Building a 60 for family adventures (4 Viewers)

[cruisermatt]

You should give us a call. We have these down to a science and can provide all the conversion parts as well as the H55f/transfer. Not only that we even have spreedsheets for every single GM bolt, nut, clip, bracket, etc you would need to get if you bought a bare reman long block like that. I can give you a cost on what you'll spend on everything else to do the job correctly so you can know exactly what to expect to spend, as well as tech support throughout the whole project.

 

[open country]

It's hard to beat an LS swap for power, reliability, tech support on swap in to an LC. It's rarely about being fast, it's about low effort power to carry family/gear/trailer, which fits your needs nicely. Costs can definitely add up, but it's often still overall the cheapest way to get a V8 in a 60 chassis.

 

[onemanarmy]

Find a 2wd 4.8 and auto trans combo, buy the Tcase adapter and install. In tank fuel pump and lokar shifter.

Or a cop 2f from Mosley

Or buy a sequoia

 

[BurntToast]

Your goal of Highway+trailer+mountains = V8 or diesel IMO. I went LS like many others for its simplicity in swap, parts availability, reliability, etc etc. Sure a Toyota V8 would be very cool, but there is no aftermarket support in the swap.

 

[KS-Ryan]

The decision has been made, the blessing from the wife secured . I've got a line on a 5.3L GM reman (LM7) and am going to pair it with a new H55f/t-case with overdrive gear set from Cruiser Teq. While it's in the shop, I'll have a dual battery setup and a full set of Speed Hut gauges installed. I've got a couple of options for who will do the work, it will really boil down to who can get me in first.