Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

yea it is goung to get back at it this week

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

I finally got the guages working still need to calibrate the speddo. And got the tach wired up

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

Great build enjoyed reading it. I have a 4.8l that I'm putting in my 68 C10. Just trying to find a 4l60e now.

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

Thanks waiting on my bonus to get tires and exhaust and i should be close to done

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

Cool, looking forward to some more progress!

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

New tires little paint

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

Few more

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

Lookin good!

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

:agree:

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

What motor mounts did you use

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

i used dirty dingo adjustable sliders with the stock 71 mounts it droped right in like it was suppose to be there

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

Ok I'll look into those I'm doing a LS swap into 72 C10 I noticed the truck mounts for the engine are very different than the cars

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

Found one picture of when we tried to mount the cooper gts but could get them to sit. So i changed sizes

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

got my exhaust done!! Been Driving ti Around a Bit

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

Congrats. Sounds great! How do you like the 4.8?

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

So far i love it starts right up with one bump of the key alot more power then my old 327 and my old 305 i bulit for it. I love the response with fuel injection

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

been driving it for awhile i finally got the heater controls in and my speedometer properly wired and calibrated

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

glad to see she is rolling well. Just got a latermodel DD with the 4.8 and this thread as well as the new DD giving me ideas for the 64. :rolleyes:

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

Yea i be3n real impressed w8th the 4.8

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

Looking good David, sorry to see you had so much trouble getting the cab fixed and the city rushing your project, thats why I love living out in the woods ;)

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

Did you build the exhaust your self or have a shop do it for you?

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

So differently been a while since I do t anything just been driving it I got tired of the half primed 6 different colors so I bought. A cheap electric sprayer 2 qts of rustoleum and 7 cans of rust convertor primer and painted it today not the best job but it's one color again

Re: Project 71 long time with 4.8 vortec swap!!!
 

That will work!