How to LS swap an old Chevy Square Body.

[@jackmattern655]

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

[@piratejetgarage]

Jack Mattern Thank you Jack.

[@jaytazz7710]

What trans did you use..transfer case

[@danieltaylor2340]

I love the police lights on top of the forklift!

[@billmcmeekin7909]

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 :⁠-⁠)

[@sudd2685]

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.

[@piratejetgarage]

Mark Suddreth Thanks for the kind words Mark!

[@malcolmgunn9982]

How can I buy a motor engine from you

[@mfddb3084]

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

[@bryantspeedcustoms9795]

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!

[@sl369]

Dam!! Bro you made that look to easy.

[@caseyledoux86]

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

[@jimbinger]

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

[@piratejetgarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@AnthonyLopez-cc1hv]

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

[@mfddb3084]

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.

[@michaelgoodell5727]

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!!!!!!

[@jimtidmorejr7891]

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]

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

[@blueridermg]

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

[@deegan727]

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.

[@jaysmith8395]

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

[@silentkillers1372]

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

[@SHANKDAWGBABY]

I stumbled across a mostly complete lq4 yesterday while scouting and am hoping it hasn't been tampered with when I go with tools friday. I'm hoping I have the luck that you did with you 5.3 so it won't break the bank getting it ready for my delta 88.

[@journeyquest1]

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

[@SuburbanDMV]

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

[@user-sq3es5js6d]

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

[@roguee4641]

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]

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

[@roguee4641]

@@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

[@tortugaclan]

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.

[@phillipzeski392]

That is one well built engine shelf friend!

[@marlonholloway7200]

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!!

[@piratejetgarage]

Marlon Holloway Thank you!

[@marlonholloway7200]

Honestly i wished I lived closer i just put a motor in my late uncle's 2003 chevy truck.

[@marlonholloway7200]

I live in Indianapolis

[@sadboycali]

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

[@ModernBeastx1]

much agreed!! lmao

[@itsraheem]

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

[@sergeantspeed5941]

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

[@uhligfabrication8061]

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.

[@pra3t0rian]

Dood we need more vids like this.

[@grumpyoldman336]

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]

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

[@chancecolwell3736]

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

[@gittyupalice96]

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

[@piratejetgarage]

haha awesome

[@TherealBigJohnSt33l]

Man that sound never gets old.

[@ze_german2921]

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.

[@Shouganaigarage]

Did you use the slider mounts?

[@garyclark2352]

Unbelievable! Good job Brandon and Russell!

[@bofarisdrama]

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

[@jos642]

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 👍

[@Mr.Frost181]

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

[@piratejetgarage]

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]

@@piratejetgarage dodge dart ?

[@piratejetgarage]

@@Mr.Frost181 yes indeed!

[@SnowyPS]

I like the cop car lights on the fork lift 😂

[@h.i.sc-10tips31]

GREAT WORK NOTHING LIKE HEARING THE MOTOR RUN AFTER A SWAP

[@piratejetgarage]

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

[@robgp6987]

You got some skills Bro!👏

[@jameybrandon965]

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.

[@williamsanders468]

That flat fender jeep go kart is shweet

[@JPaul318]

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😂😄😂✌🏾

[@kennygss]

Sketchyest Pllet rack ever. . . . , great swap vid

[@gorillabuiltcustomz5449]

Clean shop! Very well organized

[@billywilliams6853]

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.

[@karlr.7342]

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

[@anthonyraines5951]

You make it look easy brother... I'm terrified to start my build

[@jimmyraper4716]

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]

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

[@NBC_NCO]

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

[@davidalvarado733]

Ghost ride the whip!

[@Valdemar-Perez-III]

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.

[@CraftwerksMC]

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]

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

[@jamesybarra7947]

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.

[@carlosbarrios2304]

You sir are a master at work ! Make more vids🤑

[@piratejetgarage]

Thank you!

[@williamsanders468]

Walks around to the passenger side, and back to the good side we go!

[@JustinSmith-ph1le]

Stuck valve. It sounded like it had a wicked cam

[@allenbrown7127]

Wish i had your garage lol very nice!

[@michaelerato2364]

SOMTIMES I WISH I JUST DID THE MOTOR ON MY K5 . I STRIPPED THE TRUCK 5.3 1 TON AXELS SHACLE FLIP DIY 4X SPRING MOUNTS IN FRONT NEW SHACKLES 400 TRANS NEW FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT WIREING .THIS WINTER SUCKED AND REMINDED ME IM GETTING OLD LOL

[@brianshannon4368]

More info on what parts were used on the hydraulic clutch conversion?

[@marioa1272]

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.

[@jonathanlemaitre8354]

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

[@sadboycali]

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]

Awesome! Good luck with your build!

[@Javenx32]

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

[@rickyj2013]

Love the old police light on the forklift 😂

[@timhudson8958]

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!

[@kravmaga7070]

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?

[@troymitchell5282]

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

[@itsraheem]

You are a mechanical wizard

[@RedEyedPatriot]

15:25 Brains of the operation 😎🤘🇺🇸

[@peterhatch1583]

You make it look easy! Thks for the video

[@chancecolwell3823]

Can you do a video on the wiring you had to do

[@thedobermangang3503]

sound pretty good my brother

[@blueridermg]

New sub. Great work you did

[@piratejetgarage]

Thanks!

[@4570levergun]

sweeet. This is my goal for my 79 k20.

[@piratejetgarage]

awesome, go for it!

[@4570levergun]

Curious. If you were do do it over how would you do the clutch differently?

[@4570levergun]

Curious. If you were do do it over how would you do the clutch differently?

[@4570levergun]

Curious. If you were do do it over how would you do the clutch differently?

[@4570levergun]

Curious. If you were do do it over how would you do the clutch differently?

[@johnbeard588]

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 .

[@trentdawg2832]

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

[@danraich]

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]

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

[@doranmaxwell1755]

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

[@Good-Enuff-Garage]

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

[@cameronwhitt9458]

Where did you get the adapter plates for the motor mounts, and does the original trans bolt right up to that LS?

[@channell11]

The trans will bolt up. LS/SBC bolt patterns are nearly identical. The LS has one additional bolt the SBC doesn't use.

[@piratejetgarage]

Cameron Whitt They are 3 position adapter plates from amazon or ebay. The flywheel, pilot bearing, and throw out bearing will also be needed.

[@saltyoperator7435]

Hey….. look I swapped an old truck with a newer engine. I absolutely h8 these swaps. Big finger to fuel injection and anything requiring a PC. Whatcha gonna do when can’t use a PC to fix your crap?

[@jacobfleetwood4314]

damn that truck drove itself at the end haha

[@xmudcat]

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

[@wesfrye6986]

You are the real deal 💯

[@datnotme9921]

Nice truck, love it. I have to ask, may I have it? 👏👀👍

[@thexorcist214]

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

[@jeremyyazzie3474]

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

[@efrainsilva1947]

Which hydraulic clutch did you use?

[@shasha-km9dv]

I like the last one no driver low range

[@jimmynicholson6935]

Is that a dana 60 under the front of that truck? With the granny low and I'm assuming a np 205 geardriven transfer case I assume that's a tuff setup.

[@frankm8533]

Did you have to cut that cross member out right were the crank pulley is? My buddy did one for his son and it was hitting there bad same truck same engine they cut it out

[@troymatthews9592]

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?

[@dieselmechanic9824]

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

[@piratejetgarage]

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

[@dieselmechanic9824]

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

[@aadrienwatkins8057]

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

[@jenniferarias8880]

Quick question if you have a 77 C10 and install a LS engine full injection do you have to smog check it or is it considered a classic car still in nevada

[@ObsTurdBucket]

I think you still need to smog check it. But an Ls with a couple universal cats would probably still pass it.

[@BryanSpear]

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

[@piratejetgarage]

Lol thanks for being here…whatever the reason lol

[@chrisholderness2504]

I am about to swap my 1987 R10 Silverado with a 5.3L out of a 2003 GMC Yukon. How do I go about tricking the computer once I remove the emissions? Thanks in advance for any details you can share.

[@antonyram4866]

hey im just still learning but i just bought my 81 gmc sierra classic but i wanna swap a 5.3 from a 04 suburban, what would i need to do to the swap? what mounts did you used or trans adapter, do you have any links? im sorry this sounds dumb, im just trying to do my first project truck😂

[@artysmotorsports]

Talk about ghosting the whip 🤘🤘

[@farmsgrace341]

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

[@piratejetgarage]

Farms Grace That would be sick! Hmmmmm...

[@piratejetgarage]

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 kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZasqnqDrrStr7s

[@farmsgrace341]

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.

[@glennwaren6591]

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