{"id":7035,"date":"2015-07-16T16:02:42","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T20:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=7035"},"modified":"2025-09-16T11:44:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:44:41","slug":"hot-rod-garages-ls7-powered-1973-chevy-van","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=7035","title":{"rendered":"HotRod Garage&#8217;s LS7-Powered 1973 Chevy Van"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-03.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7036\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=7036\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-03.jpg?fit=1200%2C666&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,666\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hot Rod Garage 630 HP LS7 Powered Chevy Van Project 03\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Hot Rod Garage 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\/07\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-03.jpg?fit=1024%2C568&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-03.jpg?resize=640%2C355&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hot Rod Garage 630 HP LS7 Powered Chevy Van Project \" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-03.jpg?resize=1024%2C568&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-03.jpg?resize=600%2C333&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-03.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-03.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The guys at Hot Rod Garage are finishing the MSD Atomic Surf Van in episode 21 and 22. If you haven&#8217;t been following the series the guys are swapping a 630 horsepower Lingenfelter LS7, Gearstar 4L80E automatic transmission and Moser 12 bolt Chevy rear end into a 1973 Chevy Van. In the end of episode 22 the van goes to the drag strip to test how all this work turned out.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KxUIMpbEE7o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in a custom rear axle or driveshaft, David does a good job explaining everything in this episode. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-UbKXG9EEQA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL12C0C916CECEA3BC\">Roadkill<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The guys at Hot Rod Garage are finishing the MSD Atomic Surf Van in episode 21 and 22. If you haven&#8217;t been following the series the guys are swapping a 630 horsepower Lingenfelter LS7, Gearstar 4L80E automatic transmission and Moser 12 bolt Chevy rear end into a 1973 Chevy Van. In the end of episode&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=7035\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">HotRod Garage&#8217;s LS7-Powered 1973 Chevy Van<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"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":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chevrolet"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hot-Rod-Garage-630-HP-LS7-Powered-Chevy-Van-Project-03.jpg?fit=1200%2C666&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6189,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=6189","url_meta":{"origin":7035,"position":0},"title":"Hot Rod Garage Starts A 630 HP LS7 Powered Chevy Van Project","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 7, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"In the latest episode of Hot Rod Garage the crew begins a new project involving a 1974 Chevy delivery van. 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