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

[STOCKISH]

Originally Posted by Driveway Dreams

But Bob, nobody who knows anything will think you use VatoZone for Fred. He doesn't have any cheap plastichrome stick on crap all over him.

Yeah, yet. Wont be long he'll have the vents on the fender, chrome wiper blades, and 40 Black Ice air fresheners hanging from the rear view!










God I sure hope not. Thankfully we all know Bob better than that.

[nlped]

^^^

Don't forget some neon lights hanging from the headliner

[fpjr0]

Originally Posted by nlped

^^^

Don't forget some neon lights hanging from the headliner

and the clip on spinner hubcaps lol

[glock35ipsc]

Originally Posted by Big Port Jimmy 6

I wish I could find e85 here. Only 1 station in town has it and the price difference would take a long time to justify the expense. Of course I am not going to complain regular was 2.54 yesterday. Jay

It seems to be everywhere here. The station closest to home has it for $2.01 and unleaded is $2.75, and they always have a large price spread. That makes it worthwhile, but a lot of stations in Fort Collins are only around a .10¢ to .25¢ difference. No so worthwhile then.

Originally Posted by Driveway Dreams

But Bob, nobody who knows anything will think you use VatoZone for Fred. He doesn't have any cheap plastichrome stick on crap all over him.

Originally Posted by 1972SuperCheyenne

Yeah, yet. Wont be long he'll have the vents on the fender, chrome wiper blades, and 40 Black Ice air fresheners hanging from the rear view!

God I sure hope not. Thankfully we all know Bob better than that.

Originally Posted by nlped

^^^

Don't forget some neon lights hanging from the headliner

Originally Posted by fpjr0

and the clip on spinner hubcaps lol

Geez, come on guys, you know me better than that.























I roll with my red neon under the body.



BTW, my son and I had us a guys weekend this weekend, the girls were gone from Friday until yesterday. We took a road trip to Denver on Sunday morning. Got 20.5 mpg with the ice cold AC on the whole time.

Wouldn't be a good guys weekend without some Famous Dave's!

[nlped]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

Wouldn't be a good guys weekend without some Famous Dave's!

That is some GOOD eatin'!

[Big Port Jimmy 6]

Does Fred have the tow haul mode? If so how is it wired? Thanks Jay

[mcbassin]

BBQ oh yea baby!

[glock35ipsc]

Originally Posted by Big Port Jimmy 6

Does Fred have the tow haul mode? If so how is it wired? Thanks Jay

Sorry Jay, can't help you with that. Mine didn't have it.

[mcbassin]

Bob,
Need some help with the wiring on our 86 project. We installed a burb core support and grill. I thought somewhere in your thread you made a diagram for your lights? Correct me if I'm wrong but can I just splice color to color and call it good or what? I notice there are two light blue wires, two dark blue wires and a red wire on the 91 harness? Do you know if these blue wires are tied together or ran seperate. you still have your schematic? Thanks,

[glock35ipsc]

My schematic was just for the high beam relay mod.

The blue wires are tied together and spliced into the single blue wires on the truck. I do have everything written in my notebook, but I'm on vacation at the moment. However, I am fairly sure all he colors are the same. But if you haven't finished it by Monday I'll post up my notes.

[camdNsprayd]

Where exactly did u route the fuel line, as far as keeping it away from the manifolds goes? How far from the manifolds does ur line sit?

[fpjr0]

I dont remember how bob did it, but I ran mine from the fuel rail line to the firewall to and secured right next to the a/c housing, then down from there it goes on top on the frame rail just to under the cab and by the time I have to bring it "inside" the rail its already too far from any heat,...I used braided line... good luck

[glock35ipsc]

Hmmm, I haven't been getting any email notifications for any thread lately.....

Anyhow, mine runs along the inside of the frame to just about 6"-8" ahead of the trans crossmember, then crosses over and runs up the back of the trans to the fuel rail. Pretty much follows the OEM location of the TBI fuel lines.

On another note - I just got my card in the mail yesterday to renew my registration. Hard to believe that I've had this truck for a year already! My son and I took it on a ~350 mile road trip on the Saturday over Father's Day weekend. Went out to Julesburg and watched some drag racing, then up to Cabelas. Stopped by a Dairy Queen after that then headed home. Traveled about 350 miles through 3 states and a lot of fun that day!

[JohnC]

I was wondering what happened to you Bob. I haven't seen you in a while. It is kind of weird that it has been a year already since you got Fred. A lot has happened since that time. Glad to hear he's running good, and giving you many miles of fun!

[camdNsprayd]

Thanks guys!!..cant wait to get mine done and start daily driving it!!

[craazy22]

Wow... I started reading this thread at 5pm is now 3:15 am.. and man was it worth it. I just started my 5.3 swap on my 81bstepper. I will start a thread but.. bob your truck is the sh*t man.. that thing is an inspiration and your defenetly a true chevy god..lol.. hope you won't get upset with questions in the future. Tried to bookmark all the link and download pdf. Thanks in advance.. and great thread..just srtaight up loved it...

[glock35ipsc]

Thanks a lot man! Ask as many questions as you like, that's what had made this thread a good one, lot's of good info and research by a ton of different people!

[menace121978]

FRED is AWESOME!! riding in him feels just like riding in a new one! thanks for the memories Bob!! next year we'll have to run them!

[STOCKISH]

I got 5 bucks on Silver.

[glock35ipsc]

Me too!

[menace121978]

if i know Bob he's got something brewing in his brain already! so silver's not a safe bet!!

[nlped]

^^^ !!!Very true!

[glock35ipsc]

Hmm, a challenge?!

Fred, earning his keep. I FINALLY got that dang tow bar finished. Soooo, we HAD to test it out!

[JohnC]

Cool now Fred is even more versatile!

[glock35ipsc]

So here are the seats I picked up Friday. 60/40 split bench from a 95 ext cab. Manual adjust with power lumbar on both seats.



They are cleaning up pretty good, they are much nicer than what the cell phone pic makes them look! I went to my old place of work and picked up two pairs of slide tracks.



Plans are to remove all the OEM hardware off of the seats and install the above slide tracks. Then I will build a rectangular frame from thick wall 1" square tubing and attack mounting tabs to bolt into the stock location on the floor. Then I can make mounting tabs to fit the new slide tracks. This was I can set the seat height right where I want it, as well as the angle front to back.


I've mentioned getting parts and stuff from my old employer before, so I thought I would post this. This is where I worked up until early 2002. http://www.rmtus.com/ I started there building trucks, then moved in to the van production shop. Worked in every stage of van production and eventually became the production manager. It was a really fun place to work, and I got to build some pretty sweet rides. My wife worked there too for awhile. I got her a job in the upholstery shop right before we got married, then she worked with me in van production, then she eventually moved in to the retail store. She worked there for about 4 years.

This was where I pretty much self-taught myself how to fab stuff. In the later years I was the one building all the one-off vans, and almost everything was hand built.