84 "LS1" Engine Swap/Build
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Well today I finally just bought a bell housing that I hope will work with my tranny and my clutch setup. I also received in the mail motor mount adapter plates from Speed Hound Parts. I will post some pics of everything sometime this week 
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uhh yeah i suppose. I finally got the tranny mounted to the engine but not permanently. I am still working on the flywheel and clutch. hopefully there will be something worth taking pictures of soon lol
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Well lets get this thread moving in the right direction.... After many months of research, buying parts, sending them back, i think i have finally found stuff that will work.
Here is a 486 Bellhousing on the right and the stock one on the left.
The new bellhousing is for a 168 tooth flywheel and has the same mounting holes for my tranny. But there is a downside to this bellhousing, it needs an adapter since the bore is bigger than the stock bore. pictures of the adapter is below.
Here is the a Sachs fly wheel that is for my truck and a clutch kit for a 1979 Camaro
And now to assemble onto the engine.
Now that everything fits, i gotta check if everything is centered.
and once with the adapter ring
Everything seems to work and i dont need to move the bellhousing around at all so now time to test everything with the tranny.
Ring on the tranny
Inside the clutch fork hole
Now all that everything SEEMS to work on to the next part. the throw out bearing, the clutch fork, the pivot stud length, and mounting the slave cylinder. In the mean time my dad will hopefully get some work done on my harness for me so we can have it done before the fall
Here is a 486 Bellhousing on the right and the stock one on the left.
The new bellhousing is for a 168 tooth flywheel and has the same mounting holes for my tranny. But there is a downside to this bellhousing, it needs an adapter since the bore is bigger than the stock bore. pictures of the adapter is below.
Here is the a Sachs fly wheel that is for my truck and a clutch kit for a 1979 Camaro
And now to assemble onto the engine.
Now that everything fits, i gotta check if everything is centered.
and once with the adapter ring
Everything seems to work and i dont need to move the bellhousing around at all so now time to test everything with the tranny.
Ring on the tranny
Inside the clutch fork hole
Now all that everything SEEMS to work on to the next part. the throw out bearing, the clutch fork, the pivot stud length, and mounting the slave cylinder. In the mean time my dad will hopefully get some work done on my harness for me so we can have it done before the fall
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Does this mean if I come over and check out your '85 I dont need to turn my back on my 5.3 Sierra???
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Eilax, nicely done on making the 4+3 work with this engine. I haven't had my nose in the LS swaps too much but I usually see autos out back or a T56.
