I Finally killed my transmission transmission with 260,000 miles and was going to go get one out of a junkyard to replace it but then i decited to not waste my money on an automatic transmission when i've been wanting to switch it to a manual and after pricing a r154 swap i decited im tired of the rediculous prices of parts for our cars. so i bought a 6.0l vortec ls1 with a almost brand new 4l80e from a friend for less than it would have cost me to put a r154 into my car.
im trading the 4l80e for a t56
my car when i first got it
one of the reasons my trans took a dump
i have buddyclub coilovers on the way, hotchkiss sway bars waiting on me to install them, and a megasquirt standalone to tune the ls1 since someone hacked up my harness. After i finish the oil pan ill start on making some motor mounts
luckily for me i have a foam mock up block
ive been using the factory mount to get a general idea where its going to sit and figure out how im going to build my oil pan
i needed a good way to lift the ls up, just used some scraps from other projects
not my prettiest welds but they'll do, i should have cleaned the steel
got the trans and oil pan off, the motors actually in pretty good shape i needed the oil pan gasket for a template to build the flange for my oil pan
it took awhile to mill out because i didn't have the right tooling
after some fitting it fits snugly on the engine
im trading the 4l80e for a t56
my car when i first got it
one of the reasons my trans took a dump
i have buddyclub coilovers on the way, hotchkiss sway bars waiting on me to install them, and a megasquirt standalone to tune the ls1 since someone hacked up my harness. After i finish the oil pan ill start on making some motor mounts
luckily for me i have a foam mock up block
ive been using the factory mount to get a general idea where its going to sit and figure out how im going to build my oil pan
i needed a good way to lift the ls up, just used some scraps from other projects
not my prettiest welds but they'll do, i should have cleaned the steel
got the trans and oil pan off, the motors actually in pretty good shape i needed the oil pan gasket for a template to build the flange for my oil pan
it took awhile to mill out because i didn't have the right tooling
after some fitting it fits snugly on the engine