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Old 01-04-2018, 07:04 PM
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Found an alternator bracket that fits. Took a couple of trips to multiple auto parts stores to find a belt that worked.
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cooling system complete. using a stock replacement radiator and 4 different hoses to make it work.
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Awesome car, just gonna can't wait to see what you build.

Curious if your hood clears the alternator? I have 85 vette and a LQ9 engine installed.
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cooling system complete. using a stock replacement radiator and 4 different hoses to make it work.
Is that the small case alternator? Did you try the Vette powersteering/alt bracket before ordering the aftermarket one pictured?
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i have been busy trying to finish this thing the last 3 months. Made it to the NMCA atlanta race last weekend. This was taken in the first qualifier. First time off the trans brake.
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Found an alternator bracket that fits. Took a couple of trips to multiple auto parts stores to find a belt that worked.

what belt did you end up using?
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test fit of motor mounts and headers with a spare LS i keep around. Headers slipped right in with no issues.
happen to know what car the headers were made for?
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Headers are Melrose Corvette C4 LS swap headers and swap plates. They were about the only thing that dropped in with no mods.
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not sure about the belt. I'll try to look when i get back to working on it later in the week. Luckly i have a Napa auto parts close by that let me going through the hoses and belts to find what might work.
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not sure about the belt. I'll try to look when i get back to working on it later in the week. Luckly i have a Napa auto parts close by that let me going through the hoses and belts to find what might work.
What did you do for your dbw pedal mount?
Could you give more details on that as well as the clutch master you’re using?
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What did you do for your dbw pedal mount?
Could you give more details on that as well as the clutch master you’re using?
pedal mount is some scrap 1/4 inch plate steel i had laying around. The DBW assembly is not small, but that area to the right of the column is small. I just crawled under dash, made a template to where the dbw would fit then mounted it all.

I run a automatic so no clutch. That said, i have considered going manual. Probably will go with a cable like the coyote stock guys use. I heard the COPO N/A 4 speed cars use a cable also.
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Is that the small case alternator? Did you try the Vette powersteering/alt bracket before ordering the aftermarket one pictured?
The alternator is off my camaro the motor came out of. Not sure what it came off of. On the camaro i had to machine the stock LS1 alt bracket to the corvette offset of the original balancer.
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Are you using the vette filter/regulator?
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Are you using the vette filter/regulator?
I'm not sure it would support the 525+HP the engine makes.
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No Corvette filter/regulator. Aeromotive pump and filters under fuel cell with a Holley regulator.
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