What’s needed to LS swap a 67-69 Camaro/firebird or 68-74 nova? ANSWERED major parts needed

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What’s needed to ls swap a 67-69 camaro or 68-74nova
Engine
4.8 5.3 6.0
Ls1 ls6 lm7 LQ4 lq9 esc
Trans
4l60e and 700r4
You will need to move crose member back around 3.5-4in you will also need to shorten driveshaft about the same amount pleas be sure to measure DONT just take my word for it lol
TH350 TH400 powergluide
200-4r 700-r4 4l60”(NO E)”
Early SBC 4l60e year 2000ish and down
BBC 4l80e the trans has no bolt hole on top point of the bellhousing
All NEED a crank -flexplate spacer like this one there are a few designs but I like this one the best
www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/60101...
Shock sbc engine mounts
www.summitracing.com/parts/en...
Ls swap engine mount adaptor plats
www.summitracing.com/parts/su...
Th350 trans mount
www.summitracing.com/parts/en...
Ls muscle car oil pan
www.summitracing.com/parts/na...
Headers
speed-engineering.com/product...
Ls swap stand alone Wiring harnes
www.ebay.com/itm/125558376213...
The o2 sensors that fit the plugs for this harness are
Denso 234-4087
and
Dense 234-4025
And fit a 1998 Chevy camaro with a 5.7 ls1
Ls PCM I like the 411 as it is pretty versatile and tunable by most people
Bbc aluminum radiator
www.ebay.com/itm/364024590404...
Radiator Hoses
Upper
Gates 24409
Will not work with truck water pump this car had a f body water pump from 98-02 camaro or firebird ls1.
The hose come with a plastic Quick disconnect on one end cut it off close and it will fits perfectly
Lower
Continental D71244
It must be cut to fit as well I installed on radiator and then cut to fit on thermostat housing
Heater loop
Dayco 87653
If you don’t have a heater core
This hose comes shaped as a J cut it to a U and install
Corvette fuel filter regulator
MSCRP C5 Corvette Fuel Filter Regulator 58 PSI Kit for LS Swap EFI Conversion
Efi fuel tank full kit
www.ebay.com/itm/284778928341...
The Accessory drive
The drive I was using was a stock 98-2002 camaro firebird ls1 setup all stock front parts from I think Hawks Motorsports it fit great but there is a lot out there to pick from
I think this is everything if I am missing so think I will add it
BlindGuysGarage@gmail.com

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@muthagoose69 Год назад

Great video, thanks for posting! About to attempt a 5.3 swap on a 68 Camaro for my daughters first car, this info is exactly what I needed!

@blindguysgarage Год назад

Your welcome and thank you for watching if you have any questions or think I left somthing out let me know and I will help where I can also I think I said already but my car had a full f body accessory drive from a 98 camaro with ls1

@sylvainverreault7010 10 месяцев назад

Awesome info for my next project!! Thanks

@blindguysgarage 10 месяцев назад

You’re welcome we are about to do it again 6.0 build for my 67 Camaro

@crcor2572 Год назад

Great video! Thanks for making it seem less intimidating. 👍

@blindguysgarage Год назад

The LS is a very simple engine and the DOD delete side is also fairly simple as you see thank you for watching any help I can give I will gladly do

@Rowdy_Bikes 2 месяца назад

Great information brother. I’m about to ls swap my 69 Camaro. Thank you Sir! Subscribed

@blindguysgarage 2 месяца назад

You’re welcome and thank you for watching

@myoneblackfriend3151 Год назад

I would’ve save so much money by listening to you before I bought anything.😊

@blindguysgarage Год назад

That is horrible never good when you have to spend a bunch of extra $ but thank you for watching

@highostablegarage Год назад

Sounds real good, can't wait to see it ripping around

@blindguysgarage Год назад

The ls did sound good just wait until you hear the blower engine you will like it even as a ford guy all is Hot router can appreciate the sound of a blower

@aredondo27 Год назад

Greater video iv seen I have a 2003 Chevy Silverado complete donor truck but I want to swap into a 73 nova

@blindguysgarage Год назад

That would be sweet if you have any questions s let me know

@melvintuckerjr2450 Год назад

Great video 👍 Blower looking good sitting in the Camaro 👍

@blindguysgarage Год назад

Thank you and yes it dose been wanting to do that the hole time I had the car

@ozcorr909 Год назад

Great video very informative nice build 👍

@blindguysgarage Год назад

@@ozcorr909 thank you again the blower setup will be coming next on the channel

@markbates7199 2 месяца назад

You are great Thank you for your help

@blindguysgarage 2 месяца назад

You’re welcome thank you for watching

@MrYz250fman 7 месяцев назад

Great video

@blindguysgarage 7 месяцев назад

Thank you very much

@rudde67ssm62 6 месяцев назад

Go to a junkyard and get a 4th gen camaro or firebird radiator and the factory dual fans. A lot cheaper then buying aftermarket and direct boltin. I only paid $50 for all.

@blindguysgarage 6 месяцев назад

This is true and does work very well just does not always look the best in a classic car that has a bolt in installation not to mention not everyone has the ability to make brackets and make things look as nice as they could

@mattpiper87 Год назад

Thank you for taking the time to make the video. Very informative. I’m in the process of doing the same. I’m wondering though will those headers clear the power steering box? I’m going to call speed engineering when I get a chance too. But thought maybe you may know?

@blindguysgarage Год назад

Yes they fit perfict I have power steering on my 67 camaro and thy fit with no issues

@mattpiper87 Год назад

@@blindguysgarage thanks man!

@blindguysgarage Год назад

@@mattpiper87 your welcome any time

@chasehayes9276 7 месяцев назад

Rounding up parts thanks for info

@johnlow4949 11 месяцев назад

Awesome info. Does that oil pan sit low to the floor and how close was it to the cross member? Im doing a swap on a 71 nova. Thanks for your time

@blindguysgarage 11 месяцев назад

The oil pan fit perfect as long as you use all sbc fram stands and engine mounts with LS adapter plates if you use big block frame stands and motor mounts you will have to put spacers behind the motor mount or under the frame stands so it won’t hit the lower crossmember

@user-xd1ps9io3r 11 месяцев назад

Thanks so much great job I’m doing 69 Camaro my 2005 LS2 corvette is in the frame rolling ,not under body New Tremec T56 Mag ready to go in do you know how long stock drive Line will be and part numbers for radiator hose’s

@blindguysgarage 11 месяцев назад

I don’t how long the stock drop line would be I’m sorry however radiator hoses are used are these Radiator Hoses Upper Gates 24409 Will not work with truck water pump this car had a f body water pump from 98-02 camaro or firebird ls1. The hose come with a plastic Quick disconnect on one end cut it off close and it will fits perfectly Lower Continental D71244 It must be cut to fit as well I installed on radiator and then cut to fit on thermostat housing Heater loop Dayco 87653 If you don’t have a heater core This hose comes shaped as a J cut it to a U and install

@johnm7265 Год назад

Does that wiring harness manage the charging system also? Doing a ls swap on a 68 nova trying to figure out what wiring ill need to keep and what I can get rid of

@blindguysgarage Год назад

Yes it does it that’s another reason why I like doing the harness that way

@customjrod 7 месяцев назад

I'm going to do this swap on my 72 nova. A question I've got for you is, would you do a after market front subframe kit with new suspension and a rack and pinion, or would you just swap the manual steering for a power steering box and run after market control arms. Thanks for the video btw

@blindguysgarage 7 месяцев назад

I’ve done it both ways however I like factory subframe with aftermarket suspension such as ride Tech really good stuff

@customjrod 7 месяцев назад

@@blindguysgarage thanks man

@blindguysgarage 7 месяцев назад

@@customjrod Anytime any questions let me know

@geewitit185 9 месяцев назад

What about intake injectors and fuel rails throttle body

@blindguysgarage 9 месяцев назад

The factery ls1 ls6 and ls3 fit nice I have also used the fabricated aluminum intakes however you have to notch the hood for those to fit if you look at my more recant videos you will see a 69 camaro I just finished up with the aluminum intake set up

@Mixer-uj9ik Месяц назад

What about a t56 to 5.3? Flywheel clutch bearing?

@blindguysgarage Месяц назад

They make a sbc/lt1 conversion, bushing, and clutch to just drop in place with or change the bell housing and use LS stuff

@ronaldrey8474 11 месяцев назад

Is there a brake pedal sensor for (2 plug or 4 plug) something for lock-up on torque converter ?

@blindguysgarage 11 месяцев назад

What I do is wire in a 5 pin relay if I don’t have a 4 pin brake switch and use the center pin on the relay end it out pin on the brake switch as the trigger power that way when not on the brakes The computer sees power when on the brakes it slips away from the center pin in the relay and the computer no longer sees power this is just one way of handling it but it works well

@ronaldrey8474 11 месяцев назад

@@blindguysgarage Holly smokes that's amazing thinking & I understand those directions better than 4 prong blah blah brake switch type. Does the voltage matter for the signal ? And I promise no more questions but sincerely THANK YOU.

@blindguysgarage 11 месяцев назад

@@ronaldrey8474 The voltage really doesn’t matter too much also if you are just working the system and don’t have the time to set up a relay just run that wire to power for the short term and all will work you just won’t have lock up until that is fixed yet it will run and drive OK. Also I don’t mind the questions anytime I can help just let me know and you’re very welcome

@hectorcervantes5462 Год назад

Question, are the LS engine mounts bolt on to the original mounts?

@blindguysgarage Год назад

I’m not sure I understand the question but I will try and answer what I think you are asking. The ls swap adaptor comes with new bolts it is very simple and bolts to the block with 4 Allen head countersunk bolts. Then the standard sbc/bbc mount for your car will bolt to to the adaptor plate. There is multiple passions you can set the mount in. The most foword holes are for stock location if I rember right. I try and and use the second hole back to move the engine foword about 3/8 of a inch. Makes it nice for firewall clearance. I hope this helps answer your question. If not let me know and I will try again

@darinr8895 7 месяцев назад

Could a Holley 12-300 EFI in tank conversion fuel pump be used instead of buying the whole tank kit?

@blindguysgarage 7 месяцев назад

That might work I have not done the swap using this setup

@darinr8895 7 месяцев назад

@@blindguysgarage Holley claims the pump is regulated at 58psi, does not require a return line and the sending unit will work with factory fuel gauge. I will be doing an LS swap over the winter and going over all of my options. Great video by the way.

@blindguysgarage 7 месяцев назад

@@darinr8895 thank you very much if this is the case it would be a good set up for someone with a nice factory tank or even aftermarket replacement

@6eightss Год назад

Now I have no excuse to not start on my swap

@blindguysgarage Год назад

Lol this is a good starting point there may and probble will be other small thing but this will get you started if you have any questions pleas ask I will help where I can

@6eightss Год назад

@@blindguysgarage definitely a good starting point, thanks for sharing some knowledge.

@blindguysgarage Год назад

@@6eightss your welcome

@YoAdrian209 11 месяцев назад

Hey im new to the LS world but jyst purchased a 68 firebird with a 350. Would this also apply to my bird?

@blindguysgarage 11 месяцев назад

Yes make sure you are using camaro sbc engine mounts and sbc frame stands and you will be good to go

@tuukkakotipelto5056 8 месяцев назад

Apologies for what might be a dumbass question but are there exceptions when doing this to a 68 firebird and what should i keep an eye on. Also big thanks for taking the time to make this video

@blindguysgarage 8 месяцев назад

The first GEN Firebird 67 to 69 are basically the same as the camaro. if doing the swap my way use small block Chevy frame stands and stock small block Chevy engine mounts with the LS adapter plate. There is also a company called dirty dingo that makes a bolt in engine mount kit it just is a few dollars more than doing it this way. Either of these ways works great. As for headers oil pan transmission all works perfect and are the same for Camaro and Firebird. If you have a automatic transmission from the factory keep all the factory transmission shift linkage. It will bolt to a 4L 60 E or 700 R4 with just a minor adjustment in shift linkage. Hope this helps and if you have any other questions I am do my best to answer.

@tuukkakotipelto5056 8 месяцев назад

@@blindguysgarage holy shit didnt expect an answer so soon, thanks alot and all the best from Finland, this helps a ton

@blindguysgarage 8 месяцев назад

@@tuukkakotipelto5056 your welcome anytime

@denverfreeman7505 Год назад

Do you know what headers will fit with the Z Bar on the factory 4 speed cars.

@blindguysgarage Год назад

I don’t but I also don’t thank the ls has a way to use the z bar without some aftermarket brackets

@denverfreeman7505 Год назад

@@blindguysgarage I have an aftermarket bracket. And the z bar is set up, I can use stock manifolds but wanted a set of long tube headers. I may have to have them built.

@blindguysgarage Год назад

@@denverfreeman7505 I see I will post a short tomrrow with the header bolted to a ls engine so you can see it I think the speed engineering headers I was running would clear a z bar If used with aftermarket z bar bracket I will post vid and add a link to the comment here

@blindguysgarage Год назад

@@denverfreeman7505 Z bar work wjth speed engineering swap headers??? #shorts #camaro #ls ru-vid.comVTVdeeivCvs?feature=share

@nacx_outburst8448 Месяц назад

Hey man are you using the stock ecu that came with the engine and it’s wiring harness with the harness you linked and also do you have another link or no where I can find the harness the link is no longer good :(

@blindguysgarage Месяц назад

Yes, I will post you a link and yes, I use the factory ECU red and blue

@blindguysgarage Месяц назад

www.ebay.com/itm/165783110773?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=aaiup7a9trw&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=8gTdxxS-TzS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

@nacx_outburst8448 Месяц назад

@@blindguysgarage awesome man I really appreciate you thank you if I have any more questions I’ll be sure to ask you keep up the great content your helping a lot of us out man 💯‼️

@blindguysgarage 15 дней назад

Thank you will do

@cedricdeoan1214 26 дней назад

I just swapped a 1968 Camaro and I got not crank no start what do you think is the problem

@blindguysgarage 26 дней назад

If you have a no crank condition on a older car like that, it’s probably not getting power to the starter therefore it’s probably either a bad ignition switch or something is wrong in the main starter circuit possibly a neutral safety switch

@cedricdeoan1214 26 дней назад

@@blindguysgarage it’s gotta be a neutral safety switch because the starter and ignition switch is new. So do I connect the 2 purple wires together to bypass the neutral safety switch. Its a 1968 Camaro ss

@blindguysgarage 26 дней назад

@@cedricdeoan1214 to bypass the neutral safety switch take a 12 gauge piece of wire and loop it at the purple two pin connection should be under the dash either on the steering column or closer to the shifter in the floor

@1234Stocktrader Год назад

Rear end swap?

@blindguysgarage Год назад

My car has a 12 bolt in it now I am planing a 9 in for it but the 12 will be great

@seanschofield3391 Год назад

Any contact with power steering with that pan?

@blindguysgarage Год назад

No all was good I used it on camaro and chevelle and both where fine

@seanschofield3391 Год назад

@@blindguysgarage how low does it hang? I’m doing a 6.0 swap into a 69 Firebird

@blindguysgarage Год назад

@@seanschofield3391 it did not hang below the sub frame but if I rember Right it was just above it

@aredondo27 Год назад

Great video Do you have a instagram? This is going to help me do my 73 nova. I have a complete 2003 Silverado 2 Wheel donor truck. Im pull the motor n tran out of

@abennett56 Год назад

I can’t seem to find that lower hose anywhere. Who carries it?

@blindguysgarage Год назад

I buy most of my parts through autozone lower hose d71244

@blindguysgarage Год назад

www.autozone.com/cooling-heating-and-climate-control/hose-lower/p/continental-radiator-hose-d71244/2445_0_0

@blindguysgarage Год назад

Here is the link the hose is kinda wonky shaped but the bins make it nice around transmission lines and other things

@abennett56 Год назад

@@blindguysgarage Just picked it up. Thank you so much!

@blindguysgarage Год назад

@@abennett56 your welcome any time

@hectorcervantes5462 11 месяцев назад

Question, i have a running LS2 coupled with a T56 going into a 69 camaro. Can i install the whole thing together or do i split them apart? Im guessing i need to fabricate new whole for shifter? Can i still use the OE ECM? This is my first LS swap so i am trying to use what i have. Im not going high performace. I will be spending the money where i need it as far as parts. I appreciate your knowledge.

@blindguysgarage 11 месяцев назад

You should be able to go in from the top with no issues all togather make sure you have the right Oil pan and all sbc mounts and frame stands. it will drop right in as if it was a sbc I use the stock ECM in most cases and a aftermarket harness as it looks nicer and it’s easer to work with

@blindguysgarage 11 месяцев назад

Also do you have the throttle pedal and tech module from the car the engine and TRANS came from

@blindguysgarage 11 месяцев назад

Here is one of the harness that may help if you have the thrattle pedal and tac module www.ebay.com/itm/334533638265?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=iiksmpyeskw&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=8gTdxxS-TzS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

@hectorcervantes5462 11 месяцев назад

Not sure at the moment. I need to verify if the pedal and module were included. Will i need to cut a new hole for the shifter to fit or will i able to use the stock one?

@blindguysgarage 11 месяцев назад

@@hectorcervantes5462 every trans is a little diferant so it’s hard to say but I think you will have to move the hole back about 3 in but don’t know for sure

@Jp68camaro Год назад

What about a Muncie 20

@blindguysgarage Год назад

I am not sure let me see I will get back with you on that but for the trans it will bolt up fine not sure what you have have to do about the clutch

@blindguysgarage Год назад

I here is a article on how to do so I know most people use a t56 with no issues but if I remember right the clutch release z bar is one of the biggest obstacles

@blindguysgarage Год назад

www.motortrend.com/how-to/mate-muncie-four-speed-ls-engine/amp/

@Jp68camaro Год назад

Will a 4l60e fit without modifications to trans tunnel ?

@marcanthonysuazo Год назад

Everyone just forgets 5.7 alluminum block smh

@blindguysgarage Год назад

Saves some weight but still fits the same I like the iron block tho just my preference gues it left over from the sbc days

@Jp68camaro Год назад

You over heat a aluminum block and it’s trashed. Iron block can support boost better

@marcanthonysuazo Год назад

@@Jp68camaro not everyone trying to boost

@Jp68camaro Год назад

@@marcanthonysuazo true.. but iron handles head a little better that aluminum. But you are right aluminum is lighter but just keep your eye on the temp!

@blindguysgarage Год назад

@@Jp68camaro I agree in both cases don’t overheat it and not everyone is hunting boost as I said I happen to be an iron block guy

@R-W-Germany Год назад

Compared to you, WE are blind

@blindguysgarage Год назад

I am legally blind and unfortunately have absolutely terrible vision not saying anything about who’s worse just know mine is really bad The reason the name BlindGuysGarage cam up is I am legally blonde as I said and my stepfather is blind in one eye so there it is BlindGuysGarage but thank you for watching