79 C-10 5.3/4L60E--MOVING ON TO BODY WORK

[bowtieguy]

Took it apart, and very carfully put it back together.  Took me a couple hours.  It was the first Time I had done it.  Next time should take me 20 minutes.

[Dragon]

Looking Good so far, I would like to do something similar to my '77 K25 in the future   I see I'm not the only one that is a T-type Lesabre(& Electra) fan, with Spare parts My '87 has been long since trashed and wrecked (Ex's are great aren't they ), but I still got the parts stashed for when I get another

Check out Lesabret.com some time. 

Yeah I try to check that out from time to time, to scope out the pics   I miss my car like crazy, but my girlfriend says it's more of a Grampy/Granny Car than my '96 Caprice   The Punk that had it before me, had it painted Dodge Blue, with dark limo tint windows, and had a JetSki tow hitch installed on the rear..  I got it after he had it repo'd, so ofcourse he had blown all of the brake seals, and Kicked in the dash, before the lot took it back.....

[bowtieguy]

Looking Good so far, I would like to do something similar to my '77 K25 in the future   I see I'm not the only one that is a T-type Lesabre(& Electra) fan, with Spare parts My '87 has been long since trashed and wrecked (Ex's are great aren't they ), but I still got the parts stashed for when I get another

Check out Lesabret.com some time. 

Yeah I try to check that out from time to time, to scope out the pics   I miss my car like crazy, but my girlfriend says it's more of a Grampy/Granny Car than my '96 Caprice   The Punk that had it before me, had it painted Dodge Blue, with dark limo tint windows, and had a JetSki tow hitch installed on the rear..  I got it after he had it repo'd, so ofcourse he had blown all of the brake seals, and Kicked in the dash, before the lot took it back.....

Here is a picture of my Black 89 lesabre T-type.

[autorepr]

Sweet Buick man, I had an Electra that was similar and in as good a shape. I do actually KICK myself from time to time for selling that one!   Look I'm doing it right now!!!

[Dragon]

Here is a picture of my Black 89 lesabre T-type.

Wow Very Clean T you got there, those Olds rims go with that body style nicely Have you ever thought about dropping it a little???  When I got mine, it had 17" Modern 5 spoke directionals wrapped in low profile tires, the coils had been cut(Struts were worn too, but not bad)and it handled fairly well..  I wasn't able to keep the rims, as one was bent beyond repair, and they were a couple of years out of being discontinued...  Wound up temperarily mounting the Factory Steels and Newer Tires(Factory size) I had left from my totaled Park Avenue, but oddly enough they improved the ride, to where it felt like it was riding on rails   That thing could corner like nobodies business, and always kept the Local Wanna-Be Tuners at bay (my high miled Park would do the same, before it was wrecked)

Edited To help take away some of the distraction! Sorry Capt, just Kool to meet another Wrong Wheel Tri-Shield Fan that also likes the same style trucks

[bowtieguy]

As of 6:25pm Friday the 25th of January, I have a Running Moving 79 C-10 with a 5.3/4L60E in it. The camara was running, just need to get time to upload it. It sounded a little rough, as expected. I plan to get it out in the drive way today and let it sit and run for a while. So far so Good. Has great oil pressure too!

[Dragon]

Wow Congrats on the new life of an Old Friend, looking forward to pics and vid!

[team39763]

Cool.  Glad you got it running man.  Do you need a crank relearn now?  I remember when I swapped my tuned ECM in my [2000] Sierra, I went to get a relearn.  It was crazy, because the lady at the parts desk called security to kick me out because she said there was no such thing as a crank relearn and she was tired of me asking for one(that was my third time that day).  One of the guys that was coming to kick me out knew what I was talking about, so he got it done for me for free. I didn't have any problems with it before the relearn, but I just did it to be safe.

[Captkaos]

That is good news!  Mine if I pull the t-type info out and move it to general?

[bowtieguy]

That is good news!  Mine if I pull the t-type info out and move it to general?

You can just delete those if you like. 

[bowtieguy]

Here are some clips of the 5.3 Running and moving.  Still have a ways to go.

[123 pugsy]

 Man, does that sound GREAT!!!!!!!!!

[bowtieguy]

Thanks pugs!  I get chills everytime I hear it run!

[team39763]

Oh yeah.  That sounds real good.  What are you running for exhaust?

[bowtieguy]

I got some down pipes from a C2500 2001 6.0L truck.  They are 3", I cut and welded all the bends together to make a pair of pipes.  I welded the down pipes to a pair of 3" 4ft long tubes from Summit for $13 a pop.  Then stabbed a pair of Thrush 2 chambered mufflers on the back, they where $29 a pop.  I have a whole $90 in my exhaust at this point. 

I plan to do some down turns, but will finish up my exhaust with a pair of Flowmaster manderal bent pipes 2.5" and an H pipe. 

But it sounds pretty tough now, may leave it for a bit!