{"id":1389,"date":"2010-09-16T21:07:02","date_gmt":"2010-09-17T02:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1389"},"modified":"2015-04-05T02:17:09","modified_gmt":"2015-04-05T06:17:09","slug":"1976-pacer-with-ls1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1389","title":{"rendered":"1976 Pacer with LS1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imgur.com\/ewJAll.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"1976 Pacer with LS1 swap\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This 1976 AMC Pacer has had its original inline six cylinder engine replaced with a LS1. Besides the 1986 Lincoln LSC rear end swap, the rest of the car appears to be left alone.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imgur.com\/NWMH2l.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"LS1 in the engine bay of a 1976 Pacer\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imgur.com\/QFUoFl.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"1976 Pacer with LS1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imgur.com\/IxIqCl.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"1976 Pacer with LS1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/ls1tech.com\/forums\/conversions-hybrids\/1330993-street-legal-1976-amc-pacer.html\">LS1Tech<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This 1976 AMC Pacer has had its original inline six cylinder engine replaced with a LS1. Besides the 1986 Lincoln LSC rear end swap, the rest of the car appears to be left alone. Source: LS1Tech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":110028,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=110028","url_meta":{"origin":1389,"position":0},"title":"RWD Suzuki Swift with a LS1 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Jack Mill spent 10 months building his Suzuki Swift with his brother and father. 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