1962 SWB Fleet side BBW C10 Pickup LS swap.

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Hey guys this ones a 1962 Chevy C10 short box fleet side big back window truck project. Frame is a 1965 Factory short box frame Plans are for 5.3 LS engine 4l60e transmission, Stand alone rewire, Drive by Wire to Drive by Cable Conversion. Jeep wrangler tank fuel injected style, in tank pump, gm sending unit. Static Drop on coil springs, and eventually drop front spindles. 1983 c10 front crossmember, 1972 5x5 bolt in rear axle. Plan is to get it running driving, then ill strip it down do the rust repair, body work and make is semi nice. All the work will be done by me and in my simple 2 stall garage with a hobart 220 welder a eastwood 40 amp plasma cutter otherwise basic hand tools. More to come.

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LS truck engine and 4l60e transmission and mounts. I used the clamshell style 73-87 front engine stands, adjustable ls conversion plates off eBay. The clamshell style mounts required about a 3/4 inch spacer to fit well since the frames are different dimensions, not a big deal or hard for the gain in strength.

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Harness rework, 4 fused system, main relay, and fuel pump relay. 4 wire hook up, have provisions for fans, obd2 ect but thats to come. Also converted drive by wire to drive by cable.

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More mock up in prep for engine start.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGV7c9-ZcoI

First fire up just on some starting fluid, fuel system to come.

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Jeep Wrangler steel tank 15 gallon, baffled and super cheap. Gm sending unit from blazer and in tank ls ac delco pump. fits just like it should and have a correct gm ohm system for fuel level

[Diddly]

Great tip on the wrangler fuel tank. 👍

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ls start with new fuel system - YouTube

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Cut the old ends off the sending unit and used some -6 an compression fittings and flex stainless line and aluminum line to the filter then flex hose to fuel rail. 3/8 feed, 5/16 return fits nice, no leaks so far.

[84blaze]

Looking good so far. In for more progress!

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Originally Posted by 84blaze

Looking good so far. In for more progress!

Thanks for following along! This thing is all budget by the looks of it. i did splurge and pick up hptuners so i can really tweak this thing once i put the turbo on it. I have always wanted to try to hit 2hp/cube so thats the goal when were done. Right now just trying to make the engine look like it belongs there.

[DPowers]

Good job