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Location: O'Fallon, Mo
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Re: LT5 into GTO project
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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Re: LT5 into GTO project
I am replacing the monster power booster with a 8" one to create more room. once I decided what I am going to do with the cross-member I am going to cut the tunnel out, and start fabricating a new one for the car using the piece I got from xfire as a starting point. I have come up with a couple really different plans for pipe routing, and custom pieces on this build once it begins to progress. I'm pretty excited about this one!
  
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Join Date: May 2007
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Re: LT5 into GTO project
F*ing awesome.
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02-04-2011
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Sedalia, MO
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Re: LT5 into GTO project
Looking good! Looks like a labor of love.
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02-04-2011
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Location: Germantown, MD
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Re: LT5 into GTO project
Very cool.
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Location: Innsbrook, Missouri
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Re: LT5 into GTO project
cool Rob, if you need any help tugging on parts let me know i will tear myself away from the puppies.
you gonna twin turbo that Lt 5 ?? |
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: O'Fallon, Mo
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Re: LT5 into GTO project
No photos today. I went to the shop but I spent more time on the phone than wrenching
 I ground the sbc mounts off the subframe, I am just going to start fresh. I removed the pan from the engine, to modify it. The gods must have been smiling on me because I found a bunch more sections of broken rollers in the pickup. This cause me to start pulling the bearings, I am going to mic them all and check for wear  . I decided to modify the pan instead of the cross member. I really want to drive the wheels off of this car, and would rather leave the support and strength in it that has already survived 40 years.I marked out how much I need to cut from the tunnel, and it is a whopper for sure. It is amazing how bif this engine is when you put it next to a regular 350 sbc. I removed the power booster and steering rod. I need to go with a link system for the rod as the way it sits now will interfere with the head. SW headers will not work as is. I am either going to cut and box the subframe, or just modify the headers to work. I most likely will modify the headers as it is the lesser of two evils, imho. Tomorrow I plan to cut the tunnel out, and make myself a template out of light gauge aluminum. One of the local shops here offered to sell me an entire c5 dash, center console, hvac system, wiring harness, basically everything I want out of the vete interior for 1,000. I am now considering installing this in the gto, but am torn as I kind of like the old school styling compare with todays plastics. |
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Re: LT5 into GTO project
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Re: LT5 into GTO project
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Location: O'Fallon, Mo
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Re: LT5 into GTO project
yeah, but that is for a narrow lil lsx engine, and small t-56 trans. Not much of it pertains to what I am doing. The lsx is done to death. The lt5 is more to my liking, and it will be a one of a kind. I don't need a flashy car, but I like for them to be different from the pack
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