ls1 in 68 firebird problem

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Sep 19, 2004 | 08:57 AM

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ls1 in 68 firebird problem

i am trin to put my 99 ls1 in my 68 firebird with the s&p adapter plates and stock motor mounts but the thing just wont go in the way it is supposed to! i cant even get one whole lined up. i had a set of solid mounts on there and i could atleast get one of the wholes to line up but i am absolutely stumped! any advice on what i should do? thanks in advance

daniel

Sep 19, 2004 | 09:13 AM

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1 person doing a motor swap can get frustrating. I would suggest getting 1 hole lined up with motor mount to frame mount and put a bolt through it, then try to finess the other side to line up as well. It may take a pry bar, if you're doing it yourself, or give a call to a friend to help manuever the motor.

Sep 19, 2004 | 09:17 AM

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thats the thing, i have people helpin me, its just that i think i might have the wrong mounts but i dont know!

http://yearone.com/serverfiles/fbshopmain2.asp?cat=8

is the link to what the motor mounts i have look like. they are the ones at the bottom, i didnt buy them from year one, but that is what they look like! which on that page do you think i should get?!? thanks

daniel

Sep 19, 2004 | 09:20 AM

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I had to have a friend stand on the driver side to get it to go down. It's definely a two man job.

How far off is it? 1/8", 1/4" ?

Sep 19, 2004 | 09:57 AM

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on the solid mounts that i have, i could get one whole to line up, and the other one was all the way on the frame mount, but was no where near the whole. it would of had to go down and to the left! i dont know what could be wrong with it other than i dont have the right mounts on there!?!

daniel