6.0L swap

[z7199]

Has anybody ever tried to put a new 6L and 4l80 tranny in there 72 LB pickup? If so what all did it take?

[shifty]

Several have. FirstGen stuck one of the 6.0L LQ9's in his truck.

I am in the process of sticking an LS1 (5.7L) and 6spd tranny in mine. Click the link in my sig for more info and links to FirstGen's truck and other similar trucks on the forum, along with helpful info (The Ls1tech thread has all this info)

[z7199]

well what all is involved and how hard was it any pics?

[shifty]

It's not "hard", read my thread to get an idea of what is involved. Not trying to be rude, but I'm not going to retype all that . I have not much body experience, some mechanical experience.

I didn't understand why people were so brief when it came to "how hard it was", but now that I've gotten about 1/2 through the process, I'm starting to grasp why everyone just told me one of two things: 1) The more money you spend to do it RIGHT the easier it is. 2) Expect to spend at least $1000-2000 in parts AFTER you've already go the engine and tranny you're using.

You basically gut your truck (remove floor padding, seats, gas tank, fuel lines, engine, tranny, most of your throttle and and clutch linkage, etc.) so that all that's left is your rear axle and rear end. You may need to cut the floor like I did. If you're not using a truck engine, you shoudl get a truck oil pan and oil pickup. Get some mounts - I used the ECE GenIII kit for $250 - made it completely stupid proof. You'll be wise to take off the front clip of your vehicle during the swap.

You'll be adding a new fuel tank and pump, new fuel lines, new gas pedal (for non 71-72 trucks), hydraulic clutch, tons of other stuff (a list of "to do" stuff I have left is in my thread @ LS1tech). Not much fabrication involved.

I have a link to my picture gallery. Seriously - if you are interested in this, you'll stop asking questions and start reading All the info you should need to get started is either the thread about three lines down from this one or linked inside that post.

[FirstGen]

Originally Posted by shifty

It's not "hard", read my thread to get an idea of what is involved. Not trying to be rude, but I'm not going to retype all that . I have not much body experience, some mechanical experience.

I didn't understand why people were so brief when it came to "how hard it was", but now that I've gotten about 1/2 through the process, I'm starting to grasp why everyone just told me one of two things: 1) The more money you spend to do it RIGHT the easier it is. 2) Expect to spend at least $1000-2000 in parts AFTER you've already go the engine and tranny you're using.

You basically gut your truck (remove floor padding, seats, gas tank, fuel lines, engine, tranny, most of your throttle and and clutch linkage, etc.) so that all that's left is your rear axle and rear end. You may need to cut the floor like I did. If you're not using a truck engine, you shoudl get a truck oil pan and oil pickup. Get some mounts - I used the ECE GenIII kit for $250 - made it completely stupid proof. You'll be wise to take off the front clip of your vehicle during the swap.

You'll be adding a new fuel tank and pump, new fuel lines, new gas pedal (for non 71-72 trucks), hydraulic clutch, tons of other stuff (a list of "to do" stuff I have left is in my thread @ LS1tech). Not much fabrication involved.

I have a link to my picture gallery. Seriously - if you are interested in this, you'll stop asking questions and start reading All the info you should need to get started is either the thread about three lines down from this one or linked inside that post.

Well said...