the 98-02 ss sure beats it

 

I never thought of swapping to the earlier nose. Interesting hmmmm

 

Filled and 2" added. Again - not exactly a photoshop pro but you get the idea. Needs some of those big vents in the hood GT40 style to help air flow and a splitter.

 

Wow, too many opinions in here.

OP, one area you'll need to figure out is the hood bump stop brackets. LS1 cars are different, and they sit higher, so the LT1 hood won't close all the way. You'll have to have them modified, or weld on LT1 brackets.

I swapped a LT1 T/A front end onto a 99 Firebird, and I had a shop drill off the LS1 brackets and weld in the LT1 ones.

 

Would this also be for the camaro as well, seeing as the fenders from the lt1 to ls1 are at the same hight? Im assuming that the hood should stop in the same location.

 

I must say the hybrid looks pretty kick *** on the camaros I do love the ls1 headlights though mainly due to the ability of halo lights. Still fish I could find away to do the hid's on my 98' TA

 

Yes, Camaros are the same way. The hood latch is in the same spot, but the bump stops are not. You'll see if you try to put the LT1 hood on.

I would upload some pics to show you, but this overseas internet is absolute crap.

 

Email me if its any easier. I'll be starting this converstion next month. I have to remove the ls1 airbox and reroute the air intake system to be similar to that of the lt1. Once that is complete I'll start with getting the hood, front bumper cover, and fenders removed. I'll then load the car up, and take it to body shop to have the lt1 parts ie. Hood, bumper, fenders, painted to match the car.

 

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thanks man.., how many bump stop brackets do I need. 2 or 4

 

Two, one for each side. There are 8 spot welds to drill out on each bracket. A spot weld cutter works good. The body shop that painted the engine bay welded in the new ones, they weld in exactly the same position.

 

Thanks man I'll post a wtb add for the brackets.

 

so I have been doing a quit of bit work to this SS. Sanded and prepped driver fender for paint, have the nose, hood, and body kit ready to go, also lowered the car. Finally got around to putting the BMR front and rear lowering springs on, with Bilstein front and rear shocks, Adj. BMR pan hard bar, and new front upper shock mounts. Loving the new stance. Thanks again BMR.

 

 

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lt1 nose and hood that will be going on the SS




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Nice turn around! Make me really miss me old camaro back in the day with the wing west ground effects! Sorry for the tiny pic.

 

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fenders now



here are some photos of the ls1 after disconnecting the air box, its not pretty and its on the primitive side but it gets the job done for now and allows me to swap out the front end.