5.3l into 1962 impala
10-15-2012, 11:28 PM
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5.3l into 1962 impala hey guys ive been reading this site for awhile now stock piling info and ideas.....i finally got my stuff for my car and have been going crazy on it the past few months since it got back from the body shop.
10-15-2012, 11:40 PM
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so heres what i got so far
motor is a 1999-2004 5.3L (LM7 i believe )
ls1 intake, fuel rail, injectors,
drive by cable
holley retro fit oil pan
4L60e
PSI standalone harness
stainless shorty headers
Alpermotor sports alt,power steering mounts
vette fuel filter/regulator
walbro external fuel pump
cpp 500 series steering box
cpp 13inch big brake kit front with 2 inch drop spindles
dakota digital vhx gauge cluster
chrome 11inch booster/willwood master
there is a ton more but cant remember everthing......this so far has been easier than i though simply cause of this website here....so much good info out there.
motor is a 1999-2004 5.3L (LM7 i believe )
ls1 intake, fuel rail, injectors,
drive by cable
holley retro fit oil pan
4L60e
PSI standalone harness
stainless shorty headers
Alpermotor sports alt,power steering mounts
vette fuel filter/regulator
walbro external fuel pump
cpp 500 series steering box
cpp 13inch big brake kit front with 2 inch drop spindles
dakota digital vhx gauge cluster
chrome 11inch booster/willwood master
there is a ton more but cant remember everthing......this so far has been easier than i though simply cause of this website here....so much good info out there.
10-16-2012, 07:29 AM
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Cool! I've got a '64 that I want to swap an LS into sometime in the future. Did the CPP big brakes come with a new master cylinder/booster? Curious to know if it will clear the coil packs or not.
10-16-2012, 07:42 AM
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Wow!! I've got a '64 basket case that I'm doing the same identical thing to. I'm even going the silver rear end housing route. Its cool seeing my goal in pics. Thanks. How much fun was it putting those front springs in with no weight in frame. I guess sitting the motor down in the frame helped. I see that you used the Holly pan but what mount adapters and trans mount did you use?
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10-16-2012, 11:17 PM
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Wow!! I've got a '64 basket case that I'm doing the same identical thing to. I'm even going the silver rear end housing route. Its cool seeing my goal in pics. Thanks. How much fun was it putting those front springs in with no weight in frame. I guess sitting the motor down in the frame helped. I see that you used the Holly pan but what mount adapters and trans mount did you use?
front springs went in easy had a spring compressor that went inside the spring and came out the bottom of the coil was pretty lucky to have it actually......as for the mounts they are transdapt mounts and the trans mount was from hubbards impala parts...but i wouldnt use it again...ive seen others out there that mount nicer......the holly pan fit good once i beat the top of the frame in a bit with a big hammer and spaced the motor mounts off the frame a bit think its about 1/8th i had to space them up.
10-16-2012, 11:20 PM
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the kit i bought didnt come with master or booster i purchased it separately and havnt tried fitting it yet....from what ive seen is it should fit might not be able to run the coil covers tho but im still tossing the idea around about not running the covers cause i do like the look of no coil covers as much as i like it with them....but when it comes down to it cpp makes a bracket for the booster to move it 1 inch towards the driver side so either way it will be okay
10-20-2012, 09:08 PM
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nice ride, I love it
If you dont mind me asking, did you get the full sweep dakota gauge kit, if so do you like them now that you have them installed...
how was it putting it all in
thanks
If you dont mind me asking, did you get the full sweep dakota gauge kit, if so do you like them now that you have them installed...
how was it putting it all in
thanks
10-22-2012, 01:49 AM
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yeah man i did get the full sweep ones still waiting on shipping should be here next week....so dont know about the install yet but should be a breeze...will post pics when get more work done.
10-22-2012, 08:18 AM
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That's cool, I'm going to order mine today, didn't know if I should wait
Until I get it to put my motor in. It's my understanding that some of the
Senders might be hard to get to
Until I get it to put my motor in. It's my understanding that some of the
Senders might be hard to get to
10-28-2012, 09:06 PM
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Hey teal , Im having the worst time trying to get my ls1/4l60 mounted in my car...
if you dont mind answering a few questions maybe you can help a newbie out.
what offset did you use on your adapters?
how tall are your mounts?
how close to the firewall does your motor set?
i thought i had it all figured out, but its been in/out 45 times
It was the 283/700r, that i took out..it was my understanding that the tranny would sit in the same location as the 700 did, but when its bolted up the drive shaft will not reach
i tried the standard and the 1" offset adapters, but both set the engine to far back, so far that the firewall is sooo in the way..so bad that the mounts are not even close to going over the stands...
if any of this sounds crazy, straighten me out plz, im going crazy here
thanks Zack
love your car also
if you dont mind answering a few questions maybe you can help a newbie out.
what offset did you use on your adapters?
how tall are your mounts?
how close to the firewall does your motor set?
i thought i had it all figured out, but its been in/out 45 times
It was the 283/700r, that i took out..it was my understanding that the tranny would sit in the same location as the 700 did, but when its bolted up the drive shaft will not reach
i tried the standard and the 1" offset adapters, but both set the engine to far back, so far that the firewall is sooo in the way..so bad that the mounts are not even close to going over the stands...
if any of this sounds crazy, straighten me out plz, im going crazy here
thanks Zack
love your car also
10-29-2012, 12:23 AM
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Hey teal , Im having the worst time trying to get my ls1/4l60 mounted in my car...
if you dont mind answering a few questions maybe you can help a newbie out.
what offset did you use on your adapters?
how tall are your mounts?
how close to the firewall does your motor set?
i thought i had it all figured out, but its been in/out 45 times
It was the 283/700r, that i took out..it was my understanding that the tranny would sit in the same location as the 700 did, but when its bolted up the drive shaft will not reach
i tried the standard and the 1" offset adapters, but both set the engine to far back, so far that the firewall is sooo in the way..so bad that the mounts are not even close to going over the stands...
if any of this sounds crazy, straighten me out plz, im going crazy here
thanks Zack
love your car also
if you dont mind answering a few questions maybe you can help a newbie out.
what offset did you use on your adapters?
how tall are your mounts?
how close to the firewall does your motor set?
i thought i had it all figured out, but its been in/out 45 times
It was the 283/700r, that i took out..it was my understanding that the tranny would sit in the same location as the 700 did, but when its bolted up the drive shaft will not reach
i tried the standard and the 1" offset adapters, but both set the engine to far back, so far that the firewall is sooo in the way..so bad that the mounts are not even close to going over the stands...
if any of this sounds crazy, straighten me out plz, im going crazy here
thanks Zack
love your car also
11-12-2012, 08:25 PM
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hey teal, just wanted to update you on my fitting issues...
i used standard adapters one more time and it slipped right into place, cant tell you why but it did just that..
I also had to shim them up just a bit, but now im on to bigger and better things, might try and bust it off this weekend, if i get my gauge cluster all buttoned up..
thanks for your help
Zack
i used standard adapters one more time and it slipped right into place, cant tell you why but it did just that..
I also had to shim them up just a bit, but now im on to bigger and better things, might try and bust it off this weekend, if i get my gauge cluster all buttoned up..
thanks for your help
Zack
11-13-2012, 12:04 AM
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hey teal, just wanted to update you on my fitting issues...
i used standard adapters one more time and it slipped right into place, cant tell you why but it did just that..
I also had to shim them up just a bit, but now im on to bigger and better things, might try and bust it off this weekend, if i get my gauge cluster all buttoned up..
thanks for your help
Zack
i used standard adapters one more time and it slipped right into place, cant tell you why but it did just that..
I also had to shim them up just a bit, but now im on to bigger and better things, might try and bust it off this weekend, if i get my gauge cluster all buttoned up..
thanks for your help
Zack
12-28-2012, 02:19 AM
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hey need some help.....im lost at what goes where and what i need.....so for the drivers side valve cover at the rear of it there is a small hole not sure what goes in the hole and where it gets plumbed to......also there is a hard line coming out of the passenger side valve cover pointing towards the front of the motor....im assuming that it goes to the tb upper hardline port.....what the heck do i do with the driver side vavle cover hole....info please cant seem to find anything
12-28-2012, 05:41 AM
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lm7 swap with ls1 intake good morning ls1tech and tealdeuce.
you're the truck motor with the car intake. on the truck motor, the driverr side valve cover has an large hole in the rear on the truck intake its connected to the top of the truck intake. the ls1 valve cover may not have a provision for this. that hole i assume is for pcv. the opening/port in the front of the passenger side valve cover connects to the throttle body on the truck motors. again you would have look at your car intake and try match these two connections up. i hope this helps. i wish i pics to show you. if you have the truck intake with the throttle body you will see my point. good luck. take care. keep wrenchin'.
you're the truck motor with the car intake. on the truck motor, the driverr side valve cover has an large hole in the rear on the truck intake its connected to the top of the truck intake. the ls1 valve cover may not have a provision for this. that hole i assume is for pcv. the opening/port in the front of the passenger side valve cover connects to the throttle body on the truck motors. again you would have look at your car intake and try match these two connections up. i hope this helps. i wish i pics to show you. if you have the truck intake with the throttle body you will see my point. good luck. take care. keep wrenchin'.