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gringoloco · 03-13-2012, 11:40 AM

Here we go again...

This will be my fifth official swap attempt, including two of my own and two friends' trucks. I have had both a 5.3 and a 6.0 ready to drop in this truck, but due to 'life' happening, I sold both setups. Starting from scratch again with an LQ4 that I plan to hook to my current 700r4, at least until it croaks...

Here's pics of the truck's current state and of the 350 currently residing in the engine bay:

gringoloco · 03-13-2012, 11:45 AM

The plan is to drop this motor in with a few minor upgrades, keeping in mind my budget. We'll see how that goes

Here's one of those little upgrades I picked up yesterday

gringoloco · 03-13-2012, 11:49 AM

Pics of the truck when I got it, back in '05. If you wanna know more about how it got to its current state from this, check out How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10

smbrouss70 · 03-13-2012, 11:54 AM

I'm in for the ride!

C10LIFE · 03-13-2012, 12:05 PM

Hello, I am running the same wheels, did you use spacers?

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gringoloco · 03-13-2012, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by C10LIFE

Hello, I am running the same wheels, did you use spacers?

The wheels are Showheels Streeters, 20x8.5, 5.25 backspacing and 20x10, 5.5 backspacing. No spacers required. Yours look like Coy's? You should be able to get them in the same setup, but will want 5" bs on the rear with the stock '67 rear axle. Later axles are wider and require more bs.

BACKYARD88 · 03-13-2012, 02:16 PM

I'm in. I'm just starting to get ready to put my LQ4 together. I'll stay right behind you and let you figure it all out for me

bcubed · 03-13-2012, 03:13 PM

Love it, the stance and wheels are perfect.

gringoloco · 03-13-2012, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BACKYARD88

I'm in. I'm just starting to get ready to put my LQ4 together. I'll stay right behind you and let you figure it all out for me

Haha- I may be a while- this one's getting freshened before installation. Though you don't seem to be in a big hurry

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Love it, the stance and wheels are perfect.

Thanks! I keep thinking I wanna go lower, but that's a slippery slope...
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mcbassin · 03-13-2012, 03:54 PM

I'm in.
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stealthy '69 · 03-13-2012, 06:57 PM

Count me in here too. There's nothing I want more then an ls swap for my truck. And like others have said, I'll let you do all the R & D and I follow suit. (or what ever the saying is)

Good luck brother.

**lolife99** · 03-13-2012, 08:09 PM

Signing up for the show,...
This should be good!

mooseknuckles · 03-13-2012, 08:28 PM

sweet truck man!.....I'll follow along too..I'm gonna be starting mine real soon as well..

HavinSomeFun · 03-13-2012, 08:59 PM

if you have any questions I'll help where I can. I have done two these now from top to bottom. If you can do a regular engine swap, you can do one of these easy.

mooseknuckles · 03-13-2012, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by HavinSomeFun

if you have any questions I'll help where I can. I have done two these now from top to bottom. If you can do a regular engine swap, you can do one of these easy.

cool man...i def hit you up later on....gonna start pullin **** this weekend..

gringoloco · 03-13-2012, 09:25 PM

Thanks for everyone jumping in! I went back and forth deciding whether to upgrade the small block or go LS, then I stumbled upon this 6.0 on the cheap, did some quick number crunching and realized I could have more power, reliability, and dependability for less money (that's what I told my wife, too). Gonna try to keep it simple and inexpensive, but done right. We'll see how it goes- I do tend to get carried away sometimes...
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**fakerwade** · 03-14-2012, 01:42 AM

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I'm in.
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Me too!!!

Hoffa · 03-14-2012, 02:15 AM

This appears to be on its way to a sellout event...... Count me in!
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BACKYARD88 · 03-14-2012, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco

... I do tend to get carried away sometimes...
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Perfect person for me to follow

BB72CHEVKT · 03-14-2012, 03:05 PM

hold on, let me get some popcorn.....

72BlckButy · 03-15-2012, 10:10 PM

In for the win...

doublebeetx · 03-15-2012, 10:38 PM

Are you going to Good guys this weekend ?
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gringoloco · 03-15-2012, 11:34 PM

More watchers! Now I feel like I have to entertain you guys

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Are you going to Good guys this weekend ?
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We thought heavily about it, but between our current busy schedule and the not-so outstanding weather forecast, we're pushing it off 'til the fall show, which tends to be the better one anyway. That is unless, of course, the truck is torn apart for an engine install in October

raull · 03-21-2012, 10:04 PM

in going 5.3 on mine so i in for this one also !!!!

68GMCCustom · 03-21-2012, 11:25 PM

watching

03-13-2012, 11:40 AM	#1
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	'70 c10 lq4 Here we go again... This will be my fifth official swap attempt, including two of my own and two friends' trucks. I have had both a 5.3 and a 6.0 ready to drop in this truck, but due to 'life' happening, I sold both setups. Starting from scratch again with an LQ4 that I plan to hook to my current 700r4, at least until it croaks... Here's pics of the truck's current state and of the 350 currently residing in the engine bay: __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy

03-13-2012, 11:45 AM	#2
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: '70 c10 lq4 The plan is to drop this motor in with a few minor upgrades, keeping in mind my budget. We'll see how that goes Here's one of those little upgrades I picked up yesterday __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy

03-13-2012, 11:49 AM	#3
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: '70 c10 lq4 Pics of the truck when I got it, back in '05. If you wanna know more about how it got to its current state from this, check out How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy Last edited by gringoloco; 03-13-2012 at 12:03 PM.

03-13-2012, 11:54 AM	#4
smbrouss70 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rayne, LA Posts: 2,781	Re: '70 c10 lq4 I'm in for the ride! __________________ Steven "If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went." -- Will Rogers R.I.P. Oscar R.I.P. Ratchet 1967 Pontiac GTO - Dad was the Original Owner 1970 Chevy 2wd SWB "Oscar's Truck" 1970 Chevy 2wd Blazer "Ratchet's Blazer" 2013 Chevy 2500HD Crew Cab Duramax/Allison Z71 LTZ "Brown Sugar" 2017 Chevy Suburban "BDB" 2020 Chevy Blazer Premier "Foxy" Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Shop Build

03-13-2012, 12:05 PM	#5
C10LIFE Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Yakima Washington Posts: 80	Re: '70 c10 lq4 Hello, I am running the same wheels, did you use spacers? Posted via Mobile Device Attached Images __________________ At 200 mph you have no friends.

03-13-2012, 02:16 PM	#7
BACKYARD88 On the fast track to nowhere.. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Splendora, Texas Posts: 5,316	Re: '70 c10 lq4 I'm in. I'm just starting to get ready to put my LQ4 together. I'll stay right behind you and let you figure it all out for me __________________ -Mike Owen- Support the board here! 71 Chevy short fleet build thread Double D Norwood, Houston, Cecilia, Jackson, Monroe and counting

03-13-2012, 03:13 PM	#8
bcubed Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Wetumpka, AL Posts: 147	Re: '70 c10 lq4 Love it, the stance and wheels are perfect. __________________ Bill 2000 Bagged Silverado 1978 Chevy Malibu 1955 Apache Stepside (someday)

03-13-2012, 03:54 PM	#10
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03-13-2012, 08:09 PM	#12
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03-13-2012, 08:28 PM	#13
mooseknuckles Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: ottawa,canada Posts: 4,550	Re: '70 c10 lq4 sweet truck man!.....I'll follow along too..I'm gonna be starting mine real soon as well.. __________________ my build threads '86 C10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=415628 '67 C10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=635078 '63 GMC http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=674682

03-13-2012, 08:59 PM	#14
HavinSomeFun Still Just Havin Some Fun! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Piedmont, Oklahoma Posts: 1,145	Re: '70 c10 lq4 if you have any questions I'll help where I can. I have done two these now from top to bottom. If you can do a regular engine swap, you can do one of these easy. __________________ a green one with some stuff done to it....

03-13-2012, 09:25 PM	#16
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: '70 c10 lq4 Thanks for everyone jumping in! I went back and forth deciding whether to upgrade the small block or go LS, then I stumbled upon this 6.0 on the cheap, did some quick number crunching and realized I could have more power, reliability, and dependability for less money (that's what I told my wife, too). Gonna try to keep it simple and inexpensive, but done right. We'll see how it goes- I do tend to get carried away sometimes... Posted via Mobile Device __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy

03-14-2012, 02:15 AM	#18
Hoffa Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Roseburg, Oregon Posts: 105	Re: '70 c10 lq4 This appears to be on its way to a sellout event...... Count me in! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 68 Chev SWB 2WD w/'95 LT1, 6spd, 4:56, 17" whls - family owned since 1973. 70 GMC LWB 4WD w/RAMJET 350, 4spd, 4inch lift, 33" tires, Warn Winch 72 Chev Blazer CST, 350, TH350, 4WD, factory A/C, tilt, radio delete, 77K miles, orig. paint/interior

03-14-2012, 03:05 PM	#20
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03-15-2012, 10:10 PM	#21
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03-15-2012, 10:38 PM	#22
doublebeetx Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Chandler,Tx Posts: 78	Re: '70 c10 lq4 Are you going to Good guys this weekend ? Posted via Mobile Device

03-21-2012, 10:04 PM	#24
raull Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: miramar florida Posts: 1,232	Re: '70 c10 lq4 in going 5.3 on mine so i in for this one also !!!! __________________ check out my build thread 71 c/10 step side 5.3 twin turbo http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=485320 raul

03-21-2012, 11:25 PM	#25
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