well motor is in, box is in. pictures will follow tomorrow.
few things. 4l60e box just fits...but it fits. Wiring looks like its going to be fairly simple. trans mount looks like i can flip it upside down and just drill new slotted holes and use the standard vx rubber mount. it looks like the vl v8 tailshaft is going to be the same length..awesome.
vl powersteering rack will not fit in stock mounting holes with a standard starter on drivers side. im goin to try a vp ps rack first with a mini starter and if that doesnt work just go a manual vl rack.
As to the weight, i removed a black 202 and traumatic auto, the car has ultra low pedders 6cyl front springs, and with the ls and 4l60 the front og the car sits 40mm higher than before, even with the turbo gear etc stacked on top of the radiator support panel. ls sure is light.
standard manifolds will not fit. so i definetely have to make full fabricated manifolds, also at this stage im not going to run the big turbo yet, its going to be a really tight fit for a 4" dump, may even have to notch chassis rail.... so at this stage a 6" dump is out of the question(for now).
the 202 came out in an three hours, and the ls1 went in in about 2hours, so its pretty easy.