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Old Mar 24, 2014 | 08:48 PM
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sup ls swap aholics , doing another build ... other builds in sig , turbo ls everything ... ,Well i miss my ole chevelle i sold awhile back, so i just picked this one up , its not a 70 my favorite , but 68" looks nice as well.. Had a $800 cutlass i traded for foxbody ,which i traded for this chevelle all in a day ,,hustling at its finest .. Chevelle came with a 10mile 350sbc nice front accersory drive and 700r4 , which im selling back to the owner .. I have two options of motors as of right now , camed ly6 ready for boost , or a lh6 .. Trans is deff going to be 4l80e , i loved it in my chevelle ..
Holley 1800 pump
8an hose & push lock fittings
aero afr
90lb injectors or bigger going e85
Megasquirt 3 gold box
4l80e with standalone controller 2600 stall
10bolt for now , 9" 3.23 later on for 66" chevelle , shorter , for deeper lip .
Already has disc brake setup
ly6 or lh6 , leaning more towards ly6 already ready for boost ,im going to re ring it ,& hone ..
Turbo will be s480 or ebay twins 6060's
For now i have alot of body work todo get it in primer etc .. ..

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68 camaro we own , lh6 turboed ..
The chevelle will get a full frame off restro .. i have a close buddy which is bout all he does, and roofing for a living .. I help him with his ls swaps in all his a-bodys ..
Ill update this as i go along .. thanks
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Update .. Boring oh body work to be done ,, new quarters still need to be welded on .. Took the body off the frame , had everything sandblasted besides roof . just slowy working on the body , then motor in time !!! Patience !!

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I have a question did you turn the sterring wheel to see if the greese fitting will not hit? thanks what pan did you use?
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the steering down by the pan ? yes it clears it .. I get full turn ratio both ways .. I messed up the first time with my 70 chevelle , it hit .... Im using stock truck oil pan ,, but will prob find one that is shorter .. or just cut 3" off the bottom
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