85 crew cab with 97 vortex motor and dash

[slammed90]

are u doin the whole motor swap urself??if so is it tough buildin it or is it the same as an ls engine like a 5.3 4.8 6.0??

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by (541)COLD_beer

Thanks! I kinda took a hard turn on it... I bought a 07 avalanche dash and im going to put that dash in instead and im trying to work out a deal with a coworker on a 93 cummins. I've been working long hrs at work so I haven't had much time to work on it but I did get the 07 dash in the truck. i'll take some pics after I get back from my trip to california this week so mid next week I'll get some pics up. Oh and I took a look at your build... looks awesome! Im going to keep my 97 dash for another project. I basically got the 07 dash for free so I couldn't turn it down.
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Did you check out the cab depth left over for the driver? If I remember right from the other project I saw where someone tried to use the newer dash in a square body the newer dash is so deep that the steering wheel ends up really close to the driver so it makes for a really tight fit. I hope it works out for you.

Any pics?

[KC712]

Originally Posted by (541)COLD_beer

Thanks! I kinda took a hard turn on it... I bought a 07 avalanche dash and im going to put that dash in instead and im trying to work out a deal with a coworker on a 93 cummins. I've been working long hrs at work so I haven't had much time to work on it but I did get the 07 dash in the truck. i'll take some pics after I get back from my trip to california this week so mid next week I'll get some pics up. Oh and I took a look at your build... looks awesome! Im going to keep my 97 dash for another project. I basically got the 07 dash for free so I couldn't turn it down.
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are you using the 97 heater core box or the 07? how well does the 07 fit is it narrower than the 97 or longer??

[(541)COLD_beer]

Originally Posted by slammed90

are u doin the whole motor swap urself??if so is it tough buildin it or is it the same as an ls engine like a 5.3 4.8 6.0??

Its just a 97 350 motor so it bolts right in the only thing I need to do is wire the motor and tranny... but if I put that 93 cummins motor in that im trying to buy off a friend Im not sure what needs to be done to make it fit but know they will fit fit in
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[(541)COLD_beer]

Originally Posted by 68 TT

Did you check out the cab depth left over for the driver? If I remember right from the other project I saw where someone tried to use the newer dash in a square body the newer dash is so deep that the steering wheel ends up really close to the driver so it makes for a really tight fit. I hope it works out for you.

Any pics?

It fits awesome and im over 6' tall. Pics coming soon
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[(541)COLD_beer]

Originally Posted by KC712

are you using the 97 heater core box or the 07? how well does the 07 fit is it narrower than the 97 or longer??

Im going to use the 07 heater box. The 07 dash fits way better! Its longer than the 97 dash. I'll post some pics tonight.
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[(541)COLD_beer]

heres some pics

[KC712]

wow niceeee!! it does fit good!! nice grab on that dash for free!!

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Originally Posted by KC712

wow niceeee!! it does fit good!! nice grab on that dash for free!!

thanks! i cant wait to get her on the road! i will be working on it a lot here soon.

[rocking chevy]

Looks like it fits good, what are you going to do about the gap in the front corners?
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[68 TT]

Originally Posted by (541)COLD_beer

It fits awesome and im over 6' tall.

Looks great in there. I forgot you were working on a crew cab. A regular cab can't handle that little bit of extra depth. Just not much extra space to deal with. Nice job.

[68 TT]

That dash looks so much better than the 99-2006 dash. Glad they made the change.

Did you get all the stuff that goes in it or will you be finding / fabricating filler pieces for all the openings?

[(541)COLD_beer]

Originally Posted by rocking chevy

Looks like it fits good, what are you going to do about the gap in the front corners?
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Im going just make a little filler to go in there... or I might try to put the little tweeter speakers in there???
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[(541)COLD_beer]

Originally Posted by 68 TT

That dash looks so much better than the 99-2006 dash. Glad they made the change.

Did you get all the stuff that goes in it or will you be finding / fabricating filler pieces for all the openings?

I do have everything for the dash and then some... I completely gutted the interior of a 07 avalanche so I have all the wiring, door panels, seats, you name it I got it!
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[rocking chevy]

Originally Posted by (541)COLD_beer

Im going just make a little filler to go in there... or I might try to put the little tweeter speakers in there???
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if you make a filler piece will you attach it or just make it fit in and have seem lines? if you attach it wont you have to paint the whole hash to make it look right? but if you put some kind of a tweeter box in there then you wouldnt have to attach it so you wouldnt have to repaint the whole dash.

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by (541)COLD_beer

I do have everything for the dash and then some... I completely gutted the interior of a 07 avalanche so I have all the wiring, door panels, seats, you name it I got it!

You really scored to get all those parts with the dash plus all the interior pieces too. Great find.

[meter swinger]

Man that is really sick. Impressive undertarking. Bend is a beatiful place btw. Love it down there
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[y5mgisi]

Looks pretty cool! Just to be sure, You do know its spelled vortec and not vortex right?

[(541)COLD_beer]

Originally Posted by rocking chevy

if you make a filler piece will you attach it or just make it fit in and have seem lines? if you attach it wont you have to paint the whole hash to make it look right? but if you put some kind of a tweeter box in there then you wouldnt have to attach it so you wouldnt have to repaint the whole dash.

I'm not too worried about the corners... I think I'm going to just put the tweeters up there but I'll cross that road when I get there. But whatever I do I don't think I'll make it part of the dash. I'm going to keep it pieces that just pop into place.
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[(541)COLD_beer]

Originally Posted by 68 TT

You really scored to get all those parts with the dash plus all the interior pieces too. Great find.

thanks! i was excited to get it!

meter swinger: Man that is really sick. Impressive undertarking. Bend is a beatiful place btw. Love it down there

thanks! if you come down hit me up it looks way better in person

y5mgisi: Looks pretty cool! Just to be sure, You do know its spelled vortec and not vortex right?

Ya I know how to spell it. it was just the stupid auto correct... i didn't think it was that big of a deal to correct but maybe i should because a lot of people like to point it out. Plus I might be getting a cummins anyways. So I'm thinking about changing the title of the build. Does anyone know if i can do that or do I have to start a new build thread?

[(541)COLD_beer]

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[str8axle55]

That dash looks pretty sweet, be interested to see it finished. You also have a nice truck to work with.