2000 5.3, 4L60E swap questions

[68c-10]

I'm removing a 350, th400 combo from my 68 c10 and installing a 2000 5.3, 4L60E combo and I have some questions, if I buy the plates that adapt the stock mounts to the ls and place the bellhousing in the stock location will I have any oil pan clearance problems? What needs done with the trans crossmember? Can I just use the stock one. What are guys doing about gas pedals with a cable on the early trucks? Can I use the stock shifter linkage?

[Matt Cramer]

Originally Posted by 68c-10

I'm removing a 350, th400 combo from my 68 c10 and installing a 2000 5.3, 4L60E combo and I have some questions, if I buy the plates that adapt the stock mounts to the ls and place the bellhousing in the stock location will I have any oil pan clearance problems?

On a 2WD truck, oil pan clearance is not a problem.

What needs done with the trans crossmember? Can I just use the stock one.

You'll need to drill a couple holes in it - have to move it a bit and the 4L60E mount won't bolt up right where it is. Pretty straightforward though.

What are guys doing about gas pedals with a cable on the early trucks?

I used a bicycle brake cable on the stock '72 pedal.

Can I use the stock shifter linkage?

Yes.

[68c-10]

Thank you, my truck has a rod throttle they didn't go to cable until later. I was hoping someone with a early model has done the cable ls swap

[mongocanfly]

You shouldn't have any trouble with the oil pan if its a truck pan..on the throttle cable you can scavage a pedal and cable off a earlier ls engine truck.. you just have to mount it where you need the pedal to be to match your old pedal location..taking some measurements from the pedal donor truck locate where the firewall hole needs to be for the new pedal,, drill a hole as close to the size of the hole in the donor truck as you can get and then break out a file and make yourself a square hole for the cable to "lock" in to the firewall and there it is..