Well I inherited an 83' Suburban 3/4 2wd from one of my Arab buddies here ( nice guy eh?&#33 which needs a ton of work.

One of the things I plan to do is give it a Carbureted 6.0.. Fuel economy isn't relavent and a lack of proper facilities/ scan tools ( But mostly a serious lack of TIME.. I work six 12's.. )etc exclude an efi conversion..for now at least.

So of course I have a few questions ..

1 what is the best year engine to go with ? I will be using the Th 400 that currently lives there period.

2 How much if any hacking is gonna be required to make it physically fit?

3 Who makes the cleanest LS to Gen 1 motor mount conversion plates?

Will the truck A/C comp and the accessory brackets clear the frame?

4 I understand there will be Flexplate trickery or a converter sawp involved.. I wanna be able to run the Stock 6.0 starter and use any "normal" TH 400/350 type converter, who's got the stuff to make it happen?

5 I really want to run headers, but will need to run iron manifolds for now, and to re-install for annual inspection.. Will the truck manifolds get it rolling, and will some F body full lengths do in the future?


A lot of thanks for any accurate guidance, as accurate info be's rare as hen's teeth.. Especially over here..