{"id":72827,"date":"2021-06-07T16:42:37","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T21:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=72827"},"modified":"2021-06-07T16:42:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T21:42:37","slug":"1954-chevy-3100-with-a-ls3-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=72827","title":{"rendered":"1954 Chevy 3100 with a LS3 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=72831\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-72831\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"72831\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=72831\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1954-Chevy-3100-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" 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=\"1954 Chevy 3100 with a LS3 V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1954 Chevy 3100 with a LS3 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1954-Chevy-3100-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1954-Chevy-3100-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1954-Chevy-3100-with-a-LS3-V8-01-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1954 Chevy 3100 with a LS3 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-72831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1954-Chevy-3100-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1954-Chevy-3100-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1954-Chevy-3100-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1954-Chevy-3100-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1954-Chevy-3100-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Ward debuted <a href=\"https:\/\/icon4x4.com\/\">ICON 4&#215;4<\/a>&#8216;s newest Thriftmaster #14 truck with a test drive. Based on a 1954 Chevrolet 3100, the truck is powered by a 6.2 L LS3 V8 E-Rod crate motor 430 horsepower and 425 lb-ft of torque. The rest of the powertrain comprises of a 4L85E four-speed automatic transmission and Strange rear end. The truck rides on an Art Morrison chassis with a fully independent suspension, power steering rack, and Brembo six-piston brakes in front and four-piston brakes in back. Listen to Jonathan explain the truck below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/kb6topBet4Q\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=72832\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-72832\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"72832\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=72832\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1954-Chevy-3100-with-a-LS3-V8-02.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCWBzWXHGLP-xnlhkGF0JHiw\">Jonathan Ward<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ICON4x4Design\">ICON 4&#215;4 Design FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jonathan Ward debuted ICON 4&#215;4&#8216;s newest Thriftmaster #14 truck with a test drive. Based on a 1954 Chevrolet 3100, the truck is powered by a 6.2 L LS3 V8 E-Rod crate motor 430 horsepower and 425 lb-ft of torque. The rest of the powertrain comprises of a 4L85E four-speed automatic transmission and Strange rear end.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=72827\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1954 Chevy 3100 with a LS3 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":72831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","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":[579],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advanced-design"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1954-Chevy-3100-with-a-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":101828,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=101828","url_meta":{"origin":72827,"position":0},"title":"1954 Chevy 3100 with a LS3 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 22, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"ICON 4x4 released their newest Thriftmaster #21 using a 1954 Chevy 3100. 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