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Please do yourself a favor and do some research! The excitement of getting the new powerplant is overwhelming and it's giving people problems as they go along.
The first thing anyone should do is READ THE V-8 ARTICLES IN THE INFORMATION SECTION!!!!
The new powerplant is huge when fitted to the Luv and space and clearance is at a premium. The Hooker parts and directions are very specific to fit the motor with minimum hassle. Hooker covered everything from front to back, side to side, overall height to the frame and pinion angle. This is the smoothest way to get it installed unless you've planned to build a serious machine for the strip and you're setting the motor back on the frame. I've noticed quite a few that have took on the mod only to find that they could have thought it thru a bit more and now they have all kinds of problems to sort out or work around. Also if you can, look for a V-8 Luv and study it closely. Ask the owner to tell his story on their install. Listen to the problems they had and do your best to avoid them. Measure things on the truck to get a good reference of were everything fits.
I took the cowards way out and threw money at the mod. I bought Hooker motor mounts and the header kit. I already had the Hooker trans bracket. The motor/trans fit with room for the stock H.E.I. distributor. The headers were a pain to get in but it all fit.
Even with having correct placement and exhaust/ignition concerns eliminated, i still had a ton of little things that drove me up the wall. After all was said and done, i can honestly say that it was all worth it.
There are drawings of the Hooker mounts in the info section if you're planning to fab your own mounts. Good luck and plan things out carefully.

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

OH NOW YOU SAY SOMETHING

what are hooker part and were can they be looked at or contacted

big help

thanks

otha

(Ahem...) In the information section there's are 2 pdf files that cover the sb Chevy install including part #s. The miscellaneous section has drawings of the Hooker mounts with the Summit part #. The trans mount bracket can be ordered thru Summit also.

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

That's what I told him even started with Ahem!

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Good advice Blue... although I am going to reiterate the following quote:

"The first thing anyone should do is READ THE V-8 ARTICLES IN THE INFORMATION SECTION!!!!"

Theres been a TON said and concluded on this topic back when it was still fresh in the posters' minds. For anyone new, you will get a LOT of priceless info from it, I know I have.

Search first, ask questions after.

also check you're local emissions station or keep in mind if you ever plan on moving to an emissions regulated area i believe its 1974 and older only get a tail pipe inspection. if you're newer than that then you must have all the emissions equiptment for the same year of the engine you're using(and the engine setup cannot be dated older than the vehicle) so no puting a flat head engine in a 1980 luv . in other words you may have to use a smog pump, and notch the front crossmember to make room for the long water pump style crank pully. to go along with the smog equiptment

I've got an early 70's 350 in my 80 LUV.. I live in Nashville which has strict smog control.. What do you think they'll make me do to legalize it?

Move

Seriously... it may get by. As long as the engine breathes pretty good. I've seen some old 80's model trucks in Nashville that you wouldn't believe would pass... but they're still driving around...

Some people have been known to switch VIN plates to an older model... they're usually less strict on antiques.

http://www.tennessee.gov/safety/titling ... #emissions

According to the link above, 74 and older cars do not need to be smog tested in the affected counties. Take a look at the link and check it out.

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

Thanks for the help guys, But what I was really wanting to know. Auto4life said something about the fact that they won't pass a vehicle of one year if it has an engine of a previous year installed. I looked on the emissions link that Blue gave me, but couldn't find any sort of info on it. Also, considering the set up, do you think I'll need to install catalytic converters on it? Anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? Thanks.

You're also assuming that these guys know how to check the year of an engine. They probably don't. If they ask what the motor came out of, tell them it's out of a yugo or something.

I put a 327 in a 81 Nissan 4x4 and I lived in Cali. which has tough smog laws, and what I had to do was , well first off the motor was a 62-67 327. and I had to take it to the smog master, and what he told me to do is to have what ever the year of motor was, and what that motor had stock for emissions, is what I had to put on it. Which was a stock breather with the little aluminum tobe to the exhaust manifold. And also it had to run good enough to pass smog! GOOD LUCK!!