sorry to bring up an old thread but im in need of either rebuilding my 350 tbi or swapping in a new motor this year (by october) due to smog in cali. id rather spend the money on a newer better motor and have been doing tons of research lately on what i can and cant do and things are very fuzzy when i comes to "legal swaps" as most people pass cash with a handshake.... thats fine but im not gonna do that and im really interested in doing a LQ4 swap in my 95 also (way cheaper than the LQ9 and lower compression which is friendly for the future turbo...) and came accross this thread!! its hard to tell if the LQ4 is allowed to be in a 1/2 ton class because it mostly came in HD vehicles but it seems some denalis and yukons had them which would make this allowed.

Anyway, i was wondering what ended up happening with this build? did i get finished? did it ever get legally passed at the referee station and get the sticker? was there any hiccups getting it passed? are there more pics and info on this build? if it all worked out i am going to do this exact same swap since i have the exact same truck except its an extended cab and i will be going with a 4L80e. any and all info you have on the build no matter how miniscule would be GREATLY appreciated. PM or email me if need be. thanks in advance.

oh and anyone else that may have the information im asking for, please chime in!!!! and im in the market for a LQ4 (assuming im allowed to use it) so if anyone has one for sale..... unfortuneatlely im starting to get strapped for time, about 7 months before reg is due so im really looking for a damn near complete motor/tranny. dont have too much time to source for parts to put on a long block. thanks!!