Chris's Chevelle upgrade
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Chris's Chevelle upgrade A little past history on this car....... I bought it back in 2005 and did the Body and Paint, suspension, brakes, and added a 406 small block and 700R4 trans....... Great car... Took it on it's first of many Power Tour Long Haul's in 2006..... My son Chris got the car in 2010 and continued the tradition of driving on the Road Tours
So...... Fast forward to 2020 and we did the 1st Barrett-Jackson Road Tour and I was driving my LSA powered 66 Chevelle (just turned 34,000 trouble free miles) and Chris had the 406 powered car........ After driving and comparing the differences I finally convinced him to swap out the Old School to Modern Technology ......and so it starts..... LOL...... Bought a LS 3 connect and cruise 4L70E set-up, Ricks Tank with a Vaporworx fuel pressure set-up, adding a HydraBoost, Dakota Digital Dash and controllers, also a Holley mid mount front drive assy to clean things up, and a Hooker LS mounting kit.......
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Here we go !!!!!
So...... Fast forward to 2020 and we did the 1st Barrett-Jackson Road Tour and I was driving my LSA powered 66 Chevelle (just turned 34,000 trouble free miles) and Chris had the 406 powered car........ After driving and comparing the differences I finally convinced him to swap out the Old School to Modern Technology ......and so it starts..... LOL...... Bought a LS 3 connect and cruise 4L70E set-up, Ricks Tank with a Vaporworx fuel pressure set-up, adding a HydraBoost, Dakota Digital Dash and controllers, also a Holley mid mount front drive assy to clean things up, and a Hooker LS mounting kit.......
Here we go !!!!!
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I will be posting pictures later but I have to say that using the Holley/Hooker install kit developed by Todd is the best thing since sliced bread...... Man, he has engineered everything to the 10th degree....... The crossmember install took about a half hour and the adaptor plates as designed just fell into place.......If you are doing a LS install please save yourself aggravation and money by using the Hooker kit........ WOW !!!!!
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I will be posting pictures later but I have to say that using the Holley/Hooker install kit developed by Todd is the best thing since sliced bread...... Man, he has engineered everything to the 10th degree....... The crossmember install took about a half hour and the adaptor plates as designed just fell into place.......If you are doing a LS install please save yourself aggravation and money by using the Hooker kit........ WOW !!!!!
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Got the Holley 302-3 oil pan installed along with the Holley mid-mount front drive assy...... Waiting for some trans cooling line fittings to show up to continue with the assy.... Also the Rick's Tank is here....
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Dang it!!! Another Kwhizz build. At this rate, you'll finish 5 or 6 '66 Chevelles before I finish my ONE. In truth, I'm excited to watch this. Your work is always enjoyable and informative!
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Also I ordered the wrong Holley frame engine mounts...... I ordered the rear bias and after talking to Toddoky he informed me that with the 4L70E trans there would be some major clearance issues....... and that's why he developed the forward bias mounts to help resolve those issues....... What a great thing it is to have Help and Support right from the source....... Thanks again Todd....... The new mounts should be here in a day or two for everything to start moving "Correctly" again..... LOL
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Included in the Holley / Hooker install kit is the transmission crossmember...... Boy.....30 minutes and it was done....what a treat to get something that actually fits as it should..... there are two mounting plates that bolt right into the existing frame holes ..... bolt it in and drill two hole thru the side frame, bolt it in and you are done......And the side mounts have all the various mounting holes designed in to accommodate all transmission variations ...... Great Job Todd......
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Again....... I can only compliment you on the expertise you used in engineering on this product........ In todays world of purchasing things you seldom get something that actually does what it's supposed to do......... Highly recommend to anyone doing this swap !!!! 5 star all the way !!!!!!
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Ken,
It looks like we are doing parallel builds! Except your work space is way better than mine...LOL You'll be done before I even turn a wrench...
I am surprised you didn't do a LT1 swap...
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It looks like we are doing parallel builds! Except your work space is way better than mine...LOL You'll be done before I even turn a wrench...
I am surprised you didn't do a LT1 swap...
Andrew
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I was waiting to install the engine assy until I got the proper transmission cooling line fittings and lines installed as there isn't what you would say "access" to that area once everything is installed.......Finally got everything ready for install after ordering the wrong fittings twice (lot's of confusion in the ordering process with the threads on the fittings).... After getting the trans lines in I forgot to take a couple of pictures of what I did......Darn !!!........ Getting these lines installed is one of the bigger problem area's of LS installs......
So....Using the Holley Engine Trans install kit I decided to give it a try and see if there were any issues...... Again, the Holley kit is engineered perfectly as the engine and trans slid in and bolted right up....... Wow.... Great to buy something that actually does what it's supposed to do....... Another one of my concerns was in my choice to buy the Holley Mid-Mount front drive assy..... I was told there would be a clearance issue with the power steering pump reservoir and the steering box...... We are installing a Hydra Boost so I decided to gamble and buy the unit anyway....... That was the first thing I looked at after installing the engine..... Plenty of room......the gamble paid off ........ I also bought some shorty headers that were supposed to fit..... LOL.... Just ordered the Hooker long tubes headers designed by Holley so I know the will fit when they get here......... Again... I realize I can't afford "Cheap" stuff !!!!...... LOL.... Now to get the wiring sorted out and hidden.....
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So....Using the Holley Engine Trans install kit I decided to give it a try and see if there were any issues...... Again, the Holley kit is engineered perfectly as the engine and trans slid in and bolted right up....... Wow.... Great to buy something that actually does what it's supposed to do....... Another one of my concerns was in my choice to buy the Holley Mid-Mount front drive assy..... I was told there would be a clearance issue with the power steering pump reservoir and the steering box...... We are installing a Hydra Boost so I decided to gamble and buy the unit anyway....... That was the first thing I looked at after installing the engine..... Plenty of room......the gamble paid off ........ I also bought some shorty headers that were supposed to fit..... LOL.... Just ordered the Hooker long tubes headers designed by Holley so I know the will fit when they get here......... Again... I realize I can't afford "Cheap" stuff !!!!...... LOL.... Now to get the wiring sorted out and hidden.....