{"id":76364,"date":"2021-09-07T06:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=76364"},"modified":"2021-09-07T01:11:21","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T06:11:21","slug":"1948-ford-with-a-ls1-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=76364","title":{"rendered":"1948 Ford with a LS1 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When Bret Voelkel<\/a> purchased this 1948 Ford he chose to swap the engine and suspension. The car is now powered by a 5.7 L LS1 V8 and 4L60E four-speed automatic transmission. It rides on a TCI independent front suspension with disc brakes, Ridetech coilovers, and a custom 4-link rear suspension. The custom interior features a Vintage AC system, Ididit steering column, and Dakota Digital VHX gauges.<\/p>\n

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Source: Ridetech<\/a> and Classic Car Liquidators<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When Bret Voelkel purchased this 1948 Ford he chose to swap the engine and suspension. The car is now powered by a 5.7 L LS1 V8 and 4L60E four-speed automatic transmission. It rides on a TCI independent front suspension with disc brakes, Ridetech coilovers, and a custom 4-link rear suspension. The custom interior features a… Read More »1948 Ford with a LS1 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":76367,"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":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_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":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ford"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1948-Ford-with-a-LS1-V8-01.jpg?fit=2200%2C1467&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":110028,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=110028","url_meta":{"origin":76364,"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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