Help With droping my LT1 in to my 63 Belair
06-07-2012, 09:14 PM
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Help With droping my LT1 in to my 63 Belair Hey guys I'm new to the web site and have a few questions about dropping my LT1 with my 4l60E into my 63Belair. I have the harness out of the camero and the engine and trans both only have about 6k on them now when the camreo was hit. i just need some insight on this like where to get the wiring harness for the whole car and the ECM/TCM and keeping it running through the factory harness routing location in the firewall and putting the ECM under the dash. I looked at EFI Connections set up but not wanting to drop another 2 grand in to a new ECM, and harness when my has already been tuned for this engine. I also want to use my factory gauges as well. Please drop some insight my way.
06-08-2012, 01:01 PM
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As far as dropping it in physically, if the car was already a gen 1 small block then it will be easy as pie dropping the engine in. The mounts line up with the LT1 block. The trans I do not know if you will need to mod the tunnel.
I didn't quite understand about the PCM. You have one already? Or you need one?
A wire harness for the rest of the car I would google it and you will find many.
I didn't quite understand about the PCM. You have one already? Or you need one?
A wire harness for the rest of the car I would google it and you will find many.
06-08-2012, 01:18 PM
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You would be much better off dividing your issues/concerns into several threads rather than just one only because what you're asking is a pretty massive undertaking for someone who is (presumably) fairly new to wiring/fuel injection. I'd start by seeking out some real experience (an actual person) to physically help you with the swap.
There's so much to learn here so you'll have to do most of the work yourself by just reading.
There's so much to learn here so you'll have to do most of the work yourself by just reading.
06-09-2012, 08:50 AM
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Ok I will take your advice and split my topics up next time ramair95ta; and to nomoneyz I do have the PCM and all the factory 95 camero wiring. I'm looking for a complete wiring harness to redo my whole care and up grade to ato fuses or mini-fuses that will piggy back the PCM as well as allow me to run my factory cluster and options.
06-09-2012, 08:53 AM
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Painless Wiring makes an entire harness for the LT1 if you are starting from scratch. Comes with everything but the PCM. Not sure about the rest of the chassis but from what I understand they are like wiring gods.
Also, it's Camaro... not camero. Just a polite correction. =D
Also, it's Camaro... not camero. Just a polite correction. =D
06-09-2012, 02:03 PM
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Yes painless have been the guys to go to for ten years I know have used their regular wiring kits on impalas before over the years. Just having to pinch pennies on this build but not corners. The engine Trans and PCM are all out of the 95 camero I even have the factory harness out of the car.
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06-09-2012, 03:25 PM
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You can convert the engine harness easily to a stand alone harness that will control just the engine portion of the swap. It's fairly easy and I am doing it with my skylark swap right now. I also bought a new wire harness for the body but definitely not from painless. You can also have the pcm shipped out and tuned for everything your taking off the engine, like smog stuff and VATS security.
