I'm planning a LS conversion - lots of advice please !
Discussion
Good people of PH, I am starting a chimaera conversion from scratch. I do not even have a complete car at the moment!, but I do have a nice shell with the quad headlight conversion.
I want to go the LS route, but need plenty of advice on the parts to use, chassis mods, exhausts etc etc.
The initial plan is to source a rolling chassis and refurbish it, preparing it as I do so for the LS. I do want to carry all of this work out myself. I am also planning on galvanising the chassis when it is ready.
My initial questions are:
What variant of SBC is the way to go? and what gearbox? I have my eye on this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321666874243?_trksid=p20...
What diff is the best option? have you guys who have already gone down this route kept the TVR diff?
And most importantly what chassis do I need: I.e off of what model if the diff is important?
Now I may sound a little clueless here, but I am mechanically competent. It's just a case of assembling the right parts. I do not want to find myself swapping parts later on, I want to get it right first time.
This is the little beauty it will be built around:
All help will be gratefully received. Maybe I should post a build diary?
Mark.
I want to go the LS route, but need plenty of advice on the parts to use, chassis mods, exhausts etc etc.
The initial plan is to source a rolling chassis and refurbish it, preparing it as I do so for the LS. I do want to carry all of this work out myself. I am also planning on galvanising the chassis when it is ready.
My initial questions are:
What variant of SBC is the way to go? and what gearbox? I have my eye on this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321666874243?_trksid=p20...
What diff is the best option? have you guys who have already gone down this route kept the TVR diff?
And most importantly what chassis do I need: I.e off of what model if the diff is important?
Now I may sound a little clueless here, but I am mechanically competent. It's just a case of assembling the right parts. I do not want to find myself swapping parts later on, I want to get it right first time.
This is the little beauty it will be built around:
All help will be gratefully received. Maybe I should post a build diary?
Mark.
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