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lost wages · 04-01-2007, 12:50 PM

heres how i did my 454 swap in my 68, since alot of questions are asked about what people use ill try to help as much as possible, this setup worked for me but your truck maybe a little different.
I started with 67-71 bb mounts, i made square washers as per http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=122645 this allowed me to run the cheap small block rubber mounts i had on the engine i took out, i have a th 400 tranny behind my big block so i bought a tranny mount from gmc paul, http://www.gmcpauls.com/SALE_SPECIALS.htm its the new style tranny mount, the stock one will work, i did have to drill holes in the frame for this mount.
the headers i used were http://store.summitracing.com/partde...0&autoview=sku , now, my frame was an early 68 frame so they are a little different from the later frames, 67 and some 68 frames did not have an indention for the poower steering box and clearance for a big block, i just needed to trim a little for the headers to clear the top frame rail, my truck is on bags and these headers fit great, they do no hang down below the frame, i did have to get a bosch 3322 oil filter, its a really short filter, all the other i tried hit the header.
i cant really tell you the lenght of a drive shaft you will need as mine has a 9 inch ford rear end.
the radiator is a 4 core set up i got from manes http://www.manestruckparts.com/store...Category_ID=19 they were at a swap meet so i bought it there, im running a http://www.oldairproducts.com/shop/a...articles_id=14 i had to take these all apart and cut them up to clear the water pump pulley, if i had gone with a short water pump i think i would have had plenty of clearance, but it fits and looks good. Im sure i missed something, and ill be happy to answer any questions i can, this worked for me and i hope i helps someone else.

tiggerstoy · 04-01-2007, 01:00 PM

that look's great, i bet it goes like a raped ape to....good job

68Mike · 04-01-2007, 01:24 PM

**Palf70Step** · 04-01-2007, 01:44 PM

Very Nice

**WorkinLonghorn** · 04-01-2007, 01:58 PM

This is truely an inspiration. I want to get another truck and do something like that.
>>Is it going to get inner fenders? What happens when you drive through mud etc?
>>Maybe I missed it in an earlier thread but what's the engine config? Dyno tested? Need more info!

weav1 · 04-01-2007, 08:10 PM

Love To See More Pics Thanks

revn67 · 04-01-2007, 08:36 PM

wow, that truck is very clean and very nice!! great job, it looks awesome....and i bet the hp is awesome too

lost wages · 04-02-2007, 03:42 AM

its only driven on nice days so no mud to worry about here.

A.P. · 04-02-2007, 06:19 AM

Very very nice.

EZ4U2C · 04-02-2007, 08:57 AM

Nice truck and I bet it will get-r-done............

**Yukon Jack** · 04-02-2007, 11:32 AM

Such a beatiful truck - you did a great job.

BigSky71 · 04-02-2007, 12:19 PM

Simple gorgeous, love it!

68wip · 04-02-2007, 01:01 PM

Looks great Inside and Out!

Luvlegs · 04-02-2007, 01:02 PM

I started making that inhaling vacuum sound at the first pic... and then as I scrolled down, it got worse.... oooohhhhhhh.... I keep walking by my 454 sitting in the shop - If I spent 1/50th of the time trying to get it in as I do talking about it, I'd still be 1/50th of where you are now.... Veeeery nice.
That's it! I need more natural areas in my yard.... I spend too much time mowing.........

bryanw1968 · 04-02-2007, 02:05 PM

THAT is sweet!
Nice job.
BW

kyull67 · 04-02-2007, 02:22 PM

Looks awesome! Are you going to be at the board meet? I would love to see that thing in person.

Chevyholic · 04-02-2007, 02:29 PM

Wow, that thing is gorgeous! Nice job!

04-01-2007, 12:50 PM	#1
lost wages Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: jefferson city, mo Posts: 1,364	my 454 swap is done heres how i did my 454 swap in my 68, since alot of questions are asked about what people use ill try to help as much as possible, this setup worked for me but your truck maybe a little different. I started with 67-71 bb mounts, i made square washers as per http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=122645 this allowed me to run the cheap small block rubber mounts i had on the engine i took out, i have a th 400 tranny behind my big block so i bought a tranny mount from gmc paul, http://www.gmcpauls.com/SALE_SPECIALS.htm its the new style tranny mount, the stock one will work, i did have to drill holes in the frame for this mount. the headers i used were http://store.summitracing.com/partde...0&autoview=sku , now, my frame was an early 68 frame so they are a little different from the later frames, 67 and some 68 frames did not have an indention for the poower steering box and clearance for a big block, i just needed to trim a little for the headers to clear the top frame rail, my truck is on bags and these headers fit great, they do no hang down below the frame, i did have to get a bosch 3322 oil filter, its a really short filter, all the other i tried hit the header. i cant really tell you the lenght of a drive shaft you will need as mine has a 9 inch ford rear end. the radiator is a 4 core set up i got from manes http://www.manestruckparts.com/store...Category_ID=19 they were at a swap meet so i bought it there, im running a http://www.oldairproducts.com/shop/a...articles_id=14 i had to take these all apart and cut them up to clear the water pump pulley, if i had gone with a short water pump i think i would have had plenty of clearance, but it fits and looks good. Im sure i missed something, and ill be happy to answer any questions i can, this worked for me and i hope i helps someone else. Attached Images

04-01-2007, 01:00 PM	#2
tiggerstoy tiggerstoy Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: camrose Alberta Canada Posts: 416	Re: my 454 swap is done that look's great, i bet it goes like a raped ape to....good job

04-01-2007, 01:24 PM	#3
68Mike Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Salinas,Ca 93906 Posts: 502	Re: my 454 swap is done __________________ Mike Currents: '74 Cheyenne Super C30 Camper Special 3+3 aka "Sucia30" Past: '79 C10 BIG 10 (Sold) 69 CST LWB - Always a "Work in progress" true work truck (stolen) 05 GSXR 750 it has a pretty paint job _wrecked 72 SWB full frame restoration -sold! 71 CST K5 Blazer 4x4 (soon to be 2wd)-project - sold! C10 Club 2012 Brothers Show Video http://youtu.be/pUeV2vP7Wpo

04-01-2007, 01:44 PM	#4
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,819	Re: my 454 swap is done Very Nice __________________ 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!

04-01-2007, 01:58 PM	#5
WorkinLonghorn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Studio City, Calif. Posts: 2,861	Re: my 454 swap is done This is truely an inspiration. I want to get another truck and do something like that. >>Is it going to get inner fenders? What happens when you drive through mud etc? >>Maybe I missed it in an earlier thread but what's the engine config? Dyno tested? Need more info! __________________ '69 GMC C2500 Custom Camper, 8 1/2' bed, New GM 350, NP 435 Close Ratio 4spd. Trans., 3.73 Dana-60 open.Camper and Trailer wiring, PS, PB, AC, tach , three gas tanks, 2nd owner, Work-Truck supreme. Best $300 I ever spent.

04-01-2007, 08:10 PM	#6
weav1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: plainfield indiana Posts: 283	Re: my 454 swap is done Love To See More Pics Thanks

04-01-2007, 08:36 PM	#7
revn67 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: east longmeadow, MA Posts: 540	Re: my 454 swap is done wow, that truck is very clean and very nice!! great job, it looks awesome....and i bet the hp is awesome too __________________ 67 small windowed,shortbed,fleetside, sbc 327, th350,12 bolt :under the knife: 71 cab for sale in parts classifieds! 2004 black chevy 1500 "finish your beer, theres sober kids in india!"

04-02-2007, 03:42 AM	#8
lost wages Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: jefferson city, mo Posts: 1,364	Re: my 454 swap is done its only driven on nice days so no mud to worry about here. Attached Images

04-02-2007, 06:19 AM	#9
A.P. Black 72 Chevy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 662	Re: my 454 swap is done Very very nice. __________________ 72 Chevy, SWB, 350engine, TH400

04-02-2007, 08:57 AM	#10
EZ4U2C Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 257	Re: my 454 swap is done Nice truck and I bet it will get-r-done............ __________________ God loved me so much he gave me John 3:16 Buy American and bring our jobs back home. Trust what you believe in and believe in what you trust. Don't blame the gun, Blame the person who made you use it! _____________________________________________ 1970 swb 2002 Harley Davidson Road King Classic 2004 Dodge 4x4

04-02-2007, 11:32 AM	#11
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Re: my 454 swap is done Such a beatiful truck - you did a great job. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

04-02-2007, 12:19 PM	#12
BigSky71 LAIDOUT Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NW Montana Posts: 928	Re: my 454 swap is done Simple gorgeous, love it! __________________ 67 2wd Shorty Build Pictures

04-02-2007, 01:01 PM	#13
68wip Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal City, MO Posts: 106	Re: my 454 swap is done Looks great Inside and Out!

04-02-2007, 01:02 PM	#14
Luvlegs Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Smith Mountain Lake Virginia Posts: 1,537	Re: my 454 swap is done I started making that inhaling vacuum sound at the first pic... and then as I scrolled down, it got worse.... oooohhhhhhh.... I keep walking by my 454 sitting in the shop - If I spent 1/50th of the time trying to get it in as I do talking about it, I'd still be 1/50th of where you are now.... Veeeery nice. That's it! I need more natural areas in my yard.... I spend too much time mowing......... __________________ "A cat will almost always blink when hit between the eyes with a ball peen hammer" (you don't always have to state the obvious) Wear your PPE! You can eat with false teeth but you can't see with a false eye. 1959 Studebaker Silverhawk 350/400 1972 C10 L6 3OTT 2005 F350 - Built - whew!

04-02-2007, 02:05 PM	#15
bryanw1968 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Leander, Texas Posts: 850	Re: my 454 swap is done THAT is sweet! Nice job. BW



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04-02-2007, 02:22 PM	#16
kyull67 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Springfield/Kansas City Posts: 1,842	Re: my 454 swap is done Looks awesome! Are you going to be at the board meet? I would love to see that thing in person. __________________ The first '67 The current '67 '63 Biscayne

04-02-2007, 02:29 PM	#17
Chevyholic Will it run today? Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 272	Re: my 454 swap is done Wow, that thing is gorgeous! Nice job! __________________ Jaws, the 1971 Chevy Cheyenne Longbed. She's big, grey, and has an insatiable appetite!

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