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Oct 21, 2007 | 10:56 PM

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Motor mounts

Ive done alot of searching over the last few days and ive found mixed responses. Im starting a new project of putting a Carb'd 383 gen 1 into a 95 v6 firebird. So far ive found BMR and PA make K members. Im trying to do the whole project for under 3k total investment (already had the motor and got the car dirt cheap). I have a stock 98 ls1 k mamber laying around also. Ive heard of the appletree racing conversion mounts but i cant find them anywhere. Ive also looked into the madman motor plates but i want to save this as my last option. What would be the cheapest way to do this? how well would the LT1 mounts hold up with only 2 bolts holding them in? Thanks.

Oct 21, 2007 | 11:32 PM

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I am wanting to install a GEN I in my 95, allot of people i talked to said they had no problems with 2 bolts on each side. Dont plan on pulling the tires do you?

Oct 21, 2007 | 11:49 PM

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ummmm...lol, its going to probably be either nitrous car or a turbo car. if i go turbo i wont be that worried about pulling the front tires

Oct 22, 2007 | 12:12 AM

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Get a motor plate from Madman. Will alleviate the header clearance issue at the same time.

Oct 22, 2007 | 12:20 AM

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does anyone have any pictures with the motorplate installed? im interrested to see how it mounts to the frame, i also saw a motor plate kit that bolts to the frame, who makes that?

Oct 22, 2007 | 12:27 AM

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From Madman's site

http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...d=744&pcid=313

A couple more

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5503018

Oct 22, 2007 | 01:06 AM

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would i also have to use a midplate with this setup?

are there any pics of motor plates with SBC's instead of ls1's

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Oct 22, 2007 | 06:19 PM

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I have a gen 1 motor in my 94 V6 car, I used a stock LT1 k member with LT1 mounts, I modded the driver side mount by adding material and drilling a hole but the passenger side mount I just used with 2 bolts.

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do you have any pictures of the engine in the car? Im trying to get an idea of how it will sit down in there. I hate to sound like a newbee but this is my first dealing with a Gen 1. i mostly stay with ls1's and ls2's