[robbie767]

would this be everything i would need to do the 80e swap? not including the tranny or torque converter...
http://speed-eng.com/store/index.php?cPath=23_78_1995_1996_1997

 

[Hit Man X]

Yes, they have all parts.

 

[robbie767]

ok, thanks i will probly just try to find most of them used to save some cash.

 

[Dub Silverado]

Ive got pretty much everything you will need that i was going to use on my swap. PM me and maybe we can work something out.

 

[robbie767]

pm sent

 

[robbie767]

ok, i am going to start putting together everything i need to do the swap. might take me a while but i just got my taxes back:head: so that will start me off with a few parts. im deff going with the 80e after hearing nothing but bad things about 60e trannies. anybody have any tips on anything about the swap or anything i should be sure to do or whatnot?:bowtie:

 

[j's01silverado]

ok, i am going to start putting together everything i need to do the swap. might take me a while but i just got my taxes back:head: so that will start me off with a few parts. im deff going with the 80e after hearing nothing but bad things about 60e trannies. anybody have any tips on anything about the swap or anything i should be sure to do or whatnot?:bowtie:

You can get most of the stuff from the junk yard if you want to save money. 6.0 flexplate, crank spacer, dipstick tube, shifting linkage, 80e, and converter.

You have to buy the second speed controller from speed engineering and have someone flash an 80e trans file into your pcm.

You can modify your current crossmember.

An 80e/turbo 400 yolk needs to be addded to your driveshaft.

That should be enough to get you started....

 

[robbie767]

i have a nelson so tuning isnt a problem...i think im just going to get a new crossmember or is it that hard to modify?

 

[j's01silverado]

i have a nelson so tuning isnt a problem...i think im just going to get a new crossmember or is it that hard to modify?

It is pretty easy to modify. How much money are the ones that are made to fit? When I did mine, we ordered the 4l80e crossmember, and we were going to have redrill the frame for 2 of the bolts. Not sure if we ordered the wrong one or what, but we ended up adding a plate on the back of the original crossmember and it worked out well.

 

[robbie767]

ok, because the 4L80e crossmember is $279 from speed engineering?!? and if its really that easy to modify mine i will. whats the reason for modifying it anyways...something wont clear it or somethin?

 

[Kevin]

you modify it because the 80e is a longer transmission and the mount needs to be further back.

you sure you want to go through with the 80e man? it's going to be a lot harder too because you are 4wd. and it's going to cost a lot more money.

 

[robbie767]

shouldnt cost too much more i have a complete parts list for 4wd swap here...http://speed-eng.com/store/index.php?cPath=23_78_1995_1996_1997 and im buying most of the parts from dubsilverado because he bought them and is giving me a great deal because he didnt use them...

 

[j's01silverado]

Check your other thread, I posed some pics and a link to a good write up.

 

[robbie767]

anybody know if this yolk is the one i want that will fit the conversion? its the 6th one down it says "10 bolt Chevy 1350 series $79.00 10b1350"?
http://highangledriveline.com/yokes.html

 

[robbie767]

anybody...

 

[bggrnchvy]

Those are pinion yokes for a 10 bolt, not slip yokes for the t-case.

 

[robbie767]

shit...where could i get a slipyoke to fit my application?

 

[bggrnchvy]

I don't see why you have to change it, your 4wd, the input on the t-case needs to be swapped to 32 spline but the output being the mainshaft doesn't change. The slip yoke should remain the same as the S44 joint is common on the 3/4 ton trucks IIRC.

 

[robbie767]

im just going by this list because it is said to be everything...?
http://speed-eng.com/store/index.php...1995_1996_1997