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80 k5 - frame off 6.0 LS swap
- Thread starter drew4x4
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drew4x4
1/2 ton status
that is a true statement.
my solution: ordering the new TNA cross member that includes new angle mounts. specifically, ordering them with no engine mount holes drilled - so i can simply drop the engine in, let it sit where it wants to (where its level), mark the holes, then drill, then paint, and then bolt everything all together.
this does two things: keeps my engine mounts bolt in, in case i ever need to change them out, AND increases the clearance between my oil pan and the ord cross member. the ORD cross member worked.... but it was very close, especially to the front bar. The rear tube on the cross member had about a finger's width of clearance, the front was like half a finger. could not get my fingers inbetween them, but they weren't touching.
yay tna.
coming soon for sale: ord big block cross member completely done up with linex
oh yea, and if you ever find yourself underneath your truck painting the frame with a paint brush meant for detailing a model..... you should just check yourself into a loony bin for ocd.
my solution: ordering the new TNA cross member that includes new angle mounts. specifically, ordering them with no engine mount holes drilled - so i can simply drop the engine in, let it sit where it wants to (where its level), mark the holes, then drill, then paint, and then bolt everything all together.
this does two things: keeps my engine mounts bolt in, in case i ever need to change them out, AND increases the clearance between my oil pan and the ord cross member. the ORD cross member worked.... but it was very close, especially to the front bar. The rear tube on the cross member had about a finger's width of clearance, the front was like half a finger. could not get my fingers inbetween them, but they weren't touching.
yay tna.
coming soon for sale: ord big block cross member completely done up with linex
oh yea, and if you ever find yourself underneath your truck painting the frame with a paint brush meant for detailing a model..... you should just check yourself into a loony bin for ocd.
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y5mgisi
1 ton status
I have actually had that thought! 
I guess I should go check in because I do that.
drew4x4
1/2 ton status
does this look like a crack in the frame? i hit with a stripper pad on an angle grinder to remove all the paint/rust.... so it may just be a grinder mark. take a look. this is the passenger side shock mount on an 80 k5. the mark in question is right to the left of the shock mount. it does not connect directly to the shock mount... it stops short.
drew4x4
1/2 ton status
this is a k5 frame with every single nook and cranny painted by hand....
Looks great, what did you use?
drew4x4
1/2 ton status
eastwood rust converter + rust encapsulator + extreme chassis gloss
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Looks well worth it!
Is it the high gloss or regular gloss? I was thinking about going with the high gloss on mine. Could you post some pictures in the sunlight close ups?
drew4x4
1/2 ton status
its the eastwood extreme chassis black... its a satin finish. there isn't a high or low gloss version of it.
http://www.eastwood.com/extreme-chasis-black-satin-finish-set.html
here's a few more pictures
http://www.eastwood.com/extreme-chasis-black-satin-finish-set.html
here's a few more pictures
I really like it. 
this is what I was thinking about for mine.
http://www.eastwood.com/2k-ceramic-chassis-black-gloss-qt.html
this is what I was thinking about for mine.http://www.eastwood.com/2k-ceramic-chassis-black-gloss-qt.html
drew4x4
1/2 ton status
according to the eastwood catalog, the paint i used is the "better" and the 2k ceramic is the "best," so the finish would be just as good as mine or better. i think it just came out... i don't remember the 2k ceramic being available when i first started painting the front of the frame, so i was committed.
I really like it.
http://www.eastwood.com/2k-ceramic-chassis-black-gloss-qt.html
I used the original Eastwood chassis coat and it was garbage. The coating didn't last a winter till the frame looked exactly the way it did before. But now having a better education about paints I went for the 2K ceramic chassis coat and I can already tell its far superior and will last.
drew4x4
1/2 ton status
now showing...
street & performance headers
TNA cross member
classic industries hitch
new poly transmission mounts
linex'd transmission cross member
street & performance headers
TNA cross member
classic industries hitch
new poly transmission mounts
linex'd transmission cross member
drew4x4
1/2 ton status
the headers are not installed, it was just a test fit. thats why they are angled inwards so much.
check out the clearance with a TNA cross member. i'd recommend it for any LS swap as long as your truck is lifted.
check out the clearance with a TNA cross member. i'd recommend it for any LS swap as long as your truck is lifted.
Please do your engine a favor and get rid of that fram oil filter
y5mgisi
1 ton status
X2! Looks perfect otherwise!
does this look like a crack in the frame? i hit with a stripper pad on an angle grinder to remove all the paint/rust.... so it may just be a grinder mark. take a look. this is the passenger side shock mount on an 80 k5. the mark in question is right to the left of the shock mount. it does not connect directly to the shock mount... it stops short.
This is a crack and it's common on the blazer frames.
Deal with it now.
drew4x4
1/2 ton status
so i have heard some people have death wobble after swapping over to cross over steering? i have heard the best fix is a track bar for the front axle?
how dependable is cross over steering with no track bar? i know there are a lot of other factors at work to create death wobble.
thanks
how dependable is cross over steering with no track bar? i know there are a lot of other factors at work to create death wobble.
thanks
