{"id":1774,"date":"2011-03-20T14:43:50","date_gmt":"2011-03-20T19:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1774"},"modified":"2016-03-25T12:25:39","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T16:25:39","slug":"1956-ford-f100-with-5-3l-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1774","title":{"rendered":"1956 Ford F100 with 5.3L V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a video showing a 1956 Ford F100 with a 5.3L V8 swap. The transmission is a GM 4L60E. The front end is from a Mustang II. Currently the truck is getting 22 mpg.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ls1tech.com\/forums\/conversions-hybrids\/1399507-56-ford-f100-5-3l-swap.html\">LS1Tech<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a video showing a 1956 Ford F100 with a 5.3L V8 swap. The transmission is a GM 4L60E. The front end is from a Mustang II. Currently the truck is getting 22 mpg. 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