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Tim240Z · 06-18-2005, 09:04 PM

Some other pre-completion pics here:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php3?t=159857

I got all the moldings installed and the new tonneau cover on. I also installed the new hood hinges....what a difference (previous gap can be seen in the post above)

Here is the completed product. I have put on about 30 miles now and she runs smooth as silk and oil pressure is steady and the temp has not risen above 190* (usually stays right at 185*). The 4L60E overdrive is *****in!!

Hood gap now:

99 Tahoe 2nd row seats:

New dash, sterring wheel and Van tilt column:

Thanks guys for all the tips, both directly and via searching and browsing!!!

Tim

**tnblazerk5** · 06-18-2005, 09:13 PM

looks great !!!!! and i really like the steering wheel that just sets it off

**Hart_Rod** · 06-18-2005, 09:24 PM

Truck looks great! What did the steering wheel come off of? Did you need and adapter to mount it?

Rob

Tim240Z · 06-18-2005, 09:37 PM

It's just a Grant....got it from Summit Racing. It was the only one that seemed somewhat period specific and didn't look cheap and plastic'ey

**Hart_Rod** · 06-18-2005, 09:40 PM

Tim, do you have a part number? Also I would like some pics of the engine and tranny. I'm getting ready to do that in swap in my 69 suburban. Did you use an aftermarket harness? Who flashed your computer? Thanks,

Rob

Dick Dale · 06-18-2005, 09:59 PM

Looks good.

Tim240Z · 06-18-2005, 10:02 PM

Here is the steering wheel at Summit (GRT-697):
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...=KeywordSearch

I bought the TunerCat tuning package (software and cable)...I have used TunerCat before (94 LT1/T56 in my 240Z) and I like the interface....
I adapted the OEM Suburban harness.
Here are some pics (these were during the conversion, I don't have any pics since):

edmonton72 · 06-19-2005, 02:29 AM

Did the seat mounts line up with the stock ones or did you have to make new mounting locations in the floor.

Tim240Z · 06-19-2005, 05:49 AM

Some lined up, others I had to drill. I drilled a couple of holes in the seat frame to match existing bolt holes in the floor, and a couple of new holes in the floor...

70 shorty · 06-19-2005, 07:44 AM

Did you use a glove box door for your gauge panel?

Tim240Z · 06-19-2005, 11:27 AM

Nah, just cut out a piece of sheet aluminum. I used the original as a template onto cardboard, then transfered to the aluminum.

phanatic32212 · 06-19-2005, 02:16 PM

Great driveway job!!! I don't have a driveway but I have a small garage. Wanna come down to San Diego and start working on mine?

Tim240Z · 06-19-2005, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phanatic32212

Great driveway job!!! I don't have a driveway but I have a small garage. Wanna come down to San Diego and start working on mine?

Well....I have 2 other projects waiting in line!
My 73 Opel GT, which is painted, but needs to be gone through mechanically
My 73 Datsun 240Z. It had a 94 LT1/T56 from a Z28, which I sold. I am now building a 357ci SBC with a pair of T04 Garretts and ford 9".

Maybe when those are done........

TN70C10 · 06-20-2005, 03:05 AM

Hey on those seats are they power? How did you mount them using their track and frame or you original?

Tim240Z · 06-20-2005, 06:26 AM

No power....only the front seats in the Sub/Yukon are power AFAIK. I used the frame from the second row seats, nothing from the original bench seats were used....

**Yukon Jack** · 06-20-2005, 09:56 AM

Really sharp - lot of cool things you have done.

That 73 240Z must be a handful - sounds like great plans for it.

chickenwing · 06-20-2005, 10:28 AM

Good lookin truck.

Weird how your interest parallel mine. I've had 8 or 9 Z's. Was doing a F@#D 5-0/T-5 swap on the last one but discovered a badly tweeked frame and ended up tossing it. Wanted a Manta before them. Never got one. Guy is building one down the way. Tight engine bay...

seanu · 06-20-2005, 04:08 PM

Tim,

Here's another one....you could have a matched set!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=5348

timamin · 06-20-2005, 08:47 PM

hey I was wondering what seats are those? and how did u get them in? is there an install guide? I have a 72 chevy custom 20 but it would be about the same right? I have a bench seat but those are awsome. I want something like that in it.

Tim240Z · 06-20-2005, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timamin

hey I was wondering what seats are those? and how did u get them in? is there an install guide? I have a 72 chevy custom 20 but it would be about the same right? I have a bench seat but those are awsome. I want something like that in it.

If you read above you will see all the info on the seats. No install guide, but easy to do....

ratfreak888 · 06-20-2005, 09:13 PM

man i hope my driveway job looks half as good. nice to see you went fairly stock except for the hood. but i like it keep on truck'n

06-18-2005, 09:04 PM	#1
Tim240Z Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: LAX area, So Cal Posts: 499	71 Cheyenne done Pics Some other pre-completion pics here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php3?t=159857 I got all the moldings installed and the new tonneau cover on. I also installed the new hood hinges....what a difference (previous gap can be seen in the post above) Here is the completed product. I have put on about 30 miles now and she runs smooth as silk and oil pressure is steady and the temp has not risen above 190* (usually stays right at 185). The 4L60E overdrive is ****in!! Hood gap now: 99 Tahoe 2nd row seats: New dash, sterring wheel and Van tilt column: Thanks guys for all the tips, both directly and via searching and browsing!!! Tim __________________ 1972 Suburban C20 454/TH700R4, eaton-corporate 4.10 (looking for 3.7) Sold: 71 Cheyenne 20 Installed a 99 5.7L L31/4L60E from Suburban 1500 (2005)

06-18-2005, 09:24 PM	#3
Hart_Rod ************* Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 17,858	Truck looks great! What did the steering wheel come off of? Did you need and adapter to mount it? Rob __________________ Rob - https://www.instagram.com/hart_rod_c10 As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another. Proverbs 27:17 FOR SALE: DBW pedal bracket - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=651123 FOR SALE: Hood Brackets http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=679945 1987 Silverado SWB - 34.5K original miles http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801834 1969 SuperBurb - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200387 1968 Farm truck - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=358692 1968 SWB - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551258 1948 Chevy - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=122164&page=3

06-18-2005, 09:37 PM	#4
Tim240Z Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: LAX area, So Cal Posts: 499	It's just a Grant....got it from Summit Racing. It was the only one that seemed somewhat period specific and didn't look cheap and plastic'ey __________________ 1972 Suburban C20 454/TH700R4, eaton-corporate 4.10 (looking for 3.7) Sold: 71 Cheyenne 20 Installed a 99 5.7L L31/4L60E from Suburban 1500 (2005)

06-18-2005, 09:40 PM	#5
Hart_Rod ************* Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 17,858	Tim, do you have a part number? Also I would like some pics of the engine and tranny. I'm getting ready to do that in swap in my 69 suburban. Did you use an aftermarket harness? Who flashed your computer? Thanks, Rob __________________ Rob - https://www.instagram.com/hart_rod_c10 As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another. Proverbs 27:17 FOR SALE: DBW pedal bracket - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=651123 FOR SALE: Hood Brackets http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=679945 1987 Silverado SWB - 34.5K original miles http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801834 1969 SuperBurb - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200387 1968 Farm truck - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=358692 1968 SWB - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551258 1948 Chevy - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=122164&page=3

06-18-2005, 09:59 PM	#6
Dick Dale Excelsior, You Fathead. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Valparaiso, In Posts: 937	Looks good. __________________ Go Navy. The Sea Is Ours. Budget 350 Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...38#post2264638

06-18-2005, 09:13 PM	#2
tnblazerk5 User #12137 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: kingsport,upper east tenn Posts: 11,598	looks great !!!!! and i really like the steering wheel that just sets it off

06-18-2005, 10:02 PM	#7
Tim240Z Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: LAX area, So Cal Posts: 499	Here is the steering wheel at Summit (GRT-697): http://store.summitracing.com/partde...=KeywordSearch I bought the TunerCat tuning package (software and cable)...I have used TunerCat before (94 LT1/T56 in my 240Z) and I like the interface.... I adapted the OEM Suburban harness. Here are some pics (these were during the conversion, I don't have any pics since): __________________ 1972 Suburban C20 454/TH700R4, eaton-corporate 4.10 (looking for 3.7) Sold: 71 Cheyenne 20 Installed a 99 5.7L L31/4L60E from Suburban 1500 (2005)

06-19-2005, 02:29 AM	#8
edmonton72 Nothings as cool as my 72 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, AB, Kanuckastan Posts: 181	Did the seat mounts line up with the stock ones or did you have to make new mounting locations in the floor. __________________ 1972 C10 Longbox In the middle of body off restoration Rebuilt 355, turbo 400, 3.42 12-bolt Rolling chassis finally done and cab mounted. Now onto sanding, bondo and more sanding.

06-19-2005, 05:49 AM	#9
Tim240Z Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: LAX area, So Cal Posts: 499	Some lined up, others I had to drill. I drilled a couple of holes in the seat frame to match existing bolt holes in the floor, and a couple of new holes in the floor... __________________ 1972 Suburban C20 454/TH700R4, eaton-corporate 4.10 (looking for 3.7) Sold: 71 Cheyenne 20 Installed a 99 5.7L L31/4L60E from Suburban 1500 (2005)

06-19-2005, 07:44 AM	#10
70 shorty Where's my beer? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Glen Allen, VA Posts: 1,772	Did you use a glove box door for your gauge panel? __________________ 70 C10, shortstep, .30 over 250,Hurst shifted 3 spd parts hauler. Holley 390, Clifford Intake, Header, ported cylinder head, unknown bigger cam. 79 Corvette L82, 4 spd, black, red interior, headers, flowmasters, and unkown bigger cam. '03 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.0 4x4 daily driver. 165K miles, and runs great '08 Tahoe LTZ 4x4 155K

06-19-2005, 11:27 AM	#11
Tim240Z Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: LAX area, So Cal Posts: 499	Nah, just cut out a piece of sheet aluminum. I used the original as a template onto cardboard, then transfered to the aluminum. __________________ 1972 Suburban C20 454/TH700R4, eaton-corporate 4.10 (looking for 3.7) Sold: 71 Cheyenne 20 Installed a 99 5.7L L31/4L60E from Suburban 1500 (2005)

06-19-2005, 02:16 PM	#12
phanatic32212 It's Done When It Runs!! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Jacksonville, FL (Orange Park) Posts: 220	Great driveway job!!! I don't have a driveway but I have a small garage. Wanna come down to San Diego and start working on mine? __________________ Or Give Me DEATH

06-20-2005, 03:05 AM	#14
TN70C10 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chattanooga TN Posts: 115	Hey on those seats are they power? How did you mount them using their track and frame or you original?

06-20-2005, 06:26 AM	#15
Tim240Z Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: LAX area, So Cal Posts: 499	No power....only the front seats in the Sub/Yukon are power AFAIK. I used the frame from the second row seats, nothing from the original bench seats were used.... __________________ 1972 Suburban C20 454/TH700R4, eaton-corporate 4.10 (looking for 3.7) Sold: 71 Cheyenne 20 Installed a 99 5.7L L31/4L60E from Suburban 1500 (2005)

06-20-2005, 09:56 AM	#16
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	Really sharp - lot of cool things you have done. That 73 240Z must be a handful - sounds like great plans for it. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14



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06-20-2005, 10:28 AM	#17
chickenwing Lovin' Life in Miss.! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, Mississippi Posts: 1,937	Good lookin truck. Weird how your interest parallel mine. I've had 8 or 9 Z's. Was doing a F@#D 5-0/T-5 swap on the last one but discovered a badly tweeked frame and ended up tossing it. Wanted a Manta before them. Never got one. Guy is building one down the way. Tight engine bay... __________________ The truck... you hear that? No really, you did hear that?!!!

06-20-2005, 04:08 PM	#18
seanu Too many projects!!! Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 508	Tim, Here's another one....you could have a matched set! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=5348 __________________ Sean 1995 Buick Roadmaster Sedan 2004 Chevy Trailblazer 5.3L V8 1963 Chevy Biscayne 4D Sedan 1971 Chevy C10 (now have 70 cab & frame) 1968 Chevy C10 (parts for the 70) 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser (Chevy 355 motor) 1937 Pontiac 8 4D Touring Sedan (in pieces) Jacksonville, Florida

06-20-2005, 08:47 PM	#19
timamin Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: san antonio Posts: 52	hey I was wondering what seats are those? and how did u get them in? is there an install guide? I have a 72 chevy custom 20 but it would be about the same right? I have a bench seat but those are awsome. I want something like that in it. __________________ '72 custom 20 Current mods race built chevy 400 engine. over carbed =/ Powder coated bumpers Progressive Wheels Future mods single windows. alum. fuel cell under bed, sidemarker fuel cap mod. All white and yellow interior. leather bucket seats.

06-20-2005, 09:13 PM	#21
ratfreak888 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 104	man i hope my driveway job looks half as good. nice to see you went fairly stock except for the hood. but i like it keep on truck'n

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