{"id":6189,"date":"2015-05-07T15:17:49","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T19:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=6189"},"modified":"2015-05-07T15:17:49","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T19:17:49","slug":"hot-rod-garage-starts-a-630-hp-ls7-powered-chevy-van-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=6189","title":{"rendered":"Hot Rod Garage Starts A 630 HP LS7 Powered Chevy Van Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6190\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=6190\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C663&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,663\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hot Rod Garage 630 HP LS7 Powered Chevy Van Project 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Hot Rod Garage&amp;#8217;s 630 HP LS7 Powered Chevy Van Project&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C566&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6190\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-01.jpg?resize=640%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hot Rod Garage's 630 HP LS7 Powered Chevy Van Project\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C566&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-01.jpg?resize=600%2C332&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-01.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-01.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the latest episode of Hot Rod Garage the crew begins a new project involving a 1974 Chevy delivery van. Inside this short wheelbase quarter-ton van they are stuffing a 630 horsepower Lingenfelter LS7 and Gear Star 4L80E automatic transmission. The goal of this project is to be finished in time for the Hot Rod Power Tour 2015 when David and Mike will drive it across the country promoting the Road Kill Show.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kxkg1nuFO84\" width=\"633\" height=\"356\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6191\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=6191\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C663&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,663\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hot Rod Garage 630 HP LS7 Powered Chevy Van Project 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;630 horsepower Lingenfelter LS7 engine going into Hot Rod Garage Chevy Van Project&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-02.jpg?fit=1024%2C566&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6191\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-02.jpg?resize=640%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"630 horsepower Lingenfelter LS7 engine going into Hot Rod Garage Chevy Van Project\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-02.jpg?resize=1024%2C566&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-02.jpg?resize=600%2C332&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-02.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-02.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the latest episode of Hot Rod Garage the crew begins a new project involving a 1974 Chevy delivery van. Inside this short wheelbase quarter-ton van they are stuffing a 630 horsepower Lingenfelter LS7 and Gear Star 4L80E automatic transmission. The goal of this project is to be finished in time for the Hot Rod&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=6189\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Hot Rod Garage Starts A 630 HP LS7 Powered Chevy Van Project<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6190,"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":[300],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-van"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C663&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7035,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=7035","url_meta":{"origin":6189,"position":0},"title":"HotRod Garage&#8217;s LS7-Powered 1973 Chevy Van","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The guys at Hot Rod Garage are finishing the MSD Atomic Surf Van in episode 21 and 22. 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