Build Plans... NEED HELP
Build Plans... NEED HELP I need as much help as humanly possible.
Resto-modding a 69 GTO convertible. Going to pick up an LY6 this weekend. I have an opportunity to essentially gut a 99 camaro SS and pull what I need. Plans are LY6/T56 with discs all around. Assume there is nothing mechanical in the GTO except the rear end...
Here's what I know I need, please add on as you think I should pick up.
Complete Trans, bellhousing, tailshaft, hydaulic slave cylinder, clutch pedal, etc.
Driveshaft (SS has an aluminum driveshaft)
Complete disc brake setup (rotors, calipers, spindles if I can get them, master cylinder and all soft lines I can get) E-brake setup as well
Electric Fans
Radiator?
Will the fuel tank work?
What else could I pull that might work in a 69 A-body?
Thanks
Jim
Resto-modding a 69 GTO convertible. Going to pick up an LY6 this weekend. I have an opportunity to essentially gut a 99 camaro SS and pull what I need. Plans are LY6/T56 with discs all around. Assume there is nothing mechanical in the GTO except the rear end...
Here's what I know I need, please add on as you think I should pick up.
Complete Trans, bellhousing, tailshaft, hydaulic slave cylinder, clutch pedal, etc.
Driveshaft (SS has an aluminum driveshaft)
Complete disc brake setup (rotors, calipers, spindles if I can get them, master cylinder and all soft lines I can get) E-brake setup as well
Electric Fans
Radiator?
Will the fuel tank work?
What else could I pull that might work in a 69 A-body?
Thanks
Jim
id recommend bringing the ss home, taking what you need as you need it, and then ditching it. A lot of that stuff is 'great if itll fit' kind of stuff, or that might require a lot of modification (for instance idk if f body spindles will fit a gto, even if the rest of the brakes, and even master, do.. $ to make them fit might have just gone toward a kit you know fits). Also the tank, might be just as cost effective to convert the current one (for all we know? 
). Accessories are a must, but idk if f bodies have optimum setup (vs say truck accessories and their fitment)
Also, why does this ss have an ly6?
Just some speculation. Hopefully the real swap crowd will have some better info
). Accessories are a must, but idk if f bodies have optimum setup (vs say truck accessories and their fitment)Also, why does this ss have an ly6?
Just some speculation. Hopefully the real swap crowd will have some better info
You will use your own spindles. 4th gen spindles will be of no use to you.
You will want the engine harness, ECM and all the accessories off the engine, as well. Interior maybe?
The F-body tank will probably not work for you either.
You will want the engine harness, ECM and all the accessories off the engine, as well. Interior maybe?
The F-body tank will probably not work for you either.
LY6 is getting pulled out of a 2008 3500. The LS1 that was in the Camaro is gone. And I've already got new GTO seats to go into my 69.
So I don't need the f-body spindles, but grab everything else. I know BRP and a few others make brackets and kits that'll let you convert a-body drums over to discs. From what I've read it's one of the cheaper/better alternatives.
Not taking any wiring, accessories off the LS1 motor; I've got everything on the LY6 and the ECM and wiring wouldn't work on the new motor anyways.
So does anyone know if the f-body tank will fit?
How about the radiator? From the reading I've done, grabbing the electric fans is a good idea. What else?
Thanks for the replies thusfar.
Jim
So I don't need the f-body spindles, but grab everything else. I know BRP and a few others make brackets and kits that'll let you convert a-body drums over to discs. From what I've read it's one of the cheaper/better alternatives.
Not taking any wiring, accessories off the LS1 motor; I've got everything on the LY6 and the ECM and wiring wouldn't work on the new motor anyways.
So does anyone know if the f-body tank will fit?
How about the radiator? From the reading I've done, grabbing the electric fans is a good idea. What else?
Thanks for the replies thusfar.
Jim
