Updated pics of the 55 LS1 Truck
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Well after waiting a couple weeks for my fabricator, he was finally able to notch the K member and make new motor mount brackets, plus got my Mac headers installed.
He notched the K member so if I need to take the A/C Compressor off it's easy to get a ratchet in there.
Instead of modifying my existing FBody motor mount brackets he made new ones and welded them to the frame with a 3x1" crossmember.
He also dimpled the driver's side header primary tube to make it clear the frame. Question will there be a heat problem with my brake lines being so close to the header?
What would you have done different if you were doing this?
http://photobucket.com/albums/y123/H...Chevy%20Truck/
He notched the K member so if I need to take the A/C Compressor off it's easy to get a ratchet in there.
Instead of modifying my existing FBody motor mount brackets he made new ones and welded them to the frame with a 3x1" crossmember.
He also dimpled the driver's side header primary tube to make it clear the frame. Question will there be a heat problem with my brake lines being so close to the header?
What would you have done different if you were doing this?
http://photobucket.com/albums/y123/H...Chevy%20Truck/
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Looks good. You may run into the same problem I did on the thermostat housing. If so, this is how I solved it by cutting the outlet 35 degree, then rotating it. It's currently at the welding shop to be tig welded. It's a tight fit in my '56 Burb.
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