fred. It made me think of my Red Girl!
87' 3/4 ton 2wd 383 Vortec TBI 700-r4







Sold her about 3 years ago. The guy been slobbering over her for 5 years, made me offer for $6,000. Hate not having the old girl anymore! But 11 yrs together was good enough. ( My wife rolling her eye's right now!) But you get attached!

[glock35ipsc]

Originally Posted by 1972SuperCheyenne

So what all is required to make the speedo work?

You will need the cluster from a 90-91 Suburban, Blazer or dually. Those used an electric speedo. The PCM from the LS will have one wire that will go to the new speedo, and the hookup is simple. I had swapped out with a Blazer cluster when I did the swap, but the trip odometer didn't work. I had picked up another speedo with a working trip odometer and it showed fewer miles, but had been putting it off and finally did it today.

So.. I got the "new" speedo installed, and it works, trip odometer too. Also got the other steering wheel on, and I like it MUUUUCH better.

I had to get up in the attic of the shop, and found the new deep trim rings that I originally bought for my 68. So I pulled the OEM shallow ones off and put the new deep ones on. It looks real good, and adds some more shine to it.

[menace121978]

damn! that does look good... they look deeper now