big-blue
1/2 ton status
Hi all,
Its been a while since I have been on; just have a lot of stuff going on. Plus the 'burb is hanging in there. No issues to report. It was VERY nice to have wicked cold A/C while towing this summer!
At this time, I was hoping to start preparing to do my Cummins 6BT swap but its just not in the cards. Just too much modifications and alterations to do in such a short amount of time. So as that door closed, another one opened ... I will soon have a Gen V 454 TBI out of a '91 C1500 SS. Getting the complete motor, along with brackets and the TBI. That truck owner is doing an LS1 swap and through an intermediate friend, the engine is mine.
This conversion has been done quite a number of times by lots of other folks and I have started to read up on various posts. As of right now, it looks like the only thing I will need to change over to is headers and a PROM chip for the ECM (or get the existing re-programmed). I am stoked that this will be a much easier swap to do!
The motor will be here in the next week or so. It will be torn into probably around early December to confirm that the internals are in good shape - and the very least get new gaskets, valve stems and freeze plugs - along with a new oil & water pumps. I am hoping the bearings and rings are OK - but I am prepared to change those as well.
The deal I made with the wife is that the truck won't be off the road for too long, as we're heading into great camping weather. I will post updates as we move along ...
Its been a while since I have been on; just have a lot of stuff going on. Plus the 'burb is hanging in there. No issues to report. It was VERY nice to have wicked cold A/C while towing this summer!
At this time, I was hoping to start preparing to do my Cummins 6BT swap but its just not in the cards. Just too much modifications and alterations to do in such a short amount of time. So as that door closed, another one opened ... I will soon have a Gen V 454 TBI out of a '91 C1500 SS. Getting the complete motor, along with brackets and the TBI. That truck owner is doing an LS1 swap and through an intermediate friend, the engine is mine.
This conversion has been done quite a number of times by lots of other folks and I have started to read up on various posts. As of right now, it looks like the only thing I will need to change over to is headers and a PROM chip for the ECM (or get the existing re-programmed). I am stoked that this will be a much easier swap to do!
The motor will be here in the next week or so. It will be torn into probably around early December to confirm that the internals are in good shape - and the very least get new gaskets, valve stems and freeze plugs - along with a new oil & water pumps. I am hoping the bearings and rings are OK - but I am prepared to change those as well.
The deal I made with the wife is that the truck won't be off the road for too long, as we're heading into great camping weather. I will post updates as we move along ...
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