Part 3 How to LS swap a Gbody. Motor mounts, converter bolts, starter wiring.

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I talk about the motor mounts, converter bolts, and starter.
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[@terrellthompson26]

Good job bro, this is my motivation!!

[@28X12BIGZA]

Definitely good information keep the updates coming 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾!

[@BADAZZ93STANG]

Awesome video brotha!

[@shawnrobinson726]

great job on the car it looks awesome and sounds like beast with the turbo

[@DivineSpeed]

Shawn Robinson thanks man. The new twin setup should make it sound a little better yet.

[@terrydishman4292]

Cool stuff hearing someone else say the same things I do when working lol. Im about to put a 6.0 in my 85 cutlass

[@DivineSpeed]

A 6.0 should be a riot. I'm building one also.

[@jacksmith3189]

Good progress

[@DivineSpeed]

That's been a while back. It now has a LT1 in it.

[@frederickwalton8410]

I used the clam-shell mounts from the V6 removed from the 'Camino and a LSX plate kit. Found that if I swapped sides on the plates the mounts only set an inch forward from stock. I'm using a 4L60E tranny. I used the stock crossmember by setting it back placin the front hole of the Xmember to the rear hole on the frame. I tied it together by using a couple of pieces of 1 1/2 " angle iron drilling holes and bolting from the rearhole of the Xmember to the front hole of the frame on both sides. Then placed he lower mounts to the K-frame on the clam-shells, set the eng/tranny in, lined it all up then tack welded the lower mounts to the K-frame. Solid welding them after removing the power plant.

[@DivineSpeed]

Probably worked just fine doing it that way. I have to borrow a welder. I wanted to weld something different in but it was more of a hassle to find a welder.

[@justinw523]

@ 19:25 You got Alvin from the chipmunks to help work on the car lmao!...anyways nice pointers on the motor mounts thanks

[@DivineSpeed]

Thanks for watching.

[@montariusstuart1431]

Great work! What did you do as far as the drive shaft with the 4l80e? What length drive shaft with stock 7.5? Did you have to change the rear yoke spline?

[@DivineSpeed]

I just had to measure and have the factory shaft shortened and swapped slip yokes. I don't remember what the length was and it will probably vary from car to car depending on where you set the engine. I'm still using the factory rear yoke.

[@LSCHEVYRYDER254]

yea ran into the same issue with mine on another build one had car and another had truck mounts and the diff was night and day but its in there now lol

[@chevycaprice5289]

get man the chip munk talk was funny lol but that was the most important part about the wiring

[@DivineSpeed]

You didn't miss nothing on the wiring explanation. I was just talking about what I was going to do in the next video. Actually the next video is a quick explanation on the fuel system and then I'll do a wiring video. I'm working on the wiring now. After that I'll be done making videos once the car starts. Anyone with a channel with less than 1000 subscribers can no longer make money on ads and that was kind of the point of making the videos.

[@justinsmitty7849]

@@DivineSpeed do u have to knotch the frame for the Holley pan

[@DivineSpeed]

@@justinsmitty7849 it is my understanding that you do not need to notch anything for the Holley pan. In my case, the sawzall blade was more economically friendly than the Holley pan.

[@marlondorsey571]

What exhaust manifolds are you using ?

[@certifiedautocarerecovery7429]

Hey loved your videos on ls swap Looking gor some info on swapping a 2018 ford mustang

[@DivineSpeed]

That's a pretty new car to be swapping.

[@certifiedautocarerecovery7429]

Looking for all the information about swapping it into an ls

[@shawnrobinson726]

Let me know I would love too have this car

[@kravmaga7070]

my adapter DOES NOT DROP RIGHT IN im gonna need to dremel out one of the clamshells cuz i can only see about 1/3 the hole. that mightve just been slop in the holes both went the wrong way to make this happen or maybe the 3 bolts holding car isolator could be moved but kinda too late now as it took 4 hrs just to get it in the engine bay

[@richardharris492]

The truck mounts have plates behind them in the truck they will never work in the car also use a 1-inch Bolt for the clam shells

[@DivineSpeed]

I know what plates you are talking about but the truck engine I robbed these mounts from did not have them. I just slotted the holes to make it work.

[@joemillion2372]

What are the motor mount bolts sizes?

[@amandamccarthy2931]

I see a sweet C7 in the corner, what are your planned mods for that?

[@DivineSpeed]

Amanda Mccarthy the C7 has it's own video coming. Just needs a moser axle and some wheelie bars

[@keemmadeit9412]

Hey I'm having trouble removing my bell housing bolts any advice I have a 84 Grand Prix

[@DivineSpeed]

Sometimes I use a couple of long 1/2" drive extensions, a swivel, socket, and impact. 9 times out of 10 that will work if you have a good impact like an ingersoll rand. If not, I try to just use a wrench or maybe two wrenches put together.

[@user-rb6gf7hg8d]

Did you notch truck motor mount bracket to clear the ls block if not the mount will not set flat to lsx innovations adapter plate

[@DivineSpeed]

I do remember notching a set of motor mounts. I no longer run those mounts. I'm now using a set of solid lsx to gbody mounts. They are awesome.

[@hashgirl1717]

I am putting a 5.3 in my 83’el Camino with 4l60e I got afl cold air intake shorty afm shorty headers, dual fans for the radiator, using billet mount plates and actual sbc mounts, hopefully I don’t have to cut much not sure what fuel pump ima use or what pan will work but we will figure it out and I know I have to customize my drive shaft but my worst expense is gonna be getting a new intake or just using a cowl hood my hood won’t be able to lose with the truck 5.3 intake unless I use a cowl induction

[@DivineSpeed]

I've fit a truck intake under a third gen camaro hood before and the truck intake clears the grand prix hood. You might have to do away with the cover and shave off the extra junk on top that's not needed. Might take a little time but will be zero expense.

[@hashgirl1717]

Divine Speed Team we think we have it figured out but my ac bracket won’t fit with the billet plates I got even if we reverse them so either cut the ac bracket or the plate I will sacrifice ac for hood clearance and my engine turned out to be a 4.8

[@kravmaga7070]

what happened to you ac/heater box? mine is huge an neccessitated having to put that manifold on ahead of time or i would be able to easily get at last manifold bolt w/o removing inner and all that good stuff?

[@DivineSpeed]

The first thing to go when I received the car was the AC and heat. I never took the time to shove an engine in it so I can't really help with this question but there are a lot of guys keeping that stuff with ls swaps.

[@sheldonvanek9791]

You really should weld the crossmember that you cut for the oil pan.

[@DivineSpeed]

Sheldon Vanek yes I should

[@iamgoat3035]

Hey man im having trouble getting my 5.3 ls installed in 84 cutlass g body. i think it came with EXACT SAME TRUCK MOUNTS , they are not lining up! did you use headers or stock manifolds , cuz my stock manifolds are hitting driver side frame rail and area with brake aportioning manifold which the tranny gear changer lever is attached to.

[@DivineSpeed]

I think I used LS1 F body manifolds but still had to notch the frame or crossmember. Not much but it's necessary without spending the money on a set of headers specifically for this car.

[@jae5dathrasher507]

would i still have to cut the cross member to use the truck oil pan?

[@DivineSpeed]

No. but the truck pan hangs down really low.

[@anthonyramlal103]

How did you mount the 4l80? Factory cross member or custom? I am putting lq4 in 86 regal.

[@DivineSpeed]

A custom crossmember. Actually it was a rusted up piece of channel iron that I cut to fit between the frame rails.

[@torque-ej4nu]

Hey bossman. Ya know there is a pilot hole, start and tighten that one first and the rest of the Tc bolts will line up. Just sayin

[@tezzboston8938]

Which wiring harness did you use, because i have a new pcm but they say i cant use it with my build.

[@DivineSpeed]

Back then I used the factory Silverado computer and harness

[@mastersmind602]

Hey what kind of frame plates you got under there for the engine to sit.

[@DivineSpeed]

Serg iio I'm using the lsx innovations mount adapters. I'm not sure if that's what you meant by frame plate.

[@mastersmind602]

Divine Speed Team, Got ya thank you sir.

[@lswon2347]

I'm looking into ls7 swapping my 87 grand prix with a manual transmission and I honestly don't know what transmission to go with any ideas? Also it would probably be a ls7 from an c6 zo6 do u think that oil pan would be ok or should I just get another one?

[@DivineSpeed]

I'm not sure what transmission would be best. I know some people have the clutch pedal deal figured out because there was a g body that had a manual option. I don't know what it was. Now if money wasn't an issue I would have a newer 6 speed. The LS7 is my dream engine. It did however use a drysump pan so I don't know if you would have to swap oil pumps to swap over to a LS1 pan or if you can use the drysump pan. I would use the drysump system if at all possible. I know that doesn't really answer your questions but I hope you can get it figured out.

[@lswon2347]

Divine Speed Team thanks anyhow, after going over all the options I might just consider leaving the sb400 in there.

[@calebthomas6521]

I would probably want the tremec t56 or tremec tr6060 if I was going manual. You could run into issues getting parts for the t56 though.

[@offroadspecialties7383]

Research the CD009 and Z32 transmissions.

[@davek556]

I like the wheel and tire look what size and offsets are u using?

[@DivineSpeed]

Dave Knutson those are actually the factory 15 inch wheels painted black. The front tires are 235 60 r15 and the rears are 275 60 r15. The rears are too big. It has eibach lowering springs in the rear and I use a 1 inch spacer to keep the rear tires off of the frame rail. The front is even worse. Someone has heated the coils to lower the car. It's very low. I would like to put the same size front tire in the rear.

[@davek556]

Divine Speed Team ok sounds good Thank you for the reply!!

[@davek556]

Durand Off Heroin wheres your car?

[@davek556]

Durand Off Heroin good worry about your car and I'll worry about mine boy.

[@davek556]

Durand Off Heroin ok dodge boy you just keep raming things up your ass.

[@brianlittle440]

I got a 87 model but it's a V6 can I still do a LS swap

[@mikelowry7730]

You can ls swap anything

[@DivineSpeed]

absolutely, but you will obviously need a different transmission. Is it a 3.8 or a 4.3?

[@666thsense]

I would have just bought the holley pan before cutting the structural crossmember so much.

[@DivineSpeed]

I dont think the holley pan was available at this time; however I would agree and would like to buy their pan with the AN fittings cast into the sides.

[@MrErikw26]

I would not be working in the garage while it's 14° outside forget that.

[@DivineSpeed]

It's not cold if you don't think about it.

[@youngestson6537]

You don't think doing a complete overhaul would of been a great idea?

[@DivineSpeed]

Doing a complete overhaul would be a great idea but I don't have any money.

[@youngestson6537]

Divine Speed Team . Gotcha.

[@bigmac2095]

I would have taken a grinder to the ac bolt hole instead of drilling out the motor mounts silly goose

[@DivineSpeed]

The motor mounts are from a truck and were totally wrong for what I was doing. There's a LT1 with solid motor mounts in it now.

[@chevycaprice5289]

when you cut the frame you made it weak to much power will snap it

[@DivineSpeed]

LOL I'm not worried about that. Like you said, you have to be making some power first.

[@chevycaprice5289]

Divine Speed Team did you flash the computer

[@DivineSpeed]

Yea I did using efilive. It's costly. I wish I had bought HP Tuners

[@chevycaprice5289]

Divine Speed Team did you flash it for off road which eliminates everything including the government

[@DivineSpeed]

Gangsta Made Authentic I flashed it to remove emissions. To get it to start you only need to shut off anti theft.

[@ToddFordingLSX]

Ctsv pan isn’t as deep.

[@DivineSpeed]

I'll will have to make sure and mention that in the next video. Thanks

[@TheKuntryboy15]

I used the muscle car oil pan for my gbody el camino..i used mid 80s caprice clamshells...th350 /5.3 s-10 ls swapped shorty headers no clearance issues..same ls adapter plates...some ish work some dont. Good luck my brotha!!👍

[@justinsmitty7849]

@@TheKuntryboy15 did you use the truck accessories and intake

[@TheKuntryboy15]

justin smitty yes sir i did! I used a tbss intake instead & 92 tb all stock pullies & everything fits under the stock hood!

[@dcee7715]

You Did A Hack Job On That Frame not that Serious

[@shawnrobinson726]

I'll give you 12.000 for it

[@DivineSpeed]

Damn, don't say that. I can't do it. It cannot be bought.

[@shawnrobinson726]

How much would you sell me this car

[@DivineSpeed]

Shawn Robinson I could never sell it. A friend of mine bought it for me and if for some reason I wasn't driving it anymore I'd just give it back to him.

[@markamcampbell6340]

please no chipmunk voice.

[@DivineSpeed]

oh c'mon

[@AR-qh6nx]

Butcher man! Buy the correct shit and keep it moving!

[@DivineSpeed]

I wish you could see it now.