93 1500 w/ 5.3L & 5 speed swap

[ccreddell]

Youll have to share about the headers. Did you use a kit or what?

[DANSBIRD]

I may have missed it, but what radiator are you going with?

I'm doing the same swap in my dad's '90 Silvy, too.

[Chevy-Art]

I kept my factory truck radiator.

[DANSBIRD]

I kept my factory truck radiator.

Hm... and you're not having any cooling issues? The truck came w/ a 350, so whatever radiator that is is what we still have. I just figured I needed to upgrade.

[Chevy-Art]

No cooling problems at all. My radiator may even be bigger than the f-body one.

[91blkstpsd]

Youll have to share about the headers. Did you use a kit or what?

I bought some ceramic coating from Columbiacoatings. Its sprayed thru a paint gun then baked on. Came out pretty decent if I say so. But gotta make sure you follow the directions.
Once you spray it it air dries like a chalky green, then once baked @ 500* for an hour it turns white. Just take some 0000 steel wool and wipe them down. Can be polished out with buffer for almost chrome but wasnt wasting time doing that.lol

I may have missed it, but what radiator are you going with?

I'm doing the same swap in my dad's '90 Silvy, too.

I swapped out the stock 31" radiator for one I got at the junk yard. Its a like new 34" that came from a 3/4 ton silverado. Fits directly in the core support and is bigger and thicker than my stock one. I am also using 2006 Silverado electric fans that I still need to wire up.



I have already trimmed and fit the fans to the radiator. They fit on it perfectly as far as width but the top lip and those mounting tabs needed to be cut off cause the core support is shorter on the OBS than NBS trucks.



Also thinkin of modifying this Camaro SS engine cover to fit. Its a little short and needs to be lowered down on the engine some. If not I'll use the 3 piece Escalade covers.

[johnmichael397]

ok thanks a lot. I guess i got the wrong flywheel from the parts store bc my pressure plate wasnt lining up on the flywheel. is there any specific year i need to get. i just got an 03. my motor is a 05 lq4. thanks in advance

[ccreddell]

Im fairly sure the SBC clutch wont fit the LSX flywheel, so its probably not the flywheel thats the problem.......

[91blkstpsd]

Snapped a few pics tonight. Still need to tidy up some wiring and stuff and make a radiator cover and mount top of fans.. But its gettin there slowly.



Here's what I did with the fuse block that came with the harness. I didnt like that it was just exposed so I snagged a block from a 96 truck and gutted it. Mounted it on the fender and mounted my fuse block inside it. That way it looks somewhat factory and it protected from the elements. Also shows where I mounted my PCM


Also if I cant modify the Camaro SS cover how I want the I'll prob just end up using my 3 piece covers from my green truck. haha

[johnmichael397]

yeah i was on the rock last night. lol long day. i took the alignment pins out and it fits!