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Thanks.

I didn't change anything. Maybe I should?

Do you mean inside the tanks?

Thanks, i drive truck only for 6.5 diesel, because it has lot's of damage all around. Only moving the truck to my yard, about 20 meters.

Thanks, Some day i will change injectors on the engine ,so maybe we keep in touch.

Next thing was put all parts back to truck, new front bumber, And the speedo meter thing was very interesting also, 4L80-e uses electonic speedo and my truck uses cable driving speedo, I want to built speedo that just use the original equipment, so i don't order cable-x box and all others...

After painting That time the transsmission only uses first gear, because electical work was under construction. I looked day after day those electrical drawings and find out in the G-vans uses external DRAC module, so i went to donor van and find that module, connecting it to C30 and get...

Now the truck was ready to move to my friend garage to do some metal work and painting. Driver side front fender is new, but door was used, door came out on 1985 suburban, We paint door and fender first on the back side, and then install them to truck and painted all...

Other works need to be done before firing up first time the engine on C30. Oil cooler lines, electrical works. etc. So the truck has two piece drive shaft and 4L80 e was longer than TH400 i have to shortened first drive shaft. i get very usefull help on 67-78 forum. And lucky for me , C30 truck...

And what comes to Rear fender. I ordered it from Texas, but maybe some mistake happend, when i get the fender it was about 3,7 inch short. But i cut fender to half, and add some fiberclass between two halfs to get it correct lenght. After all work fender was ready, that was my first...

that all happends in last summer, because truck is so big and my garage is small, I have work on my yard, so during autum and winter i have time to figured out some other issues to get solved, and get things ready for summer. My friend is skillfull welder so we fix that rear alcoa wheel...

Now i give the first try to install engine back to C30. I used original 454 motor mounts, all i have to to is just put passenger side motor mount to little bit upper than it was, then the Diesel engine was there. I forgot to take pictures when i put engine back. but i try to tell something...

Then i take engine and transmission out of the G30 van. Bumber off Then i take off all parts on the front of that van. When i buy that van i have to drove it about 200miles to get it home.So i have plenty of time to check the engine and transmission are working propely. That engine and...

Ok, let's start. Truck has little colission damage on driver side when i get it, it came from California to Finland. There's some damage list, Front fender, front driver door, center link, Rear fender missing (there is some work to get it done.),Leaf spring was broken, rear end was...

Thanks for all, I try to link some pictures and get little story during the swap. And all other modifications what i have to do, to get engine and transmission work again on new chassic.

I have been swap the engine and transsmission on my truck. 454--> 6.5 N/A Diesel , TH400-->4L80E Truck is Chevrolet 1986 Crew cap dually. Diesel engine come out on G30 van 1994.