HecticAcclaim
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Hi all
I've blown the box in my VS Wagon v6.
I've got a box that apparently came out of a VS Caprice but when i tried to fit (or more pulled my old box out) i found the new box has a full bolted on bell housing unlike my original one thats all one piece.
Looking further into it, it seems like it could maybe be a VT box? It seems like someone has already notched the drivers side of the box to fit the exhaust through (so many it was out of a VS caprice, but that had had a VT box jammed in it at some point)
My issue's are
1: my metal cooler lines don't fit up, they're all too short and the 2 cooler ports come out at a 90 degree (straight out of the side of the box) wheres the original box's ones come out on a slight angle. Seems like the bell housing might be about 10mm longer since the measurement from the cooler points to the front of the box is about 10mm different between box's
2: the rear cross member/gearbox mount doesn't fit, the studs for the mount sit about 10mm behind the holes in the bracket, and if i bolt it on the box first, no amount of mucking about makes it line up with any the of 6 mount holes in the body
Is there a different rear mounting i can use (do i need to change it too a VT one maybe?), or cross member? or should i just drill in some new holes?
Does it sound plausible that its actually a VT box? or did VS caprice's use a different box (idk the year model it came out of).
Can i just cut my metal pipes, flare them and add some hose, maybe change too an external cooler later?
Drive shaft seems to line up perfectly fine/fit in, so i don't expect any issues there (unless someone knows of something that'll go wrong)
I assume can i just throw away (or put away somewhere) the 2 old engine > gearbox brackets since they're not used on this box now?
Any info would be super handy! Thanks!
I've blown the box in my VS Wagon v6.
I've got a box that apparently came out of a VS Caprice but when i tried to fit (or more pulled my old box out) i found the new box has a full bolted on bell housing unlike my original one thats all one piece.
Looking further into it, it seems like it could maybe be a VT box? It seems like someone has already notched the drivers side of the box to fit the exhaust through (so many it was out of a VS caprice, but that had had a VT box jammed in it at some point)
My issue's are
1: my metal cooler lines don't fit up, they're all too short and the 2 cooler ports come out at a 90 degree (straight out of the side of the box) wheres the original box's ones come out on a slight angle. Seems like the bell housing might be about 10mm longer since the measurement from the cooler points to the front of the box is about 10mm different between box's
2: the rear cross member/gearbox mount doesn't fit, the studs for the mount sit about 10mm behind the holes in the bracket, and if i bolt it on the box first, no amount of mucking about makes it line up with any the of 6 mount holes in the body
Is there a different rear mounting i can use (do i need to change it too a VT one maybe?), or cross member? or should i just drill in some new holes?
Does it sound plausible that its actually a VT box? or did VS caprice's use a different box (idk the year model it came out of).
Can i just cut my metal pipes, flare them and add some hose, maybe change too an external cooler later?
Drive shaft seems to line up perfectly fine/fit in, so i don't expect any issues there (unless someone knows of something that'll go wrong)
I assume can i just throw away (or put away somewhere) the 2 old engine > gearbox brackets since they're not used on this box now?
Any info would be super handy! Thanks!