1971 Chevelle project (The Awakening)

[1971CHEVELLE]

almost ready for welding

[Motown 454]

Looks Good !

[CruizinKev]

yeah nice

[1971CHEVELLE]

small update





it is looking good

[art wiggins]

I wish you were my brother

[icebird84]

He´s my brother and you cant have him

[Code Red]

getting there man

[1971CHEVELLE]

Ready for welding






fits very well so it is time to weld rear fenders

[1971CHEVELLE]

my brother found his ls1 in a burned corvette


as a older brother I need to do better

and Of course I did my ls1 comes out a 2003 corvette and it is still in the engine bay be remove this weekend

[1971CHEVELLE]

well the motor is out

and is home

nice

Awesome

[Motown 454]

Nice

[1971CHEVELLE]

thanks and my car will go like it is no burnout 2009


car show in iceland

[gto406]

Looking good Bjarni!

[1971CHEVELLE]

Ls1.1999 and Ls!2003 casting number 12561168

start to remove clutch and gearbox

looking good







casting number 12561168



How close can I put the motor to the k member?

[1971CHEVELLE]

I had to cut piece out the k member because I will be using the Corvette pan

And need to cut here too

see here

What is the proper degree of the motor 1 to 5 degree angle? Here is it about 3 degree

Anyone have the A-body measurement for engine location so it will lineup with the rear axle ?

[1971CHEVELLE]

closing the k member

closed

2-3 cm were cut

engine level

distance between engine and k member

Oil Change now possible

did some more cutting

engine will be little bit lower

[1971CHEVELLE]

the donor tunnel is from 1981 Chevrolet Caprice

10 years apart but some line are the same and fit



the 81 and 71 fit well together

[1badchevelle]

Why not just buy a autocraft pan or a ls1? it seems like a lot of work just to make the car fit the pan instead of the pan fitting the car. IF that is a 4l60e it should have fit with no mods to the tunnel and if you use the edelbrock mounts it will put the motor to as stock location that you would not need a mod drive shaft.

[1971CHEVELLE]

Why not just buy a autocraft pan or a ls1? it seems like a lot of work just to make the car fit the pan instead of the pan fitting the car. IF that is a 4l60e it should have fit with no mods to the tunnel and if you use the edelbrock mounts it will put the motor to as stock location that you would not need a mod drive shaft.

The Camaro ls1 pan don´t fit and the GM LH8 oil pan the engine seats to high at the front for my taste. autocraft pan and Moroso lsx oil pan seat lower than the k member . And you do need to modify the tunnel if you don’t like the engine to look like quarter mile car wheeling and the start.

here you see how the engine fitting well and it takes no more than 30 min to put the 4L60e to the engine under the car

Good space here

4L60e in places

The driveshaft in places but is the alignment OK ?









Nice workspace here

The big question is? Is this ok and if see a problem please tell me.

[1971CHEVELLE]

Small update.
I have started to weld it together




One down and one to go






Rear end almost done



8m/m holes





All screw remove and it is slowly coming together