1971 F100 Crown Vic swap w/Supercharged LS swap

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Re: 1971 F100 Crown Vic swap w/ Turbo LS

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Pulled the engine and trans back out and split them apart. Put the engine on the stand so I could install the new cam and give it a good cleaning. Engine looks great inside. Must have been serviced regularly.

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Re: 1971 F100 Crown Vic swap w/ Turbo LS

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1 :wel: hot dang. Ur making quite the progress. Good job. Plz post a video of that turbo motor running?! Is this gonna b diesel powered?
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Re: 1971 F100 Crown Vic swap w/ Turbo LS

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It's a gas engine from a 2000 Gmc truck
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Last night I got the shifter installed and the engine and trans set back in. I really like the shifter, looks like a stockish floor shifter when you look in the window.

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Today I modified the factory trans cross member for the 4L80E. I managed to cut a section out, flip it around and weld it back in. Drilled a hole for the trans mount from the GMC and I was ready to install it in the truck.

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Re: 1971 F100 Crown Vic swap w/ Turbo LS

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You’re taking way less heat over the LS than I expected... It pretty dang cool. I’d like it better with a coyote but it is dang cool as is...

Keep the updates coming, this one should be something when finished...
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Ditto, you also have the rare factory rubber lightning bolt mat and it would be very cool if you could reuse the hump section somehow.
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Thanks guys! More progress yesterday. Looks like it belongs in there!

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Looks great, I also just picked up a 6.0 but with the 4l60. What are you doing for a fuel system?
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Aem 380 pump, -6 push lock feed/return. Factory fuel rail/regulator. GM style Push on ends with AN-6 in. Return in the filler neck for now. Hope to cut the bed down and add a fuel tank next year.

Got the wiring done today. Didn't take any pictures.
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Here's a picture of what I had to do to get the harness clean. Truck had a pretty bad power steering leak. Pulling the motor was very very messy.

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Which tank are you deciding to go with. I have an auxiliary tank on mine but it's rotted out in a couple spots. I'm thinking of going with a new replacement tank and the aeromotive stealth in tank pump. I'm still looking at ideas, seems like there are not too many options out there.
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Valve springs came in on Friday. Got them installed today.
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You can really see the difference
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Had to take a break part way through the job to rescue my son, who learned about puddles today. Lol
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:woohoo: awesome and fast work of an ambitious project 8)
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