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My name's Pete and I stay in Broughty Ferry on the North East coast of Scotland.
I have recently taken delivery of a 1998 LS1 engine cut out of a Camaro, which I'm fitting in my 1950 Morris Minor (pro street style).
It is built on a separate chassis, with strut front end, and narrowed Ford 9 inch rear on 4 bars and panhard rod.
As you can imagine, there are not many LS1 vehicles around here, so I will be visiting this site to gain information.

Some pics so you know what i am talking about.

Pete


Stripping unwanted stuff from engine



On Hoist



Sitting in correct orientation for trial fitting on chassis



Going in



It fits





Back under shell



Side view - engine isn't very tall, so should be able to keep bonnet brace



Engine from my other V8 Minor (Rover 3.9) - should sit about the same position, but lower

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Well, that's 4 years since I got the LS1 engine, and things have moved on quite a bit - now with a pro builder - looks as though it will be finished this year.
Here's a link to the build process:

http://mog.myfreeforum.org/ftopic1082-0-asc-0.php

Pete

steev182

Wow! You're certainly right that there aren't many LS1s in the UK, I didn't even know about them until I moved to the US last year...

That's an amazing build though!

jt76

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This gets my stamp of approval

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It runs:

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Where we are at the moment:
























Rack Narrowing:




New mounts for steering arms










steering column UJ's




Seats:







Wheel (momo)













PLUS - some action shots: