I am a touring artist out of Nashville originally from Tuscaloosa AL and perform a lot in San Antonio TXI jam a subscriber and picked up 2 GEN IV LS engines one is a 2007 4.8L from a Silverado and the other is a 6.2L from a 2010 Escalade that are planned to go in my 88 Silverado and my 92 Sierra... I've been consumed by all the information you've provided. Thank you for all the attention to detail in the information that is so helpful. More than anything Thank you for your Service... God Bless All you Men and Women for all you do..🏁🇺🇸🏁. GT
+The Grasshopper lol Thank you Grasshoer! Yea, I cant have anything just for looks. Its gotta function! lol I do too much work moving things to not actually use it. I grew u seeing these truck everywhere, so they've never been rare in my head, but it does seem like they're getting less common now. I might have to get a newer truck to use for work, not too much longer.
+Randall Wyatt Nice! I've got sub frames connectors in mine, but I'm in need of a roll cage. Are you SFC bolt in or weld in? just curious, because I'm considering welding my bolt in SFC to the car.
Wishing you the best and good luck in whatever you decide! I'll like to be your 1st customer when you start your new business. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Man I wish you were in Augusta Ga. Nobody around here seems to know how to do an LS Swap. They all want to take the easy route and just carb the engine. Keep up the good work bro.
Thank you Lerry! I'm not too far from ya! lol But also, that's why I post all of this up on the net. Now no matter how far away people are, information can still be easily shared. Keep on Wrenchin brotha!
thanks brother. new to comments. have an 81 c10 still a project but you know how it is when you ets and trying to make ends meet. keep up the good work.
+vodoochilie38 Oh yea, I feel your pain. this will be my second time getting out of the military. The first time was by choice though. Good luck on the C10 project man.
awesome that your coming to sa tx. im also a from the heart of Texas. Just enjoyed time w/family yesterday at fiesta. don't usually do that but was time. well sorry to take your time just happy to hear that you are also from sa. well take care brother and the pic of burn out was effen awesome cant wait to start on my project just getting motivated, and alright take it easy.
+vodoochilie38 Awesome man! Gotta have that family time. It's very important. Sounds like I'll see you at a local car meet next year, once I get home then. Good luck on your project!
Good to hear from you, it had been a little while. Sounds like you're having some fun with that stall converter. Consider an auxiliary trans cooler, if you don't already have one. The higher stall will generate more heat. Seats look great! Congrats on the EAS.
+idriwzrd Thanks brotha! Yes, good point about the cooler. I do have one. I also recommend one for every vehicle, but especially one with a stall from what I've heard.
+Dekar Briggs Thank you Dekar! Well then, I need to catch a video of my buddy Lon's recently 5.3 swapped 1988 Chevy step side. He did another very low budget swap and came out cheap. He just got it driving and still need to get the exhaust welded up.
The test stand looks good man. I did one similar but for my oil pressure gauge I just bought an autometer 16mm to 1/8 npt adapter, 3" pipe nipple an elbow and a 2" mechanical oil pressure gauge on the top. Love the test intake with pcm mounted on top. Super clean.
+Nick Maslowski Thank you Nick! Yea, for that mechanical oil gauge on the cluster panel, I have it tapped into the oil pressure block off that is right above the oil filter. I remove the two bolts and swap it onto the engine being tested. I'm now considering making something to go on the back of the block where the factory oil sender is though. It'd be nice to have a quick disconnect so that I don't twist up the nylon tubing for the gauge.
+AGearHead4Life that's why I went with the viper not pipe and gauge I was worried that I would twist or melt the plastic tubing. Ps thanks for your years of service in the military!!
+Nick Maslowski Oh, I think I get what youre saying now. Just straight plumbed the gauge onto the fitting like you'd commonly see a fuel pressure gauge on a fuel rail or something. Ok, cool. And Thank you Nick!
thanks for the update and thank you for your service. i have a 88 chevy r20 with a 6.2l . looking to swap out the turbo 400 for a 700r4. your videos give me motivation to get it done. thank you
+86allaboutcars Awesome man! Get at it! One thing though, have you considered using a 4L80E? Its the same as a th400, but it has over drive. It'd be a strong trans to have behind the diesel in a heavy truck. The 700r4s aren't known to handle much power put through them, unless they've been upgraded internally, which usually runs about $1200. the only catch on the 80e is that you may have to find a way to adapt either its computer to allow it to shift or convert it to a manual valve body some how. Just something that I thought I'd throw out there for you to consider.
+AGearHead4Life I have a brand new 6l80 transmission out of a 2014 Savana 3500 complete with harness and computer how difficult would it be to put in and make it work
+86allaboutcars The 4l80e would bolt right up, but the 6l80e will take some modification since I'd bet the convert spacing will be a little different. But the big thing is that the 6l80e will likely need a more complex way to control the trans vs the 4l80e.
+AGearHead4Life ok. well i will sell this trans and locate a 4l80e. can the pcm be stand alone in the truck since its a diesel no ecm and will only be controlling the trans?
+86allaboutcars Don't sell it yet. Do some more research and make sure of all of your options. I know that they do make a stand alone trans TCM, but I've not looked into them much. What I'd do is find out what they did in the early 90's when they started using the 80es. There's got to be a way around having a TCM. I believe they used 80es behind the diesels in the military HUMMERS. too. I don't think there's a trans controller there. As you see, I don't have the answer, but I know that you can make it happen.
Your videos have helped me out big time. I'm on my second build and am considering going with a Z06 cam in a 5.3. I'm looking to build a good 5.3 for a Z71. Where I live in Kansas, I'd like to enjoy my build year round. Any pointers would be great bud. Keep the videos comin and keep on wrenchin.
Thank you Oscar! Sweet man! Sounds like a fun build. Before you get a Z06 cam, check out the Brian Tooley Racing "BTR" Truck Cam stage 1 or 2. It will use the same springs as the Z06 cam and stock pushrods. Theyre a great budget cam. Let me know if you have any other questions man. Good luck!
Hell yeah man, I'm getting out the Army here in a couple months. Kinda sucks because I had to push my turbo plans to the side. I have everything now, just no time, and I WANT to make sure I have a job ready even I get out
Good luck in your transition from the military. I got out of the Army a couple years ago. Just found your channel and realized you were local. I've seen your truck around in Huntsville/Madison area. I have a 73 c10. Looks like I have some videos to catch up on. Wouldn't mind doing an LS swap on my project at some point.
Thank you Albert and thank you for your service! You know that weird transition feeling then. Luckily I've transitioned out once before when I got out of the Marines to try out civilian life. lol But I'm sure, it'll still be an adventure once again, especially now that I have 3 children and a wife with me. But anyway, next time you see me, hit the horn, I'm a gearhead through and through. I love this stuff. Let me know if you have any questions or maybe I can point your towards a video that would be more what youre looking for. One thing that I can say is that all of the videos here on my channel are organized into playlists. So if you click on my name it'll take you to my channel. Then from there, it'll give you an option to view video playlists. Good luck!
oh, also, check out my Facebook blog page, "AGearHead4Life". I take photos of everything that I do and post them there as I'm doing them. There are organized photo albums there as well.
+AGearHead4Life will do man. Yeah, the transition is definitely weird. You never know how you should act around civilians, lol. It does get better though as I'm sure you know from the first time around. I'll go check out your Facebook page now. Im sure I'll have plenty of things that I could use some advice on with this truck. Working on an old school v8 was a big change from working on imports. I keep trying to make things harder than they should be with this thing, lol. I'll get there though.
Yea man, that's the common problem, IMO. It seems to be natural and very common for guys to "make things harder than they should be" or at least look at it that way. This is one thing that I try to break in my videos. We often overthink it. Just jump on it and make it happen, is the approach that I go for. It'll get done some how. lol
+philip carrillo Yea buddy! For sure. I'll be there at the beginning of next year and likely hitting up local car meets. Usually I mostly run around the NE side of town, since my family is in that area.
Hey man Its good to see you. Im liking that engine stand...it looks pretty kool. Looking to relocate my tank and get new headlights for my truck as well...can hardly see at night with my current headlights. Looks like everything is going good with u. I wish u good luck in all your future endeavors homie...keep us posted
Glad to hear your coming back to the Alamo city. The car guy community could you a man such as yourself. Been fallowing you for quite some time now. Came on board at about the start of the squirter project. Your down to earth DIY approach is vary inspiring motivating. Had no idea your family included 2 other rug rats. I remember the first time I saw Sky on camera she was sitting on stool by the dr side frt wheel Camaro and you asked her what she was doing and she replied like you didn't have good sense "cleaning the wheeels!". I just had to laugh . Her tone said (oh daddy you know exactly what I'm doing Silly". The fact that you get as much done as you do considering the demands on your time; makes feel even more lazy. Good luck on the new chapter in your life. I sub to over 100 channels but yous is 1 of only 4; I make it a point to check for new videos.
+roger depew wow, thank you Roger! That means a lot man. I'm blown away. Yea, until the Power Tour videos, I tried my best to keep personal things like where I live and my family out of the videos and just focus on the projects. I'm not sure why, but just to be safe I guess. I'm now considering bringing them into the picture. I can't think of a solid reason not to yet. Plus, I often find that I could use a camera man and I think that my oldest daughter, Skyy, might have the skills for it. Yea, I've got three girls; Skyy, Starr and Summer and I raise them like boys. Its funny that you mention getting stuff done. Last week, I finally learned what "overwhelmed" really is. My wife also has a permanent illness that requires me to take care of the kids often. That means I'm responsible for moving us back to TX and getting this house sold. I guess I had too much on my shoulders without even realizing it. So, I had a little melt down last week. I was fine once I figured out what was going on and got my to-do list prioritized. All I know is that life is short. Too short to waste any of it being mad or not chasing your dreams. So I stay away from negative people and spend all of my free time chasing dreams. I feel that the opportunity to do things that we love is a gift that we shouldn't take for granted. A day off of work is that opportunity to live out our passion. I wasted many years of weekends drunk before noticing that drinking had taken away my passion of working on cars. I was always too hung over to wrench. I quit drinking September of 2012 (LS Fest) and that is when I was given back my passion. I'm thankful for every minute that I get to wrench.You know, I've never gotten to tell that on the internet yet. I'm going to have to share this on my blog page. Thanks!
Man I just found your channel a few days ago and your channel is helping me a lot. I'm planning on swapping a ls in my 66 c10. I'm also planning on using the 2speed powerglide transmission for now later down the road plan on putting a t56 manual transmission
Nice, was wondering when there'd be an update.I'm thinking about doing something like your 8.8" axle build with a 9". Good luck getting out. Hope you plan it well.
+Jonathan Van Eyk THank you Jon! I was planning to play with 9"s as well. I had three that I just sold off because I knew that I wouldn't have time to mess with them before I moved.
Seats look good. Can't wait to hear the in-depth report on the 3000 stall converter. My truck is a dog off the line, but I am worried about side effects and having fuel mileage plummet if I go the loose converter route. My truck is a daily driver.
+1kings1918 My truck is a daily driver also, but I think that I could have gone a little smaller for the purpose of this truck. It's not horrible, but I try to dial things in perfectly. I'm also not sure how this stall will pull a trailer. We'll soon see though. Also an important thing to know is that this stall is a "Tight" design and not loose like you'd have in a racing stall. This means that under normal easy driving you can barely tell that the stall is even there, if any at all. BUT once you actually put a load on it or punch it, it'll then stall up to RPM like designed. I haven't been able to track mileage like I'd like to, but I haven't really notice a change, I'm sure there may be some.
+AGearHead4Life I went 3-3200k on the stall because many people said that should be the smallest one should get. It's not bad at all, but I'd like to see what a 2500 would have done compared to this one. I'm trying to keep this truck mild. People aiming for the purpose of only speed are doing great with 3600+ stalls.
+1kings1918 It's going to be interesting trying to find a way to capture how the stall is in my truck. You can kind of get an idea of how it drives in this video, when I was driving around showing how the lights looked. but a good daytime video with slow pulls and hard pulls while monitoring the RPM and speed may make for a good video.
you can delay shifting by adjusting the tv cable. for example all the way forward it's in fail safe mode & shifts @ higher rpm if you don't mind to burn gas.
+jasonmushersee Are you referring to a cable like on a 700r4? My trans doesn't have a cable. It's an electronically controlled 4l80e behind a 5.3 LS motor. Thanks for looking out though!
+AGearHead4Life sorry man , that need to revamp all this bull they've been doing in the past 9 years, but I also know you're gonna be fine, you got that "go do it " thing going for you.
+Brodrieon Jones eh, it is what it is. I understand they're reducing our numbers. Thanks man, you're right. I'll make something happen. I'll likely roll over into the reserves.
+AbdulAziz AL-Khaled Thank you brotha! I appreciate the advise and I think that you're right. I need to do what I love. I don't care to be rich, I just want to make a living doing what I love.
Hi, I did watch all of yours, and others, luckily my mechanic will do it, but I wanted to know the issues with such swap so I can avoid it in my project. Thax
+cw2lido Thanks man. Yea, I'm suppose to start the resume class in the TAP class in June and I'm lining up recertifying my ASE certs. I do appreciate the reminder, for sure.
+AGearHead4Life they really mean well to help you out, and my advice is just don't write it like its an evaluation or an award. An NCO I worked with showed me his resume and I told him seriously you need to remove "Responsible for over 1.1 million dollars in equipment with no shortfalls or loss of equipment". Unless you are looking for work in a warehouse then scratch it and use that space for other things you have done! If you can get your certs you can always find work at any dealership till you can get your business off the ground. Not sure what you did in the Corps but that work will translate to other jobs in and throughout Texas. One of my Soldiers had to take up work as a rough neck, he loves it!
+cw2lido That makes sense! A resume shouldn't be the same as an NCOER. Noted and thank you. I do believe that it'll be a good idea to have a resume built for just in case, but from what I can imagine, I may never have to use it. Unless a resume is something that a bank would want to see with a business plan, should I need to request a lone. IDK I'm a NOOB to owning a small business, but I'm sure I'll figure it out learning the hard way, like I usually choose to do. lol I was master ASE certified at one point. I just need to take the tests again, so that should be an issue. I'm not sure how much those certs matter in a custom automotive shop, but like you said, the certs would be there for just in case I had to pursue employment for any reason. In the Marines, I was a field wireman in Communications, basic stuff. Right now, I'm seriously ready to live out of a cardboard box to launch this business. That would keep my over head low and help to make the business a success. The only issue is that my kids wouldn't fit well in that box. Luckily, we have living supportive parents that they should be able to stay with while I live in the cardboard box to launch the business. This is my mentality right now. lol
+AGearHead4Life I know the issue is probably the same as mine, a family to support! When I got out my eyes were really open to a cut throat world I wasn't ready for. I wanted to go to a reputable tech school so I could use my hands but food, clothes, and mandatory health care makes me put those dreams on hold.
cw2lido I know what you mean by the surprise of the cut throat world vs what we know in the military. I felt that the first time that I got out from 03-07. It was an eye opener for sure.
+Travis Heinemann Thanks Travis! lol Yea, I was referring to the clear tail lights. I cant dig those.. I don't think that Ive seen the LMC tail lights, but I know Chris Lucas from 73-87ChevyTruck.com sales an LED tail light that is pretty cool. Davie has them on his truck.
+hermen lomas Thanks brotha! I expect it to be rough, long hours and stressful for at least a year, but I believe that if I just decide that is what I am going to do and there's not another option, then that's what I'll do. lol I mean, I love doing this and all, but there's a lot more to it to making a living with it. Getting the word out to gain customers is one thing and YT may help me in that area, but I think my customer service is what'll really be the winner for me. I take care of people and put the customer first.
you can probly also adjust the angle of the lights by screwing in the lower bolt in the bottom of the light to point it down a lil bit. put the links for the bulbs,
Good luck with move back to San Antonio. If you get your shop set up in San Antonio let me know i have a couple of LS projects i want to get worked on. 1 L92 and 2 5.3.
oh and went to a shop. they pulled the code and said it was reading both ks. (both were good reading correctly) but it was throwing a B code. mechanic said he's never seen that before but from what he's read could be a fuel problem the last tank I put through it was shell with the Lucas additive. still has code
Yea, you'll get a knock code when the sensors are reading "knock" in the engine, which is detonation. Bad gas, bad aftermarket tune, there's a few things that can cause it. Hopefully its just bad gas and you can let it idle until the tank runs empty to get rid of it. Maybe add a product called "heat" from your local parts store. Put it in the tank. It's suppose to help get the moisture out of the tank.
Nice welcome back bro good luck I know you will be successful you always keep it real I hate moving with a passion but good luck with that how much for a 3x tall grey
+JEREZ.213 Thank you brotha! A grey 3XL tall is $27 shipped. Since the "tall" will be made for you, you can pick any color you'd like. The "ash" grey looks good too and is a lighter shade. Up to you.
Hi Gear Head, Just watched you last video mate and I wanted to wish you all the best on your move and starting that new business. I also wanted to ask if I could buy one of your T Shirts and if you would ship it to Australia. Cheers mate, Leo from Sydney Australia.
+Leonardo Lis Than you very much Leo! All the way in Australia. That's awesome man. Sure, I can ship to Australia. I'd guestimate the shipping to be about $10 more though. Do you use PayPal?
+AGearHead4Life the big led sign mainly because there were not many cars or people out at night idk how to explain it lol just looked like a post on a weekday or Sunday
Thanks Miguel! Yes, I have lived in Huntsville for the past 7 years. I'll only be living here for 72 more hours though. I'm in the process of getting out of the military and moving back home to Texas. I'll be rolling out this weekend.
some great work and projects you are doing. I highly appreciate the stuff you have shared. Great motivation. I too have just 1 day a week to work on my mistresses (my wife's word) - sometimes an evening or two here and there. Things just take so long to do - maybe I am getting old. But your ideas really help pushing through. Got my low/high fixtures installed, with their standard lamps. Will do the LEDs in the future. Question: are there similar fixtures (with H4 replaceable lamps) for the high beam with the 2 prong connectors? I found a source for them but with the H1 lamp and a weird connection which I don't know how to handle yet. Thanks man
+norsk54472 Thanks man! Glad to hear your feedback and yea, I feel like things are taking too long lately and wondering if its my age. lol But it sucks! I think that it may have more to do with the responsibilities that I have these days. When I was young, I had no responsibilities, so I could just stay up all night to finish whatever project that I wanted to. lol On the high beam fixtures, I'd bet that there are. Now that I think of it, what is the difference in the housings? Could you just put the same ones that I used has low beams in the high beam spot also. Just aim them differently? I'd have to look into that more later on.
+AGearHead4Life Now that is a great idea! use the same high/low assembly for the high only one, and then re-wire the connector if needed or some such. High goes on, then the high turns on, no low. Yeah, that's the ticket
post us some updates when you get to SA. I'm 2.5 hrs from there and if you open a shop I will hit you up. Working on several swaps and have plenty of issues. Lol
Thanks Shawn! That decision all depends on you and your goals. I love the 5.3 and it does plenty for my goals. I also can't stand it when people decide that they only want a 6.0, but want it cheap. So they spend years hunting for one and never build their project. They could have just slapped a 5.3 in there and enjoyed it. It all depends on the project, budget and what's available.
Thank you! It looks like the link to the ones that I got doesn’t work anymore, but these in this link look like a better rout. They’re glass instead of plastic and look more factory. rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575162067&toolid=10001&campid=5337841854&customid=&icep_item=282848814694&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg
good luck man on everything thanks for ur service to our country. I live in dallas tx and I have a 83 chevy truck and I want to change to a rear gas tank. u said off a blazer what year? and do u know if that would clear air suspension like if I hit the switch drop it to the floor. Guess my question is does it clear or hang under the frame
+Rafael Sanchez Thanks Rafael! I couldn't tell you for sure if it'd clear because it does appear to hang a little low. But there are always other options. You could just find another tank that is lower profile and make it fit. I think a plastic 98-02 F-body tank will fit there pretty easily and is much more lower profile. Though it'll probably only hold the same amount of fuel as the one saddle tank.
+AGearHead4Life so what are my options? if you know since this is ur second c10 this is my first just took my bed off because I'm lowering it and my paint my frame I see now being a good time to do the rear tank conversion. if u know please help thanks
Rafael Sanchez Yep, I'd do it now, if I was you. Try out an F--Body tank. I think that I've seen that one done before. Put it in the rear and fab up mounts. It'll be low profile and already setup for an in-tank pump.
I really wish man. Its killing me that I can't, but I'm packing up my house and preparing to move back to Texas and start a new carrier, so I can't make the HRPT.
Hey bud how's it going ? Soooo I've learned slot from your vids u helped me complete a build that I had trouble anyway my next build is a 1979 Ford F-150 4x4 I'm doing a 6.0 vortec swap yup a 6.0 just wanna know what is a good cam to run on that 6.0 with the 317 heads thanks again bud
Great to hear it Ruben! Thanks for sharing your feedback man. Suggesting a cam is difficult because its hard for someone else to know what you'll need for the purpose of your project. I talk about cams a lil bit in a newer video. I'll get you a link.
+George Warren Thanks George! Man, I sure wish that I was able to attend the HRPT this year, but I don't see it being possible. Getting ready to move had tied me up no only with time, but also funds. Also, work is short handed and I don't think that I'll be able to get away in June.
Congrats on the upcoming events. I think taking the youtube channel into a full shop business will work out for you especially having those tuning classes under your belt.You have alot of support from many outlets.Keep on wrenching!
+Torched T/A Entertainment Thanks brotha! I hope that all helps out. I've still got a lot more to learn on tuning. That class only applied to the Holley system and was mainly just familiarization with it's abilities. I now need to find an actual tuning class or at least time to sit down and figure it out. lol But it should all work out. Keep on Wrenchin brotha!
@@jackbennett9586 Thanks brotha! Man I was on it hard all the way from San Antonio to North of Dallas. Lol I noticed a couple vehicles stick with me for a while, but one for the longest was a white Chevy truck. Was that you? I think I lost that truck when I exited to get fuel.
AGearHead4Life I have a 72 caprice that I'm doing an ls swap in with an lq9. A heavy car 4280 is the weight. Do you have a cam recommendation for that application. I'm not trying to race it but want as much steerable torque as possible for that car. Thanks bro...
Love the channel. I have a swap question. I have a line on a wrecked 2005 suburban, but it has the Flex Fuel system. Is that a No-No when looking for a motor to swap into a 80's GM?
Thank you! Flex fuel engines are fine too. I've heard some people have issues truing those injectors when modding it for performance, but there are tuners who can do it. If they give you an issue, you can always just swap the injectors out.
ATTENTION To everyone that placed a special order for a Gearhead t-shirt in uncommon sizes or colors, other than what I keep in stock. They finally came in today! The shop sent their apologies for taking so long. They had a large event going on that put them behind schedule. I thank you for your patience. I'm separating and packaging them right now. I'll get them in the mail tomorrow or Saturday and you'll receive your shirt in 6-10 days.
Hi, good vids, I own a 1986 GMC Sierra step-side with 305 engine and 3 speed manual gear, I'm planning to replace it with 3.5 and 4 speed automatic gear. Just bought a scrap 2007 Yukon with good running engine & gear and have everything, I'll take the 5.3 engine and gearbox, wires, computer, etc. What is your suggestion, since it's my 1st time? What to look for, Your thoughts It will be done in the workshop Thax
Hello Juday Hajri! It sounds like you've got a big project ahead of you. I'm not sure where to start on suggestions. The story of adapting a 5.3 to another vehicle is a long one. You could start by watching the engine swap video that I did on my 1984 Chevy truck. I'll get you a link. Also, take some time to figure out and plan what you'll be doing for the fuel system.
Here is the link to that video I was telling you about. There are a few other good videos for you here on my channel as well.ua-cam.com/video/jDQbIBQoQ3k/v-deo.html
+Kyle Mueller Yea, buddy! I cant wait to get back home. Austin is a nice area. I usually stay around the NE side of San Antonio and New Braunfels. Friday nights at Biff Buzzby's in San Antonio.
If you were to ever look at schools that i think would compliment your skill set i would suggest S.A.M. (School for automotive machinists) I went to school to be an aircraft mechanic believing the hype from someone at the school. I have P.T.S.D. and cant handle living in a large city, where an aircraft mechanic can actually make good money. After my research I could have lived where ever i wanted and built and marketed my engines or what ever else i built from there. Later and good luck with your transition, Jack
+J.W. Hunt Thanks Jack! I'm trying to stay away from the city myself. I'm hoping to build a shop in the country near San Antonio. That's not a bad idea. I think that I just need to start a business. When I got out of the Marines in 2003, I went to an automotive school, but I found that I knew most of what they taught. So it was kinda pointless besides the paper try gave me. I wish you the best brotha! Good luck to you as well.
I felt about the same way you did when I went to school other than learning things that were aircraft specific. I'm on temp individual unemployablity so i cant even buy ma home with fear the rug will be pulled out from under my feet. I have rented a shop for a bit but my ability to work has been hit and miss. I have along the way bought a half dozen projects all square bodies from a 86 crew cab dually i would love to short bed to a few long beds i think i should chop to short beds for the resale value. and a 2 wheel drive 77 blazer that is my personal favorite. I have an all factory 82 lwb with 36k origonal miles i cant seem to part with 8k of those miles are from me enjoying it. do you think there is a market for swb converted trucks?
+J.W. Hunt Cool man. Yes, I definitely think that there's a market for cutting long bed frames down to be a short bed and it is on my list of things to do. People don't care that its been converted, as long has it's guaranteed to hold and it doesnt have a reputation for the frame failing. People just want to drive a short bed. People mainly care about looks. they don't care how it happened, as long as it's dependable and looks good. lol
Well I received my OTC Injector cleaner, but I failed to realize that I needed an adapter for the test spigot to the OTC hose. Do you remember which adapter was used for the OTC? it looks from the OTC reference book a 45 (OTC #549578) or 31 (otc #518542) adapter, schrader fitting, 7/16x20 but isn't it suppose to be metric?
I do not because I just snagged the hose off of my fuel pressure tester. Screwed it onto the OTC tool and been using it that way ever since. I do need to find that fitting still though. So if you find it, let me know! lol
Ah I like that idea of the pressure tester. The OTC cleaner came with a reference book and the item number above (OTC part numbers ) were on their adapter page and I looked up in the book for chev silverado. Option One: $34 for the hose, Option two: $24 for the 90-degree adapter then $11 shipping from www.otcparts.com I am trying the 90 adapter, but will find a pressure tester (Harbor freight supposely has one for $20) and try your solution. I was going to fire my stand up today but discovered I needed that adapter - darn. it's close
I figured that you might be trying not start it up. That's why i got a reply to you asap. yea, that's a lot of money in adapters! I'll have to find a cheaper route also.
I am a touring artist out of Nashville originally from Tuscaloosa AL and perform a lot in San Antonio TXI jam a subscriber and picked up 2 GEN IV LS engines one is a 2007 4.8L from a Silverado and the other is a 6.2L from a 2010 Escalade that are planned to go in my 88 Silverado and my 92 Sierra... I've been consumed by all the information you've provided. Thank you for all the attention to detail in the information that is so helpful. More than anything Thank you for your Service... God Bless All you Men and Women for all you do..🏁🇺🇸🏁.
GT
Nice truck man
You use that truck for work... :OOO Good God.. Your truck is PERFECT man.. Phenomenal Job!
+The Grasshopper lol Thank you Grasshoer! Yea, I cant have anything just for looks. Its gotta function! lol I do too much work moving things to not actually use it. I grew u seeing these truck everywhere, so they've never been rare in my head, but it does seem like they're getting less common now. I might have to get a newer truck to use for work, not too much longer.
I bought some more parts for my 87 subframe connectors floor pan and a 8 point roll cage
+Randall Wyatt Nice! I've got sub frames connectors in mine, but I'm in need of a roll cage. Are you SFC bolt in or weld in? just curious, because I'm considering welding my bolt in SFC to the car.
+AGearHead4Life the subframe connectors are the weld in one's
i sold the 87 camaro iroc-z
thanks for all the effort, Mark.
+Ram Skirata Thanks Ram!
Good luck with all the new changes. And I'm glad your heading back to Texas.
+lucky13driver Thank you brotha! Me too! Home sweet home..
thanks bud appreciate it !
You are the only daily Chevy guy that I watch in UA-cam
Thank you Mario! More reason why I need to get a new video up! It's been way too long man.
Good luck brother
+Desmond Johnson Thank you Desmond!
nice to see a update. love watching your videos.
+cj adams Thank you CJ!
About damn time, Mark!
Get back to Texas, and see ya at Buda.
+sportsterrestorer1 hahaha yeeaaa budyy! Home sweet home..
Wishing you the best and good luck in whatever you decide! I'll like to be your 1st customer when you start your new business. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
+MotivativeThinking2 Thank you very much! I'll see you in Texas then! haha
No problem thanks again
Man I wish you were in Augusta Ga. Nobody around here seems to know how to do an LS Swap. They all want to take the easy route and just carb the engine. Keep up the good work bro.
Thank you Lerry! I'm not too far from ya! lol But also, that's why I post all of this up on the net. Now no matter how far away people are, information can still be easily shared. Keep on Wrenchin brotha!
hey man that truck keeps looking better and better nice update and cool looking shirts!
+Tony Maldonado Thank you Tony!
I just picked up a 1987 r10 with a 5.3 and Holley terminator x I never messed with this stuff so it will be a learning experience
thanks brother. new to comments. have an 81 c10 still a project but you know how it is when you ets and trying to make ends meet. keep up the good work.
+vodoochilie38 Oh yea, I feel your pain. this will be my second time getting out of the military. The first time was by choice though. Good luck on the C10 project man.
awesome that your coming to sa tx. im also a from the heart of Texas. Just enjoyed time w/family yesterday at fiesta. don't usually do that but was time. well sorry to take your time just happy to hear that you are also from sa. well take care brother and the pic of burn out was effen awesome cant wait to start on my project just getting motivated, and alright take it easy.
+vodoochilie38 Awesome man! Gotta have that family time. It's very important. Sounds like I'll see you at a local car meet next year, once I get home then. Good luck on your project!
I was wondering about that truck.. That's why I subscribed lol.. Good video.. Enjoyed like always..
Thanks Jon! Yea, I need to take mine off of my truck and coat it now.
Good to hear from you, it had been a little while. Sounds like you're having some fun with that stall converter. Consider an auxiliary trans cooler, if you don't already have one. The higher stall will generate more heat.
Seats look great!
Congrats on the EAS.
+idriwzrd Thanks brotha! Yes, good point about the cooler. I do have one. I also recommend one for every vehicle, but especially one with a stall from what I've heard.
Good video boss!!!
+Josh Brake Thank you Josh!
Good update been watching all of your videos to see what I want to do to my 89 1500
Good luck to you on the move thanks
+Dekar Briggs Thank you Dekar! Well then, I need to catch a video of my buddy Lon's recently 5.3 swapped 1988 Chevy step side. He did another very low budget swap and came out cheap. He just got it driving and still need to get the exhaust welded up.
The test stand looks good man. I did one similar but for my oil pressure gauge I just bought an autometer 16mm to 1/8 npt adapter, 3" pipe nipple an elbow and a 2" mechanical oil pressure gauge on the top. Love the test intake with pcm mounted on top. Super clean.
+Nick Maslowski Thank you Nick! Yea, for that mechanical oil gauge on the cluster panel, I have it tapped into the oil pressure block off that is right above the oil filter. I remove the two bolts and swap it onto the engine being tested. I'm now considering making something to go on the back of the block where the factory oil sender is though. It'd be nice to have a quick disconnect so that I don't twist up the nylon tubing for the gauge.
+AGearHead4Life that's why I went with the viper not pipe and gauge I was worried that I would twist or melt the plastic tubing. Ps thanks for your years of service in the military!!
+Nick Maslowski Oh, I think I get what youre saying now. Just straight plumbed the gauge onto the fitting like you'd commonly see a fuel pressure gauge on a fuel rail or something. Ok, cool. And Thank you Nick!
good update
+Randall Wyatt Thanks Randall!
thanks for the update and thank you for your service. i have a 88 chevy r20 with a 6.2l . looking to swap out the turbo 400 for a 700r4. your videos give me motivation to get it done. thank you
+86allaboutcars Awesome man! Get at it! One thing though, have you considered using a 4L80E? Its the same as a th400, but it has over drive. It'd be a strong trans to have behind the diesel in a heavy truck. The 700r4s aren't known to handle much power put through them, unless they've been upgraded internally, which usually runs about $1200. the only catch on the 80e is that you may have to find a way to adapt either its computer to allow it to shift or convert it to a manual valve body some how. Just something that I thought I'd throw out there for you to consider.
+AGearHead4Life
I have a brand new 6l80 transmission out of a 2014 Savana 3500 complete with harness and computer how difficult would it be to put in and make it work
+86allaboutcars The 4l80e would bolt right up, but the 6l80e will take some modification since I'd bet the convert spacing will be a little different. But the big thing is that the 6l80e will likely need a more complex way to control the trans vs the 4l80e.
+AGearHead4Life
ok. well i will sell this trans and locate a 4l80e. can the pcm be stand alone in the truck since its a diesel no ecm and will only be controlling the trans?
+86allaboutcars Don't sell it yet. Do some more research and make sure of all of your options. I know that they do make a stand alone trans TCM, but I've not looked into them much. What I'd do is find out what they did in the early 90's when they started using the 80es. There's got to be a way around having a TCM. I believe they used 80es behind the diesels in the military HUMMERS. too. I don't think there's a trans controller there. As you see, I don't have the answer, but I know that you can make it happen.
crows foot line wrench adapters, saves so much time/be on that old brake line
glad to see ur vids again
+badocat82 Thanks!
+AGearHead4Life so why don't you just go to the parts yard and get 1 leaf spring out of a half ton truck and put it in your pack
+charles fournier I figure that will stiffen up the ride or maybe make it bouncy. It rides good. I just want the support to be engaged when needed.
+charles fournier I did think about bolting on a pair of those "Helper Springs" and then just removing them when not towing.
The intake is killer
Thanks Big Willy!
Ok ty
awesome as usual!
+craig jones Thanks Craig!
Your videos have helped me out big time. I'm on my second build and am considering going with a Z06 cam in a 5.3. I'm looking to build a good 5.3 for a Z71. Where I live in Kansas, I'd like to enjoy my build year round. Any pointers would be great bud. Keep the videos comin and keep on wrenchin.
Thank you Oscar! Sweet man! Sounds like a fun build. Before you get a Z06 cam, check out the Brian Tooley Racing "BTR" Truck Cam stage 1 or 2. It will use the same springs as the Z06 cam and stock pushrods. Theyre a great budget cam. Let me know if you have any other questions man. Good luck!
Hell yeah man, I'm getting out the Army here in a couple months. Kinda sucks because I had to push my turbo plans to the side. I have everything now, just no time, and I WANT to make sure I have a job ready even I get out
Yep! I know exactly how you feel brotha. Time is the most valuable thing that I don't have right now. lol I wish the best to you man.
Good luck with the move man! Thanks for your service.
+Charles Layne Thank you Charles!
awesome video there bud, keep up the good work
+Spoogethat Thank you Spoogethat!
Good luck in your transition from the military. I got out of the Army a couple years ago. Just found your channel and realized you were local. I've seen your truck around in Huntsville/Madison area. I have a 73 c10. Looks like I have some videos to catch up on. Wouldn't mind doing an LS swap on my project at some point.
Thank you Albert and thank you for your service! You know that weird transition feeling then. Luckily I've transitioned out once before when I got out of the Marines to try out civilian life. lol But I'm sure, it'll still be an adventure once again, especially now that I have 3 children and a wife with me. But anyway, next time you see me, hit the horn, I'm a gearhead through and through. I love this stuff. Let me know if you have any questions or maybe I can point your towards a video that would be more what youre looking for. One thing that I can say is that all of the videos here on my channel are organized into playlists. So if you click on my name it'll take you to my channel. Then from there, it'll give you an option to view video playlists. Good luck!
oh, also, check out my Facebook blog page, "AGearHead4Life". I take photos of everything that I do and post them there as I'm doing them. There are organized photo albums there as well.
+AGearHead4Life will do man. Yeah, the transition is definitely weird. You never know how you should act around civilians, lol. It does get better though as I'm sure you know from the first time around. I'll go check out your Facebook page now. Im sure I'll have plenty of things that I could use some advice on with this truck. Working on an old school v8 was a big change from working on imports. I keep trying to make things harder than they should be with this thing, lol. I'll get there though.
Yea man, that's the common problem, IMO. It seems to be natural and very common for guys to "make things harder than they should be" or at least look at it that way. This is one thing that I try to break in my videos. We often overthink it. Just jump on it and make it happen, is the approach that I go for. It'll get done some how. lol
your from San Antonio badass one day I'll see you around check out the ls of yours
+philip carrillo Yea buddy! For sure. I'll be there at the beginning of next year and likely hitting up local car meets. Usually I mostly run around the NE side of town, since my family is in that area.
Thanks looking forward to future video updates
Hey man Its good to see you. Im liking that engine stand...it looks pretty kool. Looking to relocate my tank and get new headlights for my truck as well...can hardly see at night with my current headlights. Looks like everything is going good with u. I wish u good luck in all your future endeavors homie...keep us posted
+ivorton23 Thanks brotha! I hope that LS powered C10 is treating you well.
Glad to hear your coming back to the Alamo city. The car guy community could you a man such as yourself.
Been fallowing you for quite some time now. Came on board at about the start of the squirter project.
Your down to earth DIY approach is vary inspiring motivating. Had no idea your family included 2 other rug rats.
I remember the first time I saw Sky on camera she was sitting on stool by the dr side frt wheel Camaro and you asked her what she was doing and she replied like you didn't have good sense "cleaning the wheeels!". I just had to laugh . Her tone said (oh daddy you know exactly what I'm doing Silly".
The fact that you get as much done as you do considering the demands on your time; makes feel even more lazy.
Good luck on the new chapter in your life.
I sub to over 100 channels but yous is 1 of only 4; I make it a point to check for new videos.
+roger depew wow, thank you Roger! That means a lot man. I'm blown away. Yea, until the Power Tour videos, I tried my best to keep personal things like where I live and my family out of the videos and just focus on the projects. I'm not sure why, but just to be safe I guess. I'm now considering bringing them into the picture. I can't think of a solid reason not to yet. Plus, I often find that I could use a camera man and I think that my oldest daughter, Skyy, might have the skills for it. Yea, I've got three girls; Skyy, Starr and Summer and I raise them like boys. Its funny that you mention getting stuff done. Last week, I finally learned what "overwhelmed" really is. My wife also has a permanent illness that requires me to take care of the kids often. That means I'm responsible for moving us back to TX and getting this house sold. I guess I had too much on my shoulders without even realizing it. So, I had a little melt down last week. I was fine once I figured out what was going on and got my to-do list prioritized. All I know is that life is short. Too short to waste any of it being mad or not chasing your dreams. So I stay away from negative people and spend all of my free time chasing dreams. I feel that the opportunity to do things that we love is a gift that we shouldn't take for granted. A day off of work is that opportunity to live out our passion. I wasted many years of weekends drunk before noticing that drinking had taken away my passion of working on cars. I was always too hung over to wrench. I quit drinking September of 2012 (LS Fest) and that is when I was given back my passion. I'm thankful for every minute that I get to wrench.You know, I've never gotten to tell that on the internet yet. I'm going to have to share this on my blog page. Thanks!
Like the new shirt
+Trixie Young Thank you Trixie!
Man I just found your channel a few days ago and your channel is helping me a lot. I'm planning on swapping a ls in my 66 c10. I'm also planning on using the 2speed powerglide transmission for now later down the road plan on putting a t56 manual transmission
Awesome Israel! Good luck on the '66 brotha!
Ive been to that building every time im in town
+Useame Are you talking about the Holley Building?
+AGearHead4Life Yes I drive by there every day
+Useame Ah cool!
Nice, was wondering when there'd be an update.I'm thinking about doing something like your 8.8" axle build with a 9".
Good luck getting out. Hope you plan it well.
+Jonathan Van Eyk THank you Jon! I was planning to play with 9"s as well. I had three that I just sold off because I knew that I wouldn't have time to mess with them before I moved.
You should look in to chemical or refinery operations work down here in Baytown, Tx. Pay is great.
Interesting Nick. Thank you for the suggestion.
Seats look good. Can't wait to hear the in-depth report on the 3000 stall converter. My truck is a dog off the line, but I am worried about side effects and having fuel mileage plummet if I go the loose converter route. My truck is a daily driver.
+1kings1918 My truck is a daily driver also, but I think that I could have gone a little smaller for the purpose of this truck. It's not horrible, but I try to dial things in perfectly. I'm also not sure how this stall will pull a trailer. We'll soon see though. Also an important thing to know is that this stall is a "Tight" design and not loose like you'd have in a racing stall. This means that under normal easy driving you can barely tell that the stall is even there, if any at all. BUT once you actually put a load on it or punch it, it'll then stall up to RPM like designed. I haven't been able to track mileage like I'd like to, but I haven't really notice a change, I'm sure there may be some.
+AGearHead4Life
Thank you.
+AGearHead4Life I went 3-3200k on the stall because many people said that should be the smallest one should get. It's not bad at all, but I'd like to see what a 2500 would have done compared to this one. I'm trying to keep this truck mild. People aiming for the purpose of only speed are doing great with 3600+ stalls.
+1kings1918 It's going to be interesting trying to find a way to capture how the stall is in my truck. You can kind of get an idea of how it drives in this video, when I was driving around showing how the lights looked. but a good daytime video with slow pulls and hard pulls while monitoring the RPM and speed may make for a good video.
+AGearHead4Life
2500 is also what I was thinking. That combined with a swap from 3.23 to 3.73 should perk it up down low..
I'd still try out the LEDs. They MIGHT have a clean cutoff. Worth testing out one evening.
+Samuel Thomas yea, I'm liking them so far.
wish you best luck mark, I hope next chapter in life surpass the last
+dro sedo Thanks brotha!
you can delay shifting by adjusting the tv cable. for example all the way forward it's in fail safe mode & shifts @ higher rpm if you don't mind to burn gas.
+jasonmushersee Are you referring to a cable like on a 700r4? My trans doesn't have a cable. It's an electronically controlled 4l80e behind a 5.3 LS motor. Thanks for looking out though!
awesome square body .. my dream truck for sure !!
Thank you Jimmy! I enjoy it for sure.
The idea of the portable harness/intake combo...GENIUS!!!!!
+Ken C Thanks Ken! I'm pretty stoked about it.
you're awesome bro
+Brodrieon Jones haha Thank you Brodrieon!
+AGearHead4Life getting out by choice ? I ask cus I'm navy ,so I know how that moving shit is.
+Brodrieon Jones Ah cool stuff man. Nah, not by choice. I'm hitting RCP. Only 6 years from retiring.
+AGearHead4Life sorry man , that need to revamp all this bull they've been doing in the past 9 years, but I also know you're gonna be fine, you got that "go do it " thing going for you.
+Brodrieon Jones eh, it is what it is. I understand they're reducing our numbers. Thanks man, you're right. I'll make something happen. I'll likely roll over into the reserves.
Don't work for anybody be our own boss. Open your own performance garage. I hope for you the best of luck and keep up the good work. (From Kuwait)
+AbdulAziz AL-Khaled Thank you brotha! I appreciate the advise and I think that you're right. I need to do what I love. I don't care to be rich, I just want to make a living doing what I love.
Hi, I did watch all of yours, and others, luckily my mechanic will do it, but I wanted to know the issues with such swap so I can avoid it in my project.
Thax
Great! Besides what I've posted here, I really dont know what else to tell you. If you have a more specific question, let me know. Good luck!
I know how it goes trying to get out of the service and ask what next? Hopefully you are getting your resume prepared and or getting some certs!
+cw2lido Thanks man. Yea, I'm suppose to start the resume class in the TAP class in June and I'm lining up recertifying my ASE certs. I do appreciate the reminder, for sure.
+AGearHead4Life they really mean well to help you out, and my advice is just don't write it like its an evaluation or an award. An NCO I worked with showed me his resume and I told him seriously you need to remove "Responsible for over 1.1 million dollars in equipment with no shortfalls or loss of equipment". Unless you are looking for work in a warehouse then scratch it and use that space for other things you have done! If you can get your certs you can always find work at any dealership till you can get your business off the ground. Not sure what you did in the Corps but that work will translate to other jobs in and throughout Texas. One of my Soldiers had to take up work as a rough neck, he loves it!
+cw2lido That makes sense! A resume shouldn't be the same as an NCOER. Noted and thank you. I do believe that it'll be a good idea to have a resume built for just in case, but from what I can imagine, I may never have to use it. Unless a resume is something that a bank would want to see with a business plan, should I need to request a lone. IDK I'm a NOOB to owning a small business, but I'm sure I'll figure it out learning the hard way, like I usually choose to do. lol I was master ASE certified at one point. I just need to take the tests again, so that should be an issue. I'm not sure how much those certs matter in a custom automotive shop, but like you said, the certs would be there for just in case I had to pursue employment for any reason. In the Marines, I was a field wireman in Communications, basic stuff. Right now, I'm seriously ready to live out of a cardboard box to launch this business. That would keep my over head low and help to make the business a success. The only issue is that my kids wouldn't fit well in that box. Luckily, we have living supportive parents that they should be able to stay with while I live in the cardboard box to launch the business. This is my mentality right now. lol
+AGearHead4Life I know the issue is probably the same as mine, a family to support! When I got out my eyes were really open to a cut throat world I wasn't ready for. I wanted to go to a reputable tech school so I could use my hands but food, clothes, and mandatory health care makes me put those dreams on hold.
cw2lido I know what you mean by the surprise of the cut throat world vs what we know in the military. I felt that the first time that I got out from 03-07. It was an eye opener for sure.
Lights are sweet. You called it on the euro lights lol. Have you seen the new LMC led tails?
+Travis Heinemann Thanks Travis! lol Yea, I was referring to the clear tail lights. I cant dig those.. I don't think that Ive seen the LMC tail lights, but I know Chris Lucas from 73-87ChevyTruck.com sales an LED tail light that is pretty cool. Davie has them on his truck.
+AGearHead4Life thanks. And they are very interesting. There $229 bucks but super cool. Worth checking out.
Coming back to San Antonio !! Hell yeah I truly believe you can make it starting a business with your talent brother !
+hermen lomas Thanks brotha! I expect it to be rough, long hours and stressful for at least a year, but I believe that if I just decide that is what I am going to do and there's not another option, then that's what I'll do. lol I mean, I love doing this and all, but there's a lot more to it to making a living with it. Getting the word out to gain customers is one thing and YT may help me in that area, but I think my customer service is what'll really be the winner for me. I take care of people and put the customer first.
you can probly also adjust the angle of the lights by screwing in the lower bolt in the bottom of the light to point it down a lil bit. put the links for the bulbs,
+regulator2 serino Yea, I just haven't had the opportunity to adjust them yet. I'll post the link to the bulbs in the description soon.
+regulator2 serino Link to the bulbs has been added to the video description.
Good luck with move back to San Antonio. If you get your shop set up in San Antonio let me know i have a couple of LS projects i want to get worked on.
1 L92 and 2 5.3.
Thanks brotha! Will do!
Hey great to hear from you and, if you run by dallas tx , hit me.
+Greg Bolden Will do! SA isn't too far from there either. I've got a couple buddies in the Dallas area.
wish u you luck
+chevellenut1968 Thanks brotha!
oh and went to a shop. they pulled the code and said it was reading both ks. (both were good reading correctly) but it was throwing a B code. mechanic said he's never seen that before but from what he's read could be a fuel problem the last tank I put through it was shell with the Lucas additive. still has code
Yea, you'll get a knock code when the sensors are reading "knock" in the engine, which is detonation. Bad gas, bad aftermarket tune, there's a few things that can cause it. Hopefully its just bad gas and you can let it idle until the tank runs empty to get rid of it. Maybe add a product called "heat" from your local parts store. Put it in the tank. It's suppose to help get the moisture out of the tank.
Also, are your plugs in good shape?
Nice welcome back bro good luck I know you will be successful you always keep it real I hate moving with a passion but good luck with that how much for a 3x tall grey
+JEREZ.213 Thank you brotha! A grey 3XL tall is $27 shipped. Since the "tall" will be made for you, you can pick any color you'd like. The "ash" grey looks good too and is a lighter shade. Up to you.
Great video, enjoyed going with you to the Holley EFI Training class!
+Davie Lawrence Thanks Davie! Yeeaaa man! Good times for sure.
Thanks bro I appreciate the links .... I'll be able to see clearly at night in no time !!!
Ooh for sure! You'll see everything man. No problem!
Hiiiiiii
Hello baby girl. 😊
Hi Gear Head, Just watched you last video mate and I wanted to wish you all the best on your move and starting that new business. I also wanted to ask if I could buy one of your T Shirts and if you would ship it to Australia. Cheers mate, Leo from Sydney Australia.
+Leonardo Lis Than you very much Leo! All the way in Australia. That's awesome man. Sure, I can ship to Australia. I'd guestimate the shipping to be about $10 more though. Do you use PayPal?
Been awhile but thanks for the update, always like your vids!!
+PHATDAN420x thanks Dan!
He's backkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!
+Ryan Schneider hahaha yeeaaa buddy!
well when u get home ill have to meet you at biff buzzbyz
+Kyle Mueller Sounds good! its usually an enjoyable time to hang out there, look at rides and eat a burger on Fridays.
that looked like you were driving on post
+Hale Cooley This may or may not be true.. What gave it away? lol
+AGearHead4Life the big led sign mainly because there were not many cars or people out at night idk how to explain it lol just looked like a post on a weekday or Sunday
+Hale Cooley haha I know what you mean. It is hard to explain, but it just has a different look usually.
nice truck and great videos. I live in decatur and was wondering if you still lived in Huntsville?
Thanks Miguel! Yes, I have lived in Huntsville for the past 7 years. I'll only be living here for 72 more hours though. I'm in the process of getting out of the military and moving back home to Texas. I'll be rolling out this weekend.
some great work and projects you are doing. I highly appreciate the stuff you have shared. Great motivation. I too have just 1 day a week to work on my mistresses (my wife's word) - sometimes an evening or two here and there. Things just take so long to do - maybe I am getting old. But your ideas really help pushing through. Got my low/high fixtures installed, with their standard lamps. Will do the LEDs in the future. Question: are there similar fixtures (with H4 replaceable lamps) for the high beam with the 2 prong connectors? I found a source for them but with the H1 lamp and a weird connection which I don't know how to handle yet. Thanks man
+norsk54472 Thanks man! Glad to hear your feedback and yea, I feel like things are taking too long lately and wondering if its my age. lol But it sucks! I think that it may have more to do with the responsibilities that I have these days. When I was young, I had no responsibilities, so I could just stay up all night to finish whatever project that I wanted to. lol On the high beam fixtures, I'd bet that there are. Now that I think of it, what is the difference in the housings? Could you just put the same ones that I used has low beams in the high beam spot also. Just aim them differently? I'd have to look into that more later on.
+AGearHead4Life Now that is a great idea! use the same high/low assembly for the high only one, and then re-wire the connector if needed or some such. High goes on, then the high turns on, no low. Yeah, that's the ticket
post us some updates when you get to SA. I'm 2.5 hrs from there and if you open a shop I will hit you up. Working on several swaps and have plenty of issues. Lol
For sure brotha!
love what you ve done man !!! you were one of the OG YT posters, all power to ya !!
Thoughts on doing a 6.0 4L80e in my 87 square body? Too much extra work and expense? Just go with a 5.3 and 4L60e? Thanks! Keep the videos coming 👍🏽
Thanks Shawn! That decision all depends on you and your goals. I love the 5.3 and it does plenty for my goals. I also can't stand it when people decide that they only want a 6.0, but want it cheap. So they spend years hunting for one and never build their project. They could have just slapped a 5.3 in there and enjoyed it. It all depends on the project, budget and what's available.
Love the truck! Can you leave a link for the conversion housing that you're using for your headlights?
Thank you! It looks like the link to the ones that I got doesn’t work anymore, but these in this link look like a better rout. They’re glass instead of plastic and look more factory.
rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575162067&toolid=10001&campid=5337841854&customid=&icep_item=282848814694&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg
These are going to be perfect on my 86! Thank you so much.
No problem!
good luck man on everything thanks for ur service to our country. I live in dallas tx and I have a 83 chevy truck and I want to change to a rear gas tank. u said off a blazer what year? and do u know if that would clear air suspension like if I hit the switch drop it to the floor. Guess my question is does it clear or hang under the frame
+Rafael Sanchez Thanks Rafael! I couldn't tell you for sure if it'd clear because it does appear to hang a little low. But there are always other options. You could just find another tank that is lower profile and make it fit. I think a plastic 98-02 F-body tank will fit there pretty easily and is much more lower profile. Though it'll probably only hold the same amount of fuel as the one saddle tank.
+AGearHead4Life so what are my options? if you know since this is ur second c10 this is my first just took my bed off because I'm lowering it and my paint my frame I see now being a good time to do the rear tank conversion. if u know please help thanks
Rafael Sanchez Yep, I'd do it now, if I was you. Try out an F--Body tank. I think that I've seen that one done before. Put it in the rear and fab up mounts. It'll be low profile and already setup for an in-tank pump.
+AGearHead4Life kool thanks man I'll check it out
Hay are you doing the hot rod power tour this year
I really wish man. Its killing me that I can't, but I'm packing up my house and preparing to move back to Texas and start a new carrier, so I can't make the HRPT.
the update video
Hey bud how's it going ? Soooo I've learned slot from your vids u helped me complete a build that I had trouble anyway my next build is a 1979 Ford F-150 4x4 I'm doing a 6.0 vortec swap yup a 6.0 just wanna know what is a good cam to run on that 6.0 with the 317 heads thanks again bud
Great to hear it Ruben! Thanks for sharing your feedback man.
Suggesting a cam is difficult because its hard for someone else to know what you'll need for the purpose of your project. I talk about cams a lil bit in a newer video. I'll get you a link.
Here ya go.
ua-cam.com/video/t5H-8H_vXpg/v-deo.html
Hey brother good update, you doing the Power Tour again this year?
+George Warren Thanks George! Man, I sure wish that I was able to attend the HRPT this year, but I don't see it being possible. Getting ready to move had tied me up no only with time, but also funds. Also, work is short handed and I don't think that I'll be able to get away in June.
Open up you business you are sharp and have a great attitude you will do well! I've been a auto tech for 35 years making someone else money!
Thank you brotha. I just want to make a living doing what I love.
Good update! Where did you get the headlights?
+21gbp Thanks! I'll work on getting some links.
Definitely looking forward to the blazer tank update! Been thinking about the same thing for mine.
Can you do high way pulls
I do and I'll work on catching it on video.
Congrats on the upcoming events. I think taking the youtube channel into a full shop business will work out for you especially having those tuning classes under your belt.You have alot of support from many outlets.Keep on wrenching!
+Torched T/A Entertainment Thanks brotha! I hope that all helps out. I've still got a lot more to learn on tuning. That class only applied to the Holley system and was mainly just familiarization with it's abilities. I now need to find an actual tuning class or at least time to sit down and figure it out. lol But it should all work out. Keep on Wrenchin brotha!
@@AGearHead4Life Hey Bro I drove behind you for over 100 miles Monday evening. Noticed the rear window decided to check out the site.
That truck runs dam good
@@jackbennett9586 Thanks brotha! Man I was on it hard all the way from San Antonio to North of Dallas. Lol I noticed a couple vehicles stick with me for a while, but one for the longest was a white Chevy truck. Was that you? I think I lost that truck when I exited to get fuel.
I just found your channel and love it can u please do a video at least once a week
ha ha I'm not the only one
+Jessie Manzo lol What are you not the only one about Jessie?
Link for the H4 LED bulbs has been added to the video description.
AGearHead4Life I have a 72 caprice that I'm doing an ls swap in with an lq9. A heavy car 4280 is the weight. Do you have a cam recommendation for that application. I'm not trying to race it but want as much steerable torque as possible for that car. Thanks bro...
Love your videos man! Keep it up also I'm from satx when your back in town I'd love to "kick it" haha need some square body friends haha
Thank you Yassaf! Sounds good man!
man hope u don't move back to Texas. wish I could get some of your knowledge. But naw go for it I have learned a lot from your videos
+Matt Hobbs lol Thank you Matt!
Love the channel. I have a swap question. I have a line on a wrecked 2005 suburban, but it has the Flex Fuel system. Is that a No-No when looking for a motor to swap into a 80's GM?
Thank you! Flex fuel engines are fine too. I've heard some people have issues truing those injectors when modding it for performance, but there are tuners who can do it. If they give you an issue, you can always just swap the injectors out.
Thanks. I went ahead and made the purchase. Complete 2004 GMC Yukon 5.3l / 4160e donor vehicle setup. Looking forward to getting started.
Awesome! Congrats on scoring a donor!
ATTENTION To everyone that placed a special order for a Gearhead t-shirt in uncommon sizes or colors, other than what I keep in stock. They finally came in today!
The shop sent their apologies for taking so long. They had a large event going on that put them behind schedule.
I thank you for your patience.
I'm separating and packaging them right now. I'll get them in the mail tomorrow or Saturday and you'll receive your shirt in 6-10 days.
Nice update, I put 4 headlights in my truck I think I pissed a few people off with them had to adjust them down some
Hi, good vids,
I own a 1986 GMC Sierra step-side with 305 engine and 3 speed manual gear, I'm planning to replace it with 3.5 and 4 speed automatic gear. Just bought a scrap 2007 Yukon with good running engine & gear and have everything, I'll take the 5.3 engine and gearbox, wires, computer, etc.
What is your suggestion, since it's my 1st time?
What to look for,
Your thoughts
It will be done in the workshop
Thax
Hello Juday Hajri! It sounds like you've got a big project ahead of you. I'm not sure where to start on suggestions. The story of adapting a 5.3 to another vehicle is a long one. You could start by watching the engine swap video that I did on my 1984 Chevy truck. I'll get you a link. Also, take some time to figure out and plan what you'll be doing for the fuel system.
Here is the link to that video I was telling you about. There are a few other good videos for you here on my channel as well.ua-cam.com/video/jDQbIBQoQ3k/v-deo.html
it would be so bitchin if you moved to san antonio tx
living in round rock tx in austin area
+Kyle Mueller Yea, buddy! I cant wait to get back home. Austin is a nice area. I usually stay around the NE side of San Antonio and New Braunfels. Friday nights at Biff Buzzby's in San Antonio.
If you were to ever look at schools that i think would compliment your skill set i would suggest S.A.M. (School for automotive machinists) I went to school to be an aircraft mechanic believing the hype from someone at the school. I have P.T.S.D. and cant handle living in a large city, where an aircraft mechanic can actually make good money. After my research I could have lived where ever i wanted and built and marketed my engines or what ever else i built from there. Later and good luck with your transition, Jack
+J.W. Hunt Thanks Jack! I'm trying to stay away from the city myself. I'm hoping to build a shop in the country near San Antonio. That's not a bad idea. I think that I just need to start a business. When I got out of the Marines in 2003, I went to an automotive school, but I found that I knew most of what they taught. So it was kinda pointless besides the paper try gave me. I wish you the best brotha! Good luck to you as well.
I felt about the same way you did when I went to school other than learning things that were aircraft specific. I'm on temp individual unemployablity so i cant even buy ma home with fear the rug will be pulled out from under my feet. I have rented a shop for a bit but my ability to work has been hit and miss. I have along the way bought a half dozen projects all square bodies from a 86 crew cab dually i would love to short bed to a few long beds i think i should chop to short beds for the resale value. and a 2 wheel drive 77 blazer that is my personal favorite. I have an all factory 82 lwb with 36k origonal miles i cant seem to part with 8k of those miles are from me enjoying it. do you think there is a market for swb converted trucks?
+J.W. Hunt Cool man. Yes, I definitely think that there's a market for cutting long bed frames down to be a short bed and it is on my list of things to do. People don't care that its been converted, as long has it's guaranteed to hold and it doesnt have a reputation for the frame failing. People just want to drive a short bed. People mainly care about looks. they don't care how it happened, as long as it's dependable and looks good. lol
I wonder if your blinding oncoming traffic?
Me too! I still haven't adjusted them yet.
Well I received my OTC Injector cleaner, but I failed to realize that I needed an adapter for the test spigot to the OTC hose. Do you remember which adapter was used for the OTC? it looks from the OTC reference book a 45 (OTC #549578) or 31 (otc #518542) adapter, schrader fitting, 7/16x20 but isn't it suppose to be metric?
I do not because I just snagged the hose off of my fuel pressure tester. Screwed it onto the OTC tool and been using it that way ever since. I do need to find that fitting still though. So if you find it, let me know! lol
Ah I like that idea of the pressure tester. The OTC cleaner came with a reference book and the item number above (OTC part numbers ) were on their adapter page and I looked up in the book for chev silverado. Option One: $34 for the hose, Option two: $24 for the 90-degree adapter then $11 shipping from www.otcparts.com I am trying the 90 adapter, but will find a pressure tester (Harbor freight supposely has one for $20) and try your solution. I was going to fire my stand up today but discovered I needed that adapter - darn. it's close
I figured that you might be trying not start it up. That's why i got a reply to you asap. yea, that's a lot of money in adapters! I'll have to find a cheaper route also.
buy a 2nd pressure gauge? oh, one picks ONE of the two adapters not both. I ordered the cheaper one to see
ah, I gotcha now. lol I was adding them all together. lol
aGearhead4life what year is your motor and what kind is it
It's a 5.3 LM7 out of a 2001 Suburban.
+AGearHead4Life ok thank you man im building my own c10 just wondering what you had