6.0 LS2 and T56 6 speed swap. 1965 C10 short fleet BBW. Truck was bought new by my dad. He gave it to me a few years ago. Spent most of its life in a garage. Very good condition. The suspension is completely rebuilt, 4 wheel disk brake conversion, rebuilt 12 bolt rear with Eaton posi-traction, front sway bar. Rebuilt bed and under-bed gas tank with internal fuel injection pump.
The truck is to drive and use as a truck.
My overall direction is to keep the truck very much as it could have looked in 1965 with stock stance and update the electrical and mechanical systems to as modern a level as I can. Make as few alterations to the original truck parts as possible. Keep all the original parts.
Engine Swap OBJECTIVES:
• Good highway cruising. The 283 with 3 speed and 3.73 rear gears is not good for 70 mph highway cruising. Engine runs way too fast, likes to overheat, poor gas mileage.
• +20 mpg on average commute to work. I had an LS2 in a 2003 Vette and it averaged around 23 mpg on the commute.
• Clean running, low emissions. Use full 2005 level emissions systems except the fuel vapor recovery system.
• Use all the available electronic and mechanical systems possible that were on the 2005 engine: cruise control, drive by wire, power steering, hydraulic clutch, air conditioning, electric fans, OBDII gage info, etc.
• Keep all the original gages operational.
I did a lot of pre work before I took the truck off the road, end of August 2009. Here are some threads on that:
• Classic air cleaner for LSx motor
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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=412824
• Hydraulic clutch conversion
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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=300087
• Electronic dash panel
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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=360205
• Power steering conversion
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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=374519
• T56 Shifter location change
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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=300892
• Hood spring removal and install
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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=378660
• Fly by wire gas pedal
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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=300335
• Cruise control stalk
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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=324015