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  1. smurfasaur

    1979 K20 5.3 Swap

    I’m using 2010 camaro Long tube headers and the drivers side fits perfect we’ll see about the passenger. If you flip the fuel rails around doesn’t that make the mounting tabs on the rails not line up with the holes? I may have to try that... Buying a donor rig would definitely be the best way...
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    How to Weld

    Never too old to learn! I learned almost exclusively from watching YouTube videos and then going and trying it out on scrap. I’m not an amazing welder but I can stick shit together pretty damn good, and if I can do it anyone can [emoji1360] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Planning a 5.3 Swap; Have several questions!

    Definitely not the most knowledgeable source on this stuff but here goes: If you want painless and fairly cheap I would say having someone rework your stock harness for you and reflash your computer would be the cheapest and easiest. I want to say I’ve seen a guy that will do both for $300 and...
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    Comfort Me

    Hard pass on holding you and telling you it will be alright. On a different note, what you’re doing is not rocket surgery. These trucks don’t have tons of wires and sensors so it’s pretty intuitive where everything needs to go. I would advise to label every wire and hose you disconnect if in...
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    1979 K20 5.3 Swap

    Thanks for the advice - I take it you’ve had experience with filling motor mounts with polyurethane? My mounts are actually in good shape, and the general consensus on filling mounts with poly roof goop seems to be overwhelmingly positive (by goop I mean something like 3M window weld) so I...
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    1979 K20 5.3 Swap

    DD slider mounts work! Got everything bolted up and torqued down yesterday. Thinking of turning this into a build thread. Engine in Got clearance Clarence Spacers Going to get some polyurethane roof patch goop an stiffen up my motor mounts then on to the rest of the project. Still need...
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    1979 K20 5.3 Swap

    I’m thinking of trying to get some spacers and mod the DD slider mounts to come forward, but not sure if I’ll get enough movement out of them. Anyone out there done a similar swap with the dirty dingo slider mounts? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    1979 K20 5.3 Swap

    In the middle of my swap and figured I’d share some information with other people out there wanting to do something similar. Truck is a 1979 K20 that I bought about 7 months ago for $1000. It had a wimpy 283 and a sm465 that ran for about 10 minutes then I towed it home. Decided it needed a...
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    RETRO-Mod: Jeep intermediate steering shaft

    I didn’t think it was a problem either which is why I was surprised that I had problems. Tonight I’m going to take measurements again and see if I just need to pry the opening wider or if it really won’t fit. My k20 is a 1979 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    RETRO-Mod: Jeep intermediate steering shaft

    Yeah I tried to tap it on too but it started to eff of the splines on my steering box so I stopped Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    RETRO-Mod: Jeep intermediate steering shaft

    Really hard to get good pics but there she is Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    RETRO-Mod: Jeep intermediate steering shaft

    Heh heh. I did try to heat it up and pry it apart a lil to get some more space but it didn’t seem to move much at all. I’ll put my big boy panties on and give it another go Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    RETRO-Mod: Jeep intermediate steering shaft

    Yep it was an XJ. Just went back to double check but it was from a 1989 Cherokee. Wikipedia tells me XJ’s are cherokees from 1983-2001. I didn’t think it needed to be from a specific year XJ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    RETRO-Mod: Jeep intermediate steering shaft

    Anybody run into an issue with the Jeep shaft splined end not fitting onto the GM steering box? Happened to me, bought an XJ shaft, shortened it and it won’t go on. Then I broke out the caliper and the Jeep shaft splines opening is at least 0.1” smaller than the splined shaft on my K20 steering...
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    Slightly Overpriced

    That’s insane. Could buy a 2016 denali duramax for $59k Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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