Lb7 - NV4500 GMT400 Swap

Stock engine, had to do some "custom machining" to fit a 1.25" input shaft in the 95 tranny as well as convert it to an internal slave from the original ext. slave. Other than that the truck is assembles from factory parts.

I originally started with a 95 chevy k2500 6.5 diesel nv4500 5 speed, swapped the driveline into a 2000 k3500 with a good frame and did a restoration. Then put a second 6.5 in, 30,000 miles later and a ton of money in a that engine failed, so i decided to add 0.1 cu-in and make it a 6.6. Found an 03 donor truck with 130k miles and the rest is history. Did most of the swap outside in my tractor shed over winter on the side of a mountain. All of the adapters and mounts are either factory or built by myself. I bought a cheap plasma cutter and harbor freight welder a year before the build for other fun projects including tractor stuff.

Side bar, but the original 6.5 is now repowering my 84 k5 blazer with an nv3500 5 speed and its also pretty cool if you dont open the hood. Also have a handful of tractors from the 40s and 50s that i like to show off.