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#201
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
04-08-2019
FWIW when doing a 3800 trans swap on the floor.. an ATV jack is my tool of choice.
Looks good Brandon, where's the donor for the K10?
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2010 Audi A6 Dual IC's
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#202
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
04-09-2019
The LM7 is still on the stand in the garage. The 60e is taking up space on a shelf. Both are clean and ready for installation.
The 700r4 is all cleaned up and in the garage. I did the math and it's got 27,959 (mostly highway) miles on a Jasper rebuild. Should fetch a couple dollars. I think I'll wait to sell it till the swap is complete. Or at least until everything in the drivetrain is mocked up and properly laid out. In the past, I've sold things right as they came out. Typically that's fine, but there have been occasions where it would have been nice to have the old components for reference. I think it will be especially useful on this build.
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#203
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
04-12-2019
After a couple days of unscrewing, unbolting and unclipping, I think this old mule is ready to come out.I am so ready to get this grease bomb outta there and get the bay cleaned up. Forecast was saying it could rain, and the sky was getting pretty dark so I stopped there. We'll wait till tomorrow to lift it out. I'm really hoping I can get it out without pulling the hood completely off. I think if I leave the hinges on, but unbolt the springs I should be able to open it far enough to slip through. Fingers crossed!
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#204
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
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#205
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
04-14-2019
Looking like some good progress
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2010 Audi A6 Dual IC's
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#206
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
GT Level Member
04-14-2019
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#207
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
04-15-2019
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#208
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
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#209
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
GT Level Member
04-17-2019
Looks so clean man! Great to see your boy wanting to help. Good father and son time!
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#210
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
GrandPrix Junkie
04-17-2019
So much room for so many addons
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#211
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
04-22-2019
Originally Posted by
98grand
Looks so clean man! Great to see your boy wanting to help. Good father and son time!
Not bad for a 35 year old truck. I cherish every minute we wrench together. There are a lot of "teachable moments" when tackling a project of this scale.
Originally Posted by
ItHurtz
So much room for so many addons
You have something specific in mind? I'll put a turbo on the S10 before I put a turbo on this old thing.
Engine bay is all prepped.
Next will be setting the engine in place. That'll be a bit of musical chairs. Moving the engine off the stand and into the bed of the S10. Then getting the hoist into the backyard. Then picking the engine out of the S10 and on the ground. Then swinging the hoist around so it's facing the right direction to drop the engine in the K10. The things we must do when working outdoors. Oh well.
Engine is mostly prepared as well.
Just need to pull the starter. I decided to reuse the original clamshell mounts. Had to make a little clearance for the headers and the one ground bolt on the left side of the block. Also had to grind off a large hump on the back side. Fortunately I had some help.
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#212
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#213
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
04-23-2019
Forgive me..but where did this engine come from? Wifes driving the white truck.. your driving the S10.. see my confusion
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2010 Audi A6 Dual IC's
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#214
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
04-23-2019
I think it came out of the 01 Yukon???
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#215
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
04-23-2019
Originally Posted by
BillBoost37
Forgive me..but where did this engine come from? Wifes driving the white truck.. your driving the S10.. see my confusion
I do see the confusion. This project has been a little less.... linear. There have been many detours and side quests. Post 44 shows the donor vehicle. Drivetrain from that got pulled and refurbished. Then I went down a rabbit hole of 4L60e builds and procrastination. Back on track now.
Originally Posted by
FordMan77
I think it came out of the 01 Yukon???
Spot on.
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#216
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
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#217
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
GrandPrix Junkie
04-25-2019
Come on man! Old school with new school guts and 4x4 NEEDS BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST! Stay with the old school power heritage!
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#218
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
04-25-2019
Originally Posted by
ItHurtz
Come on man! Old school with new school guts and 4x4 NEEDS BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST! Stay with the old school power heritage!
There is SO MUCH room in there too... Hmmmm... That 60e and stock 10 bolt rear end though???
Okay. Maybe. Maybe. Someday.
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#219
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
04-26-2019
We did a little more work today. When we installed the engine, it wasn't sitting level. Got it all squared away then tightened the motor mounts. Installed the Dakota Digital pulse generator and the speedo cable into the T-case then bolted on the skid plate. Wire brushed, OSPHO'd, painted and installed the driveshaft. That was pretty much it. At least now we can put the truck in park to keep it from rolling.
I need to find a left side battery tray out of a GMT400. My K10 has a drivers side tray, but the battery is turned with the posts facing inward. I need them to face toward the back. Otherwise the negative cable is too short. Not sure how rare they are in the JY, but it will give me an excuse to make weekly trips there I suppose.
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#220
Re: My 1984 K10 - LM7 swap!!
04-27-2019
new battery cables dont cost all that much.....just saying... when i ran dual batterys in my 03 gmc, i had new cables all over the place. iirc one was 10 foot.
98 Buick Regal GS, F body brakes, Caddy STS wheels, tinted tails
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