Author Topic: My 6.0 swap into 82 Chevy (Read 129659 times)

team39763 · « **on:** August 01, 2007, 10:39:05 am »

Hey guys, I'm working on the same swap. Right now I'm having a problem with my upper motor mounts - they have a hump in the middle that won't let them sit flush against the adapter plates on the motor. We already mocked it up in the truck a couple times to check the fit. I'm putting a carb on mine and I'm using my TH350. I should have the motor secured in place later this week if I can get someone to cut the hump on the motor mounts. Good luck with yours.

Captkaos · « **Reply #1 on:** August 01, 2007, 03:57:19 pm »

bump in the upper motor mounts? Where? What did they come off of? whose adapter plates are you using?

These are mine using stock V8 engine mounts and S&P adapter plates

team39763 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 01, 2007, 10:03:07 pm »

There's a little hump on my mounts. I'm using the ebay adapter plates(I don't remember the exact maker). Everything seems to line up perfect except the bump doesn't let it sit flush. Or should I use spacers to make it sit right?

Captkaos · « **Reply #3 on:** August 02, 2007, 11:40:48 am »

Can you just get some mounts that don't have that bump on them?

team39763 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 02, 2007, 03:10:33 pm »

I've asked around and nobody in my town has any. A neighbor just took them to see if he could heat them up and smash the hump down. Hopefully they don't warp. I'm gonna check ebay right now.

team39763 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 02, 2007, 08:14:22 pm »

Well, my neighbor got it done. So now i'm ready to get it set in there and start lookin for some exhaust. I'm gonna try my pacesetters off my 2000 sierra, but I heard that the frame has to be trimmed to fit them.

Captkaos · « **Reply #6 on:** August 02, 2007, 11:27:15 pm »

I don't think the 99-up versions will work as the frame is MUCH wider. If you want headers that fit I recommend calling S&P. I know they have some, they aren't cheap though.

team39763 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 03, 2007, 08:57:42 am »

Man, that sucks. I wonder how much trimming I'd have to do to fit them? I test fitted them earlier and they looked like they would fit, but we'll have to see how it fits with everything secured in place. The previous owner had done some clearance work to clear some headers that didn't fit before with the 350. Yeah, those S&P's are $$$, I think I'll try the ZO6 manifolds before I buy those.

Captkaos · « **Reply #8 on:** August 03, 2007, 10:28:21 am »

I would bolt them up to see, but don't be disappointed if they don't.
I will be using 2000 Truck manifolds on mine and had to grind them down some.

team39763 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 04, 2007, 02:13:41 pm »

I got it in there. Only problem now is that I had to unbolt the trans mount and scoot the trans 1" closer to the motor. So I'm assuming I need a 1" longer driveshaft. But it looks good in there. The headers didn't really fit...too tight, so I'm looking into some f-bod headers to try.

team39763 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 04, 2007, 05:39:56 pm »

Hey, I just found out that TRT is using ported truck manifolds for their LSX swaps. I'm gonna do that too(if I can manage to port mine). What kind of flanges do you get to connect them to your exhaust? I don't think I have the stock y-pipe from my 2000.

Captkaos · « **Reply #11 on:** August 04, 2007, 06:44:59 pm »

TRT as in Billy at Texas Rear Turbos? We sell the STS kits also, my brother has talked with him on occasion.
I am going to build the exhaust for the truck since it will have turbos on it. I have the flanges from the 3/4T the motor came out of though, probably can get them from the dealer or from a salvage yard.

Captkaos · « **Reply #12 on:** August 04, 2007, 06:48:39 pm »

Quote from: team39763 on August 04, 2007, 02:13:41 pm

So I'm assuming I need a 1" longer driveshaft. But it looks good in there. The headers didn't really fit...too tight, so I'm looking into some f-bod headers to try.

Do your plates look like the ones I pictured, it should have put the motor back on the same place. If you moved it forward, I would check it before running it for sure.

I tried F-body manifolds and they didn't work for me. I don't know if I have pics of them, but the passenger side is where I had problems on both.

team39763 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 05, 2007, 08:43:21 am »

Yeah, Billy at TRT. He told me that they used F-bod headers(Pacesetters), but I noticed that on one project they used ported truck manifolds. My motor mounts were the ebay ones that come in bare metal. Nobody said I'd have to move the drivetrain, so maybe I did something wrong. I'm definately getting a set of F-bod headers to try, so I'll let you know how that works out.

Captkaos · « **Reply #14 on:** August 05, 2007, 10:34:28 am »

He is using them on 73-87 conversions? The F-bodies tucked in to far toward the trans and would have been a pain to make the exhaust.

You can see my truck manifolds mount in this post.
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=5225.msg25143#msg25143

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