68 impala

I am having the hardest time. I put a 6.0 lq4 into my 68 impala convert. I am having a promblem with my steering/center link and oil pan clearance (i switched to the F-body oil pan already). Most people swapping the Ls into muscle cars are doing it with camaro/nova/chevelle and the center link is in front of the of the k-member my center link is after the k-member. With the engine in place and the center link disconnected i have a 2 inch gaps between the center link bolts and te idler/pitman arms. Just looking for suugestions of some custom fabrication tips or any body that has swapped a ls into a 68/69/70 impala. Thanks for the help!

burntrack

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i am in the process of putting a 5.3 in my 69 impala. gonna c how it works with stock oil pan. will keep u posted

TWS

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This may have already crossed your mind, but maybe call Flaming River and ask for some tech support on this. They might be able to "steer" you in the right direction.

burntrack

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update... i put a 5.3 from a 02 tahoe (stock pan) in my 69 impala. i used the mounts from car shop inc. mover engine foward a bit but no link clearance issues. used hooker block huggers. had to dend two middle tubes on ds to clear the ps gear box. run a search for 69 impala and find my thread with pics. pm me if ne questions

JIBBBY

Sounds like it's going to be a nice swap when finished..... You think your project is tough try swapping an LS2 into a Lexus SC400 like I am doing....

The electrical integration is insane..!!!!

68 impala

Thanks for all the replies guys. I ended up using the f-body oilpan and geting it cut by street&performance.com. They do great work and it gave me the clearence I needed. Burntrack I am going to take a look at your photos.

68 impala

Sweet project, pictures pictures pictures.