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

[glock35ipsc]

That's a good price, you did good.

The first pic shows where the line runs into the cab. It's to the right of the box (looking at the firewall) that the evaporator is in. It is a solid plastic line, not a rubber vacuum line (on mine anyhow).

The second pic just shows the three different vacuum lines: yellow is from the "tee" and runs to the inside of the cab, light blue is from the vacuum port on the intake manifold, and green is to the vacuum canister on the drivers side.

[fpjr0]

and once again, Bob comes thru.... I should get a price for Highjacking and soon the most questions on this thread..lol I know I keep saying I am gonna start my own, but I know how you guys like pics and since I dont take many, it would be a very boring thread lol,,,,,,,,,,,,, thanksss... that vacuum canister is for the cruise isn't?


by the way.. it good to have a/c now,,, and it s*ck , that just mowed the yard at 90 degrees weather, and peeps are talking about how "nice" the days have been...

[fpjr0]

I think I have Bobs next project and Fred sibling as you guys were saying....

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[glock35ipsc]

Hummer, yuk! LOL, I like that bolt-on tracks though. There are a couple rigs where we snowmobile that use those - an older Wagoneer and a Burb. I prefer our Thiokol at the sheriffs dept.

Did I mention how nice it is to have A/C again???

[79gmc5.3]

Did I mention how nice it is to have A/C again???

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OK now your just braggin. Us poor suckers living in the south with no A/C yet

[glock35ipsc]

Sorry man!!

On another note, for some reason I've been imagining what Fred would look like wearing a pair of round eyeballs.......

[bluex]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

Sorry man!!

On another note, for some reason I've been imagining what Fred would look like wearing a pair of round eyeballs.......

I think it would look awesome. IMO the 88+ clip is played out and looks weird to me on these trucks. I'm finishing up the parts gathering to put a 76 clip on my K5 and it has the normal 87 clip. Just my preference I guess, my father had three of these trucks (73-80) and his last one is my '78. That might have something to do with it.

I'm just a "later hater" though.....

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Whats up with the trailing arm swap??

[glock35ipsc]

Originally Posted by bluex

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Whats up with the trailing arm swap??

That's been put on the back burner for a winter project. I don't want any down time, 'cause I want to drive it this summer!

Then again, it was 79°-80° yesterday, and I drove home with the A/C on, loving it! Woke up this morning to this :

[JohnC]

Just another reason why I like Oklahoma.

[rongstad]

Originally Posted by JohnC

Just another reason why I like Oklahoma.

X 2 and central texas........... hmmmm fred sees all kinds of extremes.......covered in mud to snow......lol

[79gmc5.3]

Originally Posted by JohnC

Just another reason why I like Oklahoma.

Yea I woke up this morning and it was 80 with the wind chill!

[fpjr0]

I meant the tracks not the actual hummer,,,,

[glock35ipsc]

Yeah, the track setup is a sweet deal. I've seen them in action, and they work awesome! I can't remember where, it might be Jackson Hole, WY.... but the is a fire department that has a set they put on one of their ambulances in the winter.

[glock35ipsc]

5" of snow at 6am, all of it melted off by noon. And it was sunny and nice the rest of the day, mid 50's. Only now the wind is blowing. I hate wind! I would go nuts with no snow.

[glock35ipsc]

Wyoming blows, and Nebraska sucks, and here in Colorado we are caught in the middle!

[JohnC]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

Wyoming blows, and Nebraska sucks, and here in Colorado we are caught in the middle!

We say the same thing here about Kansas, and Texas. Just for football rivalry reasons of course.

The wind has been crazy the last couple of days here too.

[Racker]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

Wyoming blows, and Nebraska sucks, and here in Colorado we are caught in the middle!

Just my opion but us wyomingites have a little different opion on this.

All joking aside, nice truck, will have to go through and read the full build.

[glock35ipsc]

Originally Posted by Racker

Just my opion but us wyomingites have a little different opion on this.

All joking aside, nice truck, will have to go through and read the full build.

I'm only 45 minutes from Cheyenne, so I feel I can poke fun a little.

Welcome to the forum!! Casper, eh? You know a little something about wind then. We are having a big regional meet on July 10-11. Check the Colorado section for the thread, and come down and join us!

[Racker]

Thanks for the welcome. And yes, i do know a little about WIND.

[menace121978]

[nlped]

When I lived in Tx. we said Texas didn't fall into the Gulf because Oklahoma sucked so hard

Sorry John

[JohnC]

Originally Posted by nlped

When I lived in Tx. we said Texas didn't fall into the Gulf because Oklahoma sucked so hard

Sorry John

That's ok everyone is entitled to their opinion, wrong as it may be. j/k

[nlped]

It wasn't me, I'm not from Tx., just went to High School there.

[glock35ipsc]

Fred got hitched this weekend!

[fpjr0]

nice plate,,, I want to get me a personalized plate but still working out the last few a/c bugs...


Bob I installed the a/c hoses coming out of the evaporator ,but the bottom hose going to the condensor, fitting is tightened, the hose-fitting combination seems to "move around" at the evaporator end,,,
I think maybe just maybe, it broke some how when the swap was done, the guy that did my a/c lines said, I could take off the evaporator and he could weld another end to it, or I could just buy another evaporator for around the 150.00 mark.... what do you guys think? should I tried to get it fix, or should I just spend the cash be on the safeside and buy the new one? thanks for the input......