jdmille5

having major troubles getting engine and tranny to fit, tranny especially. looks like i would have to move the firewall back in order to make work. that is not an option. i have 68 camaro. with 98 LS1 6speed.

67ls1CamaroProject

What is your exact problem. I put that combo in my 67 by myself without much issues. Getting the motor mount bolts through was about the toughest thing I had to do. Whose motor mounts are you using? Mine bring the engine forward 2 inches to clear the ac and alt. Giving alot of room at the firewall. Make sure you take the tranny crossmember out of the way. The tranny fit perfect in the tunnel with absolutely none of this

sercastiK

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hey 67, which motormounts did you use?


Jeremy

LS-1st-Gen

The key to the right fit is located the engine further forward. Im using home made adapter plates that bolt to the motor mounts, and then bolt to the crossmember about 4-5 inches further back. Ive got about 1" of clearence at the firewall.

jdmille5

thanks for info. im trying to get ahold of the guy that was trying to do it for me. are there any difference in a 67 and 68 camaro underneath the hood? i dont think there is. something about the frame is too high towards the front of the car. thats probably no help but ill try and find out exactly was the problem.

68ragtopLS1

67-69 are all the same under the hood. It all depends what motor mount adapters your using. I'm using the S&P mounts and it fits great. I have a good inch between the motor and the firewall. John

jdmille5

thanks for info. check back if you would with me for a better describtion of the problem he had in a days or two. ill tell him what you said.

67ls1CamaroProject

I used BRP motor mounts. I also used the frame mounts from the 69 small block.

I have about 4 inches at the firewall.

Nine Ball

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yep, BRP is one of our sponsors. www.BRPhotrods.com his LS1 mounts bolt right up to the small block chevy frame mounts.

Steve1969LS1

iTrader: (1)

BRP here as well.. with the right mounts you should have NO problems with clearance issues.. they make a tranny mount as well..

jdmille5

do any of you have pictures of your installation. so all i need is BRP motor mounts or SP motor mounts to make this work basicly. i dont need the complete subframe kit that BRP is trying to sell, do i? so basiclly what yall are saying is that with proper motor mounts there should really be no other fabrication needed to make this work. it should just drop right in nicely.

Steve1969LS1

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yep.. but ive heard that if you use the S&P mounts then you need to use thier pullies.. i have no idea why this would be true..

The BRP mounts seem well made and have an OEM look to them. plus they are cheaper than the S&P mounts.. no pics yet since I only have a pile of parts still..

The BRP subframe kit is more of a benefit if you want the modifications to run rack/pinion.. These are the same mounts used (and sold by YearOne) in the yearone 69 INOVATOR LS1 Camaro.

67ls1CamaroProject

S&P's mounts put the engine in the stock location so that it would bolt up to the original transmission's bell housing, be it a TH 400, 350, 4 speed, etc. Hence, unless you box the frame, the accessories don't fit down low in the LS1 F-Body location requiring their expensive (but pretty) pullies. When I purchased my motor mounts, they were $85 each plus $15 to ship from BRP. S&P was only charging $90 for the pair! Have their prices changed?

Steve1969LS1

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I just assumed S&P was more expensive

Remember that the S&P units are just adaptor plates while the BRP units are complete mounts with the rubber and all that. In other words you still have to buy motor mounts if you get the S&P units so are they really cheaper??

68ragtopLS1

With the S&P mounts you don't have to use their pulleys. The stock F-body setup works fine except for the AC compressor. My 68 is a convertible so I didn't worry about that. John

weranc55

I just purchased the Brp kit for my 67. What headers are you guys using.

LS1Kenny

I sat the motor as far back as realistically possible, so I could have decent weight distribution. I read that in a magazine.

The motor mounts on my 67 where custom fabbed with a hammer, torch, and a mig.

Has anybody tried to fab up a pair of headers? I was thinking about doing this with a set of regular long tubes.

There is plenty of room to modify in the engine bay so it shouldn't be to hard.