picked this up today as well for 80 bucks from the local junk yard, didnt get lucky enough to have one with the trans temp gauge but it does have the 120 mph speedo!!
picked this up today as well for 80 bucks from the local junk yard, didnt get lucky enough to have one with the trans temp gauge but it does have the 120 mph speedo!!
Coulda had mine for $50 lol. Looks good so far!Originally Posted by mattc
picked this up today as well for 80 bucks from the local junk yard, didnt get lucky enough to have one with the trans temp gauge but it does have the 120 mph speedo!!
damn i didnt see any for sale that i could afford lol guess i just overlooked it.
Its in!!!
ITS IN!!!!
i had a few small hickups, when i was removing the old wiring i cut 2 pink wires i needed by accident and somehow i cut the harness to the fuel pump and didnt realize it. took me a little while to sort that out. the dirty dingo mounts worked great although i had a hell of a time getting the bolts lined up the the frame mounts but with 2 pry bars and 2 250 lb guys pushing on it we got them in lol. luckily my cross member had multiple holes in the frame to bolt to, although for some reason there is 1 on 1 side and 2 on the other, i reckon 3 will be fine to hold the tranny up.
i got the throttle and cruise cables hooked up but had to bend the bracket fowards about 3/4 of an inch or so to get the tbody to close all the way still may have to bend it a little more
i got it all wired up and was playing with the ignition doing a self check and noticed my fuel rail was leaking on the passenger side, i need to get a new o-ring i guess even though the one i pulled out didnt look to bad it was still bubbeling out of the connetion.
also a big bummer i had was if you look at the ABS box its right in the damn way of the supercharger bolting in, so i ordered a brake proportioning valve from summit and i'm going to get rid of the ABS. and hopefully have no more issues with the supercharger fit. guess i'll find out when the prop valve gets here lol.
got the headers in had to do a little grinding on the A arm mount to let the headers pull up to the block due to the header studs i put in.
Should be a blast to drive!
I didn't have it up, just an extra I had from a cluster swap so I could have a temp gauge!
well a small update, been waiting on a driveshaft to be made i kinda lost momentum we had a bad heat wave then some storms that took out my power tomorrow im going to jump on it again, but i have a few problems and i need some ideas on what to look for i have access to all data and the gm service site, i'm just not very good at electrical.
1. wont crank at all, no starter click no nothing.
2. when i turn on the lights they come on but my turn signal indicators come on in the dash as well and the turn signals dont work.
3. no brake lights.
4. i went from a 60E to an 80E and the shift linkage is just a bit off any remedy for this? IE when i put the truck in park the tranny arm needs to move another inch or so forward to hit park.
Last edited by mattc; 07-02-2012 at 10:20 PM.
problems 2 and 3 are from a ground not being hooked up, on the truck harness there is one that comes out from the middle of the firewall area, for the linkage problems most people switch to floor shifters
97 xcab c1500 lm7 5.3 swap 343RWHP 329RWTQ 13.40 @ 101.97 2.03 60ft. MODS: Longtubes, 3200 stall, TR220 112lsa, .030 799 heads, NNBS intake, PTM 92mm TB. 4" PVC "hot" air intake 3" single exhaust w/cutout 3.42:1 gears, 29" tall tires. Dyno tuned by flaco
I fixed the brake lights and the shifter linkage just gotta get it tacked.
what was wrong with the ligths?
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