Gary's 65.....Final Chapter
 

A little past history of Gary's car........A couple years ago we added Ridetech Coil-over suspension...Disc Brakes.....A/C......Aluminum Radiator and Electric Fans........anticipating the future swap of a LS engine into the car........Well.....The time is here.....Gary ordered a GM connect and cruise set-up........LS3 (480 H.P.) and a 4L70 trans.....
So......Gary pulled the big block out at his house and brought the car over yesterday at 10 am......We swapped out the LS3 pan for a Holley 302-1 pan and some motor mount adaptor plates that I made up to raise the engine slightly to clear the front crossmember.......the car was originally a 6 cyl Powerglide car.....at some time in its past it was converted over to a 454 /turbo 400 car....... and during that swap, there was a second set of trans crossmember mounts welded in for the turbo 400 position......so....we had two sets of mounts on the frame......Works out easy for me as the new set-up uses the rear holes on the front mounts........a little sawzall action and I'll make up a couple small plates tomorrow to fill in the gap between the mounts and the everything is as simple as it can get......anyhow.....by 2 0'clock had the engine in and were finished for the day....
Here are some conversion pics............


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That is clean A+

Two questions...who makes that fuel tank, and, where have I seen this car before???

Very nice installation.

It's a Tanks set-up..............

Ah jeeze! Now I have another thread to follow, no wonder I don't get anything done these days! :nod::D

LOL.........The car will be at the Wisconsin Dells Automotion show in three weeks.......so it won't be much of a thread........LOL


Ken

Yes, very bitchin car...



Thanks.

Final Chapter.... I like where this is going... Happy Ending. LOL...

GREAT JOB... keep up the posts.

BC

Well...Gary certainly has the Whizz of LS swaps in his corner! Looking good.

After getting the engine and trans in we checked for clearance issues with the trans........had only one spot that need a little massaging.........pulled the engine out and fixed the clearance issue correctly......and before putting the engine in for the final time.......we installed the wiring harnesses.........LOL.....I had a plug for the MAP sensor that didn't fit.......after a while I called Pace Performance where the engine came from and talked to a Tech guy..........I explained the problem.......His response was classic........"Did you read the Instructions"..........then added....."look in the Envelope in the box for the adaptor harness"...........Duhhh!!!..................Anyho w we got it back in with all the wires and then installed the Kwik Performance front drive set-up.......Moving along

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Going to be a nice cruiser. Doing the same to my 70 monte and it's been fun trying to make everything fit just right

I'm a fan of the qwik stuff. I like the fact that you clock the pump 180 degrees from factory and it makes the plumbing very simple. Also a fan of turn 1 for their pumps.

I love taking nice stockish cars and making them awesome drivers with a LS drivetrain!

Andrew

Instructions are just somebody else's opinions on how something should go together........ :D

lol
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Update..............Got a lot of little Important things done.........Fuel system, all engine mounts in and ready to go......got the control modules and fuse panel installed.......(notice all the wires are almost gone).......some of the old wires are still in place and will be removed as required.....Driveshaft was shortened a couple inches.....the Air Intake system will be finished today along with mounting the DBW gas pedal.........Getting closer


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clean install....looking good :cheers:

Very nice. Keep it up.

One week of just a couple hours a day........Here we are......Got the air intake system completed.....Had to find a new spot to mount the Power Steering reservoir as the inlet tube needed the space.....Got that resolved......hooked up the starter wires and spun the engine over.....Ordered fittings for the transmission cooler lines where they come out of the trans........Wanted to get that completed, but.....I guess I ordered the wrong fittings as they didn't fit........Darn.....We also got the correct Serpentine belt installed along with the Radiator.........Also got the gas pedal installed and plugged in...Getting closer.....

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