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[Bart]

I forgot to mention I have the Turbo 400 gearbox out of the Stato. Works well but has a leaking rear seal and should be rebuilt in my opinion.

[Bart]

Progress is slow but heres the baby

Im hoping the extractors can be used even if they need a bit of chop chop and weld

Edited by Bart, 06 October 2014 - 07:01 PM.

[WA1TNC]

The passenger side prob will but I doubt that you will be able 2 get the drivers side in, as it's mega tight in there around the steering wheel.

Cheers, Nig.

[Bart]

Yes I got the callipers.
PM me if you want them.

Thanks for the tip on the exhaust WA1TNC

Edited by Bart, 07 October 2014 - 09:47 PM.

[Bart]

Ordered the LS Mast oil pan, gasket, oil filter, dipstick and tube. $660 delivered

[Bart]

Mast LS oil pan specs
http://www.mastmotor...l_pan_views.pdf

[Bart]

So do I
Its a bit of an experiment and this is going to be my daily drive when the LJ is in the garage

Like to see when the motor is sitting in there the gap from the air conditioning box on the firewall and how the sump sits near the crossmember.

[Bart]

Sump arrived

[Bart]

Sump fitted

[Bart]

not yet mate but I got the Tuff mounts. Been renovating. Tried the mounts but they foul with aircon bracket and looks like foul on alternator bracket but will confirm later



Been playing with this too


And been making this which should be finished soon. Its aluminium 2 piece direct bolt with minimum fiddle as some of the repro out there.

[Bart]

Trying figure out why my engine mounts dont fit.

Emailed Jason at Velocity Auto seems I have to cut the alternator bracket to make the mount fit.

I dont know about anyone else but at $410 I expect I shouldnt cut anything but there you go. I dont expect something for nothing which is why I paid the price but i want it to bolt on.

Anyhow Jason did help out on this and advised to cut on the red line. I marked the yellow line where i was going to cut but ill cut on the red line/alternator bracket.

[EunUCh]

Is it just me? or is that a bolt head just under the corner of the mount holding things up?

Hard to tell from the picture but is seems like your idea might be the better option ? 

[Bart]

I think cutting along the yellow is better but knowing my luck and the way this has panned out so far if I have to send the mount back i dont think Jason would accept it if it was cut so i am going against my gut feeling and cut the alternator bracket unfortunately.

Yes the alternator bracket bolt is directly under the engine mount/plate

Is it just me? or is that a bolt head just under the corner of the mount holding things up?

Hard to tell from the picture but is seems like your idea might be the better option ? 

[EunUCh]

Understandable if you need to send it back but..should it fit in the first place?.lots of people have paid good money 

for conversion kits only to find "small" things or in some cases major drama...i was considering a V6 conversion and was told by some

you need to cut a small section from the K frame for the starter(frok that) and by others "not with ours".

Makes you mad when when things don't pan out at least most of the way with some of this stuff..sump looks pretty good.

I would "go with the gut" feeling  

[Bart]

Hope theyre not made in cheap china. That would piss me off more. Rather pay an aussie top dollar than pay top dollar for slave rate

Edited by Bart, 16 December 2014 - 06:15 PM.

[Bart]

LS1 is in

[Bart]

Commodore extractors don't fit. Fouls up on the steering shaft on drivers side. Havent checked the passenger side yet.
Anyone modify one of these? I was thinking of chopping the two middle primaries where it hit the steering shaft and moving them closer towards the block/head. I think this would then clear the steering shaft. But then I don't want to ruin a perfect set of Commodore extractors.

Edited by Bart, 21 December 2014 - 10:41 AM.

[Bart]

Hmm I think the collector will hit part of the sub frame even if the primaries were moved.
Unless I do this

[Bart]

I knew the commodore extractors wouldnt fit on that driver side, how was the clearance with the rest of it?cheers

So you're saying the passenger side fits? I did try passenger side but hits the heater box. Maybe if I chnge the rear primary to clear the heater box it should fit? Or remove the heater box?

[EunUCh]

Any chance a set of cast headers would fit a bit snugger?

You might lose a bit on performance but budget wise you might gain with  just a bit of pipe bent the right way?

just thinkin