LS swap officially underway
 

Taking my 86 to get LS swapped by a few guys in shinnston wva that are really sharp on these things, vhc custom performance..... Super psyched! Ill post pics as i get them. Been collecting parts for this for nearly a year now. Going with 5.3L/4L60 and 3:73 rear end, rear disc brake conversion, 91 gauge cluster with gmsports tach/fuel gauge combo, new steering wheel, 2001 S10 resevoir, 2001 tahoe master cylinder, new brake lines ect

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sweet looking truck...will be a blast when finished....

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I just love that truck!! Wow, it's going to be even better after the Swap :metal:

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That's Awesome...

What are your plans for the A/C?

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thanks, and yeah, i cant wait....waited patiently for nearly a year now

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thanks TKCR, itll have to be quicker, it was so slow it couldn't get out of its own way.... 305 with overdrive and 273 rear end:lol:

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thanks man, i bought all the holley brackets to reuse my pancake style a/c compressor, just have to get new lines made up

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Sweet! I'll have to watch this closely. Thinking about updating the red truck as well. I'm very interested to see if you think the rear brake upgrade is worth the $$$.

I hope everything goes well!

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A few updated pictures

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oh yeah!!!...I remember when mine looked like that....sorta...

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Beautiful truck! I will be tagging along.

Yes! Though I messed up already on step 1...start with a beautiful truck like this!

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you taking notes Doug?...wink wink....haha

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I like the takeout with engine and transmission in one unit. Nice hoist work.

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Thanks guys!

Motor/trans all out. Truck has 97k miles on it.

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More progress

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LS motor fitted. Will look better with final accessories and engine cover on:metal:

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that was quck!!!.....progress progress

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Im in!!!!

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Why did you replace the Master Cylinder? Is it due to some clearance issue with the LS engine? Just wondering - as I'll be doing this myself in the near future.

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if i remember correctly, the 2001 set up gives more line pressure for rear disc brakes, and I'm converting to rear disc brakes also

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Rear disc brake kit mocked up, new rear end cover on

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Which rear disk setup are you using?

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that disc brake setup looks sweet.......this thing is gonna be sweet

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Ended up going with littleshopmfg rear disc conversion

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Thanks, and Man i hope, gathered parts for a whole year, so ive been extremely patient. Im ready for it to be done at this point 😆