31-5window

Newbie here guy's thanks for all the great info here. My current project is a 1950 chevy I been working on it for a while. I have done tons of metal work I am pretty much up to the firewall so I been lookin for a motor and just picked up a LQ4 4L80E and here I am. Just went though harness I have to make up fuse and relay panel still. Set it in last night to see where I am at with fitment.

31-5window

Here are a few pictures of the Chevy.

31-5window

Oops didn't rotate the first two pictures.

SPAZ-3

looks like you got yourself a good donor, love seeing the old school builds with new school ls engines, are you wanting to stay N/A?

31-5window

been making a little progress got motor set in. finished up fabing up front end, shock mounts, upper control arm/air bag mounts. Made new firewall and installed it. new K member trans cross member

31-5window

A few more pictures

31-5window

I can't figure out why my pics are being post sideways.

DEEDDUDE

31, The metal work is awesome. I’m currently doing the interior sheet metal on mine and it doesn’t look nearly as nice as this. I will be doing something similar to what you did in the trunk with a removable section giving access to the fuel tank and battery. Looks good. Post more pics right side up.

31-5window

Thanks DEEDDUDE I am getting close to having all the metal work done. been working on door, trunk gaps hope to get it media blasted and in some primer soon.

31-5window

Here's the K member, trans mount/cross member is removable.

jps03

Looks really good. I have a 50 business coupe that I'm looking to do the same thing. I just blew my motor fund on a 2 post lift but I will be mocking a 5.3/4l60e as soon as I get my lift installed.i don't know if I will z my frame or not. I am going to get that bulky k member out of the way and see how she sits. Looking forward to more build pics.

Leadfoot85

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Welcome to the 49-54 Chevy LS Swap Club! Great looking build so far. I noticed you notched the frame to run the steering shaft... Do you have any more pics of how you did it? I am currently trying to get my steering sorted out and I think I am going to have to do that with mine.

Keep up the good work!

31-5window

Leadfoot I don't have any pictures of it I pretty much notched out what I needed to make it clear I used 1/4 in pipe. then I kinda just cut the pipe in half set it in and trimmed it down to fit.

Leadfoot85

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Ok. That's what I was thinking of doing, just wasn't sure if that was the "right" way to do it... Does notching the frame like that hurt the strength of the frame at all? That is my biggest concern.