LB7 with ZF6 into 84 crew cab Chevy
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I have so many Questions. lol. i am also installing an lb7 in a chevy crew cab ,mine is an 01 lb7 and a 91 crew cab. i also am using the dakota digital gauges. im curious if the leads from the ecm for speedo and the tach are in a format that the aftermarket gages understands. i havent started the actual install in the truck yet i just got it striped down to bare cab now. i already have the whole 01 truck i bought it several years ago and now it is starting to get some really bad cancer on the body and the frame. i too was going to use an adapter for the 205 bought it and all,but have since decided to use the factory push button case and ford dana 60 hp instead. i still have all the shafts and coupling and infinately adjustable clocking adapters to sell now. i was planning on doing my harness myself but it is a small bit difficult to find the exact scematics that i need.
A guy I met out of Oregon, I think the name of the place is power integration something like that.
It's worked well and we've actually use quite a bit of harnesses from him on other conversions. But he said that the cruise control cannot be done without the Allison… But there's got to be a way around that because I know the cruise control works with the six speeds the Z 56s… I just drove one the other day there's one here in my town that I live in, 03 Duramax with the Z56 and the cruise control works great.
I thought the cruise control circuit ran through the BCM [also?] and needs feedback from the brake circuit as well?
You know... so it'll actually kick off when you hit the brakes.
You know... so it'll actually kick off when you hit the brakes.
Nice build...:thumb:
Pretty amazing that company is still around, I installed a Buick 225 V6 in my brothers 1965 CJ5 with their adapters. Came with engine mounts to the frame, flywheel, pilot bushing, clutch, input extension for the 4 speed granny transmission and the adapter, that was around 1978. Now, 38 years later, they must be doing something right...:thumb:
So I talked to my wire harness guy yesterday and brainstormed. Came up with a game plan for my cruise control. Ill let you know how it goes.
I thought the cruise control circuit ran through the BCM [also?] and needs feedback from the brake circuit as well?
You know... so it'll actually kick off when you hit the brakes.
Meh, who needs brakes?
But I bet your correct Mitch.
Sweet build, considering doing something similar with an old farm truck 79 k20 single cab
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My speedo will be ran from the 205 transfer case. Dakota digital sells what you need to make that work. I havent installed it all yet....however, in the next few weeks I will be back on this project pretty heavy. My harness should be here in a few days. I'll post some pictures of it. I'm sure it's another stellar piece from Ben. I haven't seen his work in person but I've dissected many harness pictures and talked to several people, his are, from what I can see, the best.
