Printable View
I got this truck more than a year ago, been sitting since.
Keeping the body as is, has a little rust on it, scratches, but overall it's pretty clean.
Installing a 5.3L Gen4, 60e, NP engine harness using 2010 vette components such as pedal, maf, ecm.
Has a Vintage Air system.
Gonna add a 4" driveshaft, good shocks, springs.
Heater/ac/cruise
Keeping it a nice, quite cruiser, with stock exhaust.
ZO6 cam, dod delete
Here's the truck.
That is not what I was expecting to see. That is a pretty good looking truck.Quote:
Originally Posted by farmtruc
man im so jealous of those southern trucks
Just don't sell it after you make it awesome!
Can you give some more information on the wire harness? Why the 2010 components? Are you starting from scratch on the harness, like using any of the 68 components at all?
thx, ya it's pretty decent but I don't wanna spend $5K on a paint job then sale it.
The engine harness: just one of our new 2010 e38 ecm's and tcm. all new components like the ones we sale online. might build the harness on the bench then make it tight and finish it on the truck. Grommet thru the wall and modules mounted inside.
Vette pedal because it's small, or the caddy v6 pedal.
2010 maf and throttle body.
38lb or so injectors
Gonna use the pwm fan controller from the vette.
ac, fans, defront will work off the ecm as well.
gotta nice little fuse block i'm mounting inside; it'll supply power to the harness and chassis wiring, luckily there's not much chassis wiring.
That sounds like it will look super clean.
Thx ducky.
Got the engine stuff painted today and front frame. Gonna drop it in tomorrow along with the freshly built Trans 60e.
change of plans
LOL! We were waiting.
Twins are always better.
nice, any more pics
Ya. On my fb page. Yaya I have one. It was a trick that's why I have one.
Nice looking truck. Makes me wish I still had my '67 long bed. Would have been a great truck for a swap. Live and learn, right?
Updates?
hey jeff,
ya, got the front crossmember cut and dished out, wanted the engine to sit lower and further back.
i don't see how the hell the stock perches and dirty dingo mounts all the engine and trans to fit.
I have lowered the engine, which lower trans, duh, and it's still about 1" from the trans tunnel.
But the engine is sitting about 1 foot back vs stock.
engine mounts done, welded. hardest part is sitting in the engine and getting it perfectly angled and straight, i'm picky, after this it'll fly by.
not much happening, the raceday is right around the corner so we're busy with trucks.
Got some more progress this week.
Engine successfully installed where I want it.
Lower and further back; i can't imagine using the stock mounts and how forward and high up it would sit, that's just me.
Engine almost complete.
Trans in
Getting the fuel system done today, along with fuel cell.
Found a trans cooler
Radiator pulled down from the shelf, that's been waiting a while.
Pics:
more pics, engine almost complete, hoses and belts left.
looking good
Sweeeeeet.
A little more progress.
Got the engine dressed up and I'm very happy with the way it sits in between the frame.
Moving it further back and notching the crossmember to allow a lower position worked great.
Sitting below the cowl horizon, even with the cover on.
I decided on the LSSimple bracket and got the V5 compressor as well.
Turned out really nice and installation was easy.
I got a new alternator bracket installed, one pictured had the side shaved for a previous install.
I wanted the factory pulley position.
Fuel system is installed as well.
Looks awesome! With how you have it installed, what driveshaft will you pick to shorten and use?
thanks ducky. i had a 3.5" quality shaft made from Dennys a long time ago.
Took it to Driveshaft Specialists; awesome work!
So on builds like these, it's always easier to have custom shafts made?
really there isn't a choice.
the stock shafts in these things are ridiculous!
Ah gotcha, well good to know! Keep the pictures coming