With a 4th kid on the way I'm stepping away from the v8 swap. Have a lot of parts tied up into it right now. Seeing if anyone is interested in a LQ9, rebuilt with rods, rings, valves and bearings along with a Brian crower stage 1 truck cam. Have the Holley Max plug and play harness and motor...
Got the engine bay cleaned and ready for the test fit. Unfortunately I no longer had the factory motor mounts to test fit today. With the front clip off the motor flew in with no fuss at all.
And just noticed I didn't take any after pics. So if pics or it didn't happen I have done nothing to my...
Progress is being made. Motor and Trans, transfer case have been pulled. Need to find the motor and trans a new home and clean up the wiring and anything else I won't be using with the new setup. Get ready for a test fit so I can get the frame blasted and painted.
Just had the engine and tranny pulled out of my 97 80 series. 255k on the clock. Full post here:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/for-sale-wanted-to-buy.107164/post-14232862
Finally got the motor and trans out of my 97 80. 255k on the clock. Engine could use a rebuild but truck started right up and never let me down. Looking for more power instead of rebuilding. Everything else that deals with the engine and tranny including harness is for sale as well. Radiator...