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  1. LS1Humvee

    LS Engine Swap, why?

    I did the LS swap and it was one of the easiest steps I have done and a lot of it was done by my 13 year old . I posted in the HMMWV hot rod and mod section . I have done a few other LS swaps over the last 20 years . There is so much room to work under the hood of these trucks and also under...
  2. LS1Humvee

    LQ9 6.0 LS engine

    Yes the cooling I did 160 thermostat and twin electric fans. I did remove the combination cooler in front of the radiator for better airflow. When I have the LS1 in it last summer we had no cooling issues . I only removed the combo in front to assist with better flow when I did the LQ9 because I...
  3. LS1Humvee

    LQ9 6.0 LS engine

    Thank you , here are a few more pics . Again this was just scrap stuff I’ve collected over the years that were being thrown out . So the turn buckle was just welded in place for strength . Of course my sons had to try it out with my helicopter rescue hoist harness to test it out 😀
  4. LS1Humvee

    LQ9 6.0 LS engine

    Thank you guys for the warm welcome. I have three sons and I’m just glad one of them likes to work and build stuff with me . We really don’t have that much money invested in the truck just a lot of time. Everything we fabricated was from scrap metal we had acquired . the cost to build the...
  5. LS1Humvee

    LQ9 6.0 LS engine

    First time posting on this site. Originally bought the HMMWV pretty cheap with a blown engine the day after Christmas two years ago. My son and I built this last year father son project and originally put an LS1 5.7 engine in it to have fun last summer . Only took us 4 weeks to build. That...
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