Project Whiskey Dent (Take Two..)

[jason65]

Nice progress.

[Genuine GM]

Looks great, your cab is in very good shape, about the same as mine. I am thinking about a 6.0L in mine eventually, but carbed with the HOT cam. Truth be told I already scored a 5.3L with the carb setup w/ carb, MSD, Z06 cam, brackets and accessories, conversion mounts, coils, belts, starter and all for 600.00. I could literally install it right now and run it, but I want to save the 5.3L as a backup for my '99 Z71 and I like the extra torque the 6.0L makes.

BTW, could you please elaborate on the heater. I would love to get mine under the dash and clear up some engine bay room.

[hewlett2002000]

well the under dash heater setup has the core and the blower motor bolted under the dash. the only thing thats coming through the firewall is the two heater hose connectors. i like it because i dont like the look of that big black box under the hood. ive never seen the setup for sale anywhere but if you want one, i see your in keller. plan a trip to abilene and go to fm600 wrecking, they had about 5 different 60-66 trucks with this setup intact. although they might not now that im posting it here. lol
John

[TimE]

The crossmember that you have looks like one out of a Camaro. Does it have some drop to it where the mount goes or is it level? (I don't recall fo sure, but I was thinking it did drop some.) The reason I ask is the stock style x-member is level with the bottom of the frame (maybe even "slightly" higher than the frame). Dependant upon your x-member, the motor "should" level up pretty well once you get a tranny mount installed.

On the PS lines, just slightly notch the frame for clearance and you're good to go!

Nice score on the parts too!!

[Captainfab]

Originally Posted by TimE

The crossmember that you have looks like one out of a Camaro. Does it have some drop to it where the mount goes or is it level? (I don't recall fo sure, but I was thinking it did drop some.) The reason I ask is the stock style x-member is level with the bottom of the frame (maybe even "slightly" higher than the frame). Dependant upon your x-member, the motor "should" level up pretty well once you get a tranny mount installed.

On the PS lines, just slightly notch the frame for clearance and you're good to go!

Nice score on the parts too!!

That passenger car trans crossmember is more that likely going to cause you issues with the trans being too low. I would suggest getting a truck trans crossmember. You can use one out of any auto trans truck from '69-'87 unless you need the original style with the ebrake bracket. If you need one of those let me know. Anyway when you mount your engine you want the output shaft of the trans to be parallel with the pinion shaft in the rear end.. I don't think you'll be able to achieve this with that passenger car trans crossmember.

Glad to see you're making some progress. Have you found some headers yet?

[hewlett2002000]

yea its a passenger car crossmember. ill add that to the list of "need to find's". im telling you what, that list gets bigger the more you get done. lol right now im about 2 grand from driving my truck. mostly little stuff. i still havent found headers. any ideas please let me know.
thanks,
John

[hewlett2002000]

im at a stand still at the moment because of financial problems, but i will post updates when i make more progress. right now im just going through the engine wiring, slimming it down and removing emissions crap and such. i have a favor to ask. if theres anyone out there that has a 99-02 1500 with the 5.3l or 6.0l would you mind taking a picture of the plug on the passenger side front 02 sensor (bank 2 sensor 1)? mines cut off and ive seen several different types of plugs and i need to know which plug i need to splice in that is the correct one. i have 3 different types sitting here that were cut from junkyard trucks. i would greatly appreciate it.
thanks,
John

[Hillbilly Deluxe 65]

what kinda power does that 6.0 make

[hewlett2002000]

LQ4

The Vortec 6000, or LQ4, is a V8 truck engine. It is a bored version of the Vortec 5300. Displacement is 6.0 L (≈366 cu in) from 101.6 mm bore and 92 mm stroke. It is an iron/aluminum (2000 model year engines had cast iron heads) design and produces 300 horsepower (220 kW) to 325 horsepower (242 kW) and 360 lb·ft (488 N·m) to 370 lb·ft (502 N·m). LQ4s are built in Romulus, Michigan and Silao, Mexico.



thats what wiki says. but when i remove cats, egr, evap, all emissions, add headers and a flashed computer i think it will be closer to 375-400hp. just my guess though.

[hewlett2002000]

nvm about the o2 sensor plug. i forgot i still had my username and pass for Mitchell on demand from my old job. i just compared the plug wires from the 02 sensor wiring i had from a 2003 1500 and cut the plug and matched them with my 01 wiring. also i found out it was the right plug (i hope) by looking at the one on my buddies 01 1500 5.3l. if its not the right plug ill just use an 02 sensor for a 01 silvy with a 5.3l instead of a 6.0l.

I still need alot of parts to get her finished. heres the list i have so far. im sure theres stuff i forgot.

replace diff or just gears, currently 2.73 which wont work.
brakes, calipers, rotors, bearings
get power steering lines made because i have an 01 pump with a 86 box.
radiator
engine oil cooler
brake lines
gauges
drive shaft cut or new made
bucket seats
5-lug wheels
tires
shocks
cab mount bushings
headers that fit
fuel line
gas tank and high pressure fuel pump
computer reflashed
02 sensors
egr block off plate (ill probably make one)
make my flat bed
80's column preferably with the cruise buttons on the blinker switch
master cylinder and booster

also i realized im going to need lower control arms. the ones i have had a bucket welded on the bottom to lower it and the buckets hit the ground when i barely jump on the frame with the engine in.

so i have a long expensive road ahead of me. lol
John

[jgh64pkup]

Originally Posted by hewlett2002000

well the under dash heater setup has the core and the blower motor bolted under the dash. the only thing thats coming through the firewall is the two heater hose connectors. i like it because i dont like the look of that big black box under the hood. ive never seen the setup for sale anywhere but if you want one, i see your in keller. plan a trip to abilene and go to fm600 wrecking, they had about 5 different 60-66 trucks with this setup intact. although they might not now that im posting it here. lol
John

where do you live
i got mine in strawn
imagine that there is 700 people in that town and i manage to find a 61 short step apache
with a 350

[hewlett2002000]

im in lake worth, about 80 miles from you.

[jgh64pkup]

cool when you go to fm600 you should stop by

[hewlett2002000]

will do. i might be making another trip out there in a few weeks when i get some spending money.

[hewlett2002000]

well sorry about the lack of updates... i had to sell my 6.0l and trans my DD cadillac is out of commission and i had to sell the combo to buy a new dd. good news is its not another car. its a 91 suburban and i got a hell of a deal. 30k on a rebuilt engine. decent body and great interior. im thinking im just gonna go with my initial plans when i got the truck and build a 383. not sure yet, but i am keeping the truck for sure. anyways ill update when i figure out what im gonna do.
thanks for reading and all the help.
John

[jgh64pkup]

i wish i would have know about the 6.0 not like i have any money anyway
i dont know why everything on the internet about the 6.0 says its a 366 cu in
its a 364 cu in
try this out
101.6 mm converts to 4 in
92mm converts to 3.62 in
here is the formula for cubic in
bore x bore x .7854 x stroke x # of cylinders
4 x 4 = 16
16 x .7854 = 12.5664
12.5664 x 3.62 = 45.490368
45.490368 x 8 = 363.922944
which rounded to the nearest number is 364