Get Your LS-swap Chevy C10 Going with Holley
If LS-swapping your ’67-’72 C10 proves challenging, Holley Performance is ready with parts to make the swap a total breeze.
A wise man from Pennsylvania once said, “On a long enough timeline, everything gets an LS.” Usually, such candidates include Mustangs, Porsches, and Camaros with older motors. Another candidate, though, is a truck. After all, your parts hauler should also haul ass, right?
If your truck happens to be a 1967 through 1972 Chevy C10, your LS swap just got easier. Holley Performance recently released a handy-dandy, step-by-step guide, featuring all the parts you need to make the swap a success.
The seven-step guide covers everything you need to lead you and your C10 to the promised land. And if that wasn’t helpful enough, Holley also includes links to every part you’ll want along the way. The curated selection is specific to the ’67-’72 C10, with 98 parts to choose from.
“The first redesign of Chevrolet’s C10 has become one of the most iconic Chevy vehicles in modern hot rodding,” Holley said. “These trucks are an ideal platform for a GM LS engine swap.”
While it certainly helps that the C10’s engine bay is roomy for any LS you choose, the second-gen truck also comes with plenty of style. And of course, the truck offers plenty of creature comforts out of the box when compared with the first-gen C10. The ’71 model year, for example, was the first to come with AM/FM radios from the factory, not to mention improved interiors overall, the beloved egg-crate grill, and discs instead of drums up front.
If you have a GMC C10, you’re not left out at all. Whatever works on the Chevy will work on your professional-grade rig, too. Overall styling didn’t change much during the second-gen period for the GMC twin, especially the crosshair grill (predating Dodge’s/Ram’s use by over a decade). All you need to do is pump up the volume under the hood using the Holley LS swap guide.
So, what are you waiting for? Check out the Holley LS swap guide, and get your C10 ready for LS Fest later this summer! It’ll be worth the work.
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