Got a new toy coming home next week guys :D

[sdwolff98]

Hey Capn,
Yep n I have another day like that Tuesday when I go after the interior harness as well. Yeah I was looking at how the t case is setup and it looks like my main things to change are the oil pick up tube end and the t case vent location so should be feasible to do so since it has an electric short motor on it.

Sean
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[sdwolff98]

Hey Mike,
too answer your question it is out of a 2003 chevy silverado 2500hd CCLB truck. I am going back today to get all of the interior wiring harness, gauges, computers, switches, possibly steering column also and whatever else I can stash away in my donor box lol. Gonna be another 26 hour run today I have a feeling. I also am needing to get the transfer case wiring out from under the truck along with the shifter cable and bracket assembly. Once I get all this home tonight will drop it one the work bench and start on the truck floor board tommorrow after I get done at the registration office for the wife and myself. Thursday after I get more of the floorboard done going to drain the t case and see what I can monkey to make it a driver side drop lol . From there waiting on ups man with the radiator and multiple other parts!!!!! He is gonna be sick of fighting off the chihuahuas over the next couple of weeks *chuckles*
Capn got the brackets in thank you they look awesome think I am gonna just pain em for now trying to save as much cash as I can where I can.
Sean

[Captainfab]

It sounds like your Burb is going to be something like that turquoise '62 with the DuraMax, that has been posted on here several times. I quess the main difference is that,that one was on the whole Silverado chassis.

You must be slammin' Monsters or Redbull or something to keep up this pace.

[sdwolff98]

Hey Capn,
No monsters the occasional redbull lol but mostly mississippi mud coffee that is far cheaper. Slowing it down this wekk. Ran into a stumbling block on the donor truck made me rethink a few lil things I have the bcm and its connectors and the pedal for the app sensors. I got the gauges but when I pulled to panel apart they are nested into a single circuit bord grrr. Looking at it might just make my own cluster. Be posting up some more later this week of pictures todays project will be cleaning the floorboard up.

Sean

[sdwolff98]

Well trip to ace hardware tommorrow for some nuts n bolts them registration office for wifes car then the games begin. Have a few more small items to remove from the burbs interior then dragging the grinder and brush out and get started on the floorboards. i have 2 quarts of paint on bedliner stuff to use all the way up the firewall once the rust is dealt with and go from there. Probably about 3-4 days cleaning and painting then start getting things set into place to remove the nose and do a test fit of the engine and transmission.

Sean

[sdwolff98]

Been busy today gathering parts wiring parts, paint and brackets etc. grabbed some paint from home depot rustoleum for the hydroboost brackets and surprise surprise damm near the same color as the paint a shade darker but not very noticeable as yall shall see. got the first half the brackets painted and now waiting for them to dry to do the other side. also tackled the floorboard today and layed down a thick coat of the rust converter and waiting on that to dry hoping by this weekend will be ready for the paint in bed liner stuff I have. 10 ounces of rust converter for the entire floor of the burb so figure for a standard cab pickup you would porbably use between 6-7 ounces for one coat not bad for 8 bucks versus 40 for por 15 lol. also started working on the power steering box frame mount from rez and shore nuff the 4x4 used a diff steering box then the 2wd quick call to rez and he halped me figure it out just a few more holes to be drilled then it is on and in. apparently somebody reinforced that are of the frame in the past but they did it half assed. they only reinforced the bottom half the frame not the full inside width oh well will be triple walled by the time am done.
Tommorrow finish up the steering and get that all set and the column back up n in. then start on something else not sure what yet lol . Also ups santa came by today bunch of my stuff got here earlier then expected. I have all new door seals, rear window seals which I am hoping the big window cab ones will work in this instance since they no longer make a factory repro of the burb seals. also got my champion 3 core aluminum radiator in and ooohhh shiny!!!!!!!
Sean

[sdwolff98]

here is a shot of the radiator and hydroboost brackets from Capn fab

Quick question guys where do I need to look to find some wider radiator lower saddles? the ones in the truck are too narrow for the new aluminum one?

Sean

[MikeS.]

Thanks Sean, you are coming right along.

[sdwolff98]

talked to drivetrain specialist of las vegas today about the tcase they said that it would not be a good idea to swap the t case 180 degrees due to the fact of how the shifter lock is enabled, apparently turning it over runs the risk of locking it into 4wd mode which means yucckk would have to tear it apart to fix it. so now hmmmm thinking of options !. convert the allie to 2wd and run a divorced 205 which allows me to get the output shaft speed sensor the trans is looking for or b. get adapter for a married 205 even bigger headache since will have to figure out how to rig up a reluctor setup on the output shaft. Been looking at parts schematics on the allie and does not look like I would have to take the entire tranny apart to cwap shafts and housings. Main derned thing to find is a spanner socket for the specialized nut they use on the 4x4 models. Going to oreiilys tommorrow to poke around and see if they have a tool that would work.

Sean

[Captainfab]

Have you thought about swapping to a Dana 44 out of a F@&d? I wonder what the difference would be in both cost and work involved, versus converting the trans and a divirced NP205? You can change out the outers on a F@&d 44 to the GM pieces.

[sdwolff98]

Hey Capn,
Will look into that and see worth a shot.
Thx
Sean
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[sdwolff98]

Hey Capn,
You are gonna love this!!!!! 1.5 hours to remove the output shaft from the allison trans and most of that was fighting the big ass snap ring holding the roller bearing in place. When you removed the allison rear cover the last planetary slides out as a unit and there it is. Once the retainer nut is removed from the output shaft she comes right out of the planetary. Found the parts to change over at wit trans for about 185$. Both bearings are in excellent shape so going to reuse them in the 2wd housing. Found a doodge divorced np205 for 75 bucks I am picking up after christmas. Looks like I may have a buyer for the 263 case but waiting to see. Tried rotating the 4wd housing on the 263 t case no go without some serious redrilling of the housing or a clocking.
Capn have you developed a power steering gearbox change over set for the 4x4 trucks yet? I just got done seriously modifying the rez kit to work with this truck. Apparently REZ is Aware of it but dont get enough calls on it to make a seperate kit as of yet. Note to people using the REZ kit lol Put some 2.5 inch harndened steel studs in the three holes you dont drill out makes getting the box in place ssoooooooo much easier. Will have some more pics up this afternoon when i get the matching numbers 283 home and the output shaft assemblies on the allison trans.

Sean

[sdwolff98]

well have been busy on myriad project all with the goal of getting the engine in. Also picked up the original 283 that went with the truck going to throw a battery and see if it spins then decide what to do with it. Got the hydroboost steering box on earlier today and boted down nicely and all the linkage to steering is nearly all the way attached need to get a grease boot for one of the tie rods atm. Also rolled up under the truck and found luckily the divorce t case mount bolts in thank heaven that will come out friday for some blasting and cleaning. Also started setting the seats in place to mark where I need holes for them as well. Did get the trans off the engine so I can start removing the flexplate for replacement since the ring gear is chewed to hell. debatingt aking the engine to the stealershihp to have the bolts broke loose that or find someone that can loan me a 3/4 drive electric impact to hammer then with. Looking at my gauges think I am gonnna run the stock cluster with an interface box for the speedo and then run an additional boost and pyro guage in a center pillar mount setup. the wait to start and mil lamps thinking of using a couple of inexpensive led setups and place them in the boost pyro gauge cluster as well.

Sean

[y5mgisi]

Subscribed for duramax swap action! Nice truck to start with too!

[sdwolff98]

On a cruise at the moment but will be back to working on Smurfette once home. While on the cruise and drawing out designs for my water to air ic setup for this engine. Before I left I have most of the wiring sorted out on the dmax harness and labels for installing it. Found some 22 pin firewall sealed bulkheads on Amazon to pass the harness through the firewall for the d max setup. Also got my American autowire update harness in as well love their ignition key setup won't have to run extra wires to power up the dmax fuse panel it has four ignition and acc terminals on it.
Here is a link to those bulkheads I found:
Delphi Weatherpack Bulkhead Kit 22-Pin 18-14...
Sean
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[sdwolff98]

Ok here is a preliminary wiring setup for the duramax harness still tweaking it so there will be a couple of revisions I have a feeling i am still tracing some circuits so far and will update as I find and figure them out.


Sean

[y5mgisi]

I hope you document the swap really well. lots of people would love a duramax if it were easier to swap in!

[sdwolff98]

LOL planning on it. Will have some pics of the adapters here tommorrow on the thread have em on the engine with the motor mounts on.
Waiting on the 2wd Allison parts to come from California now.
Sean
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[sdwolff98]

Well turns out the t case that came off the allison is a pile of scrap parts a guy came buy to look at it the other night and turns oout the np263 have a problem with chain rub issues there is a hole in the top and bottom of the t case where the chain rubbed thru top and bottom of the case allowing the lube to drain out while the truck was running. So looks like pressure wash the thing and take it in core scrap metal recycling here soon may be get enough to buy the divorced t case setup from a dodge truck lol. Will get some pics of it here soon so you guys can see. Looking at duraburb build thread I am forseeing floorboard probs with the allison but will know very soon if that is the case on my truck. If thatis the case will be looking at building a fiberglass reinforced with aluminum cover assembly after trimming the floorboard out. think will go with aluminum sheets on the bottom followed by wire mesh then about 6 layers of fiberglass cloth if it comes to it. From the measuring i ahve been working on looks like the dmax should drop right on to the existing 283 frame mounts without too many probs i am hoping. I am going to have to mod one of the 283 mounts to fit aroun the fram rivets. Will take pics as I get into it. I am currently waiting on the guy from the dmax diesels forusm to get me the allison 2wd parts we traded to me wo reassemble the allison trans here next week or so. Talking with an allison tech about taking mine apart and checking all the internals and making sure all of the oil lube holes in the shafts line up properly as well so I dont blow this expensive gm tranny up
More to come on this oddyssey as I get into it lol.
Sean

[sdwolff98]

Looking at a few things I may even entertain the idea of a 4 inch body lift to keep from having to cut the floorboard still looking at ideas on the trans tunnel clearance lol

Sean

[y5mgisi]

I would advise against the 4" body lift. It will look very silly. At the most, do a 2" so you dont have to cut as much and not look to silly.

[sdwolff98]

Hmm that is a good thought there will know what I need to do soon as o get the 2wd parts on the Allison and a shop to make sure everything is lined up in ot.

Sean
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[sdwolff98]

Hey Guys due to some unforseen difficulties the dmax swap wen tout the window had to sell the whole setup due to wifes medical bills that my insurance did not cover . So think I am gonna stab the original 283 and go from there till I have funds saved up enough again for something diesel wise. Wife is doing good had to have surgery done on her stomach due to pain issues.

Will keep yall posted which route i go here soon. On another note AAW harness is going in beautifully.

Sean

[MikeS.]

Sean, so sorry to hear about your wife, I'm glad to hear she is doin well post op. Take good care of her. The Burb is just a machine.
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[Captainfab]

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Originally Posted by mikes.

sean, so sorry to hear about your wife, i'm glad to hear she is doin well post op. Take good care of her. The burb is just a machine.
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