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well i found a 350 . i'm thinking about getting it for my luv and either putting it in or trading for a smaller emgine. is it possible to use the stock tranny and rear end with the 350 or not ?is the conversion kit on this site for a 350?

I believe you should be looking for a tranny for it that came out of a machine that handled it. Like if you got the SBC 350 out of a buick, then you should get a buick RWD tranny, then perform the drive axle upgrade to handle it.

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More LUV than one man could ever need - Spread the LUV!
- 1976 Chevy Longbed - Daily Driver
- 1981 Chevy Shortbed 4X4 - Needs Help!
- 1981 Chevy Luv 4X4 - Newly put together

Theres been talk of somebody doing that on here before. Im gonna advise against it though, i don't think theres enough tranny to hold a SBC. Just not enough tranny there.

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-1981 Chevy LUV, 283SBC, T350 Trans, White In Colour, Long Box, Never Ending Project!
-2001 F-350 Superduty XLT 7.3L Diesel Auto, Ext. Cab, Long Box, White In Colour
-1998 F-150 XL 4.2L V6 5spd , Reg. Cab, Flareside SB, Red In Colour

Oh and the stock rear end, will take a beating from a SBC of no more then 250 hp. After that she will explode fast. Especially with slicks. Im running the stock rear end with my SBC, all is well at the moment, but an upgrade to a Ford 9" is going to happen very soon.

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-1981 Chevy LUV, 283SBC, T350 Trans, White In Colour, Long Box, Never Ending Project!
-2001 F-350 Superduty XLT 7.3L Diesel Auto, Ext. Cab, Long Box, White In Colour
-1998 F-150 XL 4.2L V6 5spd , Reg. Cab, Flareside SB, Red In Colour

if you're gonna go with a 350, i'd recommend a muncie rock crusher or similar tranny. there's no way that luv stocker is gonna hold up

If you connect the LUV tranny to a 350 the word evaporate comes to mind.

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More LUV than one man could ever need - Spread the LUV!
- 1976 Chevy Longbed - Daily Driver
- 1981 Chevy Shortbed 4X4 - Needs Help!
- 1981 Chevy Luv 4X4 - Newly put together

well i found out more about that sbc. it has no intake manifold, no exhaust, no cam shaft. new pistons still in the box, new rings, new crankshaft still in box. is $500 still a good deal? what did yall pay for your v8's with what? i was gonna fix the 1.8 it came with but the head is no good

I got one for sale for $500 right now. It has a new cam, new valves prings, bearings, gaskets, head gaskets, intake manifold and all that is new. No water pump or exhaust, but you will need to get something specifically for putting a v8 in a luv, or you will have clearance issues. I also have a motor mount kit for a 350 into a LUV. Hit me up if you are interested. The motor is still sitting, as is the motor mounts. You can have everything for $500. I also have a TH-400 auto tranny that came out of the same truck as the motor, it is in really good shape. You can have it for $300 extra, so $800 total. if you want it let me know and maybe I can work something out with you or give you a better price, because I need to get rid of it fast.

PM me or email me.

Daniel

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No LUV anymore, but still in the GM truck family. Running a lifted 2002 Silverado Z-71!

Iceman has a much better deal for you in my opinion Actually if I wasnt sitting here in the damn desert I would probably have bought that tranny.
Later
Husker