{"id":14780,"date":"2017-03-01T07:15:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T12:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=14780"},"modified":"2019-10-08T23:22:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T04:22:02","slug":"chevy-c10-with-a-408-ci-lsx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=14780","title":{"rendered":"Chevy C10 with a 408 ci LSx"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To show off their “Slammed” version of their 1973-1987 C10 SPEC chassis the team at Roadster Shop<\/a> took a worn 1976 Chevy C10 truck and installed one under it along with a lot of other goodies.<\/p>\n

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As mentioned before the truck received one of their 1973-1987 C10 SPEC chassis. These come in two versions a regular ride height and a slammed version. The slammed version will allow you to put the rockers on the ground.<\/p>\n

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The chassis comes with their SPEC independent front suspension, power steering rack, and parallel 4-bar rear with HD lower arm. The chassis rides on an AccuAir air suspension with E-level system and dual compressors.<\/p>\n

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Under the hood sits Texas Speed & Performance built 408 ci LSx V8 that produces 580 horsepower. They start with a LQ9 block and add TS&P forged 4.00″ stroke crank, TS&P forged 6.125″ rods, Wiseco 4.03″ bore pistons, TS&P hardened pushrods, TS&P custom grind hydraulic-roller cam, and Precision Race Components As-Cast 225 cc Cathedral-Port heads.<\/p>\n

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Behind the engine sits a GM 4L65-E four-speed automatic transmission connected to a Ford 9″ rear end with 31 spline axles.<\/p>\n

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The team put the finishing touch on the project with a set of custom Forgeline wheels designed by Roadster Shop.<\/p>\n

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Source: Roadster Shop<\/a> (full build gallery)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To show off their “Slammed” version of their 1973-1987 C10 SPEC chassis the team at Roadster Shop took a worn 1976 Chevy C10 truck and installed one under it along with a lot of other goodies. As mentioned before the truck received one of their 1973-1987 C10 SPEC chassis. These come in two versions a… Read More »Chevy C10 with a 408 ci LSx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14781,"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":[215],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-c10"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1976-Chevy-C10-with-a-408-ci-LSx-V8-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C1066&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":140514,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=140514","url_meta":{"origin":14780,"position":0},"title":"1978 Chevy C10 with a LS3 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Pro Touring Texas gave this 1978 Chevy C10 a complete makeover at their company in Springtown, Texas. 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