My 5 Alarm Hoe

Disclaimer: Links on this page pointing to Amazon, eBay and other sites may include affiliate code. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.

OP
OP
C

Cattivo

Full Access Member
Joined
Dec 21, 2016
Posts
1,251
Reaction score
2,208
Location
The Concrete Jungle
I've read that's not a direct swap. Brackets are completely different. Not a direct swap, but supposedly can be done with a lot of work.

I was looking at both rear doors yesterday and the thought crossed my mind...guess I drank too many beers during the bbq yesterday lol
 
OP
OP
C

Cattivo

Full Access Member
Joined
Dec 21, 2016
Posts
1,251
Reaction score
2,208
Location
The Concrete Jungle
Even the taillights are different. If I remember, you had to slightly modify taillights from a hatch to work with your barn doors.

Yea I had to dremel some plastic to get the LED tail lights to fit on the barn doors...I'm sure it would be just as easy to get the Esky tail lights to fit in the barn doors
 

PG01

Elite Member
Supporting Member
Joined
Nov 6, 2016
Posts
15,919
Reaction score
21,828
Location
Up here to the right
Thats what the outer edge looked like to me that's why I swapped them out... hated them
 

Rocket Man

Mark
Supporting Member
Joined
Dec 25, 2014
Posts
26,679
Reaction score
52,954
Location
Oregon
So I'm not really a fan of how the Esky drives with the new suspension that was put in...this is where the wheels start spinning in my head. My new plan is to fix the Hoe since she only has 97k miles and the Esky has 180k but runs great...I'm going to remove all the parts from the Esky and swap them into the Hoe like the nice and comfy(power & heated) leather seats compared to my uncomfortable manual seats, pretty much a full interior swap including the dash and door panels...this is the perfect opportunity to rip out the nasty carpet and install the new black molded carpet I bought a while ago

I finally figured out why the Hoe has been idling very rough, it seems the intake manifold has a hair line crack in it which is throwing all sorts of codes, also some sort of vacuum leak from one of the hoses.

Does anyone know if I can swap the intake manifold and throttle body from the Esky onto the Hoe to save a few bucks? A new AC Delco intake manifold for the Hoe is about $500... Not sure since the Hoe has the 5.3 and the Esky has the 6.0 engine
I have an OEM intake manifold off my '02 6.0 which is in great shape and it's the exact same part that's on your '01 Tahoe 5.3. I don't need it and you can have it for the cost of shipping, probably $50.
 

PG01

Elite Member
Supporting Member
Joined
Nov 6, 2016
Posts
15,919
Reaction score
21,828
Location
Up here to the right
I have an OEM intake manifold off my '02 6.0 which is in great shape and it's the exact same part that's on your '01 Tahoe 5.3. I don't need it and you can have it for the cost of shipping, probably $50.
Red, remember when you needed your stock airbox? Just sayin.....:D;)
 

PG01

Elite Member
Supporting Member
Joined
Nov 6, 2016
Posts
15,919
Reaction score
21,828
Location
Up here to the right
Yeah well, if I ever need that intake it means I've given up on the blower and then I'll also need a ton of other parts that I no longer have either. Once you've gone Whipple there's no going back!
I know.... busting chops
 

Stonebx

TYF Newbie
Joined
May 29, 2017
Posts
28
Reaction score
28
Location
Bronx, Ny
I found an Escalade last week but if it's a Yukon Denali I may be interested :D
Unfortunately it's a 2003 Chevy Tahoe with 107k.. extremely clean in and out. Chevy dealer couldn't believe that it didn't have much rust for the year of the truck! All records of maintenance on hand. If you know of anyone that might be interested let me know. It looks identical to mines that I posted here but with 22" chrome Rims!
 
OP
OP
C

Cattivo

Full Access Member
Joined
Dec 21, 2016
Posts
1,251
Reaction score
2,208
Location
The Concrete Jungle
Unfortunately it's a 2003 Chevy Tahoe with 107k.. extremely clean in and out. Chevy dealer couldn't believe that it didn't have much rust for the year of the truck! All records of maintenance on hand. If you know of anyone that might be interested let me know. It looks identical to mines that I posted here but with 22" chrome Rims!

I work with lots of guys always looking for a new project, I'll ask around...how much?
 

Rocket Man

Mark
Supporting Member
Joined
Dec 25, 2014
Posts
26,679
Reaction score
52,954
Location
Oregon
You're welcome, I hope it helps you out. I dropped it at the shipping place tonight so it should start making progress across the country.
 
OP
OP
C

Cattivo

Full Access Member
Joined
Dec 21, 2016
Posts
1,251
Reaction score
2,208
Location
The Concrete Jungle
The Frankenstein transformation has begun...I started by removing the Esky's dashboard and swapping it with the Hoe's dashboard....took me all of 1 hour to swap dashboards from one truck to another

ESCAHOE2.jpg


ESCAHOE3.jpg


ESCAHOE4.jpg


ESCHOE1.jpg


ESCAHOE5.jpg
 

95escahoe

Full Access Member
Joined
Aug 2, 2010
Posts
5,162
Reaction score
4,466

Forum statistics

Threads
138,101
Posts
1,999,162
Members
103,029
Latest member
brice715

Latest posts

Back
Top