1995 sleeper truck 6.0
01-09-2010, 10:00 PM
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1995 sleeper truck 6.0
I started this project 3 years ago with a crashed 1995 V6 RCSB Chevy. I wanted to build a sleeper to drive on the streets and run at the drags. I had the frame straightened, new front sheet metal and removed the body and drivetrain from the frame. I replaced the rear suspension with 9 inch Ford and Magnum 4-link kit from Competition Engineering. Motor is a 6.0 LQ4 with a 4L80E. Here are some pictures of where I am now.
Last edited by SCOTT_A; 01-09-2010 at 10:21 PM.
01-09-2010, 10:36 PM
#4
The trucks in the garage for the winter... I plan to paint it before the spring. I got the motor wired and running last fall. The local dragaway closed for winter at the end of October and I badly wanted to get a few runs in at the track. First time I ever drove the truck after frame straightening, 4 link install and motor/tranny swap was to drive to the racetrack. I ran a best of 13.8 @100 that first night with drag radials, a stock tune and stock converter. Plan to run on the bottle this spring...
01-10-2010, 10:42 AM
#6
The swap wasn't bad. I bought the motor and tranny from a local salvage yard. The motor came with the wiring harness, which I sent to Wait for Me Performance. They cut the original harness down to just motor and tranny functions and labeled all the connections I needed to make to the truck. It was easier than I thought it would be.
I made my own motor mounts, but that was 2 years ago and since then you can buy the mounts to adapt from the old motor to the new one. I'm going to post a series of pictures of the project start to finish.
I made my own motor mounts, but that was 2 years ago and since then you can buy the mounts to adapt from the old motor to the new one. I'm going to post a series of pictures of the project start to finish.
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01-10-2010, 11:25 AM
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The swap wasn't bad. I bought the motor and tranny from a local salvage yard. The motor came with the wiring harness, which I sent to Wait for Me Performance. They cut the original harness down to just motor and tranny functions and labeled all the connections I needed to make to the truck. It was easier than I thought it would be.
I made my own motor mounts, but that was 2 years ago and since then you can buy the mounts to adapt from the old motor to the new one. I'm going to post a series of pictures of the project start to finish.
I made my own motor mounts, but that was 2 years ago and since then you can buy the mounts to adapt from the old motor to the new one. I'm going to post a series of pictures of the project start to finish.
01-10-2010, 11:36 AM
#9
I bought the truck on Ebay. It was neglected, had a HORRIBLE paint job, a Holstein cow print headliner and was wrecked. But finding a 2wd RCSB in New England with good sheet metal was tough. Here it is the day I brought it home Nov 2006.
The frame was tweaked and this side shot shows the driver side fender pushed into the door.
A chassis shop pulled the frame back into shape and I began work on the 4-link
Here is the frame flipped upside down for ease of welding.
After the chassis was fully welded, I sand blasted, primed and painted the frame.
The frame was tweaked and this side shot shows the driver side fender pushed into the door.
A chassis shop pulled the frame back into shape and I began work on the 4-link
Here is the frame flipped upside down for ease of welding.
After the chassis was fully welded, I sand blasted, primed and painted the frame.
Last edited by SCOTT_A; 09-15-2013 at 09:50 PM.
