2015 A New Year!

Finally after going all winter without  any progress on my ideas of which way i wanted to go with the truck, i was talking to a friend at church one day who is big into Jeeping, and off loading, and he's telling me all about his build on his jeep.  That's when it all came about....


I was going to do the engine and transmission swap into the 86' and use whatever else i could from the Yukon to make it better.  Out came the engine, transmission, transfer case, and all the wiring.  What a mess. There really is a lot of stuff crammed into the engine compartments of cars these days..

After getting everything out I wanted out, The Yukon went to the backyard to be set on blocks, yes i know its "redneck", but i still need parts from it before scraping it. That's when the engine, which ran fine, needed a little refresher and a little flair. Note: "I had never tore down or rebuilt a vehicle engine before. So hopefully it runs"

Tear down revealed some of the seals and gaskets were on there way out. Especially the head gaskets, 150,000+ miles will do that to them.  So with new gaskets, seals, and some head work, I put it all back together.  Typical of the 80's and other small block Gm motors is either Orange or Black paint since i knew from when my brother Trevor rebuilt the motor in the family 72' GMC growing up. He painted that motor orange, which turned out pretty cool, but wasn't for me and this build.

Wall La!!
Grabber Green!

Trust me it really is a cool color, especially once its in the truck.