---
title: "Machine Shop and Chevy Small Block: A Love Story"
description: "We plucked a Chevy V-8 from an old van for our Toyota FJ project truck. Here, the donor small-block gets refurbished."
date: "2016-03-09"
modified: "2021-05-09"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/video/2489/machine-shop-and-chevy-small-block-a-love-story"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "4x4"
  - "Chevrolet"
---

# Machine Shop and Chevy Small Block: A Love Story

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