My Squarebody CC2

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11-22-2012, 10:31 PM
drama808

My Squarebody CC2

Just figured I'd share a little bit of my project with you guys.
1988 CrewCab Dually
Was 454/th400
Now LS1/th400

I took a ton of pictures, but will spare everyone the boring details.
Yates EFI did my harness, tune, mount adapters. Street and Performance headers. Aluminum in-bed tank, braided hose from tank to rail...running inline walbro 255 with vette filter/regulator. Radiator out of an '02 Silverado and electric fans out of the TA parts car.

The truck

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7203/7...4e7bd606_c.jpg

Pulling the ls1 from the donor

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8028/7...6d9b4887_c.jpg

The pig of an engine out

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8434/7...669e2524_c.jpg

New heart in it's place

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8444/7...b2901a0d_c.jpg

The swap was everything I figured it would be. A little better mileage, little better power, but nothing too crazy. It will be getting a 4l80e swapped in when I shorten the frame and do my SRW and shortbed conversion. Then it will also be getting a little boost. I'll try to keep this updated as I move forward.
11-22-2012, 11:24 PM
Chevy-Art

Welcome to the forum. Nice clean swap. Why not keep it a dually and just lower it? Or a short bed dually, lowered?
11-22-2012, 11:50 PM
drama808

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chevy-Art

Welcome to the forum. Nice clean swap. Why not keep it a dually and just lower it? Or a short bed dually, lowered?

Thanks for the welcome.
I have thought about shortening it up and keeping it a dually. But this truck will be my daily when it's "finished" and I live in an area that gets a lot of snow. 2wd dually in the snow is sketchy. The truck will be getting lowered for sure, just not 100% decided on what I'll do with the bed.
11-23-2012, 09:11 AM
Chevy-Art

Well it will look good either way and I know it definitely runs better than before.
11-23-2012, 02:02 PM
kerrige

I say keep the TH400 lots of guys going with that trans in powerful LStrucks now. Slap a GV in it and be good to go.
11-23-2012, 04:27 PM
pl4yboy

Quote:

Originally Posted by kerrige

I say keep the TH400 lots of guys going with that trans in powerful LStrucks now. Slap a GV in it and be good to go.

Gear vendors is more than the 80e swap...
11-23-2012, 04:41 PM
drama808

Yeah, the wife's already not very happy with the money spent on it. Another $3k on a GV and she'd probably flip. TH400 is now coming out because it's slipping like mad. Will be throwing in a 4l60 that I have out of the TA until I can find a decent deal on a 4l80.
11-23-2012, 04:54 PM
Crazy Blu

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z...-05-29_892.jpg

I hate mine, this thing is just not practical even as a cruiser.
11-23-2012, 05:12 PM
drama808

Oh man, I love mine. I think I will like it more when it is shortened and has a SRW. But, I love the square bodies, and I need something that I can fit the family in and cruise. Once I get everything buttoned up I think it will be a comfortable cruiser.
11-24-2012, 05:55 AM
Crazy Blu

Like a phantom dually?
11-24-2012, 11:42 AM
1BadCC

Like a CCSB 3/4 ton.
11-24-2012, 09:02 PM
kerrige

Quote:

Originally Posted by pl4yboy

Gear vendors is more than the 80e swap...

Quote:

Originally Posted by drama808

Yeah, the wife's already not very happy with the money spent on it. Another $3k on a GV and she'd probably flip. TH400 is now coming out because it's slipping like mad. Will be throwing in a 4l60 that I have out of the TA until I can find a decent deal on a 4l80.

They can be found in some older trucks in junk yards. A guy over on pt.net claimed to pick one up at a pick n pull for $500. I know the adapters aren't cheap, but hey I was just throwing another idea out. That 60e won't last too long unless it's built. If the 400 is slipping now that's another problem and I understand tossing in the 60e for the time being.