{"id":2643,"date":"2013-02-01T04:05:03","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T04:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2643"},"modified":"2013-02-01T04:05:03","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T04:05:03","slug":"1959-gmc-truck-with-lr4-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2643","title":{"rendered":"1959 GMC Truck with LR4 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i50.tinypic.com\/5bwj1h.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"1959 GMC truck with 4.8L V8 engine swap\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Take a look at this 1959 GMC stepside truck with 4.8L LR4 engine swap. The engine is controlled by a Yates EFI engine harness. The power runs to a 4L60E automatic transmission and then to a 10 bolt diff. The truck rides on a modern suspension and Airlift airbags which lets this truck sit really low when it wants. Check out more details in the link below.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i50.tinypic.com\/2cdfl8w.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"1959 GMC truck with 4.8L V8 engine swap\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/ls1tech.com\/forums\/conversions-hybrids\/1619722-bagged-59-gmc-build-thread.html\">LS1Tech<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a look at this 1959 GMC stepside truck with 4.8L LR4 engine swap. The engine is controlled by a Yates EFI engine harness. The power runs to a 4L60E automatic transmission and then to a 10 bolt diff. The truck rides on a modern suspension and Airlift airbags which lets this truck sit really&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2643\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1959 GMC Truck with LR4 V8<\/span><\/a><\/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-2643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":91523,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=91523","url_meta":{"origin":2643,"position":0},"title":"1971 GMC 1500 Truck with a Mid-Engine Twin-Turbo V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Shawn Larvick purchased a 1971 GMC 1500 truck with a bent frame. 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