I have a 1989 Suburban with a rebuilt 350 tbi motor a new rad starter and alt and good 700r4 trans. I would like to swap the 4.3 v6 in my
1988 1500 1/2 ton. The trans in the pu was rebuilt heavy duty a while ago and the dude said that it would handle a v8 if I ever decided to swap.
I see that the frames are different and the motor mounts are different. What needs to be done to get the mounts in the right spot. V6 have some brackets that are bolted to the frame and welded to those to set them back for the shorter motor
I was told that the front coil springs will fit from the burb (is this true??)
Rad shrouds are different as are the accessory brackets. Should I find a pickup with a tbi 350 for the donor parts?? The rad looks to be taller but fits in the lower mounts as far as width goes???
The ecm tag on the burbs puter is present but the tag from the pickups puter is missing. Is there a way to tell from the chips inside or other numbers somewhere if they are compatible??
I will be running headers and a custom exhaust
Any info would be a great help thanks