Gen II to gen V lt1 conversion
08-14-2016, 08:45 PM
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Gen II to gen V lt1 conversion Hello: I am first owner of a 96 Roadmaster and after all these years it is still in great condition. When the new gen v lt1 came out I thought it would be appropriate to upgrade the gen II to the gen v. I bought a new crate engine over a year ago with high hopes It would come close to fitting into the chassis. WRONG!! The stock oil pan is not even close to fitting. I think there is an aftermarket pan coming soon. Also no provision for power steering, but Kwik Performance has designed a front accessory kit that I am looking into. Matter of fact most everything on the gen v is different than the old lt1 and ls. We are solving the problems one at a time and hope to have it running this year. Yeh, I know it is a 4 door barge, but the gen v ought to make it more of a speed boat.
04-12-2017, 01:42 AM
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Hello: I am first owner of a 96 Roadmaster and after all these years it is still in great condition. When the new gen v lt1 came out I thought it would be appropriate to upgrade the gen II to the gen v. I bought a new crate engine over a year ago with high hopes It would come close to fitting into the chassis. WRONG!! The stock oil pan is not even close to fitting. I think there is an aftermarket pan coming soon. Also no provision for power steering, but Kwik Performance has designed a front accessory kit that I am looking into. Matter of fact most everything on the gen v is different than the old lt1 and ls. We are solving the problems one at a time and hope to have it running this year. Yeh, I know it is a 4 door barge, but the gen v ought to make it more of a speed boat.
04-12-2017, 11:28 AM
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Roadmaster GenV I finally received a Moroso pan around Christmas and the engine is in the chassis. The project is on hold because I snowbird to Florida. I am anxious to get back to it. Lots to do and more problems to solve.
04-12-2017, 01:15 PM
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The Moroso part # is 20155. I see Jeg's is carrying it. It is very expensive. I guess it is labor intensive to build. Since I got the Moroso pan I see that Holly has come out with a pan # 302-20 designed more for the older Camaro. It is all cast and more like OEM. Not sure if you can get all the clearance you need in a B body. It is a lot less expensive and might be the way to go.
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96 Buick Roadmaster Gen V update. It has been up and running since 2017. The Moroso pan worked out in the B body. The roadmaster with the LT1 has been an eye catcher at car shows. I couldn't leave good alone and I put in a head- cam package which leads to tuning issues that are slowly being resolved, but it has a nice lope and runs like a bear.
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I used a bracket kit for the power steering and a/c. from Kwik Performance. The kit keeps the a/c low on the passenger side and power steering low on the drivers side.
It uses the original water pump and alternator, so I didn't have the expense of replacing the whole front accessory drive.
It uses the original water pump and alternator, so I didn't have the expense of replacing the whole front accessory drive.
