65' Chevy II 5.3 th400 swap
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65' Chevy II 5.3 th400 swap
My brother bought this car a few months ago and i convinced him to do a ls swap. Car started as a inline 6 and powerglide, it couldnt get out of its own way. the build consists of:
5.3
224/224 cam
918 springs
arp rod bolts
th400 w/ 3500 stall
I will be using a gto oilpan with all stock suspension and steering
you can see the syclone in the back waiting for its new motor
took about 1.5 hours to get to this
next thing is to make motor mounts, figure out what we are going to do for headers and start wiring
5.3
224/224 cam
918 springs
arp rod bolts
th400 w/ 3500 stall
I will be using a gto oilpan with all stock suspension and steering
you can see the syclone in the back waiting for its new motor
took about 1.5 hours to get to this
next thing is to make motor mounts, figure out what we are going to do for headers and start wiring
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About to begin work on a 63SS nova with a stock front clip also. Going front mount turbo though, using manifolds flipped so exhaust will be different than u. Got Gto pan also. Keep us posted!
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made the tranny crossmember and new engine crossmember today. pulled everything out to put the cam and tc in.
engine on the left, tranny on the right
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We sumped the stock tank, using an inline walbro with stock truck rails for now
I have a cut up truck harness I will be using to make my own harness again.
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"update"
haven't made the headers yet but tried some c6 manifolds for the people wondering of they would fit. In no way, shape, or form would they fit without hacking up the strut towers like crazy.
other than that all the car needs is a radiator and wiring harness. been busy with another project but will get back on this in a few days. more pics to come.
haven't made the headers yet but tried some c6 manifolds for the people wondering of they would fit. In no way, shape, or form would they fit without hacking up the strut towers like crazy.
other than that all the car needs is a radiator and wiring harness. been busy with another project but will get back on this in a few days. more pics to come.
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Nice fab work. I dont know about you, but putting a th400 is a PITA in a chevy ii.
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