wreckit87
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Post by wreckit87 on Nov 12, 2016 22:32:19 GMT -5
Hey fellas.. I read the LS engine thread 3 times and searched everywhere, including google and can't find answers. I'm swapping a 5.3/80E into my 81 LTD Vic; it'll get a pair of GT35 turbos once it's stuffed in and live on the street. No matter which way I push and prod, I can't get this sumbitch to fit in this car. I can't get it low enough or far enough forward to clear the firewall with the bellhousing. Oil pan sitting right on the crossmember, still too big. I know I can get an F-body or Vette, even an H3 pan, but the measurements on all of those seem even worse than the truck pan in the crossmember department. I KNOW a few of you clowns have stuffed an LS in a box vic for demo use, and I assume tilting the frame makes this easier. Has anyone done without tilting or raising the body? I want to keep this car as stock as possible, but the only solution I've found is to recreate the crossmember. However if I do that, the pan still will hit the center link. Do I need to swap to a rack??
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Post by destroyer14 on Nov 20, 2016 5:32:59 GMT -5
Aftermarket pans and pickup tube
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Post by Derby426 on Nov 20, 2016 15:44:29 GMT -5
which motor mounts are you using? are you using the stock ls mounts or the adaptor plates to use normal clamshells?
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Post by pantera77 on Nov 20, 2016 18:32:14 GMT -5
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Post by wreckit87 on Nov 24, 2016 9:21:54 GMT -5
which motor mounts are you using? are you using the stock ls mounts or the adaptor plates to use normal clamshells? Neither- I bought some low profile LS mounts online. Those have plenty of clearance, but it's just the pan clearance I'm struggling with. The F-body, Hummer, and Vette pans are all deeper than the truck pan but have a shallower sump. I can handle the deep sump, but I definitely cannot afford to get any higher by swapping pans |
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Post by wreckit87 on Nov 24, 2016 9:43:52 GMT -5
Yeah, I've read that thread a few times as well... There's no mention of cutting or a pan swap, so my dilemma is still present lol. I vamboulsed with it for 3 hours again last night and the only thing I can see is to build a new crossmember and switch to rack and pinion. I KNOW there's gotta be something I'm missing |
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Post by pantera77 on Dec 2, 2016 16:56:50 GMT -5
Yeah, I've read that thread a few times as well... There's no mention of cutting or a pan swap, so my dilemma is still present lol. I vamboulsed with it for 3 hours again last night and the only thing I can see is to build a new crossmember and switch to rack and pinion. I KNOW there's gotta be something I'm missing You figure it out yet? My guess would be hacking up the oil pan would be the easiest route. |
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Post by owen11x on Dec 2, 2016 19:00:13 GMT -5
Stub it Cross member fwd with 03+ stub  |
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Post by pantera77 on Dec 2, 2016 23:15:58 GMT -5
Stub it Cross member fwd with 03+ stub I'd just do a complete 03+ frame swap, they handle a million times better from the factory. |
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Post by wreckit87 on Dec 3, 2016 11:43:53 GMT -5
I ought to have it wrapped around a tree within not too long so I don't want to spend the time and money on a frame swap, but that is an interesting idea. I haven't pulled the pan yet, but maybe cutting and flipping a chunk on the front of the sump is an option. My welder has spool gun capability I guess
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