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**CarlsLQ9SS** · 11-22-2022, 08:33 PM

Yea, I have been daily driving it for about a month now. I wanted the LS swap to be as simple as possible but now I wish I would have put an overdrive transmission in it. Reason being is the fuel mileage isn’t what I’d like it to be with the th400. I didn’t want to change the speedo over to electric because of cost but now with fuel it would have easily paid for itself. I have the 71 (Henry) that I’m building to be a show truck and my intentions with this truck was to fix it up to be a daily driver and sell for a profit.

11-22-2022, 08:33 PM	#21
CarlsLQ9SS Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: London, Ky Posts: 1,172	Re: Another project! Yea, I have been daily driving it for about a month now. I wanted the LS swap to be as simple as possible but now I wish I would have put an overdrive transmission in it. Reason being is the fuel mileage isn’t what I’d like it to be with the th400. I didn’t want to change the speedo over to electric because of cost but now with fuel it would have easily paid for itself. I have the 71 (Henry) that I’m building to be a show truck and my intentions with this truck was to fix it up to be a daily driver and sell for a profit. __________________ Carl 1971 GMC short bed, (Henry) Options I've added, tilt, ac, 8k tach, Electric speedometer conversion for LS swap, 6.0 with 823 heads and BTR stage 4 truck cam, 4L80e, posi with 3.73 rear end, Power steering and power brakes Lowered 5/7. Frame up build.