This is what happened to my tahoe in May

[th3 shifty]

I would to LS swap it right now, since the entire front end is off, but I’ll have to wait on that for another time, I need to get this back on the road. Next week I’m probably going to order the RC 6” lift kit, and 35’s

 

[th3 shifty]

Little bit of work done, removed the front right damaged fender and inner fender well. Also removed the broken hinge roller pin, put in a new AC Delco water pump.

Tomorrow I’m going to tackle the door hinge pins and get that squared away, then start on putting the new fender and inner fender well on

 

[RoadTrip]

Glad the rebuild is progressing and that you have the skills to make it happen. Both of my sons learned to drive in our GMT400 Silverado and it was each one’s ‘first car’. Yes, they got into minor accidents and the truck had damage I could repair.

Once, one of my sons came bombing down the snowy hill and rounded the curve, hitting the gas, expecting to fishtail. He forgot he was in 4wd so the truck simply went where it was pointed — into a row of 6 neighbors’ mailboxes!

I had him write a apology note to the neighbors and we went to the lumber yard, got lumber and he rebuilt a frame, dug the post holes and mounted the mailboxes back in place. In addition to teaching him a lesson, it was great father & son time.

Point is, your daughter ought to be part of this rebuild.

 

[th3 shifty]

Got the steering gear removed today, have a new “83” unit to go in. Also I had a damn hard time with these Dorman door roller pins, decided I would just order new bolt in ones from Cunningham Machine since I already ordered their door hinge bushings.

Also order more parts from Rockauto (wheel bearing hub kits, trans cooler lines ect.) I think next week I’ll be ordering the Rough Country 6” lift kit.

 

[th3 shifty]

My new Cunningham Machine door rollers and pins came in a day ago, I had previously just bought the bushings, but I attempted to put in the doorman rollers.. what a joke

I also got my new Procomp Wheels from Summitracing, 15x10’s to go on once I put on the RC 6” lift kit

 

[th3 shifty]

Set the first roller pin into place, super easy

 

[th3 shifty]

The procomps, 15x10

 

[blondie70]

Where are those Pro Comps made ?

 

[th3 shifty]

the procomp factory is actually up here in UT

 

[th3 shifty]

Update: got the axels out, and wrestled the front diff out, I took it out completely in prep for the Rough Country lift. Probably gong to send it to the shop to have 4:56 gears put in it. The I removed the oil pan and put it in the parts washer, probably going to have to wire wheel some parts of the outside and repaint.

I also picked up a new melling 155HV oil pump, shaft, and a cloyes timing set. I’ll take more pics tomorrow but here’s 1 for now

 

[th3 shifty]

Small update, got the Cloyes timing set in, got the old oil pan gasket off and cleaned the underside

 

[th3 shifty]

Progressing slow due to weather, truck is outside in my RV space, and snow and rain have hampered progress. Tomorrow is supposed to be a nice day here in UT. I’ll be back at it, need to install the oil cooler housing, new GM lines, oil pan, and balancer, at least that’s the goal for tomorrow.

 

[th3 shifty]

Got the oil pan back on, felpro gasket, got the oil cooler adapter on with new gaskets, also new GM oil lines. I also started to pull the power steering pulley, only to find that it’s leaking from the pump shaft, so I ordered a new BBB unit from rock auto.

 

[th3 shifty]

Had a decent day. Got the passenger inner fender well on, had to cut and modify the body/radiator mount a bit to make it level and even with the driver side, mocked up the radiator support. Then I got a delivery, my balancer installer came, got the balancer on, cleaned up the pulley and painted it.
I also received the new power steering pump, so I got that installed, as well as the new lines for it.

 

[th3 shifty]

I do have a new PS pulley to go in, but ran out of time. I also had to disassemble the exhaust pipes to get access to the old transmission lines, just waiting on new lines for those.

Also forgot, got the new water pump installed, and a new thermostat.

Things will start progressing fast now. I also still need to order the Rough Country 6” lift kit, and get my front diff over to the driveline shop and have them do all the seals, I could do it myself but I’m limited on time, easier for them to do it

 

[rell_ent]

Nice thread.. and dont feel bad i fish tailed mines in the snow, i think ima rebuild mines too. So i might be asking for help

 

[Hoesgottaeat2]

Nice thread.. and dont feel bad i fish tailed mines in the snow, i think ima rebuild mines too. So i might be asking for help

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[th3 shifty]

More parts have arrived… got my Trakmotive extreme duty front shafts, and GM brake hoses

 

[th3 shifty]

Also new brake rotors.

And hoses

 

[th3 shifty]

The update: so I got the power steering pump on, need to put the pulley on on, new lines are also in and attached to the new rebuilt 83 steering box unit.

I also got a new alternator, I picked a 140 amp that said would fit, there are 2 issues. #1 it’s a square plug, can I convert my plug to this square plug? Issue #2, it’s not quite fitting due to the small metal hose for the heater core, any ideas on that?