Owners of LS1 in HK/HG/HT Holden's ...Help

GT52DR · 10-09-2011, 08:05 PM

I'm wondering what sort of clearence you have between the crossmember and the front of the sump in your car? Y'can fit ya fist in between mine...the bloke helping me with my conversion reckons he cant get it any lower with the rack and pinion steering in it now, but with the T56 it now looks like we are cutting the floor apart from firewall to diff to get it in...surely this aint right...it must be why people use a the top loader or auto option. The engine mounts look way too tall...and we had to relieve the bonnet slightly by removing some of the bonnet frame to clear the throttle body...has anyone got some feed back..take the tip those thinking of doing one,this is officially a pr!ck of a job, don't attempt this conversion it painfull and costly....cheers

sshatch355 · 12-09-2011, 12:58 AM

yep your mounts do look high. heres mine dummied up with a t400

GT52DR · 12-09-2011, 09:05 AM

What steering are you running though?

sshatch355 · 12-09-2011, 11:58 AM

using a front mount rack and modified hummer sump.

nelson99 · 28-04-2012, 08:32 AM

sshatch355 just wondering where you got the engine mounting kit for the LS1 into the HK from cheers

GT52DR · 03-05-2012, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by nelson99

sshatch355 just wondering where you got the engine mounting kit for the LS1 into the HK from cheers

Hey Snatch,
A mate of mine and myself made them up using the standard Commdore engine mounts...hang on and I'll look for a pic.....found one but its not the best...let me know if you are keen for more and I ll take some pics or measurements for you. Remember mine has a T56 so it needed to be high to get the tailshaft angle right becasue the car is going to be looooooooow....

nelson99 · 05-05-2012, 10:22 PM

Gt just wondering what steering your using and sump

39coupeute · 07-05-2012, 09:16 PM

I have a ht ls1 t56 not sure what sump but has rear mount vr como rack power assisted and drives unreal.i have heard some of the kits available drive badly to much bump steer apparently could be wrong tho

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12-09-2011, 09:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
GT52DR Clutch Popper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: in denial! Ride: HK Monaro View My Photo Gallery Posts: 82	What steering are you running though?

28-04-2012, 08:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
nelson99 Newby Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Brisbane Ride: HK Monaro Posts: 3	sshatch355 just wondering where you got the engine mounting kit for the LS1 into the HK from cheers

05-05-2012, 10:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
nelson99 Newby Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Brisbane Ride: HK Monaro Posts: 3	Gt just wondering what steering your using and sump

07-05-2012, 09:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
39coupeute Newby Join Date: May 2012 Location: perth Ride: ht monaro Posts: 2	I have a ht ls1 t56 not sure what sump but has rear mount vr como rack power assisted and drives unreal.i have heard some of the kits available drive badly to much bump steer apparently could be wrong tho