New Hooker 1968-72 A-Body LS Swap System Preview
#682
No Andrew, we're using the forward bias engine brackets and the trans is a T56 Magnum, which has a more forward shifter housing location than the 4th-gen F-body T56...the only tunnel cutting/rebuilding that is required with this configuration is immediately adjacent to the shifter housing. By comparison, the entire tunnel would have to be cut-out and rebuilt If this same selection of components was attempted to be installed using the Hooker rear bias engine brackets...it's a night and day difference.
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#686
It depends on which engine brackets you use. If you use the forward bias brackets you will basically be cutting only to accommodate the shifter; if you use the rear bias brackets you'll be rebuilding the entire tunnel more or less.
#687
I will be using the forward bias mounts . Are the headers for both mounts ? I will be swamping a very clean 71 El Camino and do not want to cut it up .
#689
I don't have a photo of a finished cut floor for the T56 install. You've chosen the best brackets for requiring the minimal amount of cutting/fabricating and yes, the headers fit with both sets of brackets...accomplishing that was no easy task by the way.
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Yes, as Andrew stated above, the design is basically a tweaking of the 302-2 pan to provide some additional benefits to the user. The new features are stroker crank capability (up to 4.00"), chamfered front corners of the sump for more clearance and the inclusion of turbo drain-back bungs in either side of the pan. I posted this image in another thread last week and am attaching here to support the description I've given of the pan.
Last edited by user 4737373; 07-30-2017 at 10:04 AM.
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