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Hello Everyone, a while back I was here asking about adapting a 73+ engine crossmember to my 72 K5 for my SBC to BBC swap. Well I did it and thought I would share some pics..they are kinda dark, sorry. TOo much black paint...
http://www.norcalbigdawgs.net/Galler...uo05/bbcin.jpg
http://www.norcalbigdawgs.net/Galler...o05/bbcin4.jpg
http://www.norcalbigdawgs.net/Galler...buo05/bbc3.jpg

Cain't wait to drive my K5 again :burnout: :bowtie:

The Xmember was kinda tuff to get in and lined up but it did fit. Now I will beable to remove the oil pan without lifting the engine :metal:
Burt

You know I'm a droolin'!!

:eek: DAMN :eek:

Nice! Did you have any firewall problems or did the cross member solve that problem?

I did have to bang bang on the firewall a lil bit, but not too bad. The crossmembers main function is to allow the oil pan to be dropped with out moving the engine. Well that and the ORD engine mounts work too :)

Sooooon... :burnout:

Burt, can you get a close up pic from the side showing the frame and engine so I can get an idea of how high your engine is sitting? I'm wondering if the new crossmember your using allows the engine to sit lower than if you had used your stock crossmember and mounts. I just happen to now have a crossmember from a 78 4x4 that I could use if that would help my situation, I definitely want to drop my cab down a bit.

Yup sure can, well I just have to remember once I leave work! hahahaha

I will try to get some better lighting too, so the black doesn't all blend together.
I'll try to post up tonight, again as long as I remember...getting old you know :crazy: :banghead:
Burt

Thought I would just post them up here...
http://www.norcalbigdawgs.net/Galler...05/bbcpass.jpg
http://www.norcalbigdawgs.net/Galler...5/bbcdrive.jpg
So much fun :burnout: :burnout: :bowtie:

Damn nice set-up ...

Looking Good
 

I'm not familiar with your fuel delivery system. Can you explain type and requirements as well as expected gains over stock quadrajet to a rookie?

Hey Cheyenne10, What you see there is EdelBrock Multi-Point Fuel Injection.
The intake comes complete with everything needed to convert a carbed rig into FI. This unit comes with a hand held controll box so no need for a laptop to tune it. I hear tuning is or can be a pain...I guess I'm gonna find out. But like everything once it's set right then :burnout: time to ROCK!! :burnout:
Oh ya the version I got in the Performer type(idel to 5500) not the high reving RPM version.
This rat was built for all lowend torque, yer basic stump puller :bowtie: :metal:

That FI looks sick. I may also go that way when I rebuild my motor. One thing I'm curiuos about, do you need to build the motor differently for FI versus carb?

:gmc:

Well yes and no. FI does like higher compressions but you can bolt this set to an orginally carbed engine with no changes. Edelbrock will need to know the cam specs inoreder to burn the chip that goes in the computer to run the FI.
This 454 was built around the MPFI intake. The whole engine was built to the specs for lowend torque & fuel injection. CompCams recomended the cam grind to match the lowend torque and fuel injection. I ended up with at least 9:1.1compression(engine guy said with the oversized valves he used will increase the compresion simply due to there size reducing the chamber volume..or something like that hahahaa. This is my first build up so I am still learning all the gearhead talk and stuff :bowtie:

Ok, so I better decide bt FI or Carb before I start the build. I'm thinking along the same lines as you, more torque, but will rebuild my 350. Thanks

thats too damn nice!!!
so what will the fi setup cost a guy?? i`d love to do that to my next truck prodject..
keep us posted! :metal: :metal:
jamie

I got it from summit racing
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...4925172+302645

Thanks for the comments :burnout:

sounds awesome
 

Some day I guess. At $2500 for fuel delivery I'm out though. Glad I asked before I started dreaming too much!!

Thats one of the coolest setups that I've seen in a long time, and its not even done. Ya have to keep the pics comin', nice work.
:burnout:

Burt, I would love to sneak by sometime and take a closer look.

Bret

Sure comon by...I should be home this weekend. :metal: :burnout:

Burt, that BBC is sweet!!! :metal: :metal: :burnout: :cool: :cool:
I'm gonna have to come, and check it out. :)
David

Lol
 

I didn't even see you guys were in my home towns...Turlock, Modesto...
haha.

I am actually from Hughson, Ca...but my parents now live in Modesto.
Where are you guys at?

My parents live back by Palendale, over by Big Valley Church(that is where they go to church)

Right there is were I am also :flag:
Well Snyder not Palendale, same area. I am in the Dutch Hallow area, not the brand new homes. My kids just started going to the new elementary school that was just built right there on Snyder. We ahve been there for almost 2yrs. We use to live in Salida, East side by the 76 station.
You can see us on my wife's web site
www.lisaburt.com
She is a RealEstate agent in Modesto for about 6yrs now.

Thanks for all the great comments fellas. I will share more pics down the road when I get the K5 put back together :burnout: :burnout:
Later
Burt :bowtie:

LOL, you are like two minutes from my parents.

They live at the corner of Bangs and Carver...

Small world..

My parents work at the Save Mart Main office at Bangs Standiford and Carver

Last name Endres

If it rings a bell...

What is your last name?
My parents might know you

hahah yup small world.
Burt is my last name, Steve is my first :burnout:
My wife's family is native to the area I am from Auburn, up pass Sacramento on Hwy 80. Her familys name is Olmo, mostly Ripon/Escalon areas.
I am near Snyder and Presscott :metal:
From your profile you are on the East coast now, you move out there for work? Come back to Cali and we can go wheelin :flag:
Burt

military life....

takes you places you don't intend :)

Yeah, I was talking to my mom on the phone when I made that last post.
She was like, "great now you can come home and hang out with some blazer people" SHe knows I don't want to come home ;) Anyways, when I come home for leave, I will get in touch with you, and we can drink a beer or something....

Ya do that, I have a Keg-A-Rator in my garage we can drink from :metal:
hehehehee

Cross member swap
 

Hey to get that cross member to work did you just drill new holes in the engine mount bracket and use the original cross member holes ?

Well not quite that easy, let me try to explain how I got it to fit.
Two of the original holes are used:
http://www.norcalbigdawgs.net/Galler...05/bbcpass.jpg
See the bolt head on the top of the frame rail that is on the left, that is one hole, the other hole is the bolt head inbetween the shock and bumpstop bracket.

So with the engine bolted to the tranny, still hanging from the cherry picker, I bolted the two frame horns useing only the two bolts I just mentioned, snug not torqued down.
Then I bolted the engine mounts to the engine.
Next is to get the engine mount bolted to the frame horns.(still no drilling)
Then bolt the crossmember it self to the frame horns(not the frame).
Still the only bolts actually in the frame are the original two holes perside(no drilling yet), OH ya I did drill out the original holes cuz I upgraded the bolt size from stock.

Anyway once you get the crossmember in like that then whip out your favorite drill and start drilling holes, somthing like 16bolts all together to hold that sucker down.
Now you have a crossmember that will alow you to drop the oil pan with no engine movement needed :flag: :metal:

Hope this made sence if not let me know :burnout: :burnout:
Burt

Burt,
you hoser.

when we going to wheel that thing?

Heck, I got my C20 and my Blazer done in the time you've been prancing around that MPFI.

:p

hahaha Ya YA yaaa.. I wish I could spend everyday working on it!!
I'm too freaking busy !!! :banghead: :banghead:
Get in your truck and come down to Motown and put it together for me OK, oh and bring that alt bracket :burnout:
hahahaa
I am going bonkers with all the crap keeping me from being in the garage :eek: :whine: :whine:

You know, that could be arranged.

Wife and kids are in Maine until the 1st of November.

Man I wish my wife and kids would go away for a while for me to work on my junk :D

Hmm well I still have to find time..See duck hunting starts next weekend, my wife and I are having a vow re-newal wedding November 7th in Lake Tahoe so all that weeknd I will be in Tahoe..OH I just looked at the calendar, Sunday the 14th is my Birthday, I am gonna tell my wife all I want is a FULL DAY IN THE GARAGE!!
So basically I'm booked solid until Sunday the 14th..
Maby I should get just call in sick..hehehehe

I need to clone my ass so I can get some stuff done..hehehe
Thanks for the offer Grendel, you the man!
Burt