LS swap '60 Chevy Sedan Delivery

2165 Turbo Rail · 03-17-2012, 11:10 PM

Time to start a thread for dads new project. This one isn't going to be anything like the GTO so don't compare the two haha

This is a car that my dad and his friend used to run around in right after my dad graduated high school. The friend kept the car and for about the last 30 years it sat behind his barn in a tiny town in Kansas. Dad bought it from last year when we took the GTO up there for a "drag Main" day where the old high school grads come back to this little town and drag main. There's also a parade and car show

Here are some pics of it from that weekend and a you can see it has cancer....bad!

Lift gate was smashed in a little on the pass side

Still had an old set of slicks on it

Dad wants it to be "old school" not going to be my style but this is 100% his toy so we are building it to be exactly what he wants
Started off with the slot mag wheels with white letter tires

2165 Turbo Rail · 03-17-2012, 11:15 PM

Interior in pretty bad shape too and there are a ton of parts just thrown in back

Original AC car you can see the vent on the lower dash and controls in the middle of the dash at the bottom

Showing some of the rust

the bullet hole is real. The story goes that the friend was running from the cops and raising cain going through the fields near their town. The cops shop at the car (I guess to shoot out the tire) and shot the door instead.

2165 Turbo Rail · 03-17-2012, 11:16 PM

Start of body work ( done by one of my dads customers)

2165 Turbo Rail · 03-17-2012, 11:17 PM

2165 Turbo Rail · 03-17-2012, 11:21 PM

Dad wanted to keep it looking like it did back then. It was always primer so he had it painted with some enamel paint that looks like primer. The painted the interior a hot rod flat black

Flat black engine bay too

2165 Turbo Rail · 03-17-2012, 11:27 PM

The car is so dirty that John and I sweep under and around the car every 10 mins or so it seems like

If y'all haven't noticed this is the same body style as John's wagon. Cool coincidence I thought. This is how the car sat back then an dad likes it this high so that's how it's going to stay

(this is WITH the motor in the car)

Keeping with the old car theme we didn't clean up the motor or anything. I think it's cool that it will look like the car has been sittin for 30 years with this motor in it haha

2165 Turbo Rail · 03-17-2012, 11:31 PM

I am super proud of my lower radiator hose find. It looks stock I cut off about 6" off of a hose I found at oreilly. No idea what it fits but it was the same shape as the hanger I bent up

Gates part number 21503 (added in case anyone else needs it)

I was going to do rubber hose to the tranny cooler but John suggested hard line. I am glad we went that route it looks way better

2165 Turbo Rail · 03-17-2012, 11:47 PM

Lift gate fixed it's not 100% perfect but a damn good job considering

BlueCoupeRedVert · 03-18-2012, 07:53 AM

Looks cool Chris!

"MrEd" · 03-18-2012, 08:28 AM

cool project but god sakes get rid of the expansion plug on the intake and put in a 1"3/8 freeze plug lol....

2165 Turbo Rail · 03-18-2012, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by "MrEd"

cool project but god sakes get rid of the expansion plug on the intake and put in a 1"3/8 freeze plug lol....

I promise, when this is done that plug will be the least of your concerns. Wait till we get the SIDE PIPES on lol. Told ya. Keeping this exactly how dad wants it haha

2165 Turbo Rail · 03-18-2012, 05:40 PM

We just did some minor things today like heater hoses battery cables some wiring issues upper radiator hose stuff like that but I'm going back tonight maybe to finish the wiring harness

HarrisonTX · 03-18-2012, 05:41 PM

What tranny? Bad ass man. I love me some panels.

2165 Turbo Rail · 03-18-2012, 06:25 PM

4l60e. You'd think I would go straight to an 80 with the issues I had with the GTO. But this just a cam car so hope it will be fine

HarrisonTX · 03-18-2012, 07:28 PM

You just make this shit look so simple. I'm dying to swap a 5.3 in the 'bu, or my '69 chevy. There is a plethora or info and parts for both, just need some cash.

2165 Turbo Rail · 03-18-2012, 07:37 PM

John makes this shit look easy.. I still fumble around when doing stuff. He's had to help out on a few things on this one that are pretty basic I just didn't figure it out myself. lol.. I could not get the damn injectors into the intake, John looked at them and figure out they had the wrong O-ring on them...stuff like that.

maybe on the next one John wont need to help as much haha

joes01bullitt · 03-19-2012, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarrisonTX

You just make this shit look so simple. I'm dying to swap a 5.3 in the 'bu, or my '69 chevy. There is a plethora or info and parts for both, just need some cash.

I was just about to say that!

i swear if i lived closer i would love to give you a hand just so i could get some experience myself....

KBScobravert · 03-19-2012, 10:29 AM

When is turbo?

2165 Turbo Rail · 03-19-2012, 10:52 AM

Lol never. This is a cam only car. He doesn't like driving the Gto because it has "too much" power. He's getting old I guess haha

2165 Turbo Rail · 03-19-2012, 01:35 PM

Dad just text me this pic since he just got the rear bumper on still needs a little straightening it looks like

03-17-2012, 11:10 PM	#1
2165 Turbo Rail Lifer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Carrollton, TX Posts: 7,190	LS swap '60 Chevy Sedan Delivery Time to start a thread for dads new project. This one isn't going to be anything like the GTO so don't compare the two haha This is a car that my dad and his friend used to run around in right after my dad graduated high school. The friend kept the car and for about the last 30 years it sat behind his barn in a tiny town in Kansas. Dad bought it from last year when we took the GTO up there for a "drag Main" day where the old high school grads come back to this little town and drag main. There's also a parade and car show Here are some pics of it from that weekend and a you can see it has cancer....bad! Lift gate was smashed in a little on the pass side Still had an old set of slicks on it Dad wants it to be "old school" not going to be my style but this is 100% his toy so we are building it to be exactly what he wants Started off with the slot mag wheels with white letter tires __________________ 1969 GTO Judge Clone 6.0 liter LQ4 Turbo 4L60e on LS1tech 1960 Chevy Sedan Delivery LS swap Last edited by 2165 Turbo Rail; 03-19-2012 at 01:26 PM.

03-17-2012, 11:15 PM	#2
2165 Turbo Rail Lifer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Carrollton, TX Posts: 7,190	Interior in pretty bad shape too and there are a ton of parts just thrown in back Original AC car you can see the vent on the lower dash and controls in the middle of the dash at the bottom Showing some of the rust the bullet hole is real. The story goes that the friend was running from the cops and raising cain going through the fields near their town. The cops shop at the car (I guess to shoot out the tire) and shot the door instead. __________________ 1969 GTO Judge Clone 6.0 liter LQ4 Turbo 4L60e on LS1tech 1960 Chevy Sedan Delivery LS swap Last edited by 2165 Turbo Rail; 03-19-2012 at 10:26 AM.

03-17-2012, 11:16 PM	#3
2165 Turbo Rail Lifer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Carrollton, TX Posts: 7,190	Start of body work ( done by one of my dads customers) __________________ 1969 GTO Judge Clone 6.0 liter LQ4 Turbo 4L60e on LS1tech 1960 Chevy Sedan Delivery LS swap Last edited by 2165 Turbo Rail; 03-19-2012 at 10:26 AM.

03-17-2012, 11:17 PM	#4
2165 Turbo Rail Lifer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Carrollton, TX Posts: 7,190	__________________ 1969 GTO Judge Clone 6.0 liter LQ4 Turbo 4L60e on LS1tech 1960 Chevy Sedan Delivery LS swap

03-17-2012, 11:21 PM	#5
2165 Turbo Rail Lifer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Carrollton, TX Posts: 7,190	Dad wanted to keep it looking like it did back then. It was always primer so he had it painted with some enamel paint that looks like primer. The painted the interior a hot rod flat black Flat black engine bay too __________________ 1969 GTO Judge Clone 6.0 liter LQ4 Turbo 4L60e on LS1tech 1960 Chevy Sedan Delivery LS swap Last edited by 2165 Turbo Rail; 03-19-2012 at 10:27 AM.

03-17-2012, 11:27 PM	#6
2165 Turbo Rail Lifer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Carrollton, TX Posts: 7,190	The car is so dirty that John and I sweep under and around the car every 10 mins or so it seems like If y'all haven't noticed this is the same body style as John's wagon. Cool coincidence I thought. This is how the car sat back then an dad likes it this high so that's how it's going to stay (this is WITH the motor in the car) Keeping with the old car theme we didn't clean up the motor or anything. I think it's cool that it will look like the car has been sittin for 30 years with this motor in it haha __________________ 1969 GTO Judge Clone 6.0 liter LQ4 Turbo 4L60e on LS1tech 1960 Chevy Sedan Delivery LS swap Last edited by 2165 Turbo Rail; 03-19-2012 at 10:27 AM.

03-17-2012, 11:31 PM	#7
2165 Turbo Rail Lifer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Carrollton, TX Posts: 7,190	I am super proud of my lower radiator hose find. It looks stock I cut off about 6" off of a hose I found at oreilly. No idea what it fits but it was the same shape as the hanger I bent up Gates part number 21503 (added in case anyone else needs it) I was going to do rubber hose to the tranny cooler but John suggested hard line. I am glad we went that route it looks way better __________________ 1969 GTO Judge Clone 6.0 liter LQ4 Turbo 4L60e on LS1tech 1960 Chevy Sedan Delivery LS swap Last edited by 2165 Turbo Rail; 03-21-2012 at 09:52 PM.

03-17-2012, 11:47 PM	#8
2165 Turbo Rail Lifer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Carrollton, TX Posts: 7,190	Lift gate fixed it's not 100% perfect but a damn good job considering __________________ 1969 GTO Judge Clone 6.0 liter LQ4 Turbo 4L60e on LS1tech 1960 Chevy Sedan Delivery LS swap Last edited by 2165 Turbo Rail; 03-19-2012 at 10:28 AM.

03-18-2012, 07:53 AM	#9
BlueCoupeRedVert Mustang Coupe/Vert Driver Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Carrollton, TX. Posts: 3,703	Looks cool Chris! __________________ Doug 90 LX Coupe 5.0 90 7up Vert. 5.0

03-18-2012, 08:28 AM	#10
"MrEd" Not MREDD Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,924	cool project but god sakes get rid of the expansion plug on the intake and put in a 1"3/8 freeze plug lol....

03-18-2012, 05:40 PM	#12
2165 Turbo Rail Lifer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Carrollton, TX Posts: 7,190	We just did some minor things today like heater hoses battery cables some wiring issues upper radiator hose stuff like that but I'm going back tonight maybe to finish the wiring harness __________________ 1969 GTO Judge Clone 6.0 liter LQ4 Turbo 4L60e on LS1tech 1960 Chevy Sedan Delivery LS swap Last edited by 2165 Turbo Rail; 03-19-2012 at 10:29 AM.

03-18-2012, 05:41 PM	#13
HarrisonTX Lifer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: South Fort Worth Posts: 7,475	What tranny? Bad ass man. I love me some panels. __________________ DE OPPRESSO LIBER

03-18-2012, 06:25 PM	#14
2165 Turbo Rail Lifer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Carrollton, TX Posts: 7,190	4l60e. You'd think I would go straight to an 80 with the issues I had with the GTO. But this just a cam car so hope it will be fine __________________ 1969 GTO Judge Clone 6.0 liter LQ4 Turbo 4L60e on LS1tech 1960 Chevy Sedan Delivery LS swap

03-18-2012, 07:28 PM	#15
HarrisonTX Lifer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: South Fort Worth Posts: 7,475	You just make this shit look so simple. I'm dying to swap a 5.3 in the 'bu, or my '69 chevy. There is a plethora or info and parts for both, just need some cash. __________________ DE OPPRESSO LIBER

03-18-2012, 07:37 PM	#16
2165 Turbo Rail Lifer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Carrollton, TX Posts: 7,190	John makes this shit look easy.. I still fumble around when doing stuff. He's had to help out on a few things on this one that are pretty basic I just didn't figure it out myself. lol.. I could not get the damn injectors into the intake, John looked at them and figure out they had the wrong O-ring on them...stuff like that. maybe on the next one John wont need to help as much haha __________________ 1969 GTO Judge Clone 6.0 liter LQ4 Turbo 4L60e on LS1tech 1960 Chevy Sedan Delivery LS swap

03-19-2012, 10:29 AM	#18
KBScobravert Lifer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Niger Posts: 14,489	When is turbo?

03-19-2012, 10:52 AM	#19
2165 Turbo Rail Lifer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Carrollton, TX Posts: 7,190	Lol never. This is a cam only car. He doesn't like driving the Gto because it has "too much" power. He's getting old I guess haha __________________ 1969 GTO Judge Clone 6.0 liter LQ4 Turbo 4L60e on LS1tech 1960 Chevy Sedan Delivery LS swap

03-19-2012, 01:35 PM	#20
2165 Turbo Rail Lifer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Carrollton, TX Posts: 7,190	Dad just text me this pic since he just got the rear bumper on still needs a little straightening it looks like __________________ 1969 GTO Judge Clone 6.0 liter LQ4 Turbo 4L60e on LS1tech 1960 Chevy Sedan Delivery LS swap

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