A Cheap Way To LS Swap A Caprice!

[@brokenspoke4149]

I have a 82 el camino and im looking for an engine to get this resto going, lots of great advice, Thanks! Shout out from Fort Worth!

[@user-hr2yd5qi2w]

Super good work and informational. Shows its a way to build a budget ls and get reliability plus gas milage

[@brianasamuels]

Thanks!

[@ryanhicks942]

These cars are b-bodies not g-bodies. Great video, thank you

[@krustyclassicsgarage]

Yes. I put it in the description that i messed up on that

[@cedricwaller4373]

​@@krustyclassicsgaragehow can I contact you for a swap

[@cedricwaller4373]

Are you in the Dallas area

[@justingonzalez702]

Temple i believe I read somewhere.

[@robertchalk8193]

​@krustyclassicsgarage what's the length and guage of that starter wire on the car

[@johnsuggs9822]

Straight forward, simple and informative channel. No fake drama, dog tricks, politics, life stories, long intros and unnecessary editing. Right to the point. The only thing I disagree with Krusty is the choice of DBC over DBW. I think DBW is simpler, more flexible and is free. The DBW parts come with your junkyard pull-out. Nothing to buy or convert. Lastly, if you do a swap, ditch the Turbo 350. The 4L60E's OD and lock-up converter will give you a huge gain in MPG. Let the PCM do the shifting.

[@krustyclassicsgarage]

Customer already swapped this car before he brought it to me. I prefer dbc. Less hassle with no starts, don't have to have another computer in the engine bay, don't have to change the gas pedal, and GM's DBW throttle bodies arent the best but, I appreciate you watching.

[@520dblock3]

@@krustyclassicsgarage I'm following this video, and I have a question. My Caprice still has the original TH350 transmission, but eventually I'd like to swap it out for a 4l60 one day. Once I purchase a standalone harness kit, will it come with the wire needed to plug into the 4l60 transmission, or would it be wise to just purchase it as if I already have the transmission and just zip tie the wire until I swap the transmission?

[@ShowMeWhatINeedToKnow]

Will it do a burnout?

[@florianreinhart6438]

Super sweet car always loved those cars looks good w the corvette rally’s

[@Bluesmobile3]

If it had a 305 in it you're probably going to need to swap the rear end. That LS will make mincemeat out of the stock one. The 12 bolt they used in the wagons will bolt straight in.

[@bobbyhill4460]

Wagons had 12 bolts ? Might have to look for a wagon to ls swap

[@koakross8496]

Caprice Wagons did not come with 12 bolts. They came with a factory 10 bolt with 30 spline axles. Only difference between wagon and coupe/sedan rears are the spring perches are slightly wider

[@Bosbackyard]

Been toying with swapping a couple of my cars. This just made me want to pull the trigger. Didn’t think the wiring would be that easy!

[@charlesleake930]

great vid ! Jay.

[@josephkennedy3099]

so, the truck manifolds clear the hood? I got an 87 Caprice and LQ4

[@banksta3]

I can't really find how the B bodies differ from the Seville K bodies of 76-79. They look similar enough, but that could be deceiving. I do know that K's are basically stretched X's. (Nova's), so it's probably doable. I remember there was an LS Seville swap thread a few years back, but I can't find it. Anyway, that's kind of my dream swap.

[@tapa2466]

Nice build! 😮 glad I don’t have overheating issues in my sbc 350. 🥲 LS swaps are nice! 🫡

[@TheClassicReport101]

No leaks solid car

[@spokentoexistence9060]

Hey can you purchase that ecm already tuned to work for a cam

[@squarebodybuilder]

Thank you again for doing this video. Do you ever put cam's in and have a recommendation on which one you like for daily driving.

[@jeremydavis391]

What about driveshaft and braking system

[@Cornbreadcobbler]

Besides ground clearence . Can you still use the mounts you mentioned and a factory truck pan and still clear crossmember

[@krustyclassicsgarage]

Possibly. Don't want to say yes since I've never done it.

[@Cornbreadcobbler]

@@krustyclassicsgarage what pan do you use the 302 -2 ?

[@bigblack262black8]

I got a 1979 Buick LeSabre curious on doing a LS swap Gen 3 How much was something like that cost???

[@robertdraper2036]

What wire that you need to make the coils work

[@NORTH_HWD]

He’s gotta hook up his vacuum modulator on his tranny so it’ll shift like normal with out manually shifting. I used the dirty dingo adjustable plates and factory frame mounts for my 79 caprice. I got the Ls motor and turbo350 mounted in factory location and used the original drive shaft didn’t have to drill new holes for the cross member and I used a 87 grand national fuel sending unit with a walbro 255 intank fuel pump in the factory tank. Or you can use the 96 ss tanks and pumps. I swapped the fitting from the 305 PS pump to the Ls PS pump and used the factory 79 caprice PS pressure hose factory 79 caprice radiator with truck accessories Tahoe radiator hose 305 lower hose eBay computer Amazon harness. And I used a 69 skylark gas pedal that mounts the th350 kick down cable on the gas pedal.

[@tkong35]

Can I mount 5.3 LS to the 4l60e till it blows up???

[@NORTH_HWD]

@@tkong35 of course but I think if you do that the crossmember gets moved back farther than stock location and the drive shaft has to be modified. My 5.3 is bolted to my original turbo350 trans ima run it till it blows up and then I’ll do a 4l80 or something better

[@CNCspeedshop-rw9qn]

What wires from the original body harness do I need to pin to the relay box??

[@goldie_box]

Where/what straps you use to mount the radiator?? Where you get it from

[@burkey426]

Looks like they’re just out of 3/4” aluminum stock.

[@coronajulian2837]

I was see if you can hgive me any pointers been going with finishing my ls1 5.7 swap for a long time . I have 77 caprice with ls1 5.7 stand alone harness

[@HandMadeRoyalty]

6:26 my b body has a th400 will the trans cross member be the same? And can i reuse the driveshaft?

[@MRRANDOM1]

If you keep the same transmission you can. Might have to fab the crossmember a little

[@HandMadeRoyalty]

@@MRRANDOM1thanks

[@DenettiD]

Great Attitude 🔥

[@oldschool337]

Is that a line lock on the master cylinder

[@SuperNerris]

Love the vids man and have you every swapped a 3rd gen Camaro?

[@krustyclassicsgarage]

Not yet

[@AKB47ANCE]

No engine coolant reservoir ?

[@PZ-yx3mv]

Nice.. what do you charge for a swap?

[@marcellove2802]

I need one done ? What city are you in

[@LucinoGarcia-j1w]

It looks like it can be done in 1984 Buick regal 👍🏼 if you can put the links to every part in , I’ll be eternally grateful 👍🏼👍🏼😂

[@dondrerose6821]

Do you run your standalone wiring harness in the car or no

[@krustyclassicsgarage]

Up to the customer. I personally prefer harness and computer in the engine bay for easy access.

[@Soloflex-pz5nr]

What length is drive shaft

[@shawndedeaux2263]

What transmission you have

[@williamburch5333]

What about the wires that go to the transmission from the engine harness? TH350 doesn’t have wires

[@krustyclassicsgarage]

No wires go to the transmission

[@williamburch5333]

@@krustyclassicsgarage so those 2 wires that are tied together on the engine that go to the transmission are just left hanging? because the TH350 has no trans controller and im worried about that

[@krustyclassicsgarage]

@@williamburch5333 yes

[@BUDDAZO]

How can you hook 5.3 up to 700r4

[@pnut4442]

Will these mockups be the same for a 78 Cadillac Deville Two door🤔

[@krustyclassicsgarage]

Cant say yes for sure. But if the stock engine mounts from the cadillac will bolt to the swap plates then im 99% sure the engine will bolt in. You'd just have to look at the transmission crossmember and see if the transmission mount from the LS transmission will bolt up.

[@jeromeware2273]

​@@krustyclassicsgaragewhat part of Texas you're in and what you charge

[@krustyclassicsgarage]

@@jeromeware2273 contact me on my Facebook page

[@eastoaklandchevys968]

Yes it will

[@jeromeware2273]

@@krustyclassicsgarageokay

[@moejr14]

Hey man I have. 2004 Yukon xl 2500 and I keep getting a “reduced engine power” light and limp mode. It’s been a nightmare can you please help

[@krustyclassicsgarage]

Possibly a bad throttle body or something throttle body related

[@moejr14]

@@krustyclassicsgarage I’ve changed it multiple times

[@krustyclassicsgarage]

@@moejr14 my assumption would be something throttle body related. Maybe computer or pedal

[@Peezy272-_-]

What year?

[@ClevertymeZ]

Just to be sure, you're stating those are oem factory truck exhaust manifolds that came on the Vortec truck LS based engine (i.e. 4.8, 5.3, 6.0 or 6.2) (Tahoe engine)? I ask, b/c oem exhaust manifolds on mine doesn't hug the engine like it does in this vehicle.

[@krustyclassicsgarage]

Yes. They just don't have the heat shield on them.

[@ClevertymeZ]

​@@krustyclassicsgarageThat's great to know, along with everthing else in this video. Thanks for replying.

[@ClevertymeZ]

2:36

[@Whipjunkiez]

How can I connect with you ? I’m interest in a Ls swap

[@williemoorejr5906]

So I do not need any of the brackets for accessories… like to move the alternator or AC brackets

[@krustyclassicsgarage]

Not sure what you mean. You can get an AC compressor bracket and mount your factory AC compressor to it to run with the stock accessories on the LS

[@williemoorejr5906]

Sorry texting and driving… I have a 84 Chevy caprice, and a LM9 truck motor… I’m asking can I keep the truck accessories instead of buying the after aftermarket brackets. Like for clearance issues with the gearbox and power steering pulley

[@williemoorejr5906]

Also great videos keep them coming!! Thank you

[@krustyclassicsgarage]

@@williemoorejr5906 I'm not 100% sure. This Caprice has no issues with the stock truck intake and alternator. If your hood closes with the stock truck intake then everything else will fit.

[@GregDavis-tr7if]

How difficult you think it would be to swap a ls in a 1965 buick riviera?

[@dondrerose6821]

When it comes to the neutral safety switch do you bypass it or use it. If you bypass it how would you go by doing it.

[@krustyclassicsgarage]

If you're talking about the ine on the transmission. They're not needed for a swap. Just whatever your factory column/ignition has.

[@dondrerose6821]

Yeah I was talking about the one on the transmission

[@Evl_67]

Where you getting the tunes?

[@krustyclassicsgarage]

Check out my "Cheap parts list" video

[@deebrown3334]

@@krustyclassicsgaragewhere you located

[@LSCHEVYRYDER254]

Good info

[@ResponsiveResolve]

Good stuff.

[@AKANEWK]

🤙🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mattmcdaniel6219]

49 Seconds in an I'm done...lmao! 😅😅

[@pariscarter6459]

Did you delete the ac

[@krustyclassicsgarage]

Owner did. I didn't do the swap on this 1.

[@micquealbrooks9914]

❤😅 like LS

[@Dymondlsswap]

Caprice is B body

[@mrrr407]

Those are gen 2 trucks lol