Revolution909

I love the many low buck builds here, so I started my own, and its been going good so I figured Id share. I have been wanting a square body chevy for years, and I finally got one a month or so ago. Its an 84 LWB C10, it had a 350 in it with a 700r4. I really planned to keep that in it for the winter, but like a stupid idiot, I was working on it with the valve covers off, and dropped a bolt in it F**K!!! I know it probably would have just been in the pan, but I cant leave stuff like that. So out it came, and the swap began.



Heres the truck, it was real cheap because it was broken in half when I got it LOL


Really the bed being off in that picture is from the rotten bed rails, but I forgot to take a picture of it broken.

I used to see the truck everyday on the way to work, all bent, and I told my co-workers Id still fix it, and everyday we would say we need to find out who owns it. Well one day I found it on Kijji (canadian cragslist, way better No pictures, just info, so I looked under it, saw the rest of the truck was nice, and called him up.

I got it cheap, but not as cheap as I got a 2004 Chevy 2500HD 6.0 with the transfer case broken right off the tranny, and the front axle broken off the frame. It was a plow truck, and the shop quoted him $10,000 to fix it, so he let it sit. I offered $250, and snagged it. Then I pulled parts off of it and scrapped the truck.

So my cost so far(roughly):
Chevy c10: -$650
Chevy 2500:-$250
Scrapped 2500: +$500
350 sold: +$550
Misc truck parts sold: +$150
Bought Engine mounts and spacer for trans: -$220
F Body manifolds: -$100
Total= -$20

So I have $20 into it lol. I want to keep the rest of the build that cheap but well see, I hope to have under a G into it. I want to keep the stock EFI, and I plan to use as many parts from new trucks in the junkyard as possible.

I need to take some pictures of my engine and truck today, as I repainted the two tone, and cleaned up the engine.

Do you guys figure I should replace all the engines gaskets while I am at it, I know it would be a no brainer on an old engine with cork and paper gaskets.

Thanks for reading!

76larkman

I would leave motor alone unless something leaking. I hope you kept engine wiring, gas pedal/tach box wiring harness, pcm. Alot of stuff on donor works to get swap into your project. Wiring info on LT1Swap.com

Revolution909

Thanks man, and yes sir I did. Well I forgot to grab the gas pedal... I did grab all of the harness minus the **** going to the tail lights. I think most of what I took off is garbage but I figured Id take it all.



Ok I forgot to take pics but I will now.

Revolution909

Ok, how can I have a build thread on here, and not even have any pics of my 6.0 lol.



Much better then old faded black two tone I think..

Im picking up a core support today thats in nice shape, and I am waiting on my swap parts so I can swap it all in and get cracking on the wiring.


Just though too, would I need a throttle cable to be able to hook up the 700r4 kick down or is there another way with drive by wire?

98TA6.0

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I've done a c10 swap really cheap. I did an 87 stepside I got for $700. After motor and trans I had 2800 in it. Got 20 mpg and I daily drove it.

76larkman

make sure to get another 04 gas pedal so it matches pcm (thats what LT1Swap told me)

76larkman

Hey whats your ac bracketry from, it dont look to be aftermarket.

98TA6.0

iTrader: (42)

It is. Its the Holley bracket. That's what I love about it.

Revolution909

I got my parts today!! Super quick shipping on LS parts lol.

I also picked up a nicer rad support, I need to clean it up and paint it but its a lot less rusty then my original rad support.

Revolution909

Thanks for the info!

Revolution909

Cool truck, thats what I am going for, almost looks factory.

76larkman

I see your using plates to get sbc mounts onto motor. You may have to unbolt frame mounts move up a bit. The width from frame mount to frame mount is different on motor than truck. Thats what I used on my skylark & had to move frame mounts do to thickness of plates thru it off.

98TA6.0

iTrader: (42)

When I finish the RX8 I'm gonna do another square body. I wanna find one with a gtg body and interior. Preferably a survivor or a clean one. Almost impossible to find one billy joe hasn't conceived 12 kids in and glued every piece of autozone chrome onto.

76larkman

Ya I know how it goes. Im already wanting to LS my 88 Square body 4 door 2wd shorbed I put together from bunch of trucks. Currently its a 350 tbi 700r4 3:73 posi 12 bolt. I got my skylark running but not finished totally. More projects than money.
Truck is further along than pic but still work in progress.

98TA6.0

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Crewcabs are tough to find. I want a K5 though for my next squarebody. Im also keeping my eyes and pockets open for a nice second gen f body

Revolution909

Thanks dude, I want to clean wire wheel and paint the engine bay this week, so I will see about loosening them.

Cool crew cab too, I want to find a crew cab body to put on my diesel daily driver

Revolution909

I got the engine in yesturday. It seems to fit real nice. It was weird my 6.0 had transmission adapter like I bought already on it. I never looked at the tranny the came off of it, it was pretty broken where the transfer case mounted so I scrapped it. Anyways that made it easy to fit on the transmission.




I need to see if the transmission cross member fits still, and the driveshaft. This weekend I want to get that all bolted up, or see if it will.


Now I need to hit up the local u-pull yards for bits and pieces, and wire this thing up.

Alwhite00

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Looks good - What trans are you going to run?

CattleAc

iTrader: (7)

Square body LS swaps are the $hit...

98TA6.0

iTrader: (42)

Yeah they are. I'm doing a K5 when I get back. It should only take a week or two from start to finish. I love how nearly everything works from a 99-02 and is all dimensionally dead nuts on the same. Literally the easiest and cheapest swap possible