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Old Jul 4, 2011 | 10:15 AM
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Looking for a set of motor plates that will place my LS1 the closest to the firewall in my 70 Camaro. I will have a t56 and no ac. I want the most room bc the car will be either a large single or twin turbo. Exhaust will not be a factor either.
Old Jul 4, 2011 | 11:07 AM
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S&W Race Cars makes a nice 2 piece motor plate,and i got my mid plate from Competition Engineering.
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Haha, I guess I worded that wrong. Looking for the adapter plates to mount with clamshell motor mounts, although I wouldn't be opposed to a motor plate.
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There are a bunch on Ebay..$35 will get you a decent set, I have the standard ones in my MCSS.
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I used carshop set-back plates on my 78 camaro, they work with clamshell mounts and fit perfect!
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Look up "dirty Dingo" on ebay, i bought there 2" back 1" forward slider mounts, good price, great craftmanship!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dingo...Q5fAccessories
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Will these get me right up to the firewall, or will there still be some space?
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Mines right up on the firewall...
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Originally Posted by slownova73
Look up "dirty Dingo" on ebay, i bought there 2" back 1" forward slider mounts, good price, great craftmanship!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dingo...Q5fAccessories
Wow! Thanks for the link!
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No problem!^^ my plan is to set mine back as far as possible, to give me more room for the turbo plumbing.

and its only a 2 inch difference, worst case scenario, ill be using my TH350 transmission, and if its moved back an exact 2"'s, then ill just get a crossmember for my car with a 700r4, because they are 2"'s longer than a TH350, so that will make up the difference.
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Originally Posted by Frostbite
Will these get me right up to the firewall, or will there still be some space?
idk man, i havent tried them yet, or know anyone who has, but you can go as far back as you want, but remember, everything else moves too, transmission, driveshaft, will header clearance be an issue? idk. just things to consider, stuff ive thought about for mine.
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from what I'm finding there are several fab companies that sell the plates you just have to have them welded in. Motion raceworks, ICT billet are a couple of the companies I've saved information on for my build.
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Originally Posted by Frostbite
Looking for a set of motor plates that will place my LS1 the closest to the firewall in my 70 Camaro. I will have a t56 and no ac. I want the most room bc the car will be either a large single or twin turbo. Exhaust will not be a factor either.
from what I'm finding there are several fab companies that sell the plates you just have to have them welded in. Motion raceworks, ICT billet are a couple of the companies I've saved information on for my build.
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Almost 14 year old thread, thanks for the insight tho..




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