Bsharpe's 71 Chevelle ls1/4l60e swap
05-25-2011, 01:29 AM
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I've been on the fence about running a factory gauge cluster since I thought I'd have to deal with having the bcm flashed by a dealership or someone with a tech II...if I can avoid this that would be nice.
05-25-2011, 08:16 AM
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That's good news...so just to clarify, did you have to have the bcm flashed or did you just run it as pulled from the junkyard? Can you give details on the applications (year, make, engine code) the ecm and bcm are from?
I've been on the fence about running a factory gauge cluster since I thought I'd have to deal with having the bcm flashed by a dealership or someone with a tech II...if I can avoid this that would be nice.
I've been on the fence about running a factory gauge cluster since I thought I'd have to deal with having the bcm flashed by a dealership or someone with a tech II...if I can avoid this that would be nice.
Make sure you get the dash wiring or at least the connectors and pigtails for the bcm and cluster. It cost almost $70 to get the connectors and terminals and was a huge pain to do from scratch.
The high speed gmlan data link is a chain. it must be looped and a resistor needs to be added. It took me a while to get it set up correctly. I had to connect the dlc connector pins as well. I will try and get some pictures and more info later.
06-08-2011, 10:25 PM
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The car is finally insured ( by hagerty) and titled but i have only driven it around the block a few times. The engine runs strong but I am worried about the trans. I started to hear a grinding/rattle from the bell housing but it was rare and inconsistent at first. Unfortunately is seems to becoming more frequent. I think it is either a bent or damaged flywheel or a bad torque converter but considering the previous problem with the trans throwing the solenoid codes and not going into gear I am definitely worried. I will have to do some further investigating and research.
06-13-2011, 07:54 PM
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I installed new shocks and springs and put a few more miles on the chevelle this weekend. I am using adjustable shims/spacers on all 4 corners with 5 x 9.5 750# front springs and 5.5 x 11 Pigtail rear springs. I have matched these with afco’s racing stock mount shocks. 1021 in the front and 1030 in the rear. I feel that this is the best bang for the buck and will give me a great starting point.
I use a homemade ball joint tool to safely and easily separate the tall ball joints from the spindle. It is simply a 2’ bolt and a coupling which you can get at any hardware store. I also put a smaller bolt in the other end of the coupling but the threads are not engaged and it spins freely. You place this tool between the ball joint studs with the castle nuts loosened but still on. Just turn the coupling lengthening the tool will put pressure on the ball joints until they separate with a pop. This method is cheap easy and does not damage the ball joint like a pickle fork can.
As you might have noticed from the pictures I am staring my next project. I am going to replace the original vinyl top with a new black one. I also need to raise the font about an inch and try and level the car at all corners
I use a homemade ball joint tool to safely and easily separate the tall ball joints from the spindle. It is simply a 2’ bolt and a coupling which you can get at any hardware store. I also put a smaller bolt in the other end of the coupling but the threads are not engaged and it spins freely. You place this tool between the ball joint studs with the castle nuts loosened but still on. Just turn the coupling lengthening the tool will put pressure on the ball joints until they separate with a pop. This method is cheap easy and does not damage the ball joint like a pickle fork can.
As you might have noticed from the pictures I am staring my next project. I am going to replace the original vinyl top with a new black one. I also need to raise the font about an inch and try and level the car at all corners
06-16-2011, 11:08 PM
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I can't lower the car anymore because of exhaust and trans pan ground clearance. I would like to get larger diameter tires to fill out the wheel wells and add more clearance. Then I will lower the suspension.
06-22-2011, 10:46 PM
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I wish i had used 5 x 11 rear single pigtail spring to fit the spacer better.
07-20-2011, 10:19 AM
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What did you end up doing for a dash pad? Everything looks really good and it's cool that were able to get that Escalade cluster and DIC functioning properly, but I was just wondering what you were going to do to cover the top of it. This makes me want to get rolling on my LY6 swap, just that I want to drive the car for the rest of the summer.
07-29-2011, 03:53 PM
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What did you end up doing for a dash pad? Everything looks really good and it's cool that were able to get that Escalade cluster and DIC functioning properly, but I was just wondering what you were going to do to cover the top of it. This makes me want to get rolling on my LY6 swap, just that I want to drive the car for the rest of the summer.
09-08-2011, 08:46 PM
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Since my last update I finished installing the vinyl top. The install was time consuming but turned out pretty good. It was a cheap reproduction top with some flaws. I had to cut and make my own piece for under the rear window.
With the top installed and all trim mirrors and handles finally installed I started to drive the chevelle. I have had no major issues or problems but there are several things I would like to address.
The most important being some wiring changes. The transmission grinding and inconsistency is caused when I cycle the ignition it loses power and goes into limp home mode. I am going to add a separate relay triggered from the ecm for the tcm ignition wire.
With the top installed and all trim mirrors and handles finally installed I started to drive the chevelle. I have had no major issues or problems but there are several things I would like to address.
The most important being some wiring changes. The transmission grinding and inconsistency is caused when I cycle the ignition it loses power and goes into limp home mode. I am going to add a separate relay triggered from the ecm for the tcm ignition wire.
11-22-2011, 07:48 PM
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Just read your build man and looking great. I need to upload my own build thread on my 69. I'm also using afco front coils with their adjusters. Happen to have any info on the p/s pulley you used? You are running all truck accessories now correct? I'm doing a 5.3 in mine and have been wanting to explore a smaller pulley.
