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Getting ready for an LT1 conversion

17th October 2009 by Carl King No Comments

Well, I have to get this LT1 off the garage floor so I can park my wife’s Karmann Ghia in this bay for the winter. I’ll be putting it in my 86 GMC Sierra Classic to replace the worn out 305. I can’t imagine a 305 ever being a good engine in the truck even [...]

Cleaning up for an LT1 350 engine swap

6th July 2009 by Carl King No Comments

Now that I’ve got a pile of parts out of the way, I need to move on to another collection of parts. Last year I bought an LT1 350 with a 4L60e transmission behind it. I had to pull it myself which was no big deal, and I plan on putting it in my truck, [...]

LT1 350 conversion

16th November 2008 by Carl King No Comments

I found an LT1 350 with a 4L60e transmission on Craigslist a couple of weeks ago. It was still in the car, I had to pull it myself so I had the opportunity to get everything I needed to make the conversion work. With 120k on it, it started in a second after sitting for 6 [...]