Well, I'll let you know. I recently toasted the 5.7 in my savana and will be changing it out to a 383 stroker. :happy:
I haven't swapped engines on anything in a while, but I think that I'm up to the task.
It looks to me like the grille, and everything behind, not the fenders. Probably have to jack it up and roll it forward to clear the frame, we'll see. I have had vans for awhile and the utility of a full size van is unmatched. I pull my 05 Kawasaki concours into it, hook up my 26' Hilo trailer to it with my fishing gear and 16 foot canoe on top and I'm ready for a couple of weeks at camp. Just recently hauled a 15' roll of carpet inside with the doors closed in the rain, that ain't happenin with a pick up. Won't own anything else, even if I have to work on it once in a while. Actually I haven't done much to it, a couple of distributor caps which is easy to reach. The spun bearing was probably my own stupidity, I was pushing it too hard on a long steep grade while towing the camper. High miles with the 5w 30 weight oil and high rpms is a recipe for disaster, learned an expensive lesson on this one but I am getting a major powerplant upgrade.