Anthonyl79's GMC build

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Anthonyl79's BUILD - 2005 GMC Envoy

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After the lift

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2005 GMC Envoy SLT

Drivetrain Specs:
5.3 V8
3.73 Front open diff
3.73 G80 in the rear

Suspension Modifications:
installed ~ Z-71 rear springs;
installed ~ moog 81114 front springs
installed ~ markmc 2.5" lift
installed ~ 1.5" spacers
installed ~ 265/70R17 DynaPro ATM
installed ~ Monroe Sensatrac front struts and rear shocks
planned ~ process of installed Dana 44, 4 link front and pushing rear diff back
planned ~ 35" tires

Exterior Modifications:
installed ~ custom front bumper w/shackle mounts, 2" receiver
installed ~ custom rear bumper w/shackle mounts, 2" receiver and spare tire carrier
installed ~ radiator skid plate
installed ~ oil pan skid plate
installed - Auxbeam 12" 2 row led light bars x2 front bumper
installed - Nitlite 4" leds, tiggle switched and on reverse switch - rear bumper
installed ~ Plasti dipped wheels black
installed ~ 4' Firestik antenna, with Dodge Dakota mount
installed ~ Led headlamps instead of the HIDs
removed ~ side moldings

Engine - Drivetrain
installed ~ Spal E-Fan with custom shroud
installed ~ 3" exhaust and resonator delete
installed ~ 5.3L Swap
- 04 trailblazer 5.3l
- LS 9 corvette cam
- Custom 4" CA I
- HP Tuners
- Complete trans rebuild
- Beast sunshell
- Dual cage sprays
- Kevlar band
- painless accumulators
- .50 boost valve
- hardened seats on the separator plate
- red frictions and new steels
- 04 trailblazer bellhousing
- 04 buick reiner front and rear drive shafts
- 2500 stall converter
- custom transmission crossmemeber


Interior Modifications:
installed ~ custom center console safe
installed ~ Bearcat 980ssb
installed ~ Custom switch panel
installed ~ Blue LEDS for dash lights
installed ~ Rear seat removal pins


Recovery Equipment:
1 - 20' 44k recovery rope
1 - 20' 22k recovery rope
2 - 20' 10k tow ropes
snatch block, 7/8" screw pin shackles, 3/4" screw pin shackles
ratchet straps
installed ~ hi-lift jack with winch add-on
installed ~ Superwinch TigerShark 9.5 with roller fairlead
installed ~ air outlet under the hood
installed ~ Viair Air constant duty air compressor w/tank

Electrical Modifications:
installed ~ yellow top Optima battery
installed ~ custom 2/0 battery cables, plus upgraded the cable that feeds the fuse block
installed ~ 2/0 negative battery cable battery to frame
installed ~ quad headlights
installed ~ 900w power inverter
installed ~ custom 2gauge 20' jumper cables with Anderson Connector
installed ~ front and rear Anderson Connector in bumpers
installed ~ Kenwood bluetooth stereo
installed ~ Pionner 2 channel amp
installed ~ Clarion front door and tweeters
installed ~ Sony 800w 2 channel amp for 2 12" Terminator subs
installed ~ moved battery to rear storage compartment

[anthonyl79]

Started with the trim molding removal. Found a great tutorial on another site, won't mention the name. Used fishing line and a 3M adhesive remover. Then deleted the resonator.

Then came along the HID kit. The first kit I installed was from JetttStream that I cant remember that offered the kit to install quad beam head lamps. The bulbs failed shortly after and couldn't get new ones from him. Found this place through a buddy of mine and they have not failed me in 4 years now. http://www.ddmtuning.com/

The custom intake was next. Had some piping sitting on a jobsite so I grabed some and made this guy up. Running a K&N filter and did the intake box mod as well.

I will post some more of the mods that I have done here in the near future.

******Before anyone says anything about the front and rear gears not matching, thats right some idiot (ME) ordered the rear diff from the junkyard with the wrong ratio in it. Instead of the 3.42's that where factory I for some reason though it had 3.73's. So now I have not 4x4. That is why I am doing the SAS finally. ******

[anthonyl79]

Well blew the 4.2 up (For the second time). Started knocking so the rig has been sitting for 5 months now

So I am now moving forward with the 5.3 swap.
Engine Mods
LM4
LS9 Cam Factory Gm Part Number 12638427
GM Performance Valve springs 12499224
Milled heads, blended bowls
Trickflow timing chain tensioner
LS2 timing cover 12633906
LS2 Timing chain - 4x Timing Gear set for moving the cam gear to the front. 9-3672TX9 Cloyes
2200 Stall Converter

[anthonyl79]

Well here are a couple of updated photos. Working on the wiring for now. The harness came from a 03 Silverado and the ECM from a 04 Silverado. Fun thing about the 03 harness it uses a different PNP switch. )3 used two plugs and the 04 and up uses a single large plug. So little more wiring that needed to be done that didnt plan on.

Motor is ready for install just need more money to rebuild the transmission. So fell free to send some my way

[anthonyl79]

Well time for an update. The transmission done. Updated hard parts, Sonnex pinless 1-2, 3-4 acumulator pistons, vette servo, hardened seats on the separator plate. New 2800 stall converter and of course new bellhousing.

Search is on for an alternator, power steering pump, mass air flow sensor and starter. Also need some 3.73 gears for the front 7.2 diff.

[anthonyl79]

So the wiring is done, until it's ready to fire. Got the transmission and transfer case in. The back of the new 5.3 sits 2.5 inches more forward than the back of the 4.2, so had to fab the transmission crossmemeber. The 4.2 and the 5.3 Envoys and Trailblazers use the same crossmemeber but have different mounting locations.

Picked up a 2006 5.3 4x4 Trailblazer driveshaft. 4.2 driveshaft measures 36" from center of ujoint to center of ujoint. 5.3 measures 38.5 center to center. Ujoints are the same so no biggie.

That's about it for now. Next is fuel lines and some more fabing. Moving the batter to the rear and going to run two batteries.

[anthonyl79]

Here are some more pictures.
CB Radio Trim ring in process

CB radio trim

CB and trim installed

CB installed

Switch Panel

Switch Panel

Trans cross member started. Forgot to get after pics.

Cross-member

Front and rear bumpers with lights added

Front

Rear

Batter used to be here now its the new home for relays and PCM

ECM Mount

Dashlights converted to LEDs

Dashlights

[anthonyl79]

Well Navigator I hope this gets me to the offroad rated section and out of the mall cruisers.

Last summer camping trip to Estes Park


Here is a trail description
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=188

Poll Hill Road - Estes Park Colorado

Pole Hill Road Estes

Nice little sideshot.

Nice side shot

Dont let her know I posted this one. You can touch the ground out her window. Got in a little trouble from her for that one.

Dont tell her I posted this one.

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Lake McConaughy Nebraska

This is from last summers yearly trip to lake Mac. We always stay at Sandy Beach north east side. Like this little place. Drive up and down the beach, nice little hills to crawl around on. One of the favorite places to camp.

Some people shouldn't be driving on the beach. Had to pull them out after they buried the minivan.

MiniVan

My dogs and wife
Buddy

Buddy

Sasha my Shepard and the wife

Jamie and Sasha

Chole the lab driving the Envoy

Chloe

Headed down to the water for the day

Lake