94 K1500 L33 upgrade

Nice Site you have here. Lots of good information.

I wanted to share my latest project with you. About a month ago I bought back a truck that was near and dear to me and my wife. I had it when we met and we even drove it away at our wedding back in 2003. I bought my 94 K1500 back from a good friend who had it and only put about 7k miles on it. The tranny was weak when I sold it and it has continued to slip and not move when cold. Had a quote of around $2400 to pull it make it bullet proof and put it back in. So for the same money roughly I can put in a LSx swap.

Went to my local junk yard and bought a 2005 L33 complete pull out with trans. Just got it home today. Got a call last night from a guy that wants the TBI engine. So its all coming out soon. Stay tuned!

Here are a few pics.

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Glad to see you get a truck back that was close to you. I still wish i could find my first truck, a 93 ecsb. So many memory's Including my wife and i's wedding. Anyway looks like a cool project man i'll be keeping up with it maybe you will be able to help me with a few questions i'll have on my build i'm working on

This is my second OBS swap. Did my dad's 95 last year. Its a 2wd though.

Yeah i remember reading that you had done the other swap. The only thing i'm worried about is wiring the gauges and all that stuff. I'm not gonna steal your thread tho maybe you can check out my thread on here and help! Lol

looking foward to seeing the swap. is the motor staying stock?

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Originally Posted by lechez71

looking foward to seeing the swap. is the motor staying stock?

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He lechez71, how's the 82 coming?

Ya the L33 is staying stock, just a daily driver / trailer tugger truck.

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Originally Posted by bowtieguy79

He lechez71, how's the 82 coming?

Ya the L33 is staying stock, just a daily driver / trailer tugger truck.

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cool! the 82 is finally running. took it to NP and got a live tune. its running real strong, spins the tires from a 35-40 roll. next mods are 4.11, and a tru trak(very soon), LT headers, stall, cam. do you daily drive the 79?

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Originally Posted by lechez71

cool! the 82 is finally running. took it to NP and got a live tune. its running real strong, spins the tires from a 35-40 roll. next mods are 4.11, and a tru trak(very soon), LT headers, stall, cam. do you daily drive the 79?

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No the 79 has antique vehicle tags, so it gets little driving. Did put 2700 miles on it for Hot Rod Power Tour this past june. Looking forward to the 94 being a daily driver!

should be a nice DD.

Very jealous, my 97 is somewhere in NC, I miss that truck ALOT. You can't put a value on a vehicle you have so many memories in, glad you got her back. Looking forward to the build as well.

Time for an update.

L33 is in and bolted up. I'm not to far from backing it out of the garage. Was aiming for 30 days, but going to be more like 45 days.

Enjoy.

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Lookin good man keep us updated!

Ran wires to the fuse block from the pump and one from the old coil lead. Still need to run ALDL, and run wires into the cab for the DBW. Jumped a wire from the fuse block to the fire wall power connector on the passengers side and turned the key on, pump primed and shut off! Grabbed the pedal and plugged it all in, and the foot feed works as well. Pretty close to being in business! Just a few more hours of work!!!

Have not updated for a while. Snowed in, so plenty of time for the web :D

Got the 94 up and running about 2 weeks ago. Hands down the best thing I could of done to the truck. The L33 fired off and runs great. I have put about 400 miles on it with no issues. Drove it in the snow some today, and its a beast! Towed the trailer this past saturday and has plenty of towing power.

Here are a few updated pics. Fire away if you have any questions on how I did something.

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Very clean! Nice work

Looks good!

Thanks guys, I'm proud of it.

good job should be a nice dd

How did you tie your engine/pcm harness into your truck's harness? On mine I used the old male and female crimp connectors just to get it going, but I would really like to use some sort of weatherpack connector. I just haven't been able to find one with enough pins and I'm curious how everyone else is doing it. Thanks!

I have used a lot of Deutsch Connector on my swaps. They are good enough for Caterpillar they are good enough for me.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-900420/?rtype=10

I've also used the shrink wrap gel butt connectors. The Deutsch are nice but pricey!

those look nice, I really wanted to keep it all in one connector, but If I can't, I will more than likely get a kit like the one in that link, Thanks for the info!

Great Job,great pictures and great info.Thanks!

Thanks!

Bought a new set of tires for the 94. Got a set of 285-75-16 Yokohama Geolander AT-S. The 305-70-16 Baja Claws on the truck, I only saw 14mpg at best. Ran it for a few miles with the Yoko's and I'm getting 16.5! WOOT!! I haven't even really tuned the ECM yet either. It rides so much better now, and is nearly silent compared to the Claws.

What do you think? Not as meaty looking, but they are growing on me.

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how did your transmission line up with the driveshafts? I'm about to do a LQ9 in a 1988 k1500 and need transmission advice.

Hey Jake,

It all sure did, has been in the truck running same shafts and U joints in 2011. The 4L60E that is behind LQ9's will bolt up to the late model NP241 cases. Now I'm not to sure what would be behind your 88 Transmission. But parts for early/mid 90's trucks should be plentiful.

Just about to pull it all out and donate the L33/60E to my Tahoe. This old girl is going in for long term restoration.

Plans are

454 EFI
4L80E
Solid axle swap
Remove Body lift
Clean Clean Clean.... and send off for paint at some point.