Infact John I'll take 2 set cuz am doing 1 malibu and a GN

thx
Lenny

 

Finally tackling this swap. And I just HAD to register at LS1Tech...:-D

So has anyone been successful with the truck intake? I just sat mine in for the first time, just to get a bit of motivation. It actually did the opposite of that. Looks like an LS1 intake and rails are in my future. My question would be, how much lower does the engine sit with the f-body pan as opposed to the 5.3 truck pan? I know the f-body pan is little bit under 1" shallower at the front of the motor, is this enough to get the intake to clear the hood? And what is the best method for relocation of the alternator?

 

Who's mount are you using ? Look like the tie rod is gonna hit the pan

 

It's just hanging on the hoist right now. I'm going to be fabbing my own mounts. I just lowered it down as much as possible to see if it was going to be possible for the alternator and truck intake to clear.

 

Let me see what I can do.

 

Has anybody had any luck with the Street & Performance sbc to ls mounts?

 

You mean these?

 

I know I could use a set!!!

 

There you go John 3 set already sold LOL

 

manifold clears but the alternator and the turbo required some fitment work.

 

Kwikperf.com for the alternator relocation bracket, S&P adapters, H3 oilpan.

 

Merv, actually they are NOT on Ebay. Yes, you can get plate adapters all over ebay. I posted this up because others may want to use thier stock clamshell mounts with this instead of a BRP mount or changing to an earlier style rubber mount with the plate. Just another option. I can tell you after seeing both the Holley El Camino Verde and the Hot Rod Magazine 79 Z28 which both used this set up on last years Power Tour I was very impresssed with the quality and cleanliness of the swap. It goes together like OEM. Again, another choice, maybe not for you, but I shared it for others like myself that have been waiting for this set up to become available. Best of luck on your Monte, it looks like a lot of fun with that 408. Sounds great.

 

I'm drooling. Thats was my stock color BTW.

Are you running PS? If so, do you have a pic of your line setup? And what kind of modifications did you have to make to get the alt to clear? And how far above the crossmember is your pan hanging? Mine sits a good bit lower then yours, so I think I'm just going to bite the bullet and get a pan for it. I need to keep telling myself about the "long run"...

 

Thanks..it scoots a little more than that 305..

I was referring to the plates..Ive had good luck with them and for $35 ya can't really beat em..

 

stock pump and i used the origional regal lines just unlooped them a little. i die ground the top of the alt. and the pan is a stock truck pan with about 5/8" of an inch clearance .

 

this is my lsswap into 85 regal that is coming close to getting done.

 

FAWK...

Plug wires look like fun..

 

So what did you do for the power steering pulley

 

Nope, used some adapter plates and sbc mounts on this car and used brp mounts on the other car i did. I didnt use headers on the first car, but id say it wouldnt work with the brp mounts either. with the sbc mounts, drivers side is basically drop in. fit to close to the cross piece in the frame for me so i modified it slightly but would have worked without modification. Passenger side has to be modified. One of the tubes runs into the lower control arm mount in the frame. I ended up taking the first two primaries and cutting them, swapping them aroung and reworking them for more room. Got a little carried away in one spot, but left it anyways. heres couple pics. bout got blown away with some tornadoes so this is first chance i've had to post....

 

heres couple more pics....