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just got my motor and working on the swap. going to use ls1 swap mounts from s10v8.com and hopefully trans am factory ls1 manifolds trucks wont fit. th350 trans 3500 stall. also going for carbed set up instead of efi! Still deciding on rear end.
I think this will be the first luv ls series engine swap???? factory specs on my motor are 345 hp and 380 tq factory. carb intake free exhaust should jump it to 400 hp easily lol in my 2500 pd truck WOW

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subscribed, what oil pan are you using, how low does it hang under the crossmember if any?

I had to take crossmember out to put it in. I still havent finished my motor mounts but the oil pan that came with it(truck oil pan) fits nicely about 1/4 inch maybe less behind crossmember.

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Good web site. I have been on it a long time, I thought I was going to do a S10 before I got my Luv.,.. A lot of the things they do should work on a Luv with a few mods, if needed.

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75 Luv, 350 V8, TH350, Camaro rearend. New 1975 Luv Step side. Stock for now.
Grandmaster of the "Shade Tree" way.. I can't see the yard for all the cars. Come on down and we will sit on the porch and watch the grass grow.

thats cool....

Im not along far enough to put in a motor and trans.... but I kinda wanted to do a 4.8 or 5.3.... im glad to hear someone going with an LS engine. I wanted to be able to make mine somewhere between a daily and weekend driver.

Of course if gas keeps going higher and I dont get a motorcycle soon then I will probably end up with a 4.3 instead.... lol

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yeah my buddy is doing a 5.3l in his 89 s10 but he is buying parts like the motor mounts that already work and i am adapting them to my luv. My main problem now is exhaust. I also need coilovers anyone have any for sale??

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oh and oil pan is probably gonna hang about 2-3 inches.

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Thats about how far mine sits on my S10, I don't want to lower it because of that, but I've heard that the oil pan for an H3 will set about an inch under the crossmember, if clearance is a problem ( like if you intend to lower it) you might go with that pan. or maybe an ls2 oil pan from a 05 up vette. how much clearance do you have from the bottom of the pan to the crossmember?

from crossmember to bottom of oil pan is 2-3 inches and sits about 1/4-1/2 inch width from crossmember. I will be fine for now no plans on lowering it but if i do i will switch to a different pan.

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i was gonna just make somethin to cruise around with decent power like my old luv. the red one in my pic but decided i wanted to rule the roads around here!lol i dnt care how much gas is! Im young and i like to go fast.lol SHAKE AND BAKE- putting it on the back window haha

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I took the cab off last night. gonna buy some coilovers soon and make removable crossmember. Probably gonna cut firewall and set it in for some clearance.

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more pics

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mine ALMOST looks like that

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haha yeah i see that pic on the right beside the silverado. at first when i saw your posta i was like its just a frame then i realized it was a luv truck frame I cut my crossmember out and torsion bars and grided on the frame for about 3 hrs.

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well i took all brake hardware off and spindles etc. I am going the cheap route with s10 conversion just got the ball joints for now. I half way did the frame and painted it with one coat for now. hopefully coilovers and front end parts in a couple of weeks so i can sit the motor and tranny in to make my crossmember.

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this is what it looked like easter!lol

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I'm looking forward to seeing this come together, this is gonna' be sweet! Keep it up, looks good so far.

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thanks man!

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what did you coat it with?

I went with some paint on bedliner, and some of the same stuff in a spray can to get the hard to reach areas like in the body mounts.

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well i got filler tractor primer from tractor supply in spray can then i got black tractor paint for my spray gun

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