AlmostfastLT1

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I haven't posted on this board about my 63 Chevy II in a long time...

Well its a Ls1 carb conversion with the gm front mount distributor to bring it back to the old school

Tranny built Liberty T56 with Monster Clutch Stage 3 with billet steel flywheel and quicktime bellhousing.

BTW if anyone is thinking about a SFI bellhousing get the latest version of the quicktime. It fits on point.

Chasis- tube chasis with ladder bar setup with strengthen 9in etc, and Checkered Racing front clip

I have alot more parts that are not on the car yet just slowly plugging along...

Btw, I need help I am running the checkered front clip and am running the heits inner fender panels and just purchased a goodmark rad. support. And I need some help setting it all up. Anyone have some detailed pics showing how everything is going to bolt up to the new sub frame and rad. support... etc.

Thanks guys, and pics are below!!

73 nova guy

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nice clean build! i like the tape belt!

andrew69_04

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wow, nice car. Looks like your taking your time and doing it right! Keep up the good work!

the_merv

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Nice shiny parts..

ssduane

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looking great! what are you going to use for windshield wipers, or is this going to be a drag car only?

AlmostfastLT1

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Yea I was checking the alignment on the pulley setup and need to install the ati damper snouth another 1/4 in

AlmostfastLT1

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The car will be driven on the street, no wipers and as you can see the wiper motor mount is shaved.

52 Rat

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That is a sweet ride! Nice clean project.

AlmostfastLT1

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Thanks guys I need to take some better pics, I wish I had a lift so I could take some pics of the entire chasis...

Also anyone have some pics of settting up the radiator support and heits inner fender panels on a checkered racing clips...

ssduane

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yep, thats why I was asking. I want to do an underdash unit for mine and was looking for different options. Would love to shave that nub off of my 66, would sure make it easier getting hands down and around the engine.

Also, whose headers are you using, see a set hanging up on the wall in one of them pictures.

jadave76

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I love seeing stuff like this! Looks Great!

AlmostfastLT1

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Yea it would help clean up some room.

I am running the S&S headers, I think you gave me the info about them awhile ago. I have already made my exhaust just got to send the headers off to get jet-hot

AlmostfastLT1

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Thankyou>

hotrodscrap

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Sexy, full car pic's? You gotta love the look of the carbed LS w/ a distributer. Who has the dist. conversion, do you still need ECM and such?

-SS

AlmostfastLT1

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I am going to get some better pics in the next week, once you convert to the distributor/carb conversion, you will no longer need an ECM and you need a timing reference damper to dial in the timing... Just like the old school

LSXS10_BLAZER

Hey im doing a ls1 swap into an s10 blazer and needing any info you can give me on the distributor swap

AlmostfastLT1

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Send me a pm!

Ozz1967

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I know this is an old thread but I couldn't find the answers just by searching other posts and it's probably a silly question, but with this set up, your dizzy sets the timing right? This is something alot of 3rd Gen guys are looking at doing with their Camaro's and Firebirds, at least those of us with original carbed cars who don't want to deal with swapping the whole set up over to EFI. Also, is that just a standard coil-in-cap HEI set up or a special distributor that you had to get?

My 84 is carbed and I would love to go this route eventually and I don't want to change everything over to EFI. The carb works fine for me and I've not had any daily driving issues in the past 6 years.

gofastwclass

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...at least people are using search. Thank You!

The distributor drive housing is a GMPP part 88958679 but oddly enough I'm told (since I quit doing carbs and distributors years ago) the distributor itself is a Ford part. It also requires a different water pump. At this point the engine is basically a roller cam / rockers Gen III version of a GEN I small block. Personally beyond class rules I don't get why you would do this but that's me. Running a carb on one of these engines is not cheaper than running the factory PCM - if you buy everything right.

Now if you like that old school look... different story.

ponjohn

Nice build.

Is there any advantage to a distributor vs the msd box?