{"id":4669,"date":"2016-02-15T16:22:59","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T23:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csmonroe.net\/Blog\/?p=4669"},"modified":"2016-02-15T16:22:59","modified_gmt":"2016-02-15T23:22:59","slug":"initial-fit-of-ls3-4l65e-engine-and-transmission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csmonroe.net\/Blog\/2016\/02\/15\/initial-fit-of-ls3-4l65e-engine-and-transmission\/","title":{"rendered":"Initial Fit of LS3 & 4L65E Engine and Transmission"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boy it has taken me a long time to sit down and process the photos and do some status updates.<\/p>\n

When we last left this exciting story it was last August and I had just taken delivery of the LS3 Corvette Connect and Cruise Package. The 1st order of activity was to assemble the engine, torque converter and transmission \u00a0and place them into the chassis to see what fit up issues I will have.<\/p>\n

The chassis had been set up for an LT1 engine and 700R4 so things were pretty close to being right where they should have been. The engine\u00a0mounts had been removed before I got the chassis, but were included so all I had to do was clean the welds up and then locate and tack them into the chassis.<\/p>\n

The main clearance issues at this stage was that the header flanges interfered with the X cross member and the transmission oil pan was interfering with it as well. Both these issues were apparently were there with the LT1 since the passenger side header and transmission had previously been clearanced, How ever the driver’s side pipe needed some clearance and I had to put a dog leg in the brake pedal lever. Once all the clearances were taken care of I put the engine in the chassis and blocked it up until it was centered and the tail shaft had\u00a0around \u00a0-3 to -5\u00b0 down angle.<\/p>\n

I then bolted the engine mounts to the block and then tacked them in place once I was sure that everything was where it was supposed to be.<\/p>\n

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