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Dennis McNamee, California

LS V-8 SWAPS ARE COMMONPLACE TODAY, BUT THEY WERE STILL unusual in the late 1990s. Undaunted, Dennis McNamee attempted to shoehorn a Gen III Chevrolet small-block into his Chevelle and discovered, among other things, that job would’ve been a lot easier in a dedicated shop.

“I decided I needed a garage after I tried to put an

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