4.8 in a 1950 Chevy 3100
03-18-2015, 11:24 PM
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4.8 in a 1950 Chevy 3100 New here and wanted to post up my build. Started off life as a 1950 Chevy 3100 that my grandfather did a mild restoration on in the early 90s. It was parked shortly after and I picked it up from the same place he parked all those years ago.
Fast forward a few years to the point where I decided it was time to build the truck. I took it to my good friend and fellow Negative Camber club member Todd at Lowboy Motorsports. We worked on it off and on for a few years. Our goal was to build a solid truck that I could get in and drive anywhere. This isn't a S10 frame swap though. Todd did what he does best and build a custom front suspension with a spindle and brakes from a 95 Chevy. A custom dual wishbone rear 4 link keeps the early 70s chevy 12 bolt in place. And to top the suspension of he installed an accuair system to make it the ultimate driver.
As for the engine, we started off with a 350. Did all the mounts for it and everything. After taking the engine to a machine shop for a little freshening up, I was informed that the block was shot and that the bill to get it fixed was high enough for me to go back to square one. Decided that an LS swap was in order after that. After picking up a pull out 4.8, doing a fair amount of cleanup and redoing the engine mounts we were back in business. We set the engine back a little further than necessary but it did give us plenty of room in front to work on the engine and get a filter on there.
Notable parts that I used are the Hooker LS Swap manifolds with a titanium coating. Dirty dingo was who I tapped to get the brackets. They were a perfect fit for the truck. The radiator is a Champion 3 row 1" tube radiator and is performing very well with the shroud and electric fan. I used a corvette filter/regulator and the aeromotive in take pump installed in a custom fuel cell.
Wiring and plumbing duties were done by Diego at Desert Auto Works in Mesa, AZ. He took the stock harness, weeded it and extended it so that we could put the computer and fuse box under the seat in the cab.
Its been an awesome ride. Been fun to build and its very comforting to be able to just turn the key and the engine fires right up. And now that I have done on project, I will likely be doing LS swaps in all of my projects. So much easier that way. Already working on my next one in my 1992 Isuzu.
Now on to some pictures. Enjoy.
Thanks,
Chad
Fast forward a few years to the point where I decided it was time to build the truck. I took it to my good friend and fellow Negative Camber club member Todd at Lowboy Motorsports. We worked on it off and on for a few years. Our goal was to build a solid truck that I could get in and drive anywhere. This isn't a S10 frame swap though. Todd did what he does best and build a custom front suspension with a spindle and brakes from a 95 Chevy. A custom dual wishbone rear 4 link keeps the early 70s chevy 12 bolt in place. And to top the suspension of he installed an accuair system to make it the ultimate driver.
As for the engine, we started off with a 350. Did all the mounts for it and everything. After taking the engine to a machine shop for a little freshening up, I was informed that the block was shot and that the bill to get it fixed was high enough for me to go back to square one. Decided that an LS swap was in order after that. After picking up a pull out 4.8, doing a fair amount of cleanup and redoing the engine mounts we were back in business. We set the engine back a little further than necessary but it did give us plenty of room in front to work on the engine and get a filter on there.
Notable parts that I used are the Hooker LS Swap manifolds with a titanium coating. Dirty dingo was who I tapped to get the brackets. They were a perfect fit for the truck. The radiator is a Champion 3 row 1" tube radiator and is performing very well with the shroud and electric fan. I used a corvette filter/regulator and the aeromotive in take pump installed in a custom fuel cell.
Wiring and plumbing duties were done by Diego at Desert Auto Works in Mesa, AZ. He took the stock harness, weeded it and extended it so that we could put the computer and fuse box under the seat in the cab.
Its been an awesome ride. Been fun to build and its very comforting to be able to just turn the key and the engine fires right up. And now that I have done on project, I will likely be doing LS swaps in all of my projects. So much easier that way. Already working on my next one in my 1992 Isuzu.
Now on to some pictures. Enjoy.
Thanks,
Chad
