Ly6/t56 in my 79 t/a
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Ly6/t56 in my 79 t/a
Well, a little history. I have been lurking on here for a while as I love to watch builds and keep up with this and that. I have had Supras ever since I was 20, but I was interested in a change of pace and have always wanted to toy with one of these. Its got a tired 400 in it with a 200R4. I love the muscle car look, but I like the modern motor designs and output so I think I have found a pretty happy medium. When the weather gets a little better I will be yanking the 400 and 200r4 and replacing it with an LY6 from a 2007 Silverado 2500 and T-56 from a 99 Z28.
Well, here she is
There are several things I need to attack on the interior and exterior of the car. Needs wheels pretty badly and some suspension, but drivetrain first!
Here is the LY6, this is before any clean up. Ill get better pictures as we get closer.
Yesterday I went and picked up the motor
I will probably put a 236/231 cam in it to wake it up a bit. Texas Speed has a pretty nice kit out there. Remove the VVT and freshen up with seals and things.
F body oil pan came in as well.
Grabbed the T-56 with some fixins over the weekend along with an LS7 clutch and driveshaft.
Several more pieces are on order or on my to do list. BRP makes some nice conversion packages and PSI has some nice wiring so anyway Ill update this as I make more progress.
Well, here she is
There are several things I need to attack on the interior and exterior of the car. Needs wheels pretty badly and some suspension, but drivetrain first!
Here is the LY6, this is before any clean up. Ill get better pictures as we get closer.
Yesterday I went and picked up the motor
I will probably put a 236/231 cam in it to wake it up a bit. Texas Speed has a pretty nice kit out there. Remove the VVT and freshen up with seals and things.
F body oil pan came in as well.
Grabbed the T-56 with some fixins over the weekend along with an LS7 clutch and driveshaft.
Several more pieces are on order or on my to do list. BRP makes some nice conversion packages and PSI has some nice wiring so anyway Ill update this as I make more progress.
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Haha, for real. This thing is just barely living. 80HP in all its glory!!
lol cant wait to see it man!
I actually am buying one from PSI Conversion. Along with a Lingenfelter conversion box.
Thanks sir. Hardtop was the only way to go for me. I've had a t top and it leaked like crazy.
Thank you!!
Thank you!!
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Will do it. I will put a list of the pieces that I ordered and such as well. I am just at the gathering and researching stage right now, but when the weather gets decent I will get out there.
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this will be a blast. One thing you might want to try is the LS7/Corvette front drive. That way, it clears everything (hood, frame, control arms, tie rods, etc.) without a single item needing to be cut or modified. Nice looking car, btw. I wish mine was all one color :-)
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Thank you. I will look into that. Thank you for the suggestion. Dont worry, paint is only skin deep
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Another thing worth thinking about is going with a Wilwood or similar clutch master cylinder, instead of doing a forth gen conversion. That's what I did with mine: T56 connected to Wilwood Master in 2nd Gen TA
I really didn't like the angle at which the conversion plate put the master cylinder rod, in relation to the clutch pedal - it was close to 45 degrees off. The RAM clutch master I had leaked almost immediately (cheap piece of crap), I think mostly due to the side load on the rod. If you go the "normal" route, use a Tick master. Do not cheap out on this.
I really didn't like the angle at which the conversion plate put the master cylinder rod, in relation to the clutch pedal - it was close to 45 degrees off. The RAM clutch master I had leaked almost immediately (cheap piece of crap), I think mostly due to the side load on the rod. If you go the "normal" route, use a Tick master. Do not cheap out on this.
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Another thing worth thinking about is going with a Wilwood or similar clutch master cylinder, instead of doing a forth gen conversion. That's what I did with mine: T56 connected to Wilwood Master in 2nd Gen TA
I really didn't like the angle at which the conversion plate put the master cylinder rod, in relation to the clutch pedal - it was close to 45 degrees off. The RAM clutch master I had leaked almost immediately (cheap piece of crap), I think mostly due to the side load on the rod. If you go the "normal" route, use a Tick master. Do not cheap out on this.
I really didn't like the angle at which the conversion plate put the master cylinder rod, in relation to the clutch pedal - it was close to 45 degrees off. The RAM clutch master I had leaked almost immediately (cheap piece of crap), I think mostly due to the side load on the rod. If you go the "normal" route, use a Tick master. Do not cheap out on this.
Last edited by REDL1NE; 01-18-2013 at 11:16 AM.
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The clutch master was cheap, around 75 bucks, and VERY well made. The brake master was a little over $200. Adjustable prop valve was $60. The clutch line mod cost me $20. The car has Wilwood Dynalite 12" brakes on the front (kit from Jegs/Amazon/Summit is between $600 and $700), rear brakes are currently stock 1981 WS6 rear disc, but I'm prepping another rear axle that will have stock 1998-2002 LS1 F-body brakes and Ford axles (no c-clips).
I *just* found the GM part number for the Corvette LS7 accessory drive without AC: 19257325. It's at Pace for $509
I *just* found the GM part number for the Corvette LS7 accessory drive without AC: 19257325. It's at Pace for $509
Last edited by 1981TA; 01-20-2013 at 12:29 AM.
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The clutch master was cheap, around 75 bucks, and VERY well made. The brake master was a little over $200. Adjustable prop valve was $60. The clutch line mod cost me $20. The car has Wilwood Dynalite 12" brakes on the front (kit from Jegs/Amazon/Summit is between $600 and $700), rear brakes are currently stock 1981 WS6 rear disc, but I'm prepping another rear axle that will have stock 1998-2002 LS1 F-body brakes and Ford axles (no c-clips).
I *just* found the GM part number for the Corvette LS7 accessory drive without AC: 19257325. It's at Pace for $509
I *just* found the GM part number for the Corvette LS7 accessory drive without AC: 19257325. It's at Pace for $509
Overall, I didn't do much on the car this weekend. The weekend was nice so I did do a few things. The 400 has some ring issues and I wanted to investigate further to see if I could help it any before pulling it out and apart. It is pretty much how I thought it was and not much could be done without just tearing it apart. I also wrote down some stamping numbers from the block and heads to try to find out exactly what they are.
I had it up on the ramps and kinda went over it all and made a list of things I need. I was looking at lowering the rear a bit. I really need to replace the bushing around the leaf springs. They are cracked and might even be the originals..lol
Next weekend I will go ahead and complete the door panels(I haven't installed the hockey sticks yet). I don't want to pull this motor/trans combo until I have the other setup ready to go! I hate down time.
Still gathering parts, but I am wondering about the throttle body. I am looking at the Edelbrock 90mm. What do you guys think?
Last edited by REDL1NE; 01-21-2013 at 10:43 AM.