Project mouthful-80 c10-6.0?

[Puglia10]

Project mouthful because everyone says I bit off more than I could chew, I just think its a mouthful!
Well, here it is...Always wanted a c10 to build and I finally got one. Good friend of mine had it, blew up the motor, took the whole truck apart to do over and lost interest. Picked it up cheap, plan to rebuild and mod it!
Here is where I got it from in his garage...

This build is going to be slowwww, I work two jobs, full time student, and have a busy life all around. I hope to be done by spring, but we all know how that goes. Ill update it when I can, and Ill be asking a lot of questions, never done ANYTHING like this, but my dad has and he'll be helping!
Getting it stripped for sandblasting...dads camaro in the background...


PLANS:
came with a 4 link, going to sell it
came with a steel cowl hood, keeping
came with a detriot tru track 12 bolt, posi, 3:73s, so thats done.
came with a 3/5 lowering kit (flip kit and spindles) will probably go lower
-sandblast and paint everything
-probably switch to bucket seats
-all new bushings, shocks, hardware etc. make it drive like new
-run steelies with fat tars for a while then go to 20s, maybe coys
-Im sure a lot more will come along
-and the BIGGEST decision, is either just run the 350 I have for it, or swap in a 5.3 or 6.0 been reading a lot of builds, just got to see if its doable for me. Id love to for the fuel economy and power, since I plan to drive the **** out of this thing when there's no snow!
Just want a nice, low static truck I can drive all the time, have fun in, and haul a dirtbike in!
Here's the basic idea...

[palposity]

Nice project and nice shop! I am jealous of the lift!

[Puglia10]

thanks! we just put it in last week, its awesome! im 20 years old by the way, its my dads garage not mine! haha

[Seven9er]

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[silvereagle07]

Sounds like you have a good plan. Good luck with the build.

[68GMCCustom]

if your on a budget just compare the costs of building the 350...vs picking up and installing a 5.3. A 6.0 might be a little tough if your tight on funds... but 5.3's are cheap...4.8's even cheaper.

[Walts_restoration]

with the 4.8/5.3/6.0 you gotta do the fuel system, although a 87 tank (or even 87-91 blazer tank) has efi pump, use a tpi fuel pump (45psi) on the truck sending unit and a corvette regulator (fuel in, fuel return and fuel line all in one) and youd be in business, single line to the front (i think 04 and later truck motors had this not for sure).

[Puglia10]

thanks everyone! yeah im going to be looking at any info i can get. ive been reading every genIII swap thread i can find! Any help is GREATLY appreciated...i can get the motor and tranny with harness pretty cheap, my buddy has a hook up, think 1300 for 6.0 with 80e....just worried about the extra misc. costs to get it running!

[68GMCCustom]

you could always do the cheapest SBC you can do for now to get you going....and then while you're driving it, save to upgrade to LSx later.

[Puglia10]

That was another thought of mine since the 350 will be free, just need to buy a tranny. However, the truck is 100 percent taken apart so I wonder if it'll just be easier to do it all at once while its just a rolling chassis?

[Puglia10]

Okay, I found a complete 6.0 with harness/PCM with 92k on it for $1,000. Its an 01 so no DBW which i like, less to deal with. Think thats a good deal? Need to find a good deal on 4l80e if I grab this one. What else should I need/look for? thanks

[Puglia10]

Originally Posted by Puglia10

Okay, I found a complete 6.0 with harness/PCM with 92k on it for $1,000. Its an 01 so no DBW which i like, less to deal with. Think thats a good deal? Need to find a good deal on 4l80e if I grab this one. What else should I need/look for? thanks

Bump. Also, besides new motor mounts (where can i find them/how much $?) are there any modifications i need to make the 6.0 and 80e mount up?

[SevenSeries]

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[Puglia10]

Okay, hold on here folks...what needs to be done to the linkage for a 6.0 and 80e? how expensive is it? I think im picking up a 6.0 sunday and just found another extra cost. can someone fill me in? This is what i jsut read in another thread...
"if I did it again I would get the kuegels, a little less $
From other posts I have read here and on other forums, stock linkage will work with the 4l60e, it can be made to work with a 4l80e, but I don't have a welder and the lokar seems to be what I needed with the 4l80e.
Yes, I have shifter on column."

[STOCKISH]

I'm using the Lokar one on mine. Well worth the coin.

[Puglia10]

could you be a little more specific, is it a bolt on thing? i need it with an 80e? how much was it? thanks!

[Puglia10]

got all the bushings out of the control arms and everything, off to the sandblaster soon, and picking up a 6.0 tomorrow!

[Puglia10]

can anyone tell me what to do here? obviously the original owner bottomed out pretty bad, but what should i do? can you cut them off and buy these individually? theyre crushed pretty bad.

[Puglia10]

bump

[silvereagle07]

I don't think you can buy those seperately. You could get some used new/used lowers or fab some bump stops.

[Puglia10]

ugh, i was afraid someone was going to say that after i spent two hours getting the bushings out of these ones...i wonder how i could fab something up

[Puglia10]

picking up a 6.0 tonight, would the gas tank out of an 2001 GMC 1500 4X4 5.3, benefit me? I found one cheap.

[glock35ipsc]

Originally Posted by Puglia10

picking up a 6.0 tonight, would the gas tank out of an 2001 GMC 1500 4X4 5.3, benefit me? I found one cheap.

Check your other thread, in the Engine section I think it was. I gave you a big 'ol long answer there.

Keep up the progress!

[68GMCCustom]

if you want the fuel pump or something...

can you make it fit in your build?

[Puglia10]

thanks! i replied in that thread, ill post some pics of the new motor asap! its 130am right now so im calling it a night!