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Hey guys starting my first ls swap into my 85 swb chevy! Picked up motor, stand alone, fuel pump and stuff today, Kenny will have tranny ready tommarrow and the dingo motor mounts will be here Saturday! Ill keep pics and stuff posted as I go! Is there any secrets or things that would be nice to know during the swap?
My only advice is take your time, do things right the first time and make the install as clean and neat as you can, you will be pleased afterwards with the swap. post up some pics, any questions you have along the way will be answered here, great place for support and information
out of all the things involved I tried to save money on my harness. BIG mistake. I paid $450 for a POS. Now I am going to cough up another $650 for a good one. Most people use Nelson performance. They are the people I will use for my new one.
Not sure of the brand of this one it come with motor that I bought! Hope it's a good one cause I've heard nothing but bad on cheap ones!Quote:
Originally Posted by lost06
http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/...65F301A626.jpg out with the 350! http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/...049DB30305.jpg new power plant! Small cam. http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/...04B6AFE261.jpg seemed to be the mounts of most people's choice! More pics as I go
your truck looks badass!!! cant wait to see the swap done.
Thanks ole rusty
http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/...5FE38B1E72.jpg Got the old boat anchor and junky 700r out!!
http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/...0156C3B597.jpg. New heart in place
Hey guys got the swap complete running and driving! Got to do some clean up work with the wires and stuff but ill take some detailed pictures of all that I can and list all parts used! This is a straight forward swap that almost anyone with mechanical skills could do!
Awesome! My dad has a 78 we are wanting to do this too as well. we already have the 5.3 and harness, but just need theQuote:
Originally Posted by Slowcrewcab
time to get started. Cant wait to see pics of the finished product.
Well swap is done besides few wires to clean up! As stated easy easy swap. Started by piling the junk motor and tranny together. Bolted the dirty dingo mounts to the new 5.3 and lowered motor in by itself. Left the mounting bolts loose on the motor mounts so I could adjust when installing trans to crossmember. Once trans was mounted I tightened the motor mounts and started the wiring. With the harness I used wiring was easy easy! Plug and play besides ECM hot wire, ECM ignition and fuel pump wire. Used a carter p5000 inline fuel pump that I believe isn't enough so ill be ordering a walbro before to long. Ran 3/8 fuel line from bottom of tank( was already tapped with jic fitting). As of running shirt in money a ran stock truck manifolds for the time being, had to notch frame on passenger side maybe 1/4 inch, ran 21/2 inch true duals to 40 series flow masters. Using the dirty dingo mounts I didn't have to have to alter nothing on drivetrain
Sorry to dig this up, but I see you ran truck?? exhaust manifolds? I have just done a 5.7 GEN111 into my 1978 C20, and had to run headers as our manifolds out here would not clear the chassis rails. I think they are the same as your GTO manifolds.
No truck type out here.
Yours is looking good. Would like a 1986-7, but expensive out here.
My truck is a 78 C20 and the 5.3 (2002) truck manifolds fit ok. Not great but ok. On mine I notched the drivers side frame rail a little bit to clear for engine vibration.
I have stock headers from an LS1 and they are MUCH different than the truck manifolds. They will not fit in my truck.
Long week... Mine is a 1973, not 78... Damn time for the weekend already.. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Gen3 Cheyenne