Recent content by RyanA

Yes. Between work, life, and trying to find factory GM brake lines for the master cylinder and front brakes, things had been at a stop. Later this morning, I am going to look at a 2005 Envoy Denali parts vehicle. Engine and trans are already pulled; it appears that 2004-2005 use the same ABS...

Not sure. Forgot I know a guy about 70 miles away that can do cluster reflashes. I know he can change what the DIC says for certain things but I'm not sure if he can disable the service smarttrak. Will give him a call and see if he can help if it does end up showing up once it's all together...

Front bags and side impact bags use impact sensors in different locations. 2 sensors at the front (behind the impact bar) tell the SRS module when there is a frontal impact of sufficient force to deploy the front bags. The side impact bags use a sensor located at the bottom of each front door...

If it's just a light, that would be one thing. Unfortunately, I think it will actually clog up the DIC... We will just have to wait and see. If it ends up being a problem, I'll figure out how to take care of it at that point.

Makes sense. Obviously, the only issue I would have is an annoyance on the cluster. I know a guy that can reflash clusters so maybe he can solve that issue if it actually arises. I'll take the TCCM out of the picture and that will hopefully solve my cluster warning I'm afraid I'd have. From...

Rainier shell is gone. When it was all said and done, the only wire left inside of it were the plugs that used to be attached to the mirrors. Looks like it's supposed to be nice this weekend so I am going to try to get the interior pulled out of the Bravada and start getting the interior...

Trying to put into perspective that moving the crossmember is merely about .5% of the swap. The other 99.5% will be pulling the interior and swapping all of the wiring. I'll probably have a total of less than 3 hours into all of the frame pulling and reinstalling I do. I'll probably have...

Here's pic of the frame from the Rainier and the Rainier shell still on the lift. Scrapper will be here tomorrow evening after I get off work to pick up the shell.

I have a welder, too. If swapping the frame is some huge feat for someone wanting to do a V8, you should probably just give up before you start. I can pull a frame in between 45 minutes and an hour and a half. However, the trans crossmember is about the easiest part of a V8 swap. WIRING it...

I figure it's very similar to what was in my older Bravadas and my Typhoon. No electronic controls required. Differences on the actual case don't worry me; I'm interested in whether or not the dealer can disable the warning on the dash since I'll no longer be using the electronically...

Body is pulled off of the frame. Only wiring left on body is the doors and rear hatch; plan on pulling that before it goes to scrap. Pics will be up later tonight.

In the process of doing the frame and trans/transfer case/differentials from a 2008 Trailblazer. Will be using 2004 Buick Rainier harnesses throughout the vehicle. The Bravada and Rainier both have the Smart Trak style AWD (have the motor on the side of the transfer case) but the TBSS transfer...

Although the crossmember bar is bolted in, the critical part that locates it fore/aft is welded to the frame. You can do two things if you are dead set on using your 6 cylinder frame: 1. Modify the bolt in crossmember in the center where the trans mount is. You can simply build a shelf that...

Pics of the harnesses I removed from inside: Most parts removed from engine compartment to ready frame/drivetrain for removal: AC lines, coolant tank, and other misc parts removed from engine compartment (actually removed all the the stuff on the passenger side so I could unhook the hose...

Here are some pics to show progress on the Rainier: