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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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My dad is a highly skilled welder and I told him I wanted to do that and like you I've never welded, he said, "That is simple junkyard welding. Just practice on a piece before doing the welds. Since it doesn't have to pass an x-ray test or look pretty, it's pretty hard to **** it up." |
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#122 | |
Has a particular set of skills
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: On the water
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#123 | |
union paraplegic organizer
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: western Kansas
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Anyone ever check to see if someone was making a bolt in motor mount? For my Charger I used an outfit that specialized in them. |
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#124 |
Banned
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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To do the swap, the motor mount has to be moved several inches. I don't think it's possible to have a bolt in motor mount in that situation.
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#125 | |
Wearing ballistic dog goggles.
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: In the box.
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You don’t want the engine sitting too high in the chassis, creates handling and hood clearance issues, too low and it’s hitting the oil pan on everything, have to consider clearance front and back (firewall and radiator), the engine will probably have to be offset about an inch to the passenger side to clear the steering shaft and it has to be tilted back at about 6-8 degrees for consistent oil flow. If a pair of bolt in adaptor mounts from a place like Advanced Adapters is available that’s the route to take because positioning and angles have already been worked out for you. |
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#126 |
Wearing ballistic dog goggles.
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: In the box.
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#127 | |
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Location: Fort Worth, TX
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#128 |
Someone pass the antifreeze
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Miami (North Cuba)
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#129 |
Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Missouri
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So do you think they make adapters to mount a LS into my sweet Ford Fiesta
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#130 | |
Needs more middle fingers
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: San Diego
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LSx swaps into Miatas and Rx-7's/8's are pretty popular. There's probably conversion kits out there for them. We just sold a specialty part to a race team that swapped an LS into a Hyundai Genesis. |
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#131 |
Diablo Negro
Join Date: Sep 2003
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#132 |
Has a particular set of skills
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: On the water
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#133 |
Supporter
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Peoples Republic of CoMo
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#134 |
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Central Florida
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#135 |
Wearing ballistic dog goggles.
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: In the box.
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