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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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Mods listed in sig, got the LS1/4L60e in the chassi as of today.

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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 03:52 PM
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It is looking real good! Keep up the good work

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**** Duane, your doing it the easy way.....try a stock front end like mine I still think you should have kept the 63!

BTW, Nice to see you made it over here from steves.........

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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 05:09 AM
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Welcome!

Nothing like making a light car lighter.....
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How are you all making the oil pan work with the chevy II steering? Also any one know where to get the upswept fenderwell exit headers for these cars?
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 09:37 AM
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**** Duane, your doing it the easy way.....try a stock front end like mine I still think you should have kept the 63!

BTW, Nice to see you made it over here from steves.........

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Nice to hear from you again Jack. The 63 was really starting to go away from what I wanted, plus I found this 66 (always wanted a post car) cheap. I finally realized the 502 route was going to cost me way to much money, so I decided to do the LS1 thing.

See you finally gave up on that 283, yours is looking good, nice work on those headers.
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by AINT SKEERED
How are you all making the oil pan work with the chevy II steering? Also any one know where to get the upswept fenderwell exit headers for these cars?

The GTO pans will clear the stock steering as they are a front sump pan.
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ssduane
Nice to hear from you again Jack. The 63 was really starting to go away from what I wanted, plus I found this 66 (always wanted a post car) cheap. I finally realized the 502 route was going to cost me way to much money, so I decided to do the LS1 thing.

See you finally gave up on that 283, yours is looking good, nice work on those headers.
LMAO....the 283 was a lot of fun, and it ran really well for what it was. I sold it a guy off steves board for a fraction of what I had in it, but I too really liked the idea of the LSX style setup. Your 63 was sweet, but I have to say I really do like this 66 your building. Good luck, and keep the pics coming!

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Very cool project my friend.
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 01:32 PM
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The 66 is a very neat body style. You have very little room for rear tires. Are you going to minitub or just let the tires spin a little bit?
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Originally Posted by ssduane
The GTO pans will clear the stock steering as they are a front sump pan.
My stock steering did not clear the GTO pan - I did not determine how much it was off by - but the general comment that it works is not true - every vehicle has different tolerances and my just didn't work out.
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Buckndol
The 66 is a very neat body style. You have very little room for rear tires. Are you going to minitub or just let the tires spin a little bit?
Its already minitubbed and has a 275/50-15 underneath it with about 2 more inches of clearance left.

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My stock steering did not clear the GTO pan - I did not determine how much it was off by - but the general comment that it works is not true - every vehicle has different tolerances and my just didn't work out.
Very true on the differences, especially on these thrid gens.
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 12:55 AM
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Originally Posted by BBPanel
My stock steering did not clear the GTO pan - I did not determine how much it was off by - but the general comment that it works is not true - every vehicle has different tolerances and my just didn't work out.
It is a good possibility it was the mounts that you chose to use. Some mounts move the engine back, which will cause the steering linkage to hit the pan. I used Transdapt mounts, and modified them to move the engine 1" forward. I have NO issues with steering.

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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 05:14 AM
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nice ride duane, i did like your 63,maybe one day i will get my 79 done,hehehe[http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...8/100_0132.jpg i need a differt oil pan http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...8/100_0156.jpg http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...8/100_0109.jpg
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what motor mounts are you using?
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Originally Posted by babydeuce
**** Duane, your doing it the easy way.....try a stock front end like mine I still think you should have kept the 63!

BTW, Nice to see you made it over here from steves.........

http://good-times.webshots.com/album/557624863pacNjI

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I'm thinking of putting a LSX eng in my car. You said you had to move the engine forward 1", was this done to clear the steering linkage? Your pics are very helpful. I'm assuming the block hugger headers won't work?
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Originally Posted by ssduane
Mods listed in sig, got the LS1/4L60e in the chassis as of today.
Duane, do you know yet if the fbody mounted alternator will clear your steering? What about the a/c on the other side?
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Originally Posted by 63chevyll
I'm thinking of putting a LSX eng in my car. You said you had to move the engine forward 1", was this done to clear the steering linkage? Your pics are very helpful. I'm assuming the block hugger headers won't work?
I actually did it for several reasons. 1. I gained more room in the trans tunnel. 2. I needed more room for the coil brackets from the factory brake booster, and the heater blower motor. 3. I did not like where the heater lines were placed off the water pump.

I highly doubt that you will get block hugger headers in there. I made my own, just finished up the passenger side last night. Still have to weld the collectors and the flanges.

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The factory F-body alternator mounting location will clear with an aftermarket front clip. Forget about the stock A/C compressor though. I mounted the A/C compressor on the passenger side high with some great brackets I found.
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Just wanted to say Hi to everyone. I'm building a 67 chevy II. I'm installing a ls2 with a 6-speed. I am also using the stock front clip. Baby deuce has inspired me to build my own headers. I started on them what fun. If you have any more pics would like to check them out. Thanks Jamie.
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