Daryl Z71's 2006 Silverado Z71 Re-build

cobrajet84 · February 8, 2015

Wheels and tires look good.

Btuggle88 · February 8, 2015

Looks good.

white1500 · February 18, 2015

Bump

Hopefully you can document as much of the engine swap as possible. Are you doing it yourself?

Daryl Z71 · February 18, 2015

Yep, Dad and I will be doing all the work ourselves. Just another engine swap to add to his resume lol!

I ordered headers, and ARP bolts last night. Went to Auto zone today, and picked up a Melling oil pump, and a pair of Mechanix Wear Gloves.

white1500 · February 18, 2015

So much effing win! I think I'm more excited than you. lol

Daryl Z71 · February 18, 2015

Haha! Idk man I'm pretty excited. This thing will sound amazing with headers, and exhaust.

Daryl Z71 · February 19, 2015

On the way home now with a new to me L33 5.3L

white1500 · February 19, 2015

A gmt800 with an upgraded 5.3 and suspension, what a dream!

I would be torn between an '02 and an '06 if I needed to replace mine. My dad and I drove around some gnarly and sandy trails on Monday and his truck was amazingly solid and capable. He stayed in 2wd the entire time and never had any issues in the sandy river beds where others including me had trouble.

And his cabin is also quieter than mine...

I'm glad you didn't sell for a plastic 900.

cobrajet84 · February 19, 2015

Sweet engine!

00Silverado4x4 · February 19, 2015

Awesome upgrade. All aluminum will shed some weight. Guess you'll be keeping the truck for a while longer now.

Chris · February 19, 2015

Awesome upgrade. All aluminum will shed some weight. Guess you'll be keeping the truck for a while longer now.

I think he already had an L33

Daryl Z71 · February 19, 2015

Yup. Just swapping my 233k mile L33 for this 75k mile one.

Daryl Z71 · February 19, 2015

Header bolts came, headers will be here tomorrow.

white1500 · February 20, 2015

Sorry if I missed this but which headers did you buy? And are you tuning as well?

Daryl Z71 · February 20, 2015

Sorry if I missed this but which headers did you buy? And are you tuning as well?

Just a set of BBK Ceramic Coated Shorty Headers. I know everyone says to buy long tubes etc, but I've had shorty's before on my 2005, and I was happy with them. Just looking for the sound really.