I wish I would have made a build thread to document the conversion, but didnt. I did get TONS of info from threads posted on here and could not have done it without a lot of you guys that have done it. If ya have any questions feel free to ask. Anyway, here are some pics of the car before and after:







OLD ENGINE:


LS1 Installed:











A Few Interior Pics(seats and console from a 2004 Monte Carlo):

 

Nice! Those seats and console are VERY good looking.


Is that a Torque Thrust steering wheel?

 

Damn... that car is sweet!!!! Great job! Paint looks nice. Good execution! I always liked those early 70s Chevelles. I dont think ide turn one down if I found one and was in the market.

Have you driven it yet? How's she feel? Got anything done to the motor besides the obviously bolt on stuff?

J.

 

Great work, any report on the road tests !... (like how long was the burn out was ! LOL)...

That 1st 2 picture reminded me of my build.. I though you has ripped my pictures off and posted it.. LOL... Even the front of the shop almost looked the same..

 

Awesome ride man. Congrats

 

Thanks and yea it is a torque thrust wheel.

 

Yea i have driven it a few times. It drives, runs, and handles a world apart from what it did when I had the first engine.(i did some suspension and brake mods while doing the swap) nothing is done internal on the engine. its all stock.

 

lol, i did do a hellacious burnout the first time i drove it out of the shop, when ya do something like that its expected of you. LoL you are right about the pics...although i can say that i learned a lot from some of your posts while i was doing it.

 

THANKS!

 

You got that right ! feel so GOOOOD didn't it !

Glad to help and that someone learned something from my many bonehead mistakes !LOL.

 

lol, trust me when i say i made plenty too. you all just didnt get to see them because i didnt do a build thread. one of my best was hackin on the factory engine harness from the ls1 for some extra wire i needed because i had bought a new one, well now i have a camaro that I am doing an ls1 conversion from a v6 and i need that harness...lol...they aint cheap on ebay either. ah well, live and learn

 

what kind of bracket/pulley system? street/performance? how much was it, if you don't mind me asking?

 

yea it is the street and performance polished setup. It was right at 2000 for everything.

 

great job i am thinking about doing the same thing to my 68 Chevelle i just wish it looks as good as yours when i am done with it.

i hope you don't but i am going to beat up your PM box with stupid questions

 

thats gorgeous! congrats dude

 

Nice swap! Car looks great!

 

lol i dont mind, ask away.

 

very nice. if my chevelle wasnt #'s matching, i would prolly consider doing an ls1 swap as well.

i just put those 71-72 ss wheels on my car so otherwise I would have totally been asking about the status on those...they are hard to find.

 

What AC setup are you using? I see you managed to get rid of the big ugly box.

 

Yea I sold those shortly after the paint work and damn near paid for the new set of torque thrusts. lol