First Steps LS Swap......

[Heylookitsdylan]

You answered SO many of me questions with this build thread!!! Keep up the awesome work!

What are you found to do for a drive shaft, and speedometer???

[Heylookitsdylan]

*going to do for the speedometer*

[lynnfield]

Dylan, I'm going to run these gauges from new vintage. They were the closest in looks to the stock gauges I was able to find. They fit into a factory bezel and Summit had them on sale back in August. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/nv...del/c10-pickup

[lynnfield]

Replaced the O rings on the stock fittings. They are viton size 109 & 110 for 5/16" and 3/8".

[lynnfield]

Working on the fuel system………I had to trim the ears (maybe a 1/16") on the lock for the 5/16" line at the fuel filter to get it to slide on the end of the fitting. The way the return line comes out of the filter, there is a larger section and then it necks down to the 5/16" line size and that gets in the way of the lock, but just slightly. If you look closely at pic 3, you can see what I am referring to. Greg

[lynnfield]

I ordered an airaid intake tube and filter to replace the stock one. Also a large metri-pack kit to make up my connections.

[lynnfield]

Decided to use the transmission cooler from the 06' truck.

[lynnfield]

More trans cooler mounting, made it to fit directly under the hood latch.

[lynnfield]

Now for the transmission lines. I rolled the line going into the bottom of the radiator back toward the engine, inline with the crossmember both to clear the fans and I'm going to use this point to attach a cushion clamp. The push connect end had to be cut off the stock line and a regular flare connection put in its place. Also, had to get adapters to go from 5/16" to 3/8" line size at the radiator.

[oldman3]

Great update and pics...Jim

[lynnfield]

Still working on transmission lines, started on the oil cooler side….

[lynnfield]

More of the transmission lines

[lynnfield]

Here's the cushion clamp installed, and the finished product. I don't really like using compression fittings, but it was the only way to use the stock components from the 06' truck because of the "push connect" type fittings the factory uses. I'll probably try to come up with something better later. Greg

[lynnfield]

IT LIVES!!!……….I got to this point and hooked up only the wires I needed to start it up. I slung wires every which way, and it started on the first try. There's still a lot of work to be done, but at least I know it fires up and will go into gear. I can't say enough about Bill from BP Automotive, the guy has literally answered the phone or returned my call every time I've tried to contact him. Thanks, Greg

[oldman3]

Lines look good. Glad to hear about the engine, should only get better from here...Jim

[boynton]

I really like what you did with the trans cooler. I may have to borrow that idea!

[lynnfield]

At start up I had a gas leak, an exhaust leak, and an oil leak. The gas leak was easy, I didn't tighten one of the fittings all the way. The exhaust leak is going to be fixed at the exhaust shop, they missed a small bit at the top of one of the seams when they welded it (not happy with that or the job they did overall). The oil leak was the oil cooler block off, where I had drilled and threaded the port for the oil sender. I have ordered one of these to fix that issue: http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...Term=555-23681

I don't have any of the gauges hooked up, so I have not let it run more than 2 or 3 minutes at a time. I'll start running wires with permanent connections, and wiring up the gauges this week. Thanks, Greg

[lynnfield]

I need to find a good (above average?) black and chrome gauge bezel, if anyone has or knows where I can find one. I don't want to use a new one, I think it would stick out. My interior is in good shape, but not new. I have contacted a few board members, no luck so far. Greg

[boynton]

Ill look through my parts and see if I have a decent one if so im driving through waco on the 31st

[Low Elco]

Congrats! I did something similar with my trans cooler.

[lynnfield]

Thanks guys! Little progress this week, started wiring the gauge panel.

[lynnfield]

Received a few things in the mail this week also. The new block off plate, to fix the oil leak, it's well made and beefy. I went with the Holley A/C brackets with a sanden compressor mount. Greg

[boynton]

Would this work? Not a chrome bezel but a nice dusty black one.

[lynnfield]

Still working on the wiring. I'm probably going way more into this than I have to. I want to keep the bulkhead connector on the outside of the firewall able to be separated into the two halves. I have moved a couple wires, first the original coil wire is now the ignition on for the ECM. I have moved that wire to the left side of the block. Second the oil sender now has a wire, I used one side of the old amp gauge to get it up to the cluster and moved the lead to the left side of the block. The new gauge package has a volt meter and only requires a positive and negative lead to work.

[lynnfield]

Last, the fuel gauge wire, I de-terminated the lead on the front of the of the fuse block, swapped out the male connector for a female connector and routed it thru the left side of the block. Pic #2 & #3 are of an extra fuse block I had laying around. Greg