72LS1Vette Project making Progress
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I'm going to be too scared to romp on it in 1st because I'll constantly be thinking "hmm... did we tighten that nut down? how about that hose clamp? wait... what's that smell?" I'll check out some RAM and Centerforce clutches... I might be able to get a wholesale price on the Centerforce but I'll have to check.
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You looking for this.
Thanks. I'll try to find the drawing over there. I'll have to get the cylinder out of the body tonight and take some pics. I haven't looked at it for a month or so and I don't remember if it is angled exactly like the stock cylinder. Most likely it is but with the aftermarket you never know.
Rick B.
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Thanks. I'll try to find the drawing over there. I'll have to get the cylinder out of the body tonight and take some pics. I haven't looked at it for a month or so and I don't remember if it is angled exactly like the stock cylinder. Most likely it is but with the aftermarket you never know. Rick B.
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You would have to make yourself. Sorry about that. I would make it out 3/16", mine flexes a little. PM me your email if you want the template.
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There are some pics on page 2 of the engine/trans mounted in the frame. No clearance issues with the engine with the exception of the heater hose connections. 45 degree connections should fix that.
Right now I have the transmission mount bolted to the crossmember with a plate extending forward to the mount holes on the trans. I won't know if the tail of the trans will need to be lowered until I get the differential mounted.
Rick B.
Right now I have the transmission mount bolted to the crossmember with a plate extending forward to the mount holes on the trans. I won't know if the tail of the trans will need to be lowered until I get the differential mounted.
Rick B.
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It's been a long cold snowy winter up here so I had to do any work either in my basement or the cramped garage, but I managed to make some forward progress. Replaced a differential yoke, put in new halfshaft u-joints, installed the rear suspension, put in most of the new brake lines, modified the crossmember and fabbed (I use the term loosely) a trans mount. Yesterday we were able to roll the chassis out for the first time in almost 2 months so I took a few pics. We're also working on cleaning and detailing the engine bay so we won't be surrounding a nice clean engine with a cruddy looking body.
Rick B.
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Looking so good. You guys are making some great progress on it. I dropped my motor in mine this weekend and found it needs to go back about an inch or so. I need to still order my fuel setup like you have and get that plumbed up. Then make all the connections and I should be ready to go.
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Looking so good. You guys are making some great progress on it. I dropped my motor in mine this weekend and found it needs to go back about an inch or so. I need to still order my fuel setup like you have and get that plumbed up. Then make all the connections and I should be ready to go.
I saw your post over in the LS1 thread. Looks like the shifter is coming up in a bad place. The Camaro T56 is pretty long so the shifter is going to land about in the middle of the lower half of the console. My son has come up with a nice design for a shifter plate and we are going to see if we can get it fabbed up (for free) at M.I.T. I'm going to buy some fuel line and get that plumbed in next. The plan is to follow the contours of the vapor return line. I'm hoping to get the body back on some time in May. I wish I had a nice area to work in like you and TNBUSA do. Rain on a weekend totally screws my plans.
What front springs do you have in your car? I've noticed that even with everything I have installed so far the front A-arms are still up against the bumpstops, and I have the 550# springs installed.
Rick B.
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They are LS1 manifolds from a Z06 Vette. I bought them from a forum member shortly after I bought the engine. I don't remember the year of the manifolds but I'm thinking early 2000's. They are ceramic powdercoated so we'll see if they help to hold down the heat in the engine bay.
Rick B.
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