4th Gen Carbed 350 Swap - Done!
05-31-2006, 04:31 PM
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What about hood clearance and the carb. I notice some people doing this have to put on a 4 inch cowl hood and turn the carb 90 degrees for clearance. Did your carb fit under the stock hood?
05-31-2006, 10:11 PM
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The pacesetters are lt1 long tubes, and yes they work on gen 1 sbc. My demon is mounted normally with air filter on performer rpm and still fits under stock hood and retains wipers.
06-01-2006, 12:30 PM
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I've noticed that the exhaust ports on the LT1 head are D shaped as opposed to conventional SBC heads that are square shaped. Don't using LT1 headers leak when used on conventional heads and vice versa? I lined up gaskets from bothe headers and you can clearly see that they would. Any comments.? Excellent info, but as always pictures tell a lot more than words do. You guys that have done the swap , could you supply more pics?
06-01-2006, 03:41 PM
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Ive been running these headers for quite some time, along with others and have no leaking problems. I plan on working on the car some more this week, so ill shoot some more pics and maybe a vid.
06-01-2006, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Strokinit383
The pacesetters are lt1 long tubes, and yes they work on gen 1 sbc. My demon is mounted normally with air filter on performer rpm and still fits under stock hood and retains wipers.
06-01-2006, 10:46 PM
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I removed the rear center metal bracing of the hood. Just enough for the air cleaner to clear, ill try and snap some pics of that too.
06-03-2006, 11:54 AM
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Just use the stock tank and I think you can rig the stock pump to work. Why mess with the cost and hassle of the fuel cell? I don't know about using a mechanical pump with the fuel tank...If anything I would use an aftermarket electric fuel pump.
06-11-2006, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Strokinit383
I removed the rear center metal bracing of the hood. Just enough for the air cleaner to clear, ill try and snap some pics of that too.
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This thread is like 10 years old.... I did a big block swap so I can give some insight.
I used a BMR K member setup for a SBC/BBC and a standard motor plate from comp engineering to secure the motor.
The BMR K moves the engine to the passenger side by a inch or so to help with header clearance with the steering shaft.
As for the Cowl, I cut it across the full length and stitch welded it back together in one flat piece. I did not want to cut the windshield and patch the hole to the dash so I just run the carb sidways and made an access panel in the top of the dash to pull the distributor from the inside of the car.
I used a BMR K member setup for a SBC/BBC and a standard motor plate from comp engineering to secure the motor.
The BMR K moves the engine to the passenger side by a inch or so to help with header clearance with the steering shaft.
As for the Cowl, I cut it across the full length and stitch welded it back together in one flat piece. I did not want to cut the windshield and patch the hole to the dash so I just run the carb sidways and made an access panel in the top of the dash to pull the distributor from the inside of the car.