The Hangover Express

[hookedonchevys]

Well after alot of scheming and decision making I finally decided to put a LS engine in the ol 72.So I did a bunch of searching around and when I finally got a couple days off work to go for a drive the 2 engines I was hoping for had sold the day before.But luckily slammed66 had some spare stuff kicking around and sold me his 6.0L,a set of L92 heads and an oil pan.Thanks Matt!!!!!
Now I just have to do a major clean up in the garage and I'm going to try to get the engine and tranny set in the frame for mock up purposes.

[vsoree]

Originally Posted by hookedonchevys

Well after alot of scheming and decision making I finally decided to put a LS engine in the ol 72.So I did a bunch of searching around and when I finally got a couple days off work to go for a drive the 2 engines I was hoping for had sold the day before.But luckily slammed66 had some spare stuff kicking around and sold me his 6.0L,a set of L92 heads and an oil pan.Thanks Matt!!!!!
Now I just have to do a major clean up in the garage and I'm going to try to get the engine and tranny set in the frame for mock up purposes.

What brand oil pan is that?

[hookedonchevys]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

I like your decision to go with ls power plant. Looks great sitting in the chassis.
Digging the bender mandrel you made too.

Thanks a lot!Yeah I've been scheming on the LS for awhile now,everything I've researched has pointed in the direction of great power and reliability with minimal effort,so,nows as good a time as any!

Originally Posted by Bomp

Making progress. What size of tube did you use for the tranny cross member? Looks good.

The crossmember is 1.500" tubing.

Originally Posted by vsoree

What brand oil pan is that?

It is a chevrolet oil pan.I think it is off a newer camaro but not exactly sure since it was purchased by someone else at a swap meet.It does fit very nicely around the porterbuilt dropmember though.

[Slammed66]

Originally Posted by vsoree

What brand oil pan is that?

that oil pan is off an e-rod crate engine I was told.

[hookedonchevys]

Well after another day of screwing around in the garage I got the rear suspension thrown back in it to make it a true roller again.I also did some humin and hahin over the position of the tranny crossmember.I have the engine sitting at 5 degrees compared to the frame,so I'm thinking I'm pretty close to where i want it.Just gonna have to break down here soon and drill some holes.I did some scheming on where I'm going to mount my fuel tank.Im thinking of making a spacer/mount to place the fuel tank mounts in the center of the frame instead of sitting it on top of the frame rails so I can put some standoffs on top of the frame when I go to mount my box.