{"id":2757,"date":"2013-07-31T20:11:36","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T20:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2757"},"modified":"2013-07-31T20:11:36","modified_gmt":"2013-07-31T20:11:36","slug":"ls1-powered-1950-morris-minor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2757","title":{"rendered":"LS1 Powered 1950 Morris Minor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i18.photobucket.com\/albums\/b113\/plastic_orange\/Horace\/IMG_5687_zps84b01e11.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"1950 Morris Minor with LS1 engine swap\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Came across this very nice looking 1950 Morris Minor Lowlight with a 1998 Camaro sourced LS1 and 4160E transmission. The Morris sits on a custom chassis with double wishbone front suspension and a narrowed Ford 9 inch with a Truetrac differential. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i18.photobucket.com\/albums\/b113\/plastic_orange\/Horace\/IMG_8633_zps8ae1b231.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"1998 LS1 inside the engine bay of 1950 Morris Minor\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i18.photobucket.com\/albums\/b113\/plastic_orange\/Horace\/IMG_8634_zpsbbe717ac.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"back of 1950 Morris Minor with LS1 V8\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i18.photobucket.com\/albums\/b113\/plastic_orange\/Horace\/IMG_8635_zpsbeeeac6a.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"back of 1950 Morris Minor with LS1 V8\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W5G5mrK-yUY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YbmYLKcgWco\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/mog.myfreeforum.org\/about1082.html\">Site<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/ls1tech.com\/forums\/conversions-hybrids\/1665102-1950-morris-minor-lowlight.html\">LS1Tech<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Came across this very nice looking 1950 Morris Minor Lowlight with a 1998 Camaro sourced LS1 and 4160E transmission. The Morris sits on a custom chassis with double wishbone front suspension and a narrowed Ford 9 inch with a Truetrac differential. Source: Site via 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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2757","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":2757,"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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