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Cool! Did you tell him how far these things have traveled? lol Anyhow here's one side shot of the truck. http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w41/xk1llxy0urselfx/Crew%20Cab/th_20130805_190239_zps2b13119e.jpg http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w41/xk1llxy0urselfx/Crew%20Cab/th_DSC08781_zps6aa00bdf.jpg ...

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Thanks. How do you think it looks with the body lift? I wasnt so sure about it at first. I really liked the look of them snug up against the rocker panels. Its starting to grow on me though. They certainly help with the handling though!

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Progress report! Its been a while but its running now, and the exhaust is finally installed. I will get to take it for a week so I can move back from Delaware to NJ in two weeks. Hope to bring the GoPro with me for some in cab video on the highway. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEUnKwIcwUM http://w...

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Are the holes different sizes? I just bought a set of ZR5 wheels and I have all 4 caps. I could probably sell the caps for more than what i paid for the wheels!!!

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well almost a full container of 50/50 coolant and a good burp fixed her. I checked all around the intake with a mirror when i had the throttle body off one time and didnt see any signs of leaking. My oil fill cap does have a few drops of moister on it here recently, but even if i have a minor leak ...

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My friends blazer that I just had repaired had the same issue when i first got it over a year ago. It needed a gallon of coolant added to the radiator to fix it, despite the thing having coolant in it. Once i added that it was fine. Until the reason for the leak got so bad it didnt make a difference...

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This came in the mail for mine today.

If anyone does not get it, heres some ASCII art for you.
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One of my friends has a Manual version of the same jetta, but 2003. Its well over 320k on the clock now. He averages 50-60 mpg. Mostly highway.

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Due to incompetent local shops who cant seem to understand mandrel bending and 3 inch pipe my 3 inch maganflow muffler I bought is getting welded to the cat with one straight pipe, and then an angle pipe out the side at the cab corner before the wheel. I was going to mess with these bolt on things b...

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Something tells me to stay away from diesel oil in your GM truck. The VW I could see this, I have quite a few friends with TDi Jettas and playing all kinds of oil games. My S10 hated synthetic. It leaked oil before thought but was 10x worse with synthetic since its so well refined. if your truck is ...

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Why plasti dip? Just get some good coats of wax on it before the winter. The plasti dipped cars look great in photos but I think they look horrible in person. The good thing at least is you can always peel it off if you dont like it.

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Whatever your little heart desires. There are plenty of mods that can be done to this truck very easily, many that are plug and play or require minimal movement of pins in wire harnesses to add things like the trip computer with gas mileage range etc for the OHC, homelink and dimming mirror. The thr...

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Nice ride! Blue is a cool color, other than the bed i bought for mine and repainted i have never seen a complete blue crew so far. You joined the right place for crew cab info, welcome and enjoy!

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Thanks! I can't believe I made this dream a reality myself! I couldn't have done it without the help from Dave at Afterhours who's done most of the major work for me and suggested all of the right stuff for me to get

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Here it is the moment you all been waiting for. Video! Theres a few oh shoot moments in there so please excuse the bad language.

http://youtu.be/L2Tk9ZoPbek

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Latest update from the shop: Intrepid fans are in and working good, the stock fan kept hitting the shroud. Needs crank relearn and cat-back piping installed. Dave says i can drive it friday when i go home. I am like a little kid right now.

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Keep the tires. I have them now from when i traded my old wheels for the stock wheels. Those tires handle amazing in the snow and rain.

If you didnt buy them yet i am almost tempted to put my butt (and my truck) on the AutoTrain and go down there and get them!

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You did a good deed then buddy. its always great when you know you made someone happy. Hopefully he can find help and enjoyment thru the site like you did should he join.

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Ill let Dave answer that one as to what exactly he did. I took the stock V8 harness from the donor truck because we needed it for certain plugs like the fuel injector.

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Super awesome Y pipe is all done! 2.5 to 3 inch and all 409 stainless. I cant wait to drive this thing. Whenever I get a picture texted to me like this I get real excited.

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Zero worries on the 2.8 mounts, Dave tells me has been very confident in them on any 4.3L to V8 swap he has done in the past with many many other lowered 2wd trucks. Often they have no issue holding up a 6.0LS motor so they should be fine with my 350. The 2.8 mounts are a much safer, stronger design...

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Hahah Well Dave is going to be busy the rest of the weekend and I am going to see some vintage war birds tomorrow before I head back to delaware. Video may just have to wait till the exhaust is done. I am psyched about this I cant wait to post a video of it dont worry.

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Well the computer finally came and it fired right up! Progress is so sweet! I cant wait to drive it. It sounded real good with just the open headers on it. I would have put up a video but with the open headers and not all the coolant in yet I could not have it on long. At least another week or so be...

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Ah ok so you just did a double din swap so that you can install a double din head unit.

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yea, curious to see whats different. I want to do some swapping out of some panels in my cab to break up the interior blandness a little bit. I dont want the woodgrain stuff I would like to try and find something thats maybe brushed aluminum

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Progress. I have been getting my ass kicked down at engineer school for the past week and a half. I have not had time to go back up to the shop. Dave finished up putting everything together for me and just waiting on the computer. For the moment the mechanical fan blades have been cut shorter so tha...

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Solid axle swap and v8 do it!!!!! LOL. Mine is almost done we are just waiting on the computer, finish the exhaust and then it needs a burn in test to make sure it does not overheat. This is probably the most awesome thing I ever threw 3 grand at.

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Sounds silly. Why not just put the suburban engine and trans, axles etc under the S10. I am not sure how all of the stuff for the crew would line up with a suburban, since they are a wider vehicle than the S10.

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Awesome.

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The spider injectors/regulator in the intake is the most common problem with long cranking issues. If you have it replaced, get the upgraded unit which moves the actual injectors to the intake runner, rather than the injector/poppet setup from factory. You can tell the difference because youll see ...

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I have the Airtex one in my truck going on 4 years now, bought it when I was out of work it was all I could afford. Its probably not the best but its outlasted my expectations. I had the same long cranking issue. Mine was two fold, first half was the check valve in the fuel pump was bad, second part...

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Should be able to get it from anything 98+. The trim is usually held on with built in clips thru the bumper metal. You would need to take it off to make it easy to remove if you want to put it back on.

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paintballrocker wrote:nice thing about when i do my swap is......no IFS crap in the way!! haha

Nope, but unless you lift the oil filter might still be blocked by the pumpkin and drive shaft like mine is.

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Good thread 8) you are gathering up some good information. Thanks! I am trying to include anything that became an issue for me that I could not find the answers for. Believe it or not its extremely rare for someone to do a V8 swap on a stock 4x4 S10. I am also cross posting this thread in v8s10.org.

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No unfortunately that "junk" is exactly that lol, it doesn't fit the oil filter hole on the 5.7L. I'm gonna have to buy one from Canton if the headers end up being in the way. Right now it looks like the exhaust might block it requiring the front drive shaft to be removed to get the filter out. Id r...

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Well the engine is in! Dave got it in with plenty of clearance from the front axle. The Canton racing pan seems to work excellent with clearance. The motor however is mounted as far forward as it can go and as far up as it can go on the mounts. We used 2.8 mounts on the frame with 2.8-v8 adaptor bra...

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Yesterday I pulled the front seats and the console and cleaned the inside of the truck really good with soap and water. It is as clean as its been since I bought it. I use soap and water because it seems like if I use something like armor all that the dust just sticks to it. e: Once you get the hea...

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Might as well, the stuff is stupid cheap, and if you take it apart again for them lower gaskets you have to replace the upper gasket again anyways. With the mileage you have the lower is probably not a bad idea to change them as well. Disclaimer: I have not done any of this work myself lol. My recom...

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Sound is gone now? Do you have any leakage from the seal on the axle where the drive shaft goes in? I know mines wet as anything

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Do it, eventually the stock POS system leaks and causes problems. Mine was so bad it wiped out my cat. Even if it doesnt fix the problem, it will save you in the long run. Plus if you never changed your intake manifold gasket that will get done too when you change this. The intake manifold gasket is...

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Tuesday the frame was powerwashed and cleaned very well by Dave, I then came over and proceeded to apply the POR 15 to it. The results were incredible. I wish I took a photo before i started though. The frame cleaned up very well and once all of the undercoat was off the frame it looked like it did ...

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Try adjusting your antenna on your garage. Mine works excellent on my garage and my parents. My garage literally has an opener hanging off the contacts with a wire dangling out the bottom, that wire is the antenna. If its not hanging straight down it will get interference.

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Well Dave got the engine out today! heres some photos of the progress. The body lift parts are in place so now the cab is where it should be for when the motor goes in. Now it looks like a rollerskate. http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w41/xk1llxy0urselfx/Crew%20Cab/th_20130805_170120_zps9e0f6210.j...

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Well the core support is finally out, all the wires etc that I could possibly get to without it being on a lift have been disconnected from the body. Now to pull the thing out.

Soon.

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Well from what I understand the body lift makes maintance much easier. Like spark plugs wires sensors etc. Without a body lift the AC will not clear the hood on a 4x4. So you would then need a bigger hood. Most of this info is out there actually on v8s10.org. NOT s10v8.com/org that site is halfway u...

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Thanks what exactly would you like measured? I am not going to be the one installing the new motor

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I bought this off ebay for quite a bit of money because of its excellent condition. I failed to realize that it does not fit between the leather seats in my truck. It will fit just fine with cloth seats. It is black in color and includes all the rubber inserts. This console is very very clean, it al...

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Most likely that sensor is your problem. My first first gen S10 behaved almost exactly the same, and it was the oil pressure sending unit. They are usually wired directly to the FPR on most GM cars, however I would have to double check the schematics on an 02. Most likely if they are not directly ti...

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Bought the canton pan and got it to the shop, dave really likes it, and I really like it too. Gonna just stick that on there and forget about the whole 7 quarts thing. Oil changes will be expensive, but maybe running synthetic I can go further between changes. Anyhow, here are some photos from today...

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The JTR pan is not available anymore for some reason, I know Dave looked in to it and told me that, which is why we were just going to modify a stock 4x4 pan which seems to be no different than the 2wd one lol

Summit Racing also has that same pan for a lot less.

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Nice. Where will you be when you return to the states? Can you link me to something about this H3 pan? I dont understand how that would work since they dont even use a 350 SBC in the H3?

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All the parts were dropped off at the shop today, and the front end is already starting to come apart to get the old engine out. So much excitement. The only thing that I see so far that may be a snag is the oil pan. The one I bought is a 4qt supposedly for a 4x4 fullsize pickup, but it doesnt look ...

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Parts have arrived! http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w41/xk1llxy0urselfx/Crew%20Cab/th_20130720_183114_zps64e7554c.jpg Oil pan, pump, Sanderson headers, 4x4 stock oil pan, oil pickup and rear main seal. Heres the top end taken apart ready to install some of the new goodies. http://i173.photobucket...

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Well, whats really left to break on it? LOL

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Nice work! Probably doing what the V8 swap guys do would have worked too. Getting 2.8 mounts and then the 2.8-4.3 brackets. The 4.3L mounts are worthless. I destroyed 3 driver side ones on this truck since I have had it.

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Friday mounts and body lift kit arrived. http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w41/xk1llxy0urselfx/Crew%20Cab/th_20130706_100656_zps84d1fa14.jpg Today I ventured back out to Lehighton PA today to pick up the engine. Sat it down in the bed of the truck and it dropped a few inches. No problem for the F15...

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Here are the first two items of the photo variety. Please excuse the crappy video quality as it was shot to send via text message. I will take some more photos Sunday when I pick the motor up. http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w41/xk1llxy0urselfx/Crew%20Cab/20130701_170438_zps2d1b8dd9.jpg Click for...

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So it starts, I finally came thru with buying a 5.7L Vortec V8 to swap in to my crew. The donor vehicle is a 1997 2wd Chevy C1500 pickup. It was in good shape but the frame rotted out and split, and was horribly repaired so its junk. The owner of the vehicle seemed to keep it fairly clean otherwise ...

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Hahah roger that! Yes its been a while since I added any photos. Ill get to working on setting it up now and ill deal with the details and progress later on.

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Yesterday put a deposit on a 5.7L Vortec V8 out of a 97 1500 pickup. Picking it up Sunday. Also bought the body lift kit, motor mounts and adaptors and a set of Sanderson headers tonight. Let the V8 swap commence!

Maybe I should start a build thread for it?

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If you want to buy new I believe LMC truck also carries the plastic tank that came in the newer model like yours via their catalog/website.

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Humm I never did that with mine. Ill see what anyone else says lol.

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If the cable gets stuck locked in, like mine did, you will blow out your CV joints making tight maneuvers. This is why I personally don't recommend doing the bravada solid axle swap unless you plan to only use it for wheeling and loose ground/snow. With both axles spinning together and 4x4 off turni...

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Well, didnt really do this stuff today was monday, Got the truck moved over to the Afterhours shop to start getting things together for my engine swap. The truck surprisingly ran fine, maybe because it knows the engine is doomed. Battery was kinda dead from sitting for almost 2 months and the rotors...

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I did not put load equalizers on. They are used if you dont get the special relay. With the special relay I removed the load equalizers because the crappy wire that came out of them broke off anyways. They are a waste of money. Drive was good, got to Joliet around 10PM sat and watched trains for an ...

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Alot of LED direct replacements do not work well in lenses made for incandescent bulbs in tail lights. They will be hard to see in bright sunlight, so check it out before you go crazy with it. I tried a few direct replacment bulbs in my old suburban and my old S10 and they were OK at night but durin...

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When you press the lock button if the light stays on, does the doors respond with a lock? I wonder if you have a bad lock module not reporting to the computer that its actually locked. I had this problem with my Volkswagen, it turned out to be a cold solder joint in the latch module itself. My frien...

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My switch is not wired if someone wants it ill gladly remove it and give it to them!

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Funny that you use the brakes that way, because thats pretty much how the new ESC stuff on newer cars controls traction on a FWD when a wheel starts to slip. Granted most of them have EDL or some kind of crazy setup. My GTI uses this method for traction control but I often find myself turning it off...

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Oh boy. I had a lot of brake nightmares with mine the first few years with slide pins and calipers. I went to napa and bought the loaded eclipse calipers they sell and never looked back. So far I have had zero brake issues since.

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Rotten egg smell should be the clue that the main is bad/going, also you should get an SES light with P0420 code set in the computer. When mine went it gave me that, it was not totally clogged but was getting there.

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Which fugly GMC wheels? Who wants my S10 wheels? lol I dont want them anymore. I powerwashed the yellow off it yesterday and found the entire windshield is cracked now. I musta hit a rock that chipped the glass way up by the body at the top and from the hot days and cold nights we been having, well,...

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I would agree with Stucky and AVTekk on this one. After seeing at the afterhours shop a highrider with a severely cracked frame from the design flaws of the ZR2 IFS suspension on a frame that cant handle it. I wouldn't think rewelding all of that to your CC frame is a good idea. Even if you somehow ...

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Hahaha gotcha. Well It will be the first two weeks of june. Figure the end of the first week ill be heading your way. We will just have to keep in touch via text. I intend to enjoy every minute of this trip and see as much as I can see. Its gonna be a very very long time before I get a two week vaca...

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Would be nice to have one for parts, but with the V8 swap on the horizon, the funds are not there for another at the moment.

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