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Old 06-30-2022, 07:37 AM   #1
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Took it for the first drive last night!

I finally got the truck roadworthy and took the truck with the cammed L83 and 6 speed auto for a drive. It ran pretty good! The L83 has a BTR 220 cam with headers and a 3" exhaust. There are some bugs to work out like the power steering pump, but it ran well, started fine, and had good power.

This build has been an adventure I do not wish to repeat. LOL
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Old 06-30-2022, 09:44 AM   #2
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Flipped your pic. Looks nice!
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Old 06-30-2022, 01:15 PM   #3
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Looks great !!!!!
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Old 07-01-2022, 08:11 PM   #4
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Awesome �� Your girl looks sexy. ��
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Old 07-01-2022, 09:01 PM   #5
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Re: Took it for the first drive last night!

Great looking truck. If it was your first LS swap it can be a bit daunting.
Your truck looks similar to my 68.
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Old 07-01-2022, 09:19 PM   #6
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Re: Took it for the first drive last night!

Completing a direct injected motor has be be another level of complication.
I am confident there is more wire between the motor and the ECU than their was in the whole truck when it was new.
Looks better than great!
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Old 07-02-2022, 10:46 AM   #7
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Great looking truck. If it was your first LS swap it can be a bit daunting.
Your truck looks similar to my 68.
It is an L83, not an LS. I've done an LS and it was pretty easy. This is a bit harder to say the least!
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Old 07-02-2022, 10:47 AM   #8
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Completing a direct injected motor has be be another level of complication.
I am confident there is more wire between the motor and the ECU than their was in the whole truck when it was new.
Looks better than great!
Cheers
No doubt about that. Add in the fuel pump, fan wiring, and numerous other goodies and I could have bought stock in a copper company!
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Old 07-02-2022, 08:40 PM   #9
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Sorry I missed the part about being a L83.
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Old 07-02-2022, 10:16 PM   #10
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Nice work!
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