{"id":92704,"date":"2022-11-14T14:25:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T20:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=92704"},"modified":"2022-11-14T14:26:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T20:26:15","slug":"1950-chevy-3100-with-a-ls1-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=92704","title":{"rendered":"1950 Chevy 3100 with a LS1 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1950 Chevrolet 3100 was built by Bear Brothers<\/a> in Johnson City, Tennessee. The truck is powered by a 5.7 L LS1 V8 with a tubular exhaust headers and an aluminum radiator. A 4L60E four-speed automatic transmission sends power to a Moser rear end. The truck rides on a Heidts Mustang II front suspension and power steering rack with four-wheel disc brakes covered Detroit Steel wheels. Inside you find a brown vinyl upholstered bench seat, Dakota Digital gauges, and a Vintage Air system. <\/p>\n

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Source: @bearbrothersco<\/a> and Bring a Trailer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This 1950 Chevrolet 3100 was built by Bear Brothers in Johnson City, Tennessee. The truck is powered by a 5.7 L LS1 V8 with a tubular exhaust headers and an aluminum radiator. A 4L60E four-speed automatic transmission sends power to a Moser rear end. The truck rides on a Heidts Mustang II front suspension and… Read More »1950 Chevy 3100 with a LS1 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":92709,"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_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[579],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advanced-design"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":130176,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=130176","url_meta":{"origin":92704,"position":0},"title":"V8-Powered Porsche 968 Race Car","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"We found this 1994 Porsche 968 being auctioned on Bring a Trailer in Atascadero, California. 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