Glad you finally got some time to work on it!
Another LS1 swap thread (pics)
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From: No more yankee my wankee, the Donger is tired!
Another LS1 swap thread (pics)
Alright, I finally had some time to get started on my race car. Damn season started a month ago and have been slammed.
Project was starting out as a LS1 with a ZF6, but McLeod let me down on a custom bellhousing. So I swapped over to a T56 using a Mcleod SFI bellhousing for racing.
Yesterday started out pretty good, got the motor mounted and mocked up the transmission to get the tunnel cut. Today I'm modifying the trans for the bracket. I'm severely disappointed in the bracket and will be making my own. I plan on having the driveline for final mock up today.
Project was starting out as a LS1 with a ZF6, but McLeod let me down on a custom bellhousing. So I swapped over to a T56 using a Mcleod SFI bellhousing for racing.
Yesterday started out pretty good, got the motor mounted and mocked up the transmission to get the tunnel cut. Today I'm modifying the trans for the bracket. I'm severely disappointed in the bracket and will be making my own. I plan on having the driveline for final mock up today.
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St. Jude Donor '05
Awesome, do you have the PNs and price on the bellhousing/parts needed for it? Im afraid of using the stock one with my power level.
-Does it look physically bigger than the stocker as mine "just" fits in the tunnel.
-Does it look physically bigger than the stocker as mine "just" fits in the tunnel.
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am man after my own heart. this is my winter project in my race car. i would rather use the zf in mine you got the info on the bell houseing that didn't work out for you? how is it coming along
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There is plenty of room in there. I need to get some better shots of the motor in the bay and the space.
I plan on mounting the coils on the diagnal brace going from the hood mounts to the frame.
I plan on mounting the coils on the diagnal brace going from the hood mounts to the frame.
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From initial post in this thread
From another thread: 5.3 v8 or ...
Can you elaborate to identify the vendor of the unsatisfactory bracket
and what the issue(s) are? Images?
My vote is it will be a while before someone outdoes the exemplary job
CHarris85Vette did in doggedly completing and documenting his swap.
kpforce1 is up there, too, but still working towards completion, AFAIK.
.
The hurdles aren't major. They just take time or money to correct. Most
of these would go smoother if a parts list was made out of what works
and what didn't. The other issue is so many people feel the need to
reinvent the wheel. If you look at all of the LS swaps, none of them are
the same.
My major hurdle is the trans bracket I bought that was supposed to
work didn't. It's a POS. So I'm spending time fabbing one up.
of these would go smoother if a parts list was made out of what works
and what didn't. The other issue is so many people feel the need to
reinvent the wheel. If you look at all of the LS swaps, none of them are
the same.
My major hurdle is the trans bracket I bought that was supposed to
work didn't. It's a POS. So I'm spending time fabbing one up.
and what the issue(s) are? Images?
My vote is it will be a while before someone outdoes the exemplary job
CHarris85Vette did in doggedly completing and documenting his swap.
kpforce1 is up there, too, but still working towards completion, AFAIK.
.
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From: No more yankee my wankee, the Donger is tired!
From initial post in this thread
From another thread: 5.3 v8 or ...
Can you elaborate to identify the vendor of the unsatisfactory bracket
and what the issue(s) are? Images?
My vote is it will be a while before someone outdoes the exemplary job
CHarris85Vette did in doggedly completing and documenting his swap.
kpforce1 is up there, too, but still working towards completion, AFAIK.
Originally Posted by Jeffvette
Yesterday started out pretty good, got the motor mounted and mocked
up the transmission to get the tunnel cut. Today I'm modifying the
trans for the bracket. I'm severely disappointed in the bracket and will
be making my own.
up the transmission to get the tunnel cut. Today I'm modifying the
trans for the bracket. I'm severely disappointed in the bracket and will
be making my own.
Originally Posted by Jeffvette
The hurdles aren't major. They just take time or money to correct. Most
of these would go smoother if a parts list was made out of what works
and what didn't. The other issue is so many people feel the need to
reinvent the wheel. If you look at all of the LS swaps, none of them are
the same.
of these would go smoother if a parts list was made out of what works
and what didn't. The other issue is so many people feel the need to
reinvent the wheel. If you look at all of the LS swaps, none of them are
the same.
Originally Posted by Jeffvette
My major hurdle is the trans bracket I bought that was supposed to
work didn't. It's a POS. So I'm spending time fabbing one up.
work didn't. It's a POS. So I'm spending time fabbing one up.
and what the issue(s) are? Images?
My vote is it will be a while before someone outdoes the exemplary job
CHarris85Vette did in doggedly completing and documenting his swap.
kpforce1 is up there, too, but still working towards completion, AFAIK.
So here is my bracket in it's raw glory.
Last edited by Jeffvette; Jun 11, 2007 at 08:20 PM.