Impending Vortec Swap (1 Viewer)

[bloc]

bad ass

 

[bulhas]

nicely done! now all the hard work begins

 

[lazy]

Hooker 8501-5HKR Hooker Exhaust Manifolds - Holley Performance Products

• 2 bolt exit flange configuration matches 2010 Camaro (also the same as the E-rod exhaust manifolds) which can be used with OE gaskets and fasteners if desired, for an OE quality seal

**EDIT**
Found the gasket p/n
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/nal-92202326
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/nal-12617944

Thanks, I tried popping the part number 92202326 into the gm dealerships website and it didnt come up. I entered 2010 camaro with a 6.2 and searched for exhaust gasket and i got them. $8.75/each and i didnt have to wait on shipping.

 

[JeepinPete]

That first start always puts the wind back in your sails!

 

[aktundra]

Congra'ts Lazy
You said linkage is next, not sure what you are thinking of for linkage, but I clipped this pic out of 35inchoverdrive's swap thread

Measured the stroke of the '94 shifter to be 4.5", so not sure if any of these cables will work.

McMaster-Carr

 

[lazy]

Since Mark's mounting for the tcase shifter is nothing short of trash, I'm "fabbing" up a plate to mount the tcase shifter on. Had my first run with the plasma cutter yesterday....it was interesting to say the least. I ran down to the hardware store to buy some bolts and forgot my wallet. With the first start up (with successful shut down) happening, I decided to call it a weekend. The threads are M8x1.25 in the top of the mark's adapter if anyone cares....

For the transmission linkage, I'm hooking up the linkage on the driver side and going with a rod. I bought this kit, at the recommendation of @AWESOMEvoltron who has his hooked up. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/LOK-ACA-1800

My punch list is building...but maybe first drive this weekend if I don't have to run out of town for work this week....

 

[alia176]

It's ALIVE!!!!!!! Nice job.

 

[White80]

Awesome, waaaay above my level for the time being. My luck that drill would have fallen into the belts too

 

[lazy]

Still stuck on the transmission linkage...the rod with the 4l80e is too offset laterally to work with the little heim joints. what cable have people been using?

 

[DieselDriver]

This what I used, I originally purchased 1/4x28 but it was big and didn't bend very well

http://m.ebay.com/itm/Steinjager-Ca...3Abdc1965a1570a3588337136cfffa8b36%7Ciid%3A12



http://m.ebay.com/itm/Standard-Stee...3Abdc2c4e91570a357eba2ecbdfffb31df%7Ciid%3A19

 

[thatcabledude]

I've seen Trailblazer cable be used. 4l60 trans though. That's the route I plan I going.

 

[aktundra]

I was in the P&P for something else, and saw a trailblazer cable hanging from a carcass. I'm focused on getting first start, linkage is on the back burner for now, and figured it was safe where it was. It'll still be there when I was ready !!!

But it did look short

Ford 2013 F-250 did have a floor shifter option. not sure about the linkage

 

[jkdowty]

GMC envoy/trailblazer linkage here but I'm using the 4L60

 

[slow95z]

you guys are so lucky to have a pick and pull nearby

 

[jkdowty]

you guys are so lucky to have a pick and pull nearby

I bought a whole vehicle, so I could Frankenstein the two together...

 

[slow95z]

I bought a whole vehicle, so I could Frankenstein the two together...

i did that too, twice now, but ended up fixing them and selling them lol.

 

[thatcabledude]

Yeah, a pick n pill would be nice.

 

[jkdowty]

i did that too, twice now, but ended up fixing them and selling them lol.

Mine was smashed... took the whole passenger side of the vehicle off smashed

 

[aktundra]

I just picked up a cable from a 2005 trailblazer, and it snaps neatly into the transmission, and has a simple connection on the shifter side that should work fine with a brass bushing I picked up from lowes.

My 6l80 seems to be in park with the transmission shifter all the way forward. Looks like I need to fabricate an upper bracket that will allow the cable to attach to the shifter from the rear.

 

[lazy]

I cut off top of bracket that comes stock on the GM tranny. Flipped it upside down so I am shifting tranny from the top (with the wider 4l80e, you'll need the space for the exhaust if you're not routing by the bell housing). I then cut some plate and it holds the cable for the tranny. I also built on the same plate the bracket for the shifter. I've got P-N-R-D-3 to all to line up, but since I swapped my shifter arm to the Driver's side, it angles it too far forward and I'm not getting the "push" forward that I need, rather it is going more up. Last night, I cut the arm and welded it so everything is in line with the pivot point on the shifter. I have to make some adjustments to the bracket, and hopefully this works. I also need to mount the Dakota Digital Shift indicator somewhere. I plan to cut open an old bicycle tire and epoxy onto the arm and the body to act as a boot for dust and water....

This has all taken much more time than I anticipated. Most of which should have been done when the motor and tranny were out of the vehicle.