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Originally Posted by Lt1_8U
Hahaha nice! How's it line up in there with the bellhousing? I don't think I need to cut. I have the trans as high as it can go without pushing against the floor. At this height the poly mount on the trans is about an inch higher than the crossmember. I will buy a digital protractor to check my driveline angle though.
That picture is before I trimmed the shifter hole, so it's not sitting up all the way.
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Didn't want to hijack your thread with my own swap too much
I will say this. After dealing with the ill-fitting bellhousing to trans situation, everything else has fit together perfectly and the mechanical parts are easier to set up than the Muncie was.
As far as I'm concerned, this project is 90% metalwork and 10% mechanicals.
I had to cut a lot, but that's what is necessary for a T56 Mag or an LS1 T56. For some reason the LT trans seems to fit better. Probably that shallower bellhousing and shorter input shaft. Just check your driveline angle as I've seen LT T56 guys botch that and then have to chase vibrations on the highway.
Before cutting, this is what my trans mount looked like:
And that was with the trans pressing up against the floor as far as it would go. Needed another 1-1.5" of space.
And FYI, the stock floor pan/tunnel thickness is between 20-22 gauge steel. I was told the wrong thing and used 16ga for my new tunnel which is a lot harder to work with. Although the floor is crazy stiff at this point...LOL.