Pics of G-body LS1 swap
10-23-2008, 06:28 PM
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Pics of G-body LS1 swap I thought I would post up some pics and info of my LS1 malibu swap. The tranny isn't in, so the oil pan looks closer than what will be, but I snapped a few shots of the pan clearence and fire wall. The engine is a 5.7 LS1 with a stock F-body (camaro/firebird) oil pan. I bought the 1" set back engine mount plates from The Car Shop inc. which worked out great. And the engine mounts are stock v-8 SBC mounts. I haven't bought headers to check clearence issues, but I've heard pacesetter long tubes work out okay.
Hope this helps anyone doing a gen III+ swap into a G-body.
Hope this helps anyone doing a gen III+ swap into a G-body.
10-23-2008, 06:40 PM
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Yea, I have a fewpics of the car, none that are full car, but I'll dig up a few.
The rear fram is not perfect, has a few spots in the normal areas, but not bad at all. I think maybe 2-3 places the size of a dolar bill. Could be patched up no problem.
The rear fram is not perfect, has a few spots in the normal areas, but not bad at all. I think maybe 2-3 places the size of a dolar bill. Could be patched up no problem.
10-26-2008, 03:24 PM
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I def. will. When I first started gathering info on gen III swaps in g-bodys, I never could get a straight answer about what type of oil pan with what type of engine mounts, so once now that I know what works, I thought I'd post it up so anyone else going the same route would know as well.
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just working on tuning my car now. i have lq4/4l80e in my 86 el camino.
it is a different car now. a lot different than the big block that i had in there.
yours is looking good!
it is a different car now. a lot different than the big block that i had in there.
yours is looking good!
11-09-2008, 10:53 AM
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I def. will. When I first started gathering info on gen III swaps in g-bodys, I never could get a straight answer about what type of oil pan with what type of engine mounts, so once now that I know what works, I thought I'd post it up so anyone else going the same route would know as well.
11-09-2008, 12:02 PM
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sometimes depending on the brand of motor mounts, Ive seen g-body swaps use the CTS-V oil pan, because it provides better clearance between the cross-member. Or some people will notch the cross member to get better clearance....
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