New guy NC
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New guy NC New guy here from NC. Just bought a 1985 square body and I'm going up tomorrow to pickup a 5.3/4L60E for a donor for it. Look forward to learning about these. My background is primarily C-130's and Powerstrokes.
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From: alburnett, iowa
Hi welcome to site. you"ll find its an easy drop in. Slider mounts on ebay as well shorty headers. I found them easy fitting no special stuff. I even was able to use driveshaft I had. Only thing I did do was to move tranny crossmember back just enough where tranny pan could come off easy. Just had redrill some new holes in frame. Lt1Swap.com has great wiring info. I remounted pcm and a used cavalier fuse panel(95-05) on a bracket I made onto driver fenderwell. For speedometer get a 90-91 suburban/blazer cluster as its electric. Fits direct but wires need moved around on plug. Hope this helps. Fuel pump ways are many but I have injected suburban tank in mine.
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Teching In
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From: North Carolina
Hi welcome to site. you"ll find its an easy drop in. Slider mounts on ebay as well shorty headers. I found them easy fitting no special stuff. I even was able to use driveshaft I had. Only thing I did do was to move tranny crossmember back just enough where tranny pan could come off easy. Just had redrill some new holes in frame. Lt1Swap.com has great wiring info. I remounted pcm and a used cavalier fuse panel(95-05) on a bracket I made onto driver fenderwell. For speedometer get a 90-91 suburban/blazer cluster as its electric. Fits direct but wires need moved around on plug. Hope this helps. Fuel pump ways are many but I have injected suburban tank in mine.
Going up tomorrow to get the drivetrain. This place has a pretty sick deal too. $1750 for engine/trans/pcm/harness/all accessories. 30-day warranty and I pick the vehicle I want it from. Not a bad deal. The overall plan is 12" lift and 39.5 Boggers on 1-ton axles but right now making it drivable is the priority.
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From: alburnett, iowa
Don't get rid of harness somebody will buy it. I only used truck harnesses so far. I bought complete 5.3 06 motor dressed for $500 no tranny as it 4x4 has 100k on it. Mounts and headers makes it easy. Ls bug gets addictive. I have 2 in progress and an extra engine on stand.
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Yeah, I'm not ditching the harness. I'll hold onto it just in case. Just picked up my engine today. Came out of a suburban that was rolled. Unsure of the mileage, it wasn't posted on the truck.
