ls1 in 68 c-10 pickup 
ls1 in 68 c-10 pickup
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversions-swaps/412057-my-68-ls1-shortstep.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversions-swaps/309481-68-c10.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversions-swaps/370781-my-ls1-t56-swap-into-68-chevy-c-10-stepside.html
are a few i know about...not to hard, to make it fit.....costs about 2x's your budget.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversions-swaps/309481-68-c10.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversions-swaps/370781-my-ls1-t56-swap-into-68-chevy-c-10-stepside.html
are a few i know about...not to hard, to make it fit.....costs about 2x's your budget.
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Originally Posted by 1great68
anyone put a ls1 motor in 68 c-10 pick up if so what did you have to do to get it in there.Was it hard and how much did it cost
Last edited by 66 chevy truck man; Mar 22, 2007 at 06:21 PM.
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I'm going to disagree with a few of the thoughts above, especially the radiator. It's not as 'perfect' as a fit as it could be, and the stock '67-'72 radiator is more than sufficient. The F-body fan shroud and fans are worth getting if they're cheap, though. It's not hard to make some very simple brackets that hold it up perfectly.
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I've done two. One in a 69 1/2 ton and one in a 67 3/4 ton. First one is a LS1, second a 5.3 with a 1992 five speed truck trans behind it.
I use a carter P5000 fuel pump and get a sending unit for the stock tank from a 71 or 72 that has the return line in it, and run the return line through the bottom of the cab beside the original suction line. I get a cable actuated throttle linkage from the same year trucks, mount it and drill a hole for the cable. I fab the 1/4inch steel adapter plates myself and use your factory 68 engine mounts. Any chevy bolt pattern trans will bolt up. You will need a special flywheel and pilot bushing if you want to run an old style 3,4,5 speed trans. I use the stock rad. With the 5.3 out of a truck, that fan works great. With the LS1 i used the stock fans. I use the stock harness and modify it myself, and I use HPTuners to program out the VATS and modify any other parameters. I use an adapter to connect the new style power steering pump to the old style hoses. Well worth the swap in the end.
I use a carter P5000 fuel pump and get a sending unit for the stock tank from a 71 or 72 that has the return line in it, and run the return line through the bottom of the cab beside the original suction line. I get a cable actuated throttle linkage from the same year trucks, mount it and drill a hole for the cable. I fab the 1/4inch steel adapter plates myself and use your factory 68 engine mounts. Any chevy bolt pattern trans will bolt up. You will need a special flywheel and pilot bushing if you want to run an old style 3,4,5 speed trans. I use the stock rad. With the 5.3 out of a truck, that fan works great. With the LS1 i used the stock fans. I use the stock harness and modify it myself, and I use HPTuners to program out the VATS and modify any other parameters. I use an adapter to connect the new style power steering pump to the old style hoses. Well worth the swap in the end.
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Originally Posted by IOwnCalculus
I'm going to disagree with a few of the thoughts above, especially the radiator. It's not as 'perfect' as a fit as it could be, and the stock '67-'72 radiator is more than sufficient. The F-body fan shroud and fans are worth getting if they're cheap, though. It's not hard to make some very simple brackets that hold it up perfectly.
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Yeah, but he's putting it in a '68 C10 - the factory radiator works fine for the LS1, and unless the old one was totally trashed, he's probably got one. The Camaro fan shroud / fans works fine on the '67-'72 radiator.
