Yes I planned on putting in a fresh gasket set and going through the motor before installing it. The motor had 150k on it. The only reason my dad replaced it was it blew out the rear main seal. It ran great before that. Compression is good. But now that you mention it, I may just buy the master rebu...

Thanks Lifted but a 300+ motor is more than likely not in the future just yet. But I will when the time comes go with a 12 bolt out of a Nova. They were used in them for more years than other GM's and a better chance to find one. Right now just need to get it operational. Besides once this is moving...

Both motors are TBI. Astro is a 1991 and the 5.7 is out of 1989 gmc 1500. Maybe installing a mild cam and the hedman headers before dropping it in but thats about it. But any suggestions are welcome.

I will be installing a new tranny and rebuilding the rear axle. My future plans include updating the interior not sure which direction yet. I will be looking into levelng the rear to match the front once the driveline is complete. The driveline is first on my list though. Motor is shot and the trann...

The donor motor is out of a 89 GMC 1500. Any major issues should I be aware of? I heard this is one of the easiest V8 swaps to do. Any suggestions will be most grateful.

New to the world of Astro Vans and my second Bowtie. I was looking into swapping out the worn out V6 for a V8 and that brought me here.

Thanks for having me.

Rob

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