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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 07:38 PM
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whats up guys, i havent been on the site in a long time so i thought i would post some pictures of my progress

finally got the t56 mated to the 4.3 in my noma. after i get some driveline bugs worked out a built 4.3 is going in

******* piece of **** trans


old parts all in the bed


lt1 t56 35,000 miles getting ready to go in the beast


work space

lt1 starter installed (rememebr only the pre 96 4.3s have the straight across bolt pattern)


LT1 flywheel


LT1 clutch assembly


Lt1 bellhousing installed


shifter from drivers point of view


shift ****


shifter from the pass side


trans in and the crossmemebr modded


only worry i have so far is the yoke is kinda far in the trans

yes its t56'ed no you cant drive it



new wheels

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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 07:53 PM
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Very nice!!
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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thanks
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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When's the LS1 goin in?
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 11:39 PM
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wow, thats great, i never thought of that.

the hydraulics need any mods?

wow. the gears in my head are turning. vortech 4.3 with a 6 speed?
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 02:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Jones'n
When's the LS1 goin in?
4.3 > elis juan

Originally Posted by brewster240
wow, thats great, i never thought of that.

the hydraulics need any mods?

wow. the gears in my head are turning. vortech 4.3 with a 6 speed?
i used my stock master cylinder and line, the line is metal then has a rubber piece then goes back to metal, i just rebent the metal line for the slave adn its worked good so far

im on stock 3.42 gears right now and the stock factory freak motor that has 230,000 on it. i was a little disapointed at first becuase the motor was running bad. i got it running good and its fun as **** now

motor winds up fast as hell now that i got the 70 pound flywheel out of there

now i just need 4.10's and my new motor
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by tippmann243
4.3 > elis juan

Sorry, I just thought this was LS1tech.com, not 4.3boltedtoT56.com

Here is a guys site where he goes almost step by step installing a T-56 on his 98 Sonoma...
http://slammed98gmc.com/
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Jones'n
Sorry, I just thought this was LS1tech.com, not 4.3boltedtoT56.com

Here is a guys site where he goes almost step by step installing a T-56 on his 98 Sonoma...
http://slammed98gmc.com/
actaully it would be t56 bolted to 4.3

but i thought the people of ls1 tech would enjoy my conversion seeing as how my trans started life as an ls1 based trans thats why it has tremec stickers on it but also hae BW embosed on the shifer housing. plus this place has a wealth of information unlike most forums.
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