I have an inherited 2000 Silverado with only 111K miles on it. The AC has gone out and the paint is peeling, but you've inspired me. I was to do de-badge and take all of the bling off, fix the little things going bad, and do a 2/4 drop. Finally, paint. It's burgundy and I think that's what I'll keep with blacking out everything else. No show truck or racer, just back and forth to the big-box home improvement store in style.
Lt, I’m a huge fan! Watched every episode of truck tech that you hosted! Could you please do a mini series on how to tune? There are endless videos on how to install heads, cams, intakes, turbos ect... but there are not many good videos on how to tune. Many people shy away from it, but I know that you could do it! I already know that your answer is probably going to be no, but please consider to reconsider.
@@LawrenceTolman if I wanted to swap a 5.3 into a 10th gen f150, what else would I need aside from the engine? I'm tired of going thru COPs on the 5.4 😐
@@LawrenceTolman Do you have the number too the guy in Michigan that makes the 32 spline shafts?? I have a 97 2 door chevy 4wd tahoe,planning on an ls3 with a 6L80e going too hopefully make it awd...FROM PROJECT REDTIDE...THANKS😎👊🏻
I love it man. Great build. “Cam only” ls2 ext cab 2wd with a hughes performance 80e here. If you want to piss off someone slow best then with a truck 🤟
This has been a great build to watch and thanks for providing all of the tech tips along the way! Your channel is really great and Looking forward to seeing some more builds! :)
it's nice to know after seeing you on the "network channel" and seeing you on this channel I have to say I like this forum better than the polished spoon feed crap from the network tv... and the fact that you guys really know how to work on cars .... keep up the great content you got a subscriber here ......
I would recommend Precision Transmission for your rebuilds. They have a great youtube channel, and ill be taking my 8100 suburban there eventually. Yes its quite the drive to Amarillo, TX, but its worth it to see your internals
Hey LT absolute love the channel I miss this video so I when back to watch it I love everything your doing brother keep up the good work. By the way my grandpa Wants his Chrome steps back lol
The Atlas 4200 was only found in the TrailBlazer (S10 Blazer) which was a heavy mid size SUV, the 4200 was rated at 291 HP, so it would of rolled the XCab or 4D 1500 fine. The 3500/3700 in the H3. The SBE 409, 427, 454, 496 will handle 1000 HP, its not made of glass.
well, the 8.1 isnt the same thing as a Mark IV, V or Gen 6 BBC, it has really weak pistons that let go way before 1,000. The consensus seems to be somewhere around 550 to 600hp is where they let go
I'm looking to do a 4L80E swap on my own "ugly truck" Lucky, a 1992 GMC Typhoon. Hopefully this summer I'll get a Holley Dominator efi & 4L80E swapped in & tuned. Love the progress & projects.
Maybe to celebrate your subscriber milestone you should do something else cool to the Ugly truck. I vote force patina the hood. Make it “uglier” in a beautiful way. Thanks LT for the great content!
Idk if I’m allowed to Jack this channel; but I just bought a black 99 Sierra identical to yours for $1450 buy it now at the repo auction. I’m planning very similar modifications. I’ll be subscribing.
6.0L was too common and not original... so you put in a big block... lol because BBC swapping isn't the most generic thing people do to any hot rod... and to make less boosted power too. love it
Haha now I know why you left Tn, they kicked you out for leaving all that rubber on the ground. Congrats! My work takes me to Memphis a lot and it takes a lot to get kicked out of TN😀 Great video recap LT. Don’t get kicked out of Utah 👍
I really like the content on this channel, have you considered something different? I have not seen or heard of a Triton v10 in a early to late 70's F-150. I think that would be a one of a kind build. That would be an attention getter.
Must be nice lol, im starting with the 4.8L baby LS but atleast my truck is absolutely minttt 5 speed manual with only 85k original miles on her.... Not a rust spot or a dent in sight!
I have my dads old truck it is 2000 chevy silverado just like you have and would love to have it redone like what you did and would like to know what it would cost to do a total rebuild on it
LT, can you discuss the EPA and proposed RPM Act? There seems to be some confusion and misinformation going on with this situation. Can private citizens no longer modify street vehicles for performance without CARB EO #’s, or at all?
Please help .... I'm on limited funds to scrape by ... my vortec 8100 sat for a year and now runs rough and my cheap scan tool says one code for random multiple cylinder misfires if I'm not mistaken po300 what should I look to first as the culprit
could be a lot of things, but if you're unsure of the maintenance history on the truck, id start by pulling the plugs and see if they need to be replaced
Hey LT, after watching your front sway bar install, how do you like it? How big of improvement is it? Does adding a rear sway bar improve much with a solid axle?
for the ugly truck, with the OD ratio of the 4l80e, a 4.56 would've given me a too high RPM on the highway (for what I was comfortable with) even on the 5.3. Kinda the same situation on the SRT, I felt like with the HP the engine made, a 4.56 was a little too much gear.
I did a lot of reading and found a few posts on facebook, but mostly its just a matter of moving wires around in the harness, and I was able to re-use the 5.3 wiring and computer to run the 8.1. There's a whole video on the wiring process, its from last summer.
usually the next step for these trucks is to swap to a 14 bolt semi floating 9.5" axle which is a lot stronger, and they were found in 2005-2007 Vortec Max trucks that had the 6.0. I'm not sure if there are any drop in axles available for the 8.5/8.6 10 bolt that are stronger than stock...
@@LawrenceTolman anything stronger will be a custom made axle. I'm swapping a Nissan Patrol rear axle on my 1500 GMT900. It's 10.25inch and has floating axles that are 37 splines and 1.51 inch thick! It's called H260 rear differential. Too bad the US never got it . It's popular here in the middle east and in Australia
@@LawrenceTolman that's awesome is there a kit that you would recommend thats pretty easy to install? I'm looking for something to get more power but to still be very daily friendly?
@@LawrenceTolman I'm considering this for a 5th gen camaro. Was going to take the ls3 and put into my lil pickup. It's a 97 sierra single cab long bed V6 2wd 5spd. I have a t56 do I would swap out the old nv3500 and get a new driveshaft. But I was wondering what springs would be appropriate for the weight of the 8.1
Hey LT... what size tires did you end up with on the ugly truck with those 18" stocks? I know factory is 265 65 r18... Curious as in specing mine out. Thanks man and the channel is bad ass!
@@LawrenceTolmanin thinking about a turbo setup on my big block. I use it to tow and could use a Little, mo powah baby. I have a 78/75 to 1.25ar turbo laying around but I'm thinking it'll be too leggy with only 7.4 liters to spin it. Thoughts?
Heck yea LT do a 4200 6 into something, those have been interesting for a while!
I'd really like to see a NA LL8 in a Sonoma.
I have an inherited 2000 Silverado with only 111K miles on it. The AC has gone out and the paint is peeling, but you've inspired me. I was to do de-badge and take all of the bling off, fix the little things going bad, and do a 2/4 drop. Finally, paint. It's burgundy and I think that's what I'll keep with blacking out everything else. No show truck or racer, just back and forth to the big-box home improvement store in style.
Lt, I’m a huge fan! Watched every episode of truck tech that you hosted! Could you please do a mini series on how to tune? There are endless videos on how to install heads, cams, intakes, turbos ect... but there are not many good videos on how to tune. Many people shy away from it, but I know that you could do it! I already know that your answer is probably going to be no, but please consider to reconsider.
Its a complicated topic for sure, but next time I'm tuning something I'll see what I Can do
@@LawrenceTolman if I wanted to swap a 5.3 into a 10th gen f150, what else would I need aside from the engine? I'm tired of going thru COPs on the 5.4 😐
@@LawrenceTolman
Do you have the number too the guy in Michigan that makes the 32 spline shafts?? I have a 97 2 door chevy 4wd tahoe,planning on an ls3 with a 6L80e going too hopefully make it awd...FROM PROJECT REDTIDE...THANKS😎👊🏻
I love it man. Great build. “Cam only” ls2 ext cab 2wd with a hughes performance 80e here. If you want to piss off someone slow best then with a truck 🤟
I would love to see you boost the 4200 engine, that would be so unique not many have pulled it off on TH-cam , I’m all for that content
Hell yeah bro. I know this engine well from the boat world. They are bullet proof!
Trying to imagine all these mods to a regular cab Silverado. Lol. Talk about a beast!
that would be so much fun
Thanks for the content LT......good job on the ugly truck and all the detail of the whole build......the channel is growing...good on you
Wow! I’ve been here for almost a year already!? I look forward to all your videos LT! Keep up the great work 👍🏼
230👍's up LT thanks again for having us all over for the day
I wanna say thank you for sharing your journey with ugly truck. It really did make 2020 fly by fast considering the conditions we were under.
Great to see it all come together on one highlight filled video. Great content!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love my 3.42 gears for daily highway driving. Nothing like cruising at 85-90mph at 2300rpm
yup, that is a good choice. Plus, my new tires are a little bit shorter which will help offset the 3.42s ever so slightly
Those atlas 4200s were super cool I hope they bring them back as a modern engine
You deffinetly need to do the Atlas! Have one in my trailblazer and love it a bunch!
Great roll up on the ugly truck. I can't wait to see the videos from the shoot out!
This is my new favorite TH-cam channel -- keep up the great content LT!
Thanks! Will do!
Little man is wise beyond his years! He knows he's a Chevrolet man already. Lol
This has been a great build to watch and thanks for providing all of the tech tips along the way! Your channel is really great and Looking forward to seeing some more builds! :)
Much appreciated!
it's nice to know after seeing you on the "network channel" and seeing you on this channel I have to say I like this forum better than the polished spoon feed crap from the network tv... and the fact that you guys really know how to work on cars .... keep up the great content you got a subscriber here ......
My favorite saying..no replacement for displacement.. I am a big block Chevy fan boy..
As usual I got it early today and I was happy to see you get it from the beginning to the end of the build
Ladder bars for launch too 👍
LT GREAT JOB MAN IM FROM TENNESSEE BEEN WATCHING YOU FROM WHEN YOU WAS NEW AT TRUCKS.... GREAT JOB BUDDY KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK
Keep it up! I’m a car guy through and through but I truly enjoy your channel.
Thanks! Will do!
Nice. Im glad u did ur turbs right. I can stand a remote mounted turb i feel like its to much extra.
I’m actually in the market for a 8.1 avalanche/Silverado I love this
I would recommend Precision Transmission for your rebuilds. They have a great youtube channel, and ill be taking my 8100 suburban there eventually. Yes its quite the drive to Amarillo, TX, but its worth it to see your internals
Thanks for posting this LT, I really enjoyed the content here across the pond
Probably need to gear ugly back to 342s! Awesome Channel LT.
That’s an awesome build! Thanks for sharing it!
Awesome truck man! Hard work does pay off
Props for the filter on turbo
I know a lot of people don't run a filter at all
@@LawrenceTolman me too it frightens me to think about what get sucked in.
Hey LT absolute love the channel I miss this video so I when back to watch it I love everything your doing brother keep up the good work. By the way my grandpa Wants his Chrome steps back lol
The Atlas 4200 was only found in the TrailBlazer (S10 Blazer) which was a heavy mid size SUV, the 4200 was rated at 291 HP, so it would of rolled the XCab or 4D 1500 fine.
The 3500/3700 in the H3.
The SBE 409, 427, 454, 496 will handle 1000 HP, its not made of glass.
well, the 8.1 isnt the same thing as a Mark IV, V or Gen 6 BBC, it has really weak pistons that let go way before 1,000. The consensus seems to be somewhere around 550 to 600hp is where they let go
That big gmc looks sick!!!
Nice work LT! Great ideas for my 5.3
I'm looking to do a 4L80E swap on my own "ugly truck" Lucky, a 1992 GMC Typhoon. Hopefully this summer I'll get a Holley Dominator efi & 4L80E swapped in & tuned. Love the progress & projects.
Typhoon is such a cool truck! Never seen one in real live
Love the channel. Keep it up Lt
You already know his kids are gonna have cool cars in high school
you better believe it!
You should swap the front end to like an 06 silverado with the HD bumper, you know like the one with the fog lights
Plus you can never go wrong with the cateye
Maybe to celebrate your subscriber milestone you should do something else cool to the Ugly truck. I vote force patina the hood. Make it “uglier” in a beautiful way. Thanks LT for the great content!
Nice recap we need this for every future build 🙏🏼🔥
Cool build, love the transformation.
Idk if I’m allowed to Jack this channel; but I just bought a black 99 Sierra identical to yours for $1450 buy it now at the repo auction. I’m planning very similar modifications. I’ll be subscribing.
Love the burnout!!!!!
Nice job LT on the video and editing
Ugly truck looked like it was a farm worker's truck in the orchards of Washington state. Javier Hernandez likes what you've done to his truck lol
6.0L was too common and not original... so you put in a big block... lol because BBC swapping isn't the most generic thing people do to any hot rod... and to make less boosted power too. love it
Keep up the great work bud!
I like this better than Powernation because I have TH-cam Premium and don't have to put up with any ads or commercials.
You're a great fab guy!
Thanks! Much appreciated
Good recap of build great job enjoy your videos man keep it up!
2500 with a turbo 8100 and Allison would be a cool build
Love this channel. Like powerblock but better
thanks!
I subscribed around the re-gear video. I forgot how tacky the chrome accents were.
yeah, it wasnt pretty
Cool build bro
thanks a ton!
Haha now I know why you left Tn, they kicked you out for leaving all that rubber on the ground. Congrats! My work takes me to Memphis a lot and it takes a lot to get kicked out of TN😀 Great video recap LT. Don’t get kicked out of Utah 👍
SICK!!!!!
Awesome build brother! I will be emailing you soon
Can't wait!
Talk about the RPM ACT please
that is a good idea for sure
I really like the content on this channel, have you considered something different? I have not seen or heard of a Triton v10 in a early to late 70's F-150. I think that would be a one of a kind build. That would be an attention getter.
I had wanted to do a V-10 swap into something for a long time, who knows?
Love the video man bad ass
LT You came to Alabama to buy this truck. I came to TN to get my Mazdaspeed AND my 2200$ 6.0L GMT800.
Must be nice lol, im starting with the 4.8L baby LS but atleast my truck is absolutely minttt 5 speed manual with only 85k original miles on her.... Not a rust spot or a dent in sight!
I'm thinking LSA blower on top of mine should get me where I want to be....
do it!
I have my dads old truck it is 2000 chevy silverado just like you have and would love to have it redone like what you did and would like to know what it would cost to do a total rebuild on it
When you lowered it what shocks did you use part number please I have a 1999 LS EXCAB
LT, can you discuss the EPA and proposed RPM Act? There seems to be some confusion and misinformation going on with this situation. Can private citizens no longer modify street vehicles for performance without CARB EO #’s, or at all?
Si quema cuhh
Spicy!!!
I have a 2001 Chevy but it’s the 4.8l small V8. Will all this be the same for the suspension?? Same for the transmission??
The 4200 into a junk camaro always sounded fun. 4th gen was my first thought but that's close to coopers 2jz camaro. So 3rd gen?
Crazy it took 8 psi to make 1 hp per cube. Torque is swell lol. Definitely need a cam and deck the heads like 5 times lmao
"What did you use for front suspension to hold that 8.1?" That's a sweet truck by the way👍
just the stock coils and everything, but lowered with 2" drop spindles
4l60s can handle a ton of horsepower if you spend the money to rebuild and upgrade the internals.
this is true, but it does require a skilled builder and a lot of $$
Turbo 4.2 in a s10🥸
wish you weren't so far away.. would like you to work on my vette
Please help .... I'm on limited funds to scrape by ... my vortec 8100 sat for a year and now runs rough and my cheap scan tool says one code for random multiple cylinder misfires if I'm not mistaken po300 what should I look to first as the culprit
could be a lot of things, but if you're unsure of the maintenance history on the truck, id start by pulling the plugs and see if they need to be replaced
@@LawrenceTolman
Thank you I'll let you know how it works out for me
Hey LT, after watching your front sway bar install, how do you like it? How big of improvement is it?
Does adding a rear sway bar improve much with a solid axle?
Sweet
awesome
Why 4.30 instead of 4.56 or something numerically higher? I noticed you dropped it down on the Ram SRT10 as well.
for the ugly truck, with the OD ratio of the 4l80e, a 4.56 would've given me a too high RPM on the highway (for what I was comfortable with) even on the 5.3. Kinda the same situation on the SRT, I felt like with the HP the engine made, a 4.56 was a little too much gear.
What wiring modification was done to make it work? I seen you rewired it to an extent. Did you figure it out yourself or find the info online?
I did a lot of reading and found a few posts on facebook, but mostly its just a matter of moving wires around in the harness, and I was able to re-use the 5.3 wiring and computer to run the 8.1. There's a whole video on the wiring process, its from last summer.
15:53 like in a BMW hint hint
Hey LT, would u please address ways to to make the 10bolt diff? I just snapped the axles of my 10bolt with detroit locker on 4.10
usually the next step for these trucks is to swap to a 14 bolt semi floating 9.5" axle which is a lot stronger, and they were found in 2005-2007 Vortec Max trucks that had the 6.0. I'm not sure if there are any drop in axles available for the 8.5/8.6 10 bolt that are stronger than stock...
@@LawrenceTolman anything stronger will be a custom made axle. I'm swapping a Nissan Patrol rear axle on my 1500 GMT900. It's 10.25inch and has floating axles that are 37 splines and 1.51 inch thick! It's called H260 rear differential. Too bad the US never got it . It's popular here in the middle east and in Australia
DAYUM !!
Hi, Im doing a similar swap. What torque conveter did you go with? Did you have any issues?
I’m assuming the big block is a Vortec 8.1?
yes, Gen VII 8.1 Big Block
that 5.3 would be great for a VEGA or a S10 or a Ranger
smoke
👏👏🌀
Awesome videos! And also what turbo set up would you recommend for for a 2006 chevy silverado with a 5.3?
I had a trick turbo 76mm on a 5.3 that worked good
@@LawrenceTolman that's awesome is there a kit that you would recommend thats pretty easy to install? I'm looking for something to get more power but to still be very daily friendly?
What suspension modifications did you make to support the 496?
none yet, but it def needs a stiffer spring and shock
@@LawrenceTolman I'm considering this for a 5th gen camaro. Was going to take the ls3 and put into my lil pickup. It's a 97 sierra single cab long bed V6 2wd 5spd. I have a t56 do I would swap out the old nv3500 and get a new driveshaft. But I was wondering what springs would be appropriate for the weight of the 8.1
@@LawrenceTolman maybe a video on suspension upgrades for the ugly truck.
Nuclear Sleeper.
Hey LT... what size tires did you end up with on the ugly truck with those 18" stocks? I know factory is 265 65 r18... Curious as in specing mine out. Thanks man and the channel is bad ass!
they are 265/60/18 Toyo Proxes ST2
Damn. Kinda wish he kept the 5.3
What rpm does this thing start making boost? Is it real laggy with that big a/r
it starts pulling real hard around 3,500 or so... but as long as you put your foot down like you mean it, things get started in a hurry
@@LawrenceTolmanin thinking about a turbo setup on my big block. I use it to tow and could use a Little, mo powah baby. I have a 78/75 to 1.25ar turbo laying around but I'm thinking it'll be too leggy with only 7.4 liters to spin it. Thoughts?
what size tires are on your truck ?
Pretty sure they were 265/65/18 during this video
I'd turbo but im not that smart ! Nice welding table how much $$ and brand name please
It’s a weldtable.com 2x3 foot model.
LT,
Are there any disadvantages to doing approximately the same thing to a 2500 2WD?
only that the truck is a lot heavier, but it would come with a stronger axle and transmission stock though
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Trade off’s...trade offs! What to do?
Thanks LT as always.
Bigger brakes for that new found HP.
I have a 454 with a turbo 400 with 60k it's in a 1985 RV still runs good in alabama if anyone is interested