After 7 years of neglect time to revive the wagon, as much as I enjoy working/driving the '51 gmc - I miss driving the wagon - its just an excellent long distance cruiser.
The 406 was having issue which is why I parked it so 3 years ago I got a decent deal on a LQ4 6.0 with LS6 top end and a comp cam ..
So with the '51 in deep storage - its time to get going on the swap.
We pulled the front clip off to avoid damaging the paint - this is the one vehicle I'm picky about on finish etc. Its base/clear and color sanded/polished.
The 406 came out today and the LS is sitting in the hole bolted to the 700R4, which highlighted a number of areas that will require work.
First off the LQ4 oil pan hangs down ~4" below the cross member so it time to get a swap oil pan - I wanted to wait and verify how bad the protrusion was before spending $$$.
Also decided to order the Dingo engine mounts which allow use of the factory clamshell frame mounts - this will save hours of grief fighting with the bolts. Also will allow me to bolt in a SBC again if I so desired with out fighting with the mounts.
Looks like the engine is going to have to move forward ~ 1" to clear the heater box. The right rear coil mount boss on the valve cover interferes with the A/C heater box. It the car had no A/C this would not be a problem... but I'm getting too old to not have A/C.
That all for now - I'll start posting pix.. soon. Also will keep a build log of parts that I use including all the small stuff that everyone forgets to mention.
The 406 was having issue which is why I parked it so 3 years ago I got a decent deal on a LQ4 6.0 with LS6 top end and a comp cam ..
So with the '51 in deep storage - its time to get going on the swap.
We pulled the front clip off to avoid damaging the paint - this is the one vehicle I'm picky about on finish etc. Its base/clear and color sanded/polished.
The 406 came out today and the LS is sitting in the hole bolted to the 700R4, which highlighted a number of areas that will require work.
First off the LQ4 oil pan hangs down ~4" below the cross member so it time to get a swap oil pan - I wanted to wait and verify how bad the protrusion was before spending $$$.
Also decided to order the Dingo engine mounts which allow use of the factory clamshell frame mounts - this will save hours of grief fighting with the bolts. Also will allow me to bolt in a SBC again if I so desired with out fighting with the mounts.
Looks like the engine is going to have to move forward ~ 1" to clear the heater box. The right rear coil mount boss on the valve cover interferes with the A/C heater box. It the car had no A/C this would not be a problem... but I'm getting too old to not have A/C.
That all for now - I'll start posting pix.. soon. Also will keep a build log of parts that I use including all the small stuff that everyone forgets to mention.
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