91 1st gen 5.3 resto rod

[NCRides]

Thanks guys, your kind words and enthusiasm are what keeps me going especially when I run into problems like the latest one. After getting the fuel system working I naturally tried to start it but it only fires for a second then quits, looks like VATS, which was supposed to be deleted, I'm thinking when I hooked up the harness that was wired wrong the computer read an error and initiated vats...so the computer is on the way to FL so Jared can check it out...oh ya my laptop just started acting up so that is on the way back to HP...wtf...Mercury must be in retrograde, I think I'll stay away from electronics for a couple days... maybe go ride my mountain bike see if I can hurt myself

[swazo]

Make sure you have your ignition switch wired right. I know on some swaps, one wire needs to see constant power and if it only gets it during the initial start up.... that's why some of the swaps shut right off. VATS is either on or off from what I understand, which wouldn't allow the engine to fire at all.

Might be worth looking at, just in case.

[NCRides]

It lives !!..... the computer had lost it's predator program and reverted back to stock, so it was the Vats disabling it...Jared straightened it out and I now have a running truck YAAHOO

[NCRides]

I took this with my digi camera the sound is a little off but you get the idea

[Kampz69]

turning out great man

[mr spree]

awesome man! is the audio quiet? exhaust seems quiet? How does it sound dumped off like that out of the duel muffler

[NCRides]

yes the audio is quiet... it sounds kinda muffled and has a resonance like they allways do without tailpipes but I will be putting tailpipes on it then it will sound alot better, soon as I can drive it to the muffler shop

[NCRides]

I think I've got almost all the bugs out of it ...It now runs a constant 195 degrees..the motor noise is gone now all you can hear are the injectors firing...the brakes are working properly...the check engine light is out...the only thing left now is no speedometer

[mr spree]

Are you using jared's harness?

[NCRides]

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Are you using jared's harness?

yes his harness, his program..I sent him an email but I haven't heard from him I'll call him tomorrow

[mr spree]

well when you figure out the speedometer problem let us know. im thinkin im gonna run into the same problem too

[mabru]

This is a great project...you've done an awesome job. I recently picked up another 92 reg cab short bed and I'm planning on doing something similar only with a lsx 376. Still in the tear down stage, but will probably start a build thread after I send the frame off for powder coat. Once again...excellent workmanship!

[Barry]

Thanks for the great pics and write up. Your project gives me more inspriration for my 99 GMC Sonoma Restoration. LOL I cant wait to get my LS6 in and fired up. Sometimes it seems like this project is taking forever! Thanks again NCRides

-Barry

[NCRides]

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well when you figure out the speedometer problem let us know. im thinkin im gonna run into the same problem too

I ordered a speedo out of a 92 with tach for $119 shipped from http://www.everdrive.com/ these guys offer 3 year warrenty and free shipping on all parts
I'll let you know if it fix's the issue

[NCRides]

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This is a great project...you've done an awesome job. I recently picked up another 92 reg cab short bed and I'm planning on doing something similar only with a lsx 376. Still in the tear down stage, but will probably start a build thread after I send the frame off for powder coat. Once again...excellent workmanship!

Thanks..restoration is the only way to go.it should be a great project..I'm looking forward to pics

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Thanks for the great pics and write up. Your project gives me more inspriration for my 99 GMC Sonoma Restoration. LOL I cant wait to get my LS6 in and fired up. Sometimes it seems like this project is taking forever! Thanks again NCRides

hey glad you are enjoying the thread..haveing it running is a great feeling,especially after 3+ years, when the funds are hard to come by it slows things down so much its hard to keep going but the support from all the members here is what inspires so I'm glad I can return the favor..good luck

[NCRides]

speaking of the funds getting tight... I'm running low and the washing machine just blew a gasket at home damn it...oh well I was hoping I could drive this before it snows but that would mean another couple hundred $$ I don't have for ins. and reg. and for what just to look at it sitting all winter.... I guess I'll just keep picking away at the little finishing details and come spring I'll have a turnkey truck...

details like securing any loose wires or lines and replace any rusty old bolts or screws that I might have missed.. (did I tell you http://www.totallystainless.com/ is coming out with stainless suspension hardware)...yahoo

I don't like how the roll pan was made. To clear the tailgate when it opens I had to drop it down a 1/2" now the bottom hangs below the fenders, this is not acceptable..... I'll cut it just inside the top edge then weld in a strip raising it up to close the gap between the tailgate and fit flush with the bottom while leaveing enough room for the tailgate to swing when it opens

I want to recarpet the bottom of the door panels and get new fabric inserts that match the blazer bucket seats

install tunes

tonneau cover

build a custom gauge cluster and gauge pod

bring it over the body shop and touch up the scratch's from being in a tight garage clean off any overspray or dust on the under carriage from when it was in the shop last time then give the paint a wet sand and buff..................

it's gona be a long cold winter with an unheated garage

[Spnknu]

Sell me the truck, then you can have a heated garage for whatever you like...haha. Looks good man, one of best swap/restore I've seen in awhile. Planning on doing the same to my turd but its my primary vehicle and I'm still gathering parts. Keep us posted...

[NCRides]

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Sell me the truck, then you can have a heated garage for whatever you like...

OK..got 20K...LOL........

......It is so close just a few more small things to finish...I wish it was spring and not fall


the speedo I ordered came in today but it had no tach...it's going back tomorrow and they say they have the one I need, we'll see

[mr spree]

that sucks about the tach, hopefully they do send ya what you need

[NCRides]

I figured f#ck it you only live once, and you never know when you'll cash in....
so I sent the paper work out today and I'll have plates for it on friday and hopefully the other gauge cluster....

I should have it ready for a test drive next week...

oh ya I finished the battery setup last night I found this sound deadning material with self adhesive to put under the base plate, it tends to get brittle but it'll work for now ...using the side post I was able tuck the cables behind the battery out of sight

[art]

I can still see them in the reflection on the nice paint. That's what you get for doing a good job

[s10-den]

LOOKS GREAT!!!I have been busy latly and havent been around here.What was the deal with the speedo?

[NCRides]

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I can still see them in the reflection on the nice paint. That's what you get for doing a good job

oh you saw that

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LOOKS GREAT!!!I have been busy latly and havent been around here.What was the deal with the speedo?

Thanks man...the speedo I got from everdrive didn't have a tach like I ordered so I had to return it, another one should be here in the next couple days

I painted the front bumper and mirrors today along with the tailights, all color matched to the truck I'll have pics tomorrow

[NCRides]

the speedo hasn't worked at all since I've had it running, it appears the computer is reading the vss but the speedo isn't recieving a sig. I have a 92 dash harness in the truck so I had a yard look up what works with a 92, the interchange came up with 92-94 p/u & blazer. I couldn't find one locally so I found this company EverDrive online when I talked to them on the phone they claimed to have exactly what I was looking for, a cluster for a floor shift with a tach...it could still be the vss or something else but at least I'll elliminate the dash and hopefully end up with a tach

[BLAZIN1990]

Any news on your truck speedo im saving for the harness jared sells for my first gen blazer. And i must say very nice truck my friend!!!

[NCRides]

the second cluster was a standard non tach unit also so I've changed my search to a sonoma gt cluster, a little more money but I think it looks better, if I don't find one of those I'll go aftermarket with auto meter gauges..I'm going to pickup a standard cluster for testing and to have if I go aftermarket

[BLAZIN1990]

You got a pic of the sonoma gt cluster i don' tthink it looks like the ty/sy but could be wrong ...i ve seen a couple of blazers-pickups, here in savannah with digital and 80+ speedos curious to see the one your talkin about! maybe i could search for ya

[NCRides]

thanks bro it does actually look like the ty/sy except it doesn't have the boost gauge and it is analog not digital

[BLAZIN1990]

Roger that ill be searchin here in the low country! I also think I read somewhere on here about a guy using a sunfire gt cluster it looks really similar to the one were lookin for. Maybe give that a look and see what you think.

[tjb406]

did you do the oil pan yourself? what did you use to weld it?truck realy looks good!hope mine turns out 1/2 that good.would you sell the fuel line tools now that you are done making your lines?

[NCRides]

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Roger that ill be searchin here in the low country! I also think I read somewhere on here about a guy using a sunfire gt cluster it looks really similar to the one were lookin for. Maybe give that a look and see what you think.

If I remember right the sunfire dash is a little different doesn't fit the bezel exactly I'm still looking... I picked up a stock 92 speedo but it has water damage and the circuit board is damaged

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did you do the oil pan yourself? what did you use to weld it?truck realy looks good!hope mine turns out 1/2 that good.would you sell the fuel line tools now that you are done making your lines?

I did everything but the tig welding I had my old boss do the heliarc work...patience it takes patience to take a project this far...I'll think about the tools

[AmericanMuscle]

so are you driving it? its been over a week since you were planning on taking it for a spin.

i'm not giving you crap because i'm still not driving mine and its latest test drive deadline was tomorrow, unfortunately college is making me miss thsat deadline again...

[NCRides]

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so are you driving it? its been over a week since you were planning on taking it for a spin

I'm getting used to missed deadlines ...nope no ride yet maybe this weekend...I'm in no rush now what with winter just around the corner I may as well take my time now and make sure everthing is right...I just got the speedo working it turns out the (speed sensor/buffer module) is needed to run the speedo and since it is attached to the side of the computer it and must have gotten discarded because I can't find either of the two computers that I had, this is what happens when you move a project multiple times before it is finished

[mr spree]

so explain to me how you got your speedo to work because mine does not work either

[NCRides]

I wanted a custom fit condensor and I found one made by Hot Rod Air so I ordered one through Summit it was a special order then it got back ordered then they told me they couldn't get it and sent me one for some foriegn car that I promptly sent back... so I called Hot Rod Air and they had one here in four days...all mounted just need to make cutom lines

with stainless lines for the center support

brackets I made in the basement with a sawsall and hand grinder

[NCRides]

Quote: Originally Posted by mr spree

so explain to me how you got your speedo to work because mine does not work either

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I just got the speedo working it turns out the (speed sensor/buffer module) is needed to run the speedo

on the original S10 PCM there is a small white plastic box attached to it, this is the (vss buffer module) I picked up another pcm at the salvage yard, I removed the module and attached it to the back of the dash where the computer originally mounted, and plugged it into the connecter that is still in the dash harness...BINGO we have speedo...after all that it was just a little white box

[superbee]

Very very nice job. I cant wait to get a truck to play with.

Its going to all be worth it when you drive it! Gorgious truck.

[comgtsom]

Quote: Originally Posted by NCRides

I wanted a custom fit condensor and I found one made by Hot Rod Air so I ordered one through Summit it was a special order then it got back ordered then they told me they couldn't get it and sent me one for some foriegn car that I promptly sent back... so I called Hot Rod Air and they had one here in four days...all mounted just need to make cutom lines

with stainless lines for the center support

brackets I made in the basement with a sawsall and hand grinder

which one from hot rod air did you get and how much? lol.

[NCRides]

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which one from hot rod air did you get and how much? lol.

it's part #15-2224 $125 it also comes plain alluminum part #15-1224

[s10-den]

I love the ac condensor!!!What rad did you end up with ?How much for a set of those "custom" braces......lookes great man!

[mr spree]

Quote: Originally Posted by NCRides

on the original S10 PCM there is a small white plastic box attached to it, this is the (vss buffer module) I picked up another pcm at the salvage yard, I removed the module and attached it to the back of the dash where the computer originally mounted, and plugged it into the connecter that is still in the dash harness...BINGO we have speedo...after all that it was just a little white box

hmm well i still have that little white box that was connected to the bigger computer under the glove box, and still no speedo.

[NCRides]

Quote: Originally Posted by s10-den

I love the ac condensor!!!What rad did you end up with ?How much for a set of those "custom" braces......lookes great man!

Thanks man...the radiator was made by a company out of Michigan Superior Radiator I think I paid $400 on e bay...like those braces their stainless 3/8 fuel line bent with a standard fuel line tool the ends were flattened in the vise and I installed threaded inserts in the support so they bolt on..hell ya I could make you a set

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hmm well i still have that little white box that was connected to the bigger computer under the glove box, and still no speedo

I'll have to think about this one ..I have a plug that comes out of the abs harness it has three wires pink,purple and black/white..where does it go

[AmericanMuscle]

Quote: Originally Posted by NCRides

with stainless lines for the center support

that turned out great!

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I'm in no rush now what with winter just around the corner I may as well take my time now and make sure everthing is right

winter is my best time down here in southern az. all I have to do is make sure the heater works and i'm good to go.

[NCRides]

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winter is my best time down here in southern az. all I have to do is make sure the heater works and i'm good to go.

I'm envious...hopefully I have a couple more weeks of good weather before it hits then it'll be just over 5 months to look at this thing sitting in the garage before the roads will be clean enough to take it back out...I really need to find a winter hangout down south, this cold weather is getting old

[mr spree]

Quote: Originally Posted by NCRides

I'll have to think about this one ..I have a plug that comes out of the abs harness it has three wires pink,purple and black/white..where does it go

Can you get a picture of it?

[NCRides]

first test drive coming up wish me luck........................

[mr spree]

nice! good luck!