How to LS swap an old Chevy Square Body.

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  • Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
  • A fairly detailed look at prepping and installing an LS series v8 into a 1984 Chevy K20 truck.

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  • @jackmattern655
    @jackmattern655 3 роки тому +90

    You’re a smart guy I don’t have half the sense it takes to do everything you just did and make it look that easy. Great job man

  • @danieltaylor2340
    @danieltaylor2340 3 роки тому +52

    I love the police lights on top of the forklift!

  • @sudd2685
    @sudd2685 3 роки тому +34

    Great work young man, seeing it in granny gear brings back memories of me picking up hay by myself, a bungee strap on steering wheel, don’t miss that, thank you for your videos, very talented.

  • @sl369
    @sl369 4 роки тому +36

    Dam!! Bro you made that look to easy.

  • @mfddb3084
    @mfddb3084 9 місяців тому +1

    I miss my truck SOOOOOOO MUCH! I MADE A LOT OF GREAT MEMORIES IN THAT TRUCK WITH MY SON Linkoln!

  • @bryantspeedcustoms9795
    @bryantspeedcustoms9795 4 роки тому +13

    I like the way you got the studs out I use my welder for the broken sticking out ones but never thought about doing it like that!

  • @caseyledoux86
    @caseyledoux86 3 роки тому +8

    Pretty damn smart thinking - I was with ya - compression all over the place - ring seat issue & stuck valve = she was like a 60 year old woman - once ya get her all lubed up they run like a champ

  • @billmcmeekin7909
    @billmcmeekin7909 6 місяців тому

    Shop wanted $1500 to remove a broken exhaust stud on my 6.0 GM. Instead I pulled wheel, inner fender and my bud (welder) came over and welded a nut (like you) over broken stud. Cost me a case of beer and had a great visit. Worked like a charm. Well done sir :⁠-⁠)

  • @jimbinger
    @jimbinger 3 роки тому +2

    The broken bolt extraction technique was worth the watch alone! Goo job!

  • @sadboycali
    @sadboycali 4 роки тому +38

    That walk around was the most gangster shit I've seen on any car channel 😂😂😂

    • @ModernBeastx1
      @ModernBeastx1 4 роки тому +1

      much agreed!! lmao

    • @itsraheem
      @itsraheem 3 роки тому

      Yes I agree, it’s funny because my 2000 Silverado has a slow creep too. I could probably do the same thing

  • @jaysmith8395
    @jaysmith8395 4 роки тому +11

    Always take the bike in the back for the first test drive. That way you have a ride home if somethings not right :) Great vid

  • @AnthonyLopez-cc1hv
    @AnthonyLopez-cc1hv 3 роки тому +3

    That's exactly how I extract them too, works great, sometimes you have to build it up too before putting the nut on

  • @jimtidmorejr7891
    @jimtidmorejr7891 3 роки тому +3

    You made that look easy brother. My old 350 bit the dust the other day and I'm about to either do LS LQ4 or LT1 L86 swap in my 84 C10 step side 2WD truck. Thanks for the video.

    • @piratejetgarage
      @piratejetgarage  3 роки тому +3

      Thanks so much Jim. Good luck on your build. Sounds like it will be really cool.

    • @blueridermg
      @blueridermg 2 роки тому

      Either 1 sounds really good.
      Maybe setup a link so we can see it 👌

  • @michaelgoodell5727
    @michaelgoodell5727 2 роки тому +2

    This video is exactly what is have been looking for I also have a 1984 k20 and have been thinking about doing a ls swap didn't know it was so easy thank you so much man you the man!!!!!!

  • @deegan727
    @deegan727 4 роки тому +22

    Awesome. Can’t wait to put my 6.0 in my 89 K5 Jimmy. I’m jealous of your shop and that fork lift. How can you drive that lift without the police lights on? I couldn’t do it. LOL.

  • @silentkillers1372
    @silentkillers1372 3 роки тому +1

    Thats the kind of trucks I need built for my hunting business. Power, Chevy, and solid! Saskatchewan Canada

  • @journeyquest1
    @journeyquest1 3 роки тому +1

    Im glad you showed me how to get this PITA LS engine out so i can put a 502 in there.

  • @gittyupalice96
    @gittyupalice96 3 роки тому +2

    Every person I've met with a forklift in their garage, knows how to get things done.

  • @mfddb3084
    @mfddb3084 2 роки тому +2

    Wow I was actually going to stop at your house this weekend to try to buy my truck back from you but i guess thats not going to happen. I miss that beast! Glad to see you got to the LS swap. Im solid axle swapping my 06 gmc 2500 HD 2wd. I was looking for info on LS to sm456 and there was old blue.

  • @TherealBigJohnSt33l
    @TherealBigJohnSt33l Рік тому

    Man that sound never gets old.

  • @user-sq3es5js6d
    @user-sq3es5js6d Рік тому

    I love the lights on the fork lift. Looks like the cops from when I was a kid.

  • @SuburbanDMV
    @SuburbanDMV Рік тому

    Having torn down a few motor’s myself, I find that if you break loose exhaust manifold bolts by hand first, then you can hit them with an air tool, you won’t break bolts in LS Aluminum heads. Great video. o7

  • @pra3t0rian
    @pra3t0rian 4 роки тому +6

    Dood we need more vids like this.

  • @phillipzeski392
    @phillipzeski392 2 роки тому

    That is one well built engine shelf friend!

  • @grumpyoldman336
    @grumpyoldman336 2 роки тому +1

    Thx for the video im doing the same thing to my 82 GMC Jimmy this summer tired of farting with the old carborated small block and its tired.. good video

    • @piratejetgarage
      @piratejetgarage  2 роки тому

      Thanks! Check out our newer video as well. It’s a bit more detailed.

  • @roguee4641
    @roguee4641 3 роки тому +1

    And this is why people dislike LS swaps it’s sooo simple to do but hey I think they’re just mad they have to dump $$$ into a high end block only to get gapped by a vehicle with a junkyard LS with a spinny wind Boi on it that they put 1,000$ into lol great job man love it

    • @letsgobrandon5622
      @letsgobrandon5622 3 роки тому +3

      This is why I love LS swaps . Simple and great performance.

    • @roguee4641
      @roguee4641 3 роки тому +1

      @@letsgobrandon5622 exactly! It’s just ECU:”hey engine you got power yeah?”
      Engine:”yeah everything is working”
      ECU:”Ah cool”
      Engine:*starts*
      ECU:”seems like everything is fine”
      And that’s like the gist of a LS swap cause everything is soooo simple to do and the fact it’s wide variety of power adders for cheap low buck high horsepower performance seems to get on people’s nerves and it always just makes me laugh

  • @h.i.sc-10tips31
    @h.i.sc-10tips31 3 роки тому

    GREAT WORK NOTHING LIKE HEARING THE MOTOR RUN AFTER A SWAP

    • @piratejetgarage
      @piratejetgarage  3 роки тому

      Thanks so much. Yes, hearing that sound is very satisfying!

  • @sergeantspeed5941
    @sergeantspeed5941 Рік тому

    I got my studs out by torching them with map gas, and cooling them with water a few cycles, and letting it sit with penetrating oil. Then right before you try to loosen the bolt, heat up the bolt again, and the surrounding head, cool the bolt with cold water so it contracts from the hot head, and use a ratchet to pull the stud. Impacts always break them

  • @williamsanders468
    @williamsanders468 3 роки тому +1

    That flat fender jeep go kart is shweet

  • @karlr.7342
    @karlr.7342 Рік тому

    Damn made it look easy. Very knowledgeable. Thanks for video.

  • @SnowyPS
    @SnowyPS 2 роки тому +1

    I like the cop car lights on the fork lift 😂

  • @jos642
    @jos642 2 роки тому

    Awesome 👏 I have a 83 k20 4x4 just put 2 in rocky ridge lift clutch n 2 new tanks it’s a 3 speed manual with L granny gear I ❤️❤️❤️❤️good luck awesome truck 👍

  • @allenbrown7127
    @allenbrown7127 2 роки тому

    Wish i had your garage lol very nice!

  • @bofarisdrama
    @bofarisdrama 2 роки тому

    Thanks for this awesomeness. Changing the machine is not so simple. Needs taming installation bases and other things

  • @garyclark2352
    @garyclark2352 3 роки тому +1

    Unbelievable! Good job Brandon and Russell!

  • @marlonholloway7200
    @marlonholloway7200 4 роки тому +7

    daaaamn man that thing sounds great!!!
    i am a new subscriber because i watched this video! i look forward to more video's from you!!

  • @davidalvarado733
    @davidalvarado733 4 роки тому +8

    Ghost ride the whip!

  • @gorillabuiltcustomz5449
    @gorillabuiltcustomz5449 3 роки тому +1

    Clean shop! Very well organized

  • @ze_german2921
    @ze_german2921 3 роки тому

    I have a 87 K30 Army truck with a 6.0 and a TH400 trans. It uses the 350 clam shell motor mounts to the frame and Dirty Dingo Motor Mounts to the Block. It is like pulling your 350 out and putting in another 350. I would recommend the Holley Sniper Fuel Tank for that swap.

  • @thedobermangang3503
    @thedobermangang3503 2 роки тому

    sound pretty good my brother

  • @BryanSpear
    @BryanSpear 2 роки тому +1

    I’m just here to see that light bar on the forklift.

    • @piratejetgarage
      @piratejetgarage  2 роки тому +1

      Lol thanks for being here…whatever the reason lol

  • @uhligfabrication8061
    @uhligfabrication8061 3 роки тому +1

    My best luck for exhaust bolts is the same. I don't use a impact and I let it cool for about a min before twisting them out.

  • @Mr.Frost181
    @Mr.Frost181 3 роки тому +1

    Sounds really good buddy I'm trying to swap my 86 SS Monte Carlo with a 6.0

    • @piratejetgarage
      @piratejetgarage  3 роки тому +1

      Sounds like a sick project. We are currently prepping a 6.0 for a swap into a 68 dart. Stay tuned for those videos soon.

    • @Mr.Frost181
      @Mr.Frost181 3 роки тому +1

      @@piratejetgarage dodge dart ?

    • @piratejetgarage
      @piratejetgarage  3 роки тому

      @@Mr.Frost181 yes indeed!

  • @itsraheem
    @itsraheem 3 роки тому +1

    You are a mechanical wizard

  • @jameybrandon965
    @jameybrandon965 Рік тому

    Welding a washer to the broken bolt works good.. can get a good weld on it.. then weld nut of your choice to the washer.

  • @chancecolwell3736
    @chancecolwell3736 3 роки тому +4

    Can you do a video on what you did in the engine bay

  • @timhudson8958
    @timhudson8958 2 роки тому

    You need a trolley on a beam with chain fall it makes pulling and installing engines so nice when your a one man show! That jumping in and out of the engine bay gets old!

  • @johns9779
    @johns9779 4 роки тому +2

    Light bar on the old forklift!!! Gangsta!

  • @troymitchell5282
    @troymitchell5282 4 роки тому +1

    I just have to point out ... sir you are amazing ... your brain is spectacular

  • @robgp6987
    @robgp6987 3 роки тому +2

    You got some skills Bro!👏

  • @billywilliams6853
    @billywilliams6853 2 роки тому +1

    4:50 You Not the first person 😒 to do That.
    Long ago I worked at a oil change for 18 Wheelers.
    Not me, but another guy, did Not put the drain plug in.
    We had fresh (new) oil pumped out of a hose.
    He had so much oil 🛢 😩 on the floor.
    We renamed that truck EXXON Valdez.

  • @sadboycali
    @sadboycali 4 роки тому +6

    I wish I had the knowledge to do things that quick. I'm just learning. Not with a Chevy and an ls engine but with a d150 and a hemi lol

    • @piratejetgarage
      @piratejetgarage  3 роки тому +1

      Awesome! Good luck with your build!

    • @Javenx32
      @Javenx32 3 роки тому

      I just bought a 1986 d150 I’m thinking about putting the hemi in it as well. Any videos?

  • @Valdemar-Perez-III
    @Valdemar-Perez-III 3 роки тому

    One of these days I would like to buy a square body and ls swap it. Use it for offroad and go to glamis and shit. Hope to do it soon.

  • @shasha-km9dv
    @shasha-km9dv Рік тому

    I like the last one no driver low range

  • @JustinSmith-ph1le
    @JustinSmith-ph1le 4 роки тому +9

    Stuck valve. It sounded like it had a wicked cam

  • @EYE_SPIDER
    @EYE_SPIDER 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome truck

  • @JPaul318
    @JPaul318 3 роки тому +1

    Solid hook up! Man I need you in Arizona. And ghetto? Bro that test start hook up was more like Doc on Back to the Future😂😄😂✌🏾

  • @trentdawg2832
    @trentdawg2832 3 роки тому +3

    You need another 12 " of pipe on them headers.....sound good though! !!

  • @jonathanlemaitre8354
    @jonathanlemaitre8354 3 роки тому +3

    now did you have to flash the computer to make it run to get rid of the security system

  • @aadrienwatkins8057
    @aadrienwatkins8057 2 роки тому

    I wish I had the time to do stuff like this.

  • @marioa1272
    @marioa1272 3 роки тому +5

    Nice job, really enjoyed the video. Are the exhaust manifolds tight against the frame? I have heard that manifolds from a Camaro tuck in closer to the engine.

  • @NBC_NCO
    @NBC_NCO 3 роки тому +1

    Seems to run really good without a mass air on it.

  • @RedEyedPatriot
    @RedEyedPatriot 3 роки тому

    15:25 Brains of the operation 😎🤘🇺🇸

  • @artysmotorsports
    @artysmotorsports 3 роки тому

    Talk about ghosting the whip 🤘🤘

  • @bluegrassbassing3790
    @bluegrassbassing3790 3 роки тому

    Hopefully I can do this. Thank you

  • @ruraloutpost3521
    @ruraloutpost3521 2 роки тому

    Nice truck

  • @jacobfleetwood4314
    @jacobfleetwood4314 3 роки тому

    damn that truck drove itself at the end haha

  • @blueridermg
    @blueridermg 2 роки тому +1

    New sub. Great work you did

  • @kenh9508
    @kenh9508 3 роки тому +1

    Great video

  • @mikeanonymous669
    @mikeanonymous669 2 роки тому

    My man put Tesla auto pilot in that square body! :P

  • @farmsgrace341
    @farmsgrace341 3 роки тому +1

    Shoulda dropped that LS in that omix Ada mini jeep in your garage. That would be a truly sick mini monster.

    • @piratejetgarage
      @piratejetgarage  3 роки тому

      Farms Grace That would be sick! Hmmmmm...

    • @piratejetgarage
      @piratejetgarage  3 роки тому

      Farms Grace Also forgot to mention... it’s not an omix ada. Its custom built out of plywood. Sits on a lawnmower frame with a pressure washer engine lol. Check out the build video ua-cam.com/video/_eIyGMyOzyY/v-deo.html

    • @farmsgrace341
      @farmsgrace341 3 роки тому

      Pirate Jet Garage very nice. We have very similar tastes. Our garages are very similar. Mine has an 87 v10(just a fuel injected k10) and a 52 willys M38. Haven't got my hands on an LS yet, but eventually, I will.

  • @PAUL-1961.
    @PAUL-1961. 2 роки тому

    Awsome Video

  • @admirmujkanovic8159
    @admirmujkanovic8159 Рік тому

    That questionable orange juice gallon on top lol 🤣

  • @kravmaga7070
    @kravmaga7070 3 роки тому +1

    so with stock harness and ecu it runs fine in an old truck? no professional tuning, or aftermarket parts besides a new fuel pump and return line? LS power steering or stock K10 pump? altternator? waterpump?

  • @jimmyraper4716
    @jimmyraper4716 2 роки тому +3

    How do you do the harness standalone? I would love to know I wanna do this swap on mine so badly! Love the video!!

    • @piratejetgarage
      @piratejetgarage  2 роки тому +1

      Check out our other square body swap video (black dually). That one goes in to much greater detail in all aspects, including the harness.

  • @efrainsilva1947
    @efrainsilva1947 2 роки тому +1

    Which hydraulic clutch did you use?

  • @johnbeard588
    @johnbeard588 Рік тому

    Hi, looking for some to put a ls into my 87 chevy short box 4x4. I have the engine and tyranny. It's in and running in a one owner 2006 silverado with only 70 miles .

  • @dieselmechanic9824
    @dieselmechanic9824 3 роки тому

    I subscribe to your channel solely on the fact that you sound like Napoleon Dynamite.

    • @piratejetgarage
      @piratejetgarage  3 роки тому

      Cmon.. solely?? lol Thanks for being here!

    • @dieselmechanic9824
      @dieselmechanic9824 3 роки тому +1

      @@piratejetgarage lol no not really. You have great content. Good info too. Thanks for the video.

  • @danraich
    @danraich 4 роки тому +8

    Looks good! Im getting ready to swap a 6.0 LQ4 into my 79 K10 ive read alot about people having to cut or replace a crossmember to clear the ls oil pan. did you have to do that? And what motor mount adapters did you use?

    • @piratejetgarage
      @piratejetgarage  4 роки тому +4

      Hey Dan, we used the 3 position motor mount adapters from Amazon. Didn’t have the clearance issue (although it was very close).

  • @solmora6495
    @solmora6495 3 роки тому +1

    Ls 2000s are the best engines man you'll find slugg if they don't change the oil way they supposed to

  • @roadtrekralph311
    @roadtrekralph311 3 роки тому

    Excellent video!

  • @glennwaren6591
    @glennwaren6591 2 роки тому +1

    There's a crook that lives at 138 Baldwin Road South Lot F Chatsworth Georgia

  • @melissaweidman3326
    @melissaweidman3326 3 роки тому

    i was going to do this but after pricing a used l.s. engine and the wiring for it i just put the money in my sb and stopped my buddies ls engine but the ls is a better engine just u need to build it up but now i found a good way to get the ho 454 bbc 450 hp at 485 torque i been getting them for free got 2 right now one has 6000 miles on it and it comes with every thing u need to put it in they have steel crank heavy rods 4 inch stroke high flow heads the trans is a heavy duty 400 turbo bigger pump heavy clutches and a stage 1 shift kit alt , power steering pump ac pump serpentine belt radiator coolers for all and lines plus made 2000 out of the left overs so i got 2000 to take the engine and parts all i have to do is open up the breathing of the engine and u can get a lot out of it . u can build the ls engine but u will never get the power i can get out of the bbc 454 intill u go bigger ls engine i priced it and the long block is 8000 bucks everything i got would cost well over 12,000 to get new more like 15,000 or more i can get these engines all the time i got 2 sitting one has 6000 miles and the other one has 38,000 miles on it both run perfect but then again i get a lot of rigs for free just gave my budy a 2004 pu with a l.s. not sure which one but it was a ls in it all that was wrong with it was a bad trans needed rebuilt just to new for my taste of rig

  • @Good-Enuff-Garage
    @Good-Enuff-Garage 2 роки тому

    great video, good work, just a question, are you really going to marry that space age technology engine to the Mayflower trans? ha ha I had one of them boat anchors and they soooo suck

  • @KillianKrause
    @KillianKrause 3 роки тому

    Ghost riding the whip 😂

  • @doranmaxwell1755
    @doranmaxwell1755 3 роки тому

    Yep... my LS had to have welding done to remove a manifold bold... took three tries.. the bolts are trash.

  • @baphyyy7898
    @baphyyy7898 2 роки тому +1

    subscribed

  • @tortugaclan
    @tortugaclan 4 роки тому +18

    Wow, a guy who can actually mechanic. Not just a parts replacer. Well I'm not saying he didn't replace a big part. Work on.

  • @CraftwerksMC
    @CraftwerksMC 4 роки тому +2

    I just caught the steerlng wheel at the very end there and would like to know a little more if you could please? Thanks!

    • @piratejetgarage
      @piratejetgarage  3 роки тому

      Robert Craft Yea it is odd. It was on there when I got it.

    • @jamesybarra7947
      @jamesybarra7947 3 роки тому

      I must of replayed this video 6 times at the end to try 2 get a good look at it. It looks to me that steering wheel came from 88- 89 Chevy cavalier rs/z24 car look it up on Ebay see if it looks the same to you.

  • @xmudcat
    @xmudcat Рік тому

    What did you do about the exhaust manifold on the passenger side ? I have an 76 K10 4x4 I did an LS Swap 5.3 / 4L60e and my stock manifold won’t fit because of the ear on the manifold hits the frame and egr outlet that you plugged hits by the motor mount

  • @jeremyyazzie3474
    @jeremyyazzie3474 3 роки тому +1

    I did this to my 81 chevy 2wd long bed. I put a 4.3 engine in it from a 93 chevy astro. Omg it's easy. If u know what your doing

  • @MDFRfiredriver
    @MDFRfiredriver 8 місяців тому

    If I paid a good shop good mechanic to install this in my 1984 Chevy c 10 Silverado roughly how much

  • @thexorcist214
    @thexorcist214 Рік тому

    so question on this build did you have to cut the floor to accommodate the shifter

  • @ruthlessgaming7627
    @ruthlessgaming7627 3 роки тому +2

    No new uploads? Damn

  • @Chevyshow
    @Chevyshow 2 роки тому

    Hey look, the ls swapped c10 is “moving under its own power” 😅😊

  • @troymatthews9592
    @troymatthews9592 9 місяців тому

    did you have to change the oil pan on any of your k10 swaps? i see some people are swapping to a conversion pan because the crossmember hits? is this necessary?

  • @SleepySamurai
    @SleepySamurai 2 роки тому +1

    Is it weird I looked away when he was welding 🤔

  • @jamiemckinney7923
    @jamiemckinney7923 Місяць тому

    How long did it take to do it all together

  • @glennwaren6591
    @glennwaren6591 2 роки тому +1

    138 Bowen RD. Lot f.
    Sonja Carroll. And Keith Barry. They are selling something that's. It's a kids.

  • @commonsurvivor
    @commonsurvivor 2 роки тому

    Ghost ride the whip🤣🤣👍