{"id":13494,"date":"2016-12-12T07:15:43","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T12:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=13494"},"modified":"2016-12-12T01:47:35","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T06:47:35","slug":"international-metro-with-a-5-7-l-vortec-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=13494","title":{"rendered":"International Metro with a 5.7 L Vortec V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/International-Metro-with-a-5.7-L-Vortec-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13495\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=13495\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/International-Metro-with-a-5.7-L-Vortec-V8-01.jpg?fit=960%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"International Metro with a 5.7 L Vortec V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;International Metro with a 5.7 L Vortec V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/International-Metro-with-a-5.7-L-Vortec-V8-01.jpg?fit=960%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/International-Metro-with-a-5.7-L-Vortec-V8-01.jpg?resize=620%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"International Metro with a 5.7 L Vortec V8\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/International-Metro-with-a-5.7-L-Vortec-V8-01.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/International-Metro-with-a-5.7-L-Vortec-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/International-Metro-with-a-5.7-L-Vortec-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/International-Metro-with-a-5.7-L-Vortec-V8-01.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This 1957 International Harvester Metro Van was built by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.famehotrods.com\/home\">Fame Hot Rods<\/a> in Plymouth, Minnesota. The Van was originally found in a field where it sat for over 25 years. The owner wanted something unique to haul the family around in. Since the factory six-cylinder and transmission was completely seized they decided to replace everything underneath the body. The chassis was replaced with one from a 1997 GMC 1\/2 ton truck. Over that went a completely custom floorboard. Powering the van is a 5.7 L Vortec 5700 L31 V8 connected to a 4L60E four-speed automatic transmission. The van rides on a RideTech air suspension with a IFS and four-link rear.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/49CadmYGUuI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FameHotRods\/\">Fame Hot Rods FB page<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCH5rjl59TmLDJeLYO4re0wA\">Tinman 2 Kustoms<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This 1957 International Harvester Metro Van was built by Fame Hot Rods in Plymouth, Minnesota. The Van was originally found in a field where it sat for over 25 years. The owner wanted something unique to haul the family around in. Since the factory six-cylinder and transmission was completely seized they decided to replace everything&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=13494\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">International Metro with a 5.7 L Vortec V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[253],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/International-Metro-with-a-5.7-L-Vortec-V8-01.jpg?fit=960%2C540&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19542,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=19542","url_meta":{"origin":13494,"position":0},"title":"For Sale: 1953 International Harvester Metro Van with a LSx V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 27, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"This custom 1953 International Harvester Metro Van is for sale on eBay with an asking price of $41,900 and in Euclid, Ohio. 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