My 85 chevy c10 build

[CuRtdOgG]

Thanks for the replys guys..any suggestions on what kind of compressors . i have no clue and where to order from
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[mineralgrey01gt]

Im new to the site but I have a viair 380 to a 5 gallon tank and the fill up is about 5 minutes or so. Id suggest running 2 to a 8 gallon tank that way its less fill up time plus you get more volume of air. I can only go up full tilt and down and about 1/2 way back up on a full tank in mine. I dont put more than 160psi in my tank at a time.

[CuRtdOgG]

Cool thanks. I'm not even sure on my tank size. What's a good website i can find some stuff on?
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[mineralgrey01gt]

I got my tank from www.airbagit.com which is chassis tech parts. I got my tank from them for a good price and its very well built. I love it. They sell compressors and all that, also call your local home depot or lowes cant remember which but they do carry viair compressors like mine online, might have some in stores as well. If i remember the pics i was looking at was yours or not it looked to be a 5-8 gallon tank.

[CuRtdOgG]

Cool thank.you so much. I will check them
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[mineralgrey01gt]

no problem man. Im enjoying the thread though. I looked at it a while back before I became a member

[CuRtdOgG]

Hell ya I'm pumped to get this thing aired up.
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[luifer76]

Originally Posted by mineralgrey01gt

www.airbagit.com

[rocking chevy]

Originally Posted by CuRtdOgG

Yea that sounds good. I don't know q lot about engines I was planning on using the older motor and putting a cam in it...so u say the heads on the other engine would be good to use on the 84 350?
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yeah, put the vortec heads on the older engine. You'll have to get a intake thats for the vortec heads that you can put a carburator or whatever you use on.

[rocking chevy]

I wouldn't use the newer vortec engine, theres so much wiring and stuff. plus it cost more to work on, and get parts for.

[mineralgrey01gt]

I know it's not the best stuff but I couldn't complain about my tank.
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[CuRtdOgG]

So i tried to start the engine yest. And it does not want to saty running on its own. It also sounds very rough so something has def. Happened with it. It will turn over and sound like its running if i give it gas but will not stay running and it kinda thumps. I'm going to try and get it figured out while its still in the donor. If I fail at getting it to run then I'm not sure where I'm going then...maybe just try and pick up a low mileage 350 to throw in here...i was hoping to get lucky and have everything I need for free ...but im unsure about it now...will let you know after I mess around with it this weekend....I'm crossing my fingers.!
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[1972BackInBlackC10]

souds like your timig is off possibly or you got some plug wires crossed messing up the firing order

[CuRtdOgG]

well its still in the donor truck and it was thrown through the air in a tornado last year... so the wires are where they should be havent changed anything since it was running? could timing be messed up???

[CuRtdOgG]

Alright...today I made some good progress...got the engine and tranny out of my donor. It's a 5.3 vortec with 4l60e. Came out pretty smoothly. I did it the easy way....u can see in the pics lol. I have some questions and would love some suggestions...I think the easiest thing to do now would be is to just buy a wire harness for it. Anyone know the best deal on this and where to get it. Also the motor mounts....where can I find these for this type of a swap? And does the transmission fit alright? Or can some help me with what all is needed in doind this swap. I will also need a new intake.. the one that was on was ruined by the tornado....the firewall pushed down on it and the top had two pretty good cracks in it. Thanks for the input for those who do in advance and here are some pics!!


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[CuRtdOgG]

So I think I'm going to order some dirty dingo slider mounts and a set of dual compressors viair 380s . Prob gonna order these up tonight I'm gonna wait on the PSI harness...see what I can do with the old one first? One question...does this transmission line up with the mount under the truck or how does this work? Thanks
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[luifer76]

great progress man..... can't go wrong with a 5.3 and a 4l60e that what i have on 99 and it rocks that little truck....

[CuRtdOgG]

Yeah thanks man. Iv heard they make a pretty good engine and they are pretty responsive. Plus better on gas mileage. I'm just scared of the wiring lol!
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[CuRtdOgG]

Last night i ordered some goods. Iv got the ls motor swap mounts, e3 plugs, Msd spark plugs are all on the way from jegs. I also ordered a pair of viair 380 air compressors. I just called on an intake manifold from a salvage so I'm gonna go pick that up this afternoon. My only big hurdle is the harness....does anyone know if its possible to reuse the old harness out of the 2000 Chevy?
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[CuRtdOgG]

So I just picked this up to replace my broken one...


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[mooseknuckles]

nice!.....msd makes plugs??

[CuRtdOgG]

My bad. I meant wires... Iv got e3plugs on the way..
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[rs72z]

Check out this link. http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/conver...ng-basics.html

I used a 5.3 and 4l60e in my ccsb project, all i had to hook up was three wires using the factory under hood fuse block. 12+ fuelpump and ignition feed.

[CuRtdOgG]

So you took all the wires from the donor and all you had to change were three wires? Or hook power into 3 and it worked?
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[rs72z]

Originally Posted by CuRtdOgG

So you took all the wires from the donor and all you had to change were three wires? Or hook power into 3 and it worked?
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Using the factory underhood fuse block, there is 3 plugs that bolt in from the bottom. One of the tem comes from the engine, all of the wires stay in this one. The other two you will nee only one wire and the other one you will need two wires, all of the rest of the wires in these two connector can be removed.
The 3 wires left, one of the wires will be hooked to the ignition feed wire from the truck. One of the wires will feed the fuel pump. The last wire will need 12+ constant for the ecm memory.
Go here he has all the info you will need. WWW.LT1SWAP.COM